Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - Monday, May 23, 2005
J. Eldon Airy , 87, longtime resident of Marion, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, in Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, from complications of emphysema. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, by the Rev. Dr. Robert Kunz. Friends may call from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, with military honors.
Survivors include his wife, {private}; a son, {private}; a daughter, Ruth Airy of Marion; two stepchildren, {private}; two grandchildren, {private} ; two stepgrandchildren, {private}; and a brother, {private}.
Eldon was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Marjorie; two sisters, Mildred and Iona (who died as an infant); and three brothers, Bert, Loren and Raymond Airy.
Eldon was born Sept. 5, 1917, in the family home in rural Derby, Iowa, to Dell B. and Dora (Pearcy) Airy . After graduating from Derby High School in 1935 and then Iowa State University, he served with the U.S. Army during World War II. Eldon married Marjorie Huff in 1949 and together had two children. Marjorie died in 1983. He then married {private} on June 19, 1993, in Michigan City, Ind.
Eldon was a lifelong farmer, and had farmed in the Marion area for over 30 years. Eldon was a member of American Legion Post 298 of Marion, a 35-year member and past president of Linn County Farm Bureau, a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge and a 50-year member of the Linn County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC).
Eldon was an avid bridge player and a friend to many, never truly meeting a stranger. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a devoted friend who was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.
J. Eldon Airy , 87, longtime resident of Marion, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, in Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, from complications of emphysema. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, by the Rev. Dr. Robert Kunz. Friends may call from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, with military honors.
Survivors include his wife, {private}; a son, {private}; a daughter, Ruth Airy of Marion; two stepchildren, {private}; two grandchildren, {private} ; two stepgrandchildren, {private}; and a brother, {private}.
Eldon was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Marjorie; two sisters, Mildred and Iona (who died as an infant); and three brothers, Bert, Loren and Raymond Airy.
Eldon was born Sept. 5, 1917, in the family home in rural Derby, Iowa, to Dell B. and Dora (Pearcy) Airy . After graduating from Derby High School in 1935 and then Iowa State University, he served with the U.S. Army during World War II. Eldon married Marjorie Huff in 1949 and together had two children. Marjorie died in 1983. He then married {private} on June 19, 1993, in Michigan City, Ind.
Eldon was a lifelong farmer, and had farmed in the Marion area for over 30 years. Eldon was a member of American Legion Post 298 of Marion, a 35-year member and past president of Linn County Farm Bureau, a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge and a 50-year member of the Linn County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC).
Eldon was an avid bridge player and a friend to many, never truly meeting a stranger. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a devoted friend who was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.
Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - Monday, May 23, 2005
J. Eldon Airy , 87, longtime resident of Marion, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, in Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, from complications of emphysema. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, by the Rev. Dr. Robert Kunz. Friends may call from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, with military honors.
Survivors include his wife, {private}; a son, {private}; a daughter, Ruth Airy of Marion; two stepchildren, {private}; two grandchildren, {private} ; two stepgrandchildren, {private}; and a brother, {private}.
Eldon was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Marjorie; two sisters, Mildred and Iona (who died as an infant); and three brothers, Bert, Loren and Raymond Airy.
Eldon was born Sept. 5, 1917, in the family home in rural Derby, Iowa, to Dell B. and Dora (Pearcy) Airy . After graduating from Derby High School in 1935 and then Iowa State University, he served with the U.S. Army during World War II. Eldon married Marjorie Huff in 1949 and together had two children. Marjorie died in 1983. He then married {private} on June 19, 1993, in Michigan City, Ind.
Eldon was a lifelong farmer, and had farmed in the Marion area for over 30 years. Eldon was a member of American Legion Post 298 of Marion, a 35-year member and past president of Linn County Farm Bureau, a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge and a 50-year member of the Linn County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC).
Eldon was an avid bridge player and a friend to many, never truly meeting a stranger. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a devoted friend who was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.
J. Eldon Airy , 87, longtime resident of Marion, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, in Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, from complications of emphysema. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, by the Rev. Dr. Robert Kunz. Friends may call from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, with military honors.
Survivors include his wife, {private}; a son, {private}; a daughter, Ruth Airy of Marion; two stepchildren, {private}; two grandchildren, {private} ; two stepgrandchildren, {private}; and a brother, {private}.
Eldon was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Marjorie; two sisters, Mildred and Iona (who died as an infant); and three brothers, Bert, Loren and Raymond Airy.
Eldon was born Sept. 5, 1917, in the family home in rural Derby, Iowa, to Dell B. and Dora (Pearcy) Airy . After graduating from Derby High School in 1935 and then Iowa State University, he served with the U.S. Army during World War II. Eldon married Marjorie Huff in 1949 and together had two children. Marjorie died in 1983. He then married {private} on June 19, 1993, in Michigan City, Ind.
Eldon was a lifelong farmer, and had farmed in the Marion area for over 30 years. Eldon was a member of American Legion Post 298 of Marion, a 35-year member and past president of Linn County Farm Bureau, a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge and a 50-year member of the Linn County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC).
Eldon was an avid bridge player and a friend to many, never truly meeting a stranger. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a devoted friend who was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.
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