The Fort Dodge Messenger
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
LAKE CITY - Armour McCarty, 92, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lake City Union Church in Lake City with Rev. Betty Weidert officiating and burial in the Lake City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City is handling the arrangements.
Armour was born on the family farm on October 3, 1919 to William and Lula (Hasty) McCarty and graduated from Lohrville High School in 1938. He then was married to LaVon Heim on February 12, 1941 at LaVon's grandparent's home, and together they celebrated 71 years of marriage. Armour worked as a farmer until they moved into town in 1971, after which he worked at Bowie Manufacturing in Lake City, helped LaVon operate the Capri Theater, and maintained the Lake City Cemetery for several years.
Armour is survived by his wife, LaVon of Lake City; daughters, Wanda (Dee) Lindsey of Jefferson and Twin Lakes, and Jeanne (Dave Nesbit) Frederick of Des Moines; 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; sisters, Virginia (Harold) DeLong of Yetter, and Marilyn Owen of Lake City; and brother, Bill McCarty, Jr. of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Ruth in infancy; and brothers, Vaughn and Merle McCarty.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
LAKE CITY - Armour McCarty, 92, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lake City Union Church in Lake City with Rev. Betty Weidert officiating and burial in the Lake City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City is handling the arrangements.
Armour was born on the family farm on October 3, 1919 to William and Lula (Hasty) McCarty and graduated from Lohrville High School in 1938. He then was married to LaVon Heim on February 12, 1941 at LaVon's grandparent's home, and together they celebrated 71 years of marriage. Armour worked as a farmer until they moved into town in 1971, after which he worked at Bowie Manufacturing in Lake City, helped LaVon operate the Capri Theater, and maintained the Lake City Cemetery for several years.
Armour is survived by his wife, LaVon of Lake City; daughters, Wanda (Dee) Lindsey of Jefferson and Twin Lakes, and Jeanne (Dave Nesbit) Frederick of Des Moines; 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; sisters, Virginia (Harold) DeLong of Yetter, and Marilyn Owen of Lake City; and brother, Bill McCarty, Jr. of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Ruth in infancy; and brothers, Vaughn and Merle McCarty.
The Fort Dodge Messenger
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
LAKE CITY - Armour McCarty, 92, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lake City Union Church in Lake City with Rev. Betty Weidert officiating and burial in the Lake City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City is handling the arrangements.
Armour was born on the family farm on October 3, 1919 to William and Lula (Hasty) McCarty and graduated from Lohrville High School in 1938. He then was married to LaVon Heim on February 12, 1941 at LaVon's grandparent's home, and together they celebrated 71 years of marriage. Armour worked as a farmer until they moved into town in 1971, after which he worked at Bowie Manufacturing in Lake City, helped LaVon operate the Capri Theater, and maintained the Lake City Cemetery for several years.
Armour is survived by his wife, LaVon of Lake City; daughters, Wanda (Dee) Lindsey of Jefferson and Twin Lakes, and Jeanne (Dave Nesbit) Frederick of Des Moines; 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; sisters, Virginia (Harold) DeLong of Yetter, and Marilyn Owen of Lake City; and brother, Bill McCarty, Jr. of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Ruth in infancy; and brothers, Vaughn and Merle McCarty.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
LAKE CITY - Armour McCarty, 92, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lake City Union Church in Lake City with Rev. Betty Weidert officiating and burial in the Lake City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City is handling the arrangements.
Armour was born on the family farm on October 3, 1919 to William and Lula (Hasty) McCarty and graduated from Lohrville High School in 1938. He then was married to LaVon Heim on February 12, 1941 at LaVon's grandparent's home, and together they celebrated 71 years of marriage. Armour worked as a farmer until they moved into town in 1971, after which he worked at Bowie Manufacturing in Lake City, helped LaVon operate the Capri Theater, and maintained the Lake City Cemetery for several years.
Armour is survived by his wife, LaVon of Lake City; daughters, Wanda (Dee) Lindsey of Jefferson and Twin Lakes, and Jeanne (Dave Nesbit) Frederick of Des Moines; 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; sisters, Virginia (Harold) DeLong of Yetter, and Marilyn Owen of Lake City; and brother, Bill McCarty, Jr. of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Ruth in infancy; and brothers, Vaughn and Merle McCarty.
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