Merle Gene Adkisson, 85, of Bonaparte, Iowa, passed away at 3:04 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
He was born on March 20, 1937, in Donnellson, Iowa, the son of Claude W. and Maude M. (Bargar) Adkisson. On September 15, 1957, he married Marilyn Logan at Big Mound Methodist Church in Hillsboro, Iowa,
Survivors include his wife; three children: Jeff (Juan Bravo) Adkisson of Stockport, New York, Suzanne (Bill) Rice of Bonaparte, Iowa and Tim Adkisson of Eldridge, Iowa; grandchildren: Jenna (Scott Smith) Rice, Sam and Olivia Adkisson, Jonah and Elizabeth (Lundberg) Adkisson, Brianna Rice, Max Adkisson, Lex Adkisson and Jax Adkisson; great granddaughter: Luna Adkisson; sisters: Janet Mills of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and Dolores (Steve) Benner of Montrose, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister in infancy: Nancy Ann and brother-in-law: Jerry Mills.
Merle was a member of the Sharon Presbyterian Church and George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 . He served on the Mid Lee County Council of Churches, CROP Walk committee and the Donnellson and Bonaparte COOP Board for twelve years. He was a 1954 graduate of Donnellson High School. During the summer and fall of 1961, he helped build the Harmony High School. Merle farmed for thirty years near Donnellson, drove a school bus for Donnellson and worked for twenty five years for Sharkey Transportation. Following his retirement from truck driving, he drove the Amish. Merle enjoyed turkey and deer hunting, his grandchildren and one great grandchild, especially watching them play ball.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Masonic rites by the George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 will be presented at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday,
December 21, 2022, at the Sharon Presbyterian Church in rural Farmington, with funeral services to follow with Pastor Katrina Bergman officiating.
Burial will be in Sharon Church Cemetery.
He was born on March 20, 1937, in Donnellson, Iowa, the son of Claude W. and Maude M. (Bargar) Adkisson. On September 15, 1957, he married Marilyn Logan at Big Mound Methodist Church in Hillsboro, Iowa,
Survivors include his wife; three children: Jeff (Juan Bravo) Adkisson of Stockport, New York, Suzanne (Bill) Rice of Bonaparte, Iowa and Tim Adkisson of Eldridge, Iowa; grandchildren: Jenna (Scott Smith) Rice, Sam and Olivia Adkisson, Jonah and Elizabeth (Lundberg) Adkisson, Brianna Rice, Max Adkisson, Lex Adkisson and Jax Adkisson; great granddaughter: Luna Adkisson; sisters: Janet Mills of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and Dolores (Steve) Benner of Montrose, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister in infancy: Nancy Ann and brother-in-law: Jerry Mills.
Merle was a member of the Sharon Presbyterian Church and George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 . He served on the Mid Lee County Council of Churches, CROP Walk committee and the Donnellson and Bonaparte COOP Board for twelve years. He was a 1954 graduate of Donnellson High School. During the summer and fall of 1961, he helped build the Harmony High School. Merle farmed for thirty years near Donnellson, drove a school bus for Donnellson and worked for twenty five years for Sharkey Transportation. Following his retirement from truck driving, he drove the Amish. Merle enjoyed turkey and deer hunting, his grandchildren and one great grandchild, especially watching them play ball.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Masonic rites by the George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 will be presented at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday,
December 21, 2022, at the Sharon Presbyterian Church in rural Farmington, with funeral services to follow with Pastor Katrina Bergman officiating.
Burial will be in Sharon Church Cemetery.
Merle Gene Adkisson, 85, of Bonaparte, Iowa, passed away at 3:04 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
He was born on March 20, 1937, in Donnellson, Iowa, the son of Claude W. and Maude M. (Bargar) Adkisson. On September 15, 1957, he married Marilyn Logan at Big Mound Methodist Church in Hillsboro, Iowa,
Survivors include his wife; three children: Jeff (Juan Bravo) Adkisson of Stockport, New York, Suzanne (Bill) Rice of Bonaparte, Iowa and Tim Adkisson of Eldridge, Iowa; grandchildren: Jenna (Scott Smith) Rice, Sam and Olivia Adkisson, Jonah and Elizabeth (Lundberg) Adkisson, Brianna Rice, Max Adkisson, Lex Adkisson and Jax Adkisson; great granddaughter: Luna Adkisson; sisters: Janet Mills of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and Dolores (Steve) Benner of Montrose, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister in infancy: Nancy Ann and brother-in-law: Jerry Mills.
Merle was a member of the Sharon Presbyterian Church and George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 . He served on the Mid Lee County Council of Churches, CROP Walk committee and the Donnellson and Bonaparte COOP Board for twelve years. He was a 1954 graduate of Donnellson High School. During the summer and fall of 1961, he helped build the Harmony High School. Merle farmed for thirty years near Donnellson, drove a school bus for Donnellson and worked for twenty five years for Sharkey Transportation. Following his retirement from truck driving, he drove the Amish. Merle enjoyed turkey and deer hunting, his grandchildren and one great grandchild, especially watching them play ball.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Masonic rites by the George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 will be presented at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday,
December 21, 2022, at the Sharon Presbyterian Church in rural Farmington, with funeral services to follow with Pastor Katrina Bergman officiating.
Burial will be in Sharon Church Cemetery.
He was born on March 20, 1937, in Donnellson, Iowa, the son of Claude W. and Maude M. (Bargar) Adkisson. On September 15, 1957, he married Marilyn Logan at Big Mound Methodist Church in Hillsboro, Iowa,
Survivors include his wife; three children: Jeff (Juan Bravo) Adkisson of Stockport, New York, Suzanne (Bill) Rice of Bonaparte, Iowa and Tim Adkisson of Eldridge, Iowa; grandchildren: Jenna (Scott Smith) Rice, Sam and Olivia Adkisson, Jonah and Elizabeth (Lundberg) Adkisson, Brianna Rice, Max Adkisson, Lex Adkisson and Jax Adkisson; great granddaughter: Luna Adkisson; sisters: Janet Mills of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and Dolores (Steve) Benner of Montrose, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister in infancy: Nancy Ann and brother-in-law: Jerry Mills.
Merle was a member of the Sharon Presbyterian Church and George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 . He served on the Mid Lee County Council of Churches, CROP Walk committee and the Donnellson and Bonaparte COOP Board for twelve years. He was a 1954 graduate of Donnellson High School. During the summer and fall of 1961, he helped build the Harmony High School. Merle farmed for thirty years near Donnellson, drove a school bus for Donnellson and worked for twenty five years for Sharkey Transportation. Following his retirement from truck driving, he drove the Amish. Merle enjoyed turkey and deer hunting, his grandchildren and one great grandchild, especially watching them play ball.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Masonic rites by the George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 will be presented at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday,
December 21, 2022, at the Sharon Presbyterian Church in rural Farmington, with funeral services to follow with Pastor Katrina Bergman officiating.
Burial will be in Sharon Church Cemetery.
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