Priest, Mary 1953-2012

PRIEST, BICKFORD, WILLOUGHBY, WILTSE, CURRENT, BUSCH, WHITE

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Mary Priest
March 05, 2012

Service
Hamilton's Funeral Home

Disposition
Cremation
Hamilton's Crematory

Mary Priest, 58, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.

Mary was born March 21, 1953, in Maquoketa, Iowa, the eighth of nine children, to Curtis and Alma Bickford. She and her husband Duane owned and operated Spring-Green Lawn Care. Mary had previously been a preschool teacher. She loved her Basset Hound, Willow, watching soap operas, boating, shopping, going to lunch, mother-daughter time, and going places with her grandsons.

Mary is survived by her husband of 30 years, Duane; daughters, Sarah (Neil) Willoughby and Amanda (fiancé, Daniel Wiltse) Priest; grandsons, Levi and Trevor; siblings, Evelyn (Don) Current, Ron (Darlene) Bickford, Jake (Judy) Bickford, Dean Bickford, Patty (Randy) Busch, Joyce (Don) White and Brad (Diane) Bickford; sisters-in-law, Jean Bickford and Joanne Priest; mother-in-law, Charlotte Priest; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Rick Bickford; father-in-law, Dan Priest; and brother-in-law, Larry Priest.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9, 2012, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com ~ The Des Moines (IA) Register 07 March 2012.