Charles Wayne Osborn (1917-2009)

OSBORN, SEVDY, DRAKE, HALL, SWANSON, WEBB, STAMMLER

Posted By: Nevada Journal
Date: 3/21/2009 at 12:23:44

THE NEVADA JOURNAL, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, March 19, 2009.

Charles Wayne Osborn, 91, of Ames, died March 11 at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Services were held Friday, March 13, at Adams Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Abell, of Heartland Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.

Charles was born Sept. 22, 1917, in Ames to George Lewis and Helen (Sevdy) Osborn. He served in the U.S. Army. After returning from the service, he worked at Earl's Garage for five years. He was a farmer for 53 years. He married Vivian Drake on April 5, 1941, in Alexandria, LA. They were married for 66 years. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Church. He loved to play cards, doing woodworking and taking bus trips. He never met a stranger - he liked to talk.

Survivors include his wife Vivian of Ames; a daughter, Susan (Jerry) Hall of Waterloo; a sister, Aileen (Howard) Swanson of LuVerne, IA; a sister-in-law, Marcella Osborn of McCallsburg; grandchildren, Lisa (Andy) Webb of Bettendorf, Laura (Tony) Stammler of Waterloo and Ryan Hall of Waterloo; and three great-grandchildren, Myra and Maisie Webb and Sophia Stammler.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Archie.

Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ames, handled arrangements.

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