He was born Sept. 2, 1939, north of Stuart, Iowa, the youngest of four sons born to Hobart and Minnie Arrasmith Garwood. Jim was a Dexter Owl from kindergarten through high school. He played high school football and basketball for the Dexter Blue Devils. He drove to high school in his Model A, graduating in 1957. After high school he graduated from Simpson College and then went on to Drake School of Pharmacy, graduating as a licensed pharmacist.
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink, at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived in Pella and Nevada. Their daughter, Pam, was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia, where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert woodcarver, as was Norma Jean an excellent quiltmaker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft-spoken caring person to his family and his extended family.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting squirrels and rabbits, but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, whom, he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam, at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood and Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood.
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Jimmy Jay Garwood, 75, of Tipton, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a sudden illness October 17, 2014. He was born September 2, 1939 north of Stuart, Iowa, the youngest of 4 sons born to Hobart and Minnie Arrasmith Garwood.
Jim was a Dexter Owl from kindergarten through high school. He played high school football and basketball for the Dexter Blue Devils. He drove to high school in his Model A, graduating in 1957. After high school he graduated from Simpson College and then to Drake School of Pharmacy, graduating as a licensed pharmacist.
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived at Pella and Nevada. Their daughter Pam was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert wood carver, as was Norma jean an excellent quilt maker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft spoken caring person to his family and his extended family. He enjoyed fishing, hunting squirrels and rabbits but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, who he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood, Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood. He will be missed so much by his daughter pam and her husband Blair; brother, Warren and wife Bonnie; sister-in-law, Clara Garwood; many nieces and nephews; and friends. God took one of his best home. He is graduated to heaven.
Funeral services: Monday, October 20 at Tipton's First United Church of Christ.
Visitation: Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Fry Funeral Home, 220 E. 6th Street, Tipton.
Interment: Dexter Cemetery, in Dexter, Iowa
Obituary furnished by Fry Funeral Home
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink, at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived in Pella and Nevada. Their daughter, Pam, was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia, where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert woodcarver, as was Norma Jean an excellent quiltmaker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft-spoken caring person to his family and his extended family.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting squirrels and rabbits, but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, whom, he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam, at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood and Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood.
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Jimmy Jay Garwood, 75, of Tipton, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a sudden illness October 17, 2014. He was born September 2, 1939 north of Stuart, Iowa, the youngest of 4 sons born to Hobart and Minnie Arrasmith Garwood.
Jim was a Dexter Owl from kindergarten through high school. He played high school football and basketball for the Dexter Blue Devils. He drove to high school in his Model A, graduating in 1957. After high school he graduated from Simpson College and then to Drake School of Pharmacy, graduating as a licensed pharmacist.
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived at Pella and Nevada. Their daughter Pam was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert wood carver, as was Norma jean an excellent quilt maker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft spoken caring person to his family and his extended family. He enjoyed fishing, hunting squirrels and rabbits but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, who he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood, Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood. He will be missed so much by his daughter pam and her husband Blair; brother, Warren and wife Bonnie; sister-in-law, Clara Garwood; many nieces and nephews; and friends. God took one of his best home. He is graduated to heaven.
Funeral services: Monday, October 20 at Tipton's First United Church of Christ.
Visitation: Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Fry Funeral Home, 220 E. 6th Street, Tipton.
Interment: Dexter Cemetery, in Dexter, Iowa
Obituary furnished by Fry Funeral Home
He was born Sept. 2, 1939, north of Stuart, Iowa, the youngest of four sons born to Hobart and Minnie Arrasmith Garwood. Jim was a Dexter Owl from kindergarten through high school. He played high school football and basketball for the Dexter Blue Devils. He drove to high school in his Model A, graduating in 1957. After high school he graduated from Simpson College and then went on to Drake School of Pharmacy, graduating as a licensed pharmacist.
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink, at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived in Pella and Nevada. Their daughter, Pam, was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia, where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert woodcarver, as was Norma Jean an excellent quiltmaker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft-spoken caring person to his family and his extended family.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting squirrels and rabbits, but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, whom, he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam, at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood and Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood.
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Jimmy Jay Garwood, 75, of Tipton, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a sudden illness October 17, 2014. He was born September 2, 1939 north of Stuart, Iowa, the youngest of 4 sons born to Hobart and Minnie Arrasmith Garwood.
Jim was a Dexter Owl from kindergarten through high school. He played high school football and basketball for the Dexter Blue Devils. He drove to high school in his Model A, graduating in 1957. After high school he graduated from Simpson College and then to Drake School of Pharmacy, graduating as a licensed pharmacist.
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived at Pella and Nevada. Their daughter Pam was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert wood carver, as was Norma jean an excellent quilt maker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft spoken caring person to his family and his extended family. He enjoyed fishing, hunting squirrels and rabbits but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, who he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood, Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood. He will be missed so much by his daughter pam and her husband Blair; brother, Warren and wife Bonnie; sister-in-law, Clara Garwood; many nieces and nephews; and friends. God took one of his best home. He is graduated to heaven.
Funeral services: Monday, October 20 at Tipton's First United Church of Christ.
Visitation: Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Fry Funeral Home, 220 E. 6th Street, Tipton.
Interment: Dexter Cemetery, in Dexter, Iowa
Obituary furnished by Fry Funeral Home
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink, at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived in Pella and Nevada. Their daughter, Pam, was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia, where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert woodcarver, as was Norma Jean an excellent quiltmaker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft-spoken caring person to his family and his extended family.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting squirrels and rabbits, but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, whom, he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam, at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood and Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood.
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Jimmy Jay Garwood, 75, of Tipton, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a sudden illness October 17, 2014. He was born September 2, 1939 north of Stuart, Iowa, the youngest of 4 sons born to Hobart and Minnie Arrasmith Garwood.
Jim was a Dexter Owl from kindergarten through high school. He played high school football and basketball for the Dexter Blue Devils. He drove to high school in his Model A, graduating in 1957. After high school he graduated from Simpson College and then to Drake School of Pharmacy, graduating as a licensed pharmacist.
On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Norma Jean Fink at the Dexter Presbyterian Church. They lived at Pella and Nevada. Their daughter Pam was born in 1963 while living in Pella. She was a delight to her parents and completed their family. They moved to Albia where he owned and operated Garwood Health Mart for 26 years.
He was an expert wood carver, as was Norma jean an excellent quilt maker; they enjoyed these activities during their evening hours. Jim loved the Lord and loved to talk about Him. He ministered to the community of Albia in his quiet caring way as they waited for him to fill their prescriptions, just as he was a soft spoken caring person to his family and his extended family. He enjoyed fishing, hunting squirrels and rabbits but his natural love was going to auctions, buying and repairing antiques and working at Miss Molly's on Main Street in Tipton. His constant companion was his Maltese dog, Molly, who he said, was people, not dog. He was blessed, as he told many, to be able to work with his daughter, Pam at the store in Tipton.
He is meeting in Heaven with those gone before him and they are enjoying a reunion: his loving wife, Norma Jean; parents, Hobart and Minnie Garwood; grandparents, Macie Sr. and Ellie Garwood, Eugene and May Arrasmith; brothers, Hobart Jr. and Macie; and sister-in-law, Edna Garwood. He will be missed so much by his daughter pam and her husband Blair; brother, Warren and wife Bonnie; sister-in-law, Clara Garwood; many nieces and nephews; and friends. God took one of his best home. He is graduated to heaven.
Funeral services: Monday, October 20 at Tipton's First United Church of Christ.
Visitation: Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Fry Funeral Home, 220 E. 6th Street, Tipton.
Interment: Dexter Cemetery, in Dexter, Iowa
Obituary furnished by Fry Funeral Home
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