Person:Macy Garwood (1)

Published in Cedar Valley Daily Times on Feb. 8, 2010 Macy E. Garwood, 89, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 at University Of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton with Rev. Kären Larson officiating. Friends may call at Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave, Vinton, from 5 to 8 PM on Monday. Interment and Graveside military rites will by held at the Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. A memorial fund has been established.

Macy was born April 22, 1920 in Dale City, Iowa to Clinton Hobart and Minnie Leone (Arrasmith) Garwood and graduated from Stuart High School in 1938.

On Feb. 21, 1943 he was united in marriage to Clara Tallman in Guthrie County. During World War II, he served his nation in the U.S. Army in the Philippines.

Macy was the manager of the Benton County R.E.C. from 1966 until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton and enjoyed woodworking and fishing. His love for his family was always his greatest priority and joy.

He is survived by his wife, Clara of Vinton; his sons, J.D. (Carol) Garwood of Waterloo, Ted (Deanna) Garwood of Ogden, and Macy, Jr. "Sam" (Cindy Ann) Garwood of Vinton; his grandson, Jayson Garwood; his granddaughters, Lisa Garwood, Charlotte Taylor, Tina Lowe, Roxanne Lindaman, and Sue Ann Winters; his step-granddaughters, Jaclyn Rich, and Lisa Sheehy; his step-grandson, Kevin Sheehy; 15 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Warren (Bonnie) Garwood of Dexter, and Jim Garwood of Tipton.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Hobart Garwood.Center.

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