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Neil Carpenter | Visitation:
Friday, February 13, 2009
6:30 PM until 8:00 PM
Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory
1418 Fawcett Parkway
(515) 382-2661
Nevada, IA 50201
Service:
Saturday, February 14, 2009
11:00 AM
Ames First Christian Church
611 Clark Street
(515 232-5766
Ames, IA 50010
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| | | Neil Adrian Carpenter, 86, of Nevada, died February 10, 2009, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 14th at First Christian Church in Ames. Visitation will be 6:30 -8:00 p.m. Friday at the Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada. Memorials may be made to the Israel Family Hospice House.
Neil was born January 13, 1923 in Wagner, South Dakota, the son of Clarence and Laura Myrtle (Martin) Carpenter. He graduated from Wagner High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years. He attended Iowa State University and graduated in 1947 with a BA in Civil Engineering. He married Gloria Smith on December 21, 1947 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He obtained his Masters Degree from Iowa State University in 1967. Neil was a partner of Ames Engineering and Testing from 1952 to 1985, selling to C.G.A. of Cedar Rapids. He was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Ames where he was elder, deacon, and chairman of the board; the Ames Lions Club, a lifetime member of the Professional Engineers Association; Anston-Marston Club; American Legion - Wm. F. Ball Post #48 of Nevada; and served on the Condemnation Board of Story County. He enjoyed crossword puzzles and Soduko puzzles. He loved boating and playing chess with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria, of Nevada; three sons: Michael Carpenter of Dalton, Wisconsin; Geoffrey Carpenter of Bowling Green, Kentucky; Tracy (Cindy) Carpenter of Radcliffe, Iowa; six grandchildren: Ian Carpenter, Jeremy Carpenter, Sarah Carpenter, Daniel Carpenter, Logan Carpenter, Lucas Carpenter; one step grandchild: Heather Upton; one great-grandchild, Dayton Carpenter; one brother: George Carpenter of Maple Heights, Ohio; one sister: Fern Powers of Anthony, Texas.
Neil was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter-in-law: Deborah Carpenter; two half sisters: Francis Verzani and Vera Burns; and one brother: Lyle Carpenter.
Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
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