Roy Lavern Piper, Jr. Obituary (1960

Roy L. Piper, Jr., 56, of Randalia, Iowa died Thursday morning, April 14, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Monday, April 18, 2016 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard, Iowa with Pastor Julie Ahrens of the Randalia United Methodist Church. Visitation: 2:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Maynard and for one hour before the service at the church on Monday. Interment: Dunham Grove Cemetery, rural Randalia. A Memorial Fund has been established in his name. Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Roy Lavern Piper, Jr. was born April 14, 1960 in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Roy Lavern and Rosita (Buter) Piper, Sr. He graduated in 1979 from Sergeant Bluff Luton Senior High in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Roy was united in marriage to Darlene Marie Jensen on November 22, 1980 at the Randalia United Methodist Church. Roy worked for Fred Carlson Co. in Decorah for 30 years. Seven years ago he joined the Manatts family and worked as a portable plant manager for Manatts Inc. Roy enjoyed riding motorcycle, NASCAR, beekeeping, gardening, bird watching, barbequing traveling, and writing on his blog, www.pavingthewayhome.wordpress.com. Roy is survived by his wife: Darlene Piper of Randalia; 4 children: LeeAnn Duart of West Des Moines, Kari (Matt) Kelly of Sumner, Candice (Kenny) Meisgeier of Oelwein and Roy Piper, III of Ames; 11 grandchildren; Father and Step-Mother: Roy & Jetta Piper, Sr. of Hesper; 6 Siblings: Robert (Mary) Piper of Alma, Kansas, Denise (Rick) Bryce of Sergeant Bluff, Patricia (Doug) Sands of Ridgeway, Kay (Steve) Peterson of Cresco, Tim Piper of St. Cloud, Minnesota & Paula Piper (Joe) of West Union; 2 Step-Sisters: Linda (Chuck) Simeon of North Dakota & Patty (Jeff) Everett of Missouri; Many Nieces & Nephews and the Jensen Family. He was preceded in death by his mother: Rosita Piper, his Buter Grandparents and Piper Grandparents and a step-brother: Walter Stewart.