Dale C. Edwards (1921-2009)

EDWARDS, WHITSON, SHERMAN, SCHMITT, HOWES, BOVENMYER, MOORE, HARDY

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 12/17/2009 at 03:02:25

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

Dale C. Edwards, 88, of Ames, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at Madrid Home in Madrid. A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at St Cecelia Catholic Church in Ames.

Dale was born March 11, 1921, in Waterloo, the son of Kenneth and Elma (Sherman) Whitson. His father died when Dale was a small child, and he was raised by his stepfather, Frank Edwards. Dale served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an underwater demolition expert. He married Mary Margaret Schmitt Feb. 13, 1942, in Waterloo. He had worked as a vehicle inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and retired in 1977. He was a member of the Alzheimer’s Support Group and St. Cecelia Catholic Church. He enjoyed golf, bowling, woodworking, fishing and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; one son, William (Mary) Edwards, of Davenport; four daughters, Patricia (Jim) Howes, of Cedar Rapids, Julie Anne (Steve) Bovenmyer, of Ames, Debra Marie Edwards, of Ames, and Nancy (Roy) Moore, of Austin, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather; one brother, Kenneth Marlyn Edwards; and a half-sister, Frances Hardy.

He was looking forward to going on the Oct. 13 Honor Flight, but was hospitalized Oct. 10 and was unable to make the flight. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Honor Flight Inc., Attention: Tom O’Neil, 300 E. Auburn Ave., Springfield, OH, 45505. (www.honorflight.org/donate).

Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory in Nevada is in charge of arrangements.

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