William Stout

William "Bill" Stout, 79, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Zion United Church of Christ. The Rev. Barbara Muhs will officiate. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Chapman Funeral Home, Clarence. Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday at Liberty Cemetery, Little Cedar, with graveside military rites.
William Stout was born April 22, 1924, in Little Cedar. He was the son of William and Velma Stout. He married Florence Weber on July 1, 1948, at Little Cedar Methodist Church. Mr. Stout served as president of American Trust and Savings Bank, Lowden, starting March 10, 1967. He was past president of Scott and Cedar County Bankers Association, Lowden Family Medical Clinic and Lowden Development Corporation. He served on various boards, including the Little Home Day Care Center and was a charter member of Lowden Lion’s Club. He was a 50-year member of Lowden American Legion Post No. 366. During World War II, he served in the European Theater with the 30th "Old Hickory" Infantry Division as a sergeant. He was awarded the Purple Heart and bronze star during the Battle of the Bulge.
Mr. Stout was a graduate of Upper Iowa University. He was a graduate of the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin and did his graduate work at the University of Iowa. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Lowden.
Survivors include his wife, Florence; one son, Kent, and daughter-in-law, Pam, of Lowden; daughter, Karen, and son-in-law, Brett Baldwin, of Eldridge; two granddaughters; and a sister, Delia, and her husband, Lee Julius, of Mason City. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to Zion United Church of Christ, Lowden.