Wilcox, Eugene Dunnington (1913 – 2005)

WILCOX, DUNNINGTON, BUCKMAN, LYON, SORENSEN, BRADLEY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/5/2013 at 13:55:20

Name of deceased: Eugene Dunnington Wilcox

Aged: 91 yrs, 11 mo, 10 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Oct. 14, 1913, Harlan, IA

Died: Sep. 24, 2005; Myrtue Memorial Hospital; Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2005, Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Larry Fiscus of Christ’s Church in Harlan officiated. Burial was in the Harlan Cemetery in Harlan, IA.

Survived by: Special friend, Eleanor Graves of Harlan, IA; daughter, Janice Bradley of Des Moines, IA; sons, Richard (spouse, Mildred) Wilcox of Cherry Hill, NJ, Gary (spouse, Anne) Wilcox of Mission Viejo, CA, and Norman (spouse, Mary Ellen) Wilcox of Grayson, GA; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: parents, Leroy Seth and Orpha Rebecca (nee Dunnington) Wilcox; wife, Alice Norma Buckman (deceased April 13, 1971, Harlan, IA); sisters, Alice Lyon and Velma Sorensen; brothers, Virgil Wilcox and Gordon Wilcox

Education: graduated from Tennant (IA) High School, Class of 1932.

Marriage: Alice Norma Buckman, Sep. 25, 1936, Rock Port, MO.

Employment: 1941: Eugene began trucking with his own truck; 1954-1964, employed as a salesman for Squeeler Feeds in Harlan, IA, and later for Peets Feed of Council Bluffs, IA. He received sales awards each year from 1968-1974. Eugene also sold seed corn for McCurdy and Cargill. He retired in 1980.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Christ’s Church in Harlan, IA; volunteer fireman in Harlan; member, Shelby County Fair Association. Enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, and travel.

Source: burmeisterjohannsen.com