SPEAR, Cyril Duane (1911-2001)

SPEAR

Posted By: Don Boucher (email)
Date: 11/6/2012 at 09:07:38

Obituary from The Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune newspaper, Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA, date unknown:

C. D. Spear, 90, of Indianola died of a heart ailment Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Services were held Oct. 19 at Overton Funeral Home, with burial at Indianola IOOF Cemetery.

Mr. Spear was born in Warren County and had lived in the Indianola area all his life.

He was a farmer and had raised purebred Angus cattle before retiring. He was a member of the Iowa State Angus Cattle Association and Green Plain United Methodist Church and had served on the Warren County and Southeast Warren school boards. He enjoyed college athletics and was an avid Iowa and Iowa State fan.

Survivors include his wife, Mable; a son, Marvin of Indianola; three daughters, Edith Henry and Edna Lester, both of Indianola, and Janice Goode of Lacona; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to his church.

Obituary from The Des Moines Register newspaper, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA, date unknown:

C. D. Spear, 90, of Indianola died of a heart ailment Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial at Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery there.

Mr. Spear was born in Warren County and had lived in the Indianola area all his life. He was a farmer and had raised purebred Angus cattle before retiring. He was a member of the Iowa State Angus Cattle Association and Green Plain United Methodist Church and had served on the Warren County and Southeast Warren school boards. He enjoyed college athletics and was an avid Iowa and Iowa State fan.

He is survived by his wife, Mable; a son, Marvin of Indianola; three daughters, Edith Henry and Edna Lester, both of Indianola, and Janice Goode of Lacona; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to his church.