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Charles "Charley" Dyer

1936 - 2017

Charles "Charley" Dyer obituary, 1936-2017, Pleasant Hill, IA

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1936

DIED

2017

Charles Dyer Obituary

Charles "Charley" Dyer

Pleasant Hill

Charles "Charley" LeRoy Dyer, 80, was born December 6, 1936, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of James Willis Dyer and Mary Madeline (Thompson) Dyer. He was a lifelong resident of the Des Moines area and a proud Eastsider. Charley passed away peacefully Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Services will be held at Oakwood United Methodist Church, 400 NE 56th St, Pleasant Hill. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, November 9th. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Friday, November 10th, followed by burial at Highland Memory Gardens in Des Moines.

Charley is survived by his wife, Patricia; children, Christine (Craig) Wood, Kathleen (Clint) Hiatt, Ricky (Dawn) Dunagan, Shonna Dunagan; brothers, Dick (Wilma) Dyer, Ralph (Bertha) Dyer, Ted (Joann) Dyer; sister-in-law, Janet Dyer; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Madeline Dyer; first wife, Nancy Dyer; sister, Barbara Hastings; and brothers, Ed Dyer and Dale Dyer.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Oakwood United Methodist Church Children's and Youth Ministries or to Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation via www.curemeso.org. Full obituary may be viewed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

Published by the Des Moines Register from Nov. 7 to Nov. 8, 2017.
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4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Oakwood United Methodist Church

400 NE 56th St, Pleasant Hill, IA

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Oakwood United Methodist Church

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10

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Highland Memory Gardens

Des Moines, IA

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