Wilcox, Wayne Allen

WILCOX, KINGSLEY, VOSS, MURRAY, HEIM, HUGHES, SCHMITS

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Date: 12/27/2008 at 11:43:26

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CLINTON — Wayne Allen Wilcox, 68, of Clinton, IA, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. Services will be held at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 10:30 AM. Visitation will be at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, from 4-8 p.m. Burial will be at the Clinton Lawn Cemetery, where full military honors will be conducted. Pallbearers will be Brian Hughes, Delbert Gruhn, David Steen, Tim Miller, Earl Farrell, Marcus Lawrence and Tom Schmits. Wayne was born July 8, 1940, in Maquoketa, IA, the son of Galen and Ruth (Kingsley) Wilcox. He was a Maquoketa High School graduate. Wayne was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He married Joan Voss in Clinton at St. Paul Lutheran Church on September 21, 1963. Wayne was employed at Dupont as a mechanic in maintenance for 37 years. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, the AMVETS and the Clinton County Humane Society. He enjoyed fishing, camping, golfing and NASCAR. Survivors include his wife, Joan Wilcox, of Clinton, IA; daughter, Julie (Chuck) Murray of Iowa City, IA; grandson, Alexander Heim; and sisters, Barbara (Robert) Hughes of Delmar, Iowa, and Bonnie Schmits of Davenport, IA. He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Robert. Memorials may be made to the Clinton County Humane Society or to St. Paul Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.snellzornig.com.Death date: Nov. 30, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 12/1/2008 - 12/3/2008