JOHN WALLACE DAILEY
JOHN WALLACE DAILEY WAS BORN JUNE 4, 1927 IN RURAL RINGGOLD COUNTY, IOWA TO CLARENCE AND FLORENCE PAGE DAILEY. HE GRADUATED FROM TINGLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1945. ON JULY 17, 1948 HE MARRIED DORRIS A. MATHANY AT THE METHODIST PARSONAGE IN MOUNT AYR, IOWA. TO THIS UNION SEVEN CHILDREN BORN. JOHN WAS TRUCK DRIVER, BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WORKER AND FARMER. HE RETIRED IN 1987 FROM GARST SEED COMPANY IN COON RAPIDS, IOWA AND THEN WORKED PART-TIME FOR GARST UNTIL 1989.
JOHN ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE 4-H EXTENSION OFFICE, THE JOHN DEERE TWO-CYLINDER CLUB AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE BAYARD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. JOHN ENJOYED SPENDING TIME CHATTING WITH FRIENDS, PLAYING CARDS AND WAS VERY ACTIVE WITH HIS MANY GRANDCHILDREN. HIS HOBBY OF MAKING THINGS FROM OLD FARM EQUIPMENT PARTS MADE MANY PEOPLE HAPPPY AS HE OFTEN GAVE THESE CREATIONS AWAY.
JOHN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 59 YEARS. DORRIS OF BAYARD, IOWA; HIS SON, JOHN “JACK” DAILEY JR. AND HIS WIFE BEVERLY OF ALBION, NE.; DAUGHTERS, JUNE WRIGHT OF INDEPENDENCE, MO. AND JERRY KNOBBE AND HER HUSBAND, JOE, OF COON RAPIDS, IOWA: THIRTEEN GRANDCHILDREN, 21 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, A BROTHER, GEORGE DAILEY AND WIFE ALVERTA OF MALOY, IOWA; TWO SISTERS, LUCY MAUDLIN OF ROCKPORT, MO.; AND MARY DETLOFF OF NORTH PLATTE, NE.; THREE BROTHERS-IN-LAWS; SEVEN SISTERS-IN-LAWS; MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS; TWO AUNTS AND A HOST OF FRIENDS.
HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, CLARENCE AND FLORENCE DAILEY; DORRIS’ PARENTS, FRANCIS AND LULA MATHANY; FOUR CHILDREN, FRANCIS VERLE IN 1950, JAMES EDWARD IN 1960, AND LUCY JANE AND LILA JEAN IN 1962; AN INFANT BROTHER, JOE; A NEPHEW, PAUL DAILEY; FOUR BROTHERS-IN-LAW AND GUS SON-IN-LAW, ED FORKNER.
HE PASSED AWAY AT THE NEW HOMESTEAD NURSING HOME IN GUTHRIE CENTER, IOWA AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS OF AGE.
SERVICES WERE HELD AT THE BAYARD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN BAYARD AT 10:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2007 WITH PASTOR LARRY MONTHI AS OFFICIANT. ORGANIST WAS MARTHA WOLFE. MUSICAL SELECTIONS WEE “IN THE GARDEN, ” ” THE OLD RUGGED CROSS” AND “AMAZING GRACE.”
PALLBEARERS WERE NORMAN CREES, KEVIN CREES, JEFF DAHL, DAN DETLINGER, JIM EISCHEID, RON MOZENA, DENNIS PATRICK AND ALFRED WESSLING.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS WERE ED FORKNER, JR. JON FORKNER, FRANCIS FORKNER, RUSTY JANSSEN, TONY KNOBBE, ANDY KNOBBE, TIM DALIEY AND PAT DAILEY.
INTERNMENT WAS AT THE TINGLEY CEMETERY, TINGLEY, IOWA.
