Donald LeRoy Stokes 1946 - 2020

STOKES, MORRIS, HARCUM

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 2/11/2021 at 11:22:06

Sioux City Journal
3 January 2021

Donald Stokes

Sioux City

Donald Stokes, 74, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at a local hospital.

Service will be 11 a.m. on Monday at Faith United Presbyterian Church. Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today with a 6 p.m. prayer service at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City. Masks and social distancing will be required for the visitation and service. Service will be live streamed on Faith United Presbyterian Church's Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/FaithUPC/

Donald LeRoy Stokes, the son of Harvey Stokes Sr. and Doris (Morris) Stokes, was born Oct. 8, 1946, in Sioux City. He grew up in the area and graduated from Central High School in 1965. He then attended Greer Technical School in Chicago, Ill.

Donald was drafted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany and Vietnam. He served with the military police in the 9th M.P. CO.

On Sept. 7, 1968, he married Mary Harcum at Third Presbyterian Church in Sioux City. The couple made their home in Sioux City. Donald made a career with Swanson Heating and Air Conditioning.

Don was a fixer, builder, and the consummate handyman. He liked to fish, make model train layouts, garden, play cribbage, and care for his grandchildren. He was a member of Third Presbyterian Church and a charter member of Faith United Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Men's Club at the Church and he was active in the Men's Club rummages. He also served many terms on the Session and Board of Trustees for both churches.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Stokes of Sioux City; son, Tod (Laura) Stokes of Sioux City; grandchildren, Nathan Stokes, and Lillian Stokes; sisters, Ruth (Dean) Snyder of Sioux City, Doris Stokes of Eden Prairie, Minn.; brother, Walter (Connie) Stokes of Keller, Texas; brother-in-law, Marvin Jensen of Sioux City; and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Christine Stokes; sisters, Eleanor (Delmar) Nielsen, Gladys Jensen, Martha Switzer; and brother, Harvey (Kelly) Stokes Jr.

Memorials can be directed to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation https://www.cff.org/