ARTHUR DALE HOSKIN

SAVANNAH.  ARTHUR DALE HOSKIN, 80 of Savannah, Iowa died September 24, 2007 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield.  He was born July 2, 1927 in Savannah, Iowa to Arthur F. and Nellie Bonar Hoskin.  He was a lifetime resident of Savannah, Iowa and was a 1945 graduate of Bloomfield High School.  He married Barbara Louise Ritz  June 20, 1953 in Bloomfield, Iowa.  He served in the United States Army during the Korean War.  He was the owner/operator of the Hoskin Elevator Inc. in Savannah, Iowa.  He was a member of the Savannah Christian Church, Reed Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion in Bloomfield and the Davis County Historical Society.  He enjoyed traveling and his grandchildren were his pride and joy!

He is survived by his wife;  4 daughters  Deborah (Greg) Whitacre, Cynthia (Vernon) Neill, and Lori (Gene) Dewes all of Bloomfield and Julie (Steve) Augspurger of Urbandale, Iowa;  10 grandchildren  Dale (Holly), Paige and Jacie Whitacre, Haley (Ryan) Bishop and Kirby Neill, Logan, Kelsey and Lauren Dewes and Claire and Katie Augspurger.

He was preceded in death by his parents;  3 brothers  Murl and Max Hoskin in infancy and Monte Hoskin and 2 sisters  Annabel Kinnamon and Mabel Miller.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Friday September 28, 2007 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastors Kevin Gingerich and Sonny Smyser officiating.  Burial with graveside military rites by Reed Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion in Bloomfield will be in the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield, Iowa.  Visitation will begin at 9:00 am Thursday with the family present from 6:00-8:00 pm.  Memorials have been established to Davis County Dollars for Scholars and the Savannah Christian Church.