Douglas E. WALROD

WALROD, MICKELSON, DORR, BUSICK, HANSON, HANSEN, ARMOUR, HAVENS, SIMMONS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/26/2007 at 13:27:22

October 12, 2004

Douglas E. Walrod, 78, of Belmond, died on Thursday, October 7, 2004, at the Belmond Medical Center. Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 9, at the Dugger Ewing Funeral home, with Pastor Lynne Spencer-Smith presiding. Interment was in the Belmond Cemetery, with military honors by the Belmond Honor Guard. Casket bearers were Matthew and Jesse Armour, Michael and Sarah Havens, Rita Simmons and Jason, Steven, Bill, Travis, Taylor and Emily Walrod.

Douglas, the son of William and Jeanette Mickelson Walrod, was born on April 27, 1926 in Belmond. He graduated from the Belmond Community School in 1944. Later that same year he joined the United States Navy and served until being honorably discharged in 1946. Douglas married Colleen Dorr on November 9, 1946 in Garner. The couple made their home in Belmond where they raised their four children. Through the years Douglas held many jobs. He was employed by the telephone company, owned and operated Belmond's Skelly Station, worked at Elliott's Hardware, and was a Belmond Policeman. He then was employed by Packard Electric and finally owned his own electrical business, Walrod Electric. He was a member of the Belmond VFW.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sisters, Helen Busick, Lois Hanson and June Hansen; brothers, Clayton, Charles, Gerald, Lawrence and William; and son-in-law, Terry Armour. Douglas is survived by his daughters, Toni Armour of Belmond and Judy (Donald) Havens of Belmond; sons, Steven (Linda) Walrod of Belmond and Bill Walrod of Belmond; grandchildren, Matt (Sue) Armour, Jesse Armour, Rita (Geoff) Simmons, Sarah Havens, Mike Havens, Jason and Emily Walrod and Travis and Taylor Walrod; great-grandchildren, Kyle and Ryan Armour and Emma and Sally Simmons; and brother, Dale (Nadine) Walrod of Belmond.

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