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1920

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2011

Curtis Moneyhun Obituary

Curtis Moneyhun

Marshalltown

Curtis W. Moneyhun, 91, of the Marshalltown Iowa Veterans Home since 2005 died Thursday, May 12, 2011.

Private services will be held at a later. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown is caring for Curtis and his family. Ph. (641) 844-1234.

Born on March 6, 1920, in Coleman, Texas, he was the son of Emmit and Mary (Hubbard) Moneyhun. Curtis enlisted in the Army in 1942 and served his country honorably in WWII for three years until he was discharged in 1945. After the military, Curtis worked in the oil fields in Bakersfield, California and then moved to Alaska. He worked in Alaska for twenty two years hauling dirt to make roads leading to the oil fields. He enjoyed fishing with his sons and cooking with his daughter. He loved all of his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and his great-great-grandchild.

He is survived by his children: Curtis Moneyhun of Bolingbrook, IL, Jeanette Rounsavall of San Antonio, TX, Penny Moneyhun of Des Moines, IA, Warren Moneyhun of Filer, ID, nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and a sister, Mary Glass of Brownwood, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his son, Emmit Moneyhun, his parents, his brother Roy Moneyhun, and a sister Gladys Miller.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by the Des Moines Register from May 15 to May 17, 2011.

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