Rex Raymond Wyckoff was born on April 16, 1923 in Bedford, Iowa; the youngest of 14 children to Lewis Wyckoff and Mary Elsina (Raybourn) Wyckoff. He grew up in Bedford and at a young age started out as a newspaper carrier along with other various jobs. Rex completed all of his schooling with the Bedford Schools and graduated from there in the class of 1941. On January 22, 1943, Rex was inducted into the United States Navy and served his country until November 6th of 1945 when he was honorably discharged. On August 6, 1945, Rex was united in marriage to Eva Lavonne Churchill in Troy, Kansas. This union was blessed with four children: Gary, Lary, Brenda and Lana. As a family, they resided in the Bedford area. Following Rex's duties in the service, he held various jobs and later took a position with the United States Postal Service in Bedford as a mail carrier; from which he retired in 1984 at the age of 61. For many years following his retirement, Rex and Eva traveled much of the United States via motorcycle to see how many state patches they could acquire to be sewn on their cycling vests.
Rex enjoyed being very active with the American Legion in Bedford. He helped with a variety of their activities but was most passionate about the Avenue of the Flags. In 2010, Rex had the opportunity to go on the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. to visit the Veterans Memorial. Rex also was very active with the Bedford Fire Department, obtaining a 50 year award for his services. Coming from a large family, it is no secret that family is what Rex valued most. He loved all of them and even more, enjoyed being able to spend time as a family as often as they could. Rex was an active member of the United Christian Presbyterian Church in Bedford until he entered the Clearview Home in 2012.
Rex passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Clearview Home in Clearfield, Iowa at the age of 90. He is preceded in death by his parents, 13 siblings; four half siblings and son-in-law Bill Deering.
Remaining to cherish Rex's memory are his wife of 68 years, Eva of Bedford; children: Gary (Nancy) Wyckoff of Bedford, Lary (Karen) Wyckoff of Bedford, Brenda (Steve) Morehouse of Essex and Lana Deering of Adel; grandchildren: Daniel (Tanya) Wyckoff of Bedford, Kelly Morehouse of Essex, T.J. Morehouse (Danielle Fengel) of Dexter, Iowa, Brandon Morehouse of Omaha, Kylee Deering and Koree Deering both of Adel, Tammy (Doug) Thompson of Bedford, Shannon (Shane) Bennett of Gravity seven great grandchildren; along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.

Funeral services for Rex were held Monday, November 11, 2013 at the American Legion in Bedford were Rev. Randy Allman officiated . Burial followed the service in the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford