Lester Perry

March 20, 1927 - July 19, 2016

Lester Donald Perry, 89, of Bloomfield, Iowa passed away July 19, 2016 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born March 20, 1927 in Ottumwa, Iowa to James Everett and Ethel Mae Wiseman Perry. He served in the United States Army for eleven years, working in the medical department. Of the eleven years, he spent nine in Germany. On April 6, 1958 he married Louise Stufflebeam in Davis County. To this union three children were born. He worked for Dickey Transport of Packwood, Iowa for many years as an over-the-road truck driver. He later worked and retired from the Davis County Law Center where he was a police dispatcher for many years. Lester was a member of the East End Pentecostal Church in Ottumwa where he played the bass guitar and sang bass for many years with others in the church. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycles Association and rode motorcycles from the time he was 15 years old until his last wreck in 2008, at the age of 81. Lester was also a member of Reed-Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion in Bloomfield. He is survived by his wife, Louise Perry; son, Donald (Tammy) Perry of Clear Lake, Iowa; daughter, Cheryl Roulet of Drakesville, Iowa; twelve grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Marlin Perry; son-in-law, Pete Roulet; great-granddaughter, Katherine Perry; three brothers, Howard, Hubert, and Walter Perry; and a sister, Donna Padget. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Rev. Ronald Mosier officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be at the Taylor Cemetery in Appanoose County, Iowa. Graveside military rites will be performed by Reed-Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday with the family present to greet friends from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials have been established to the East End Pentecostal Church in Ottumwa and to the C C 'n K Coffee Council,, a local group of coffee drinkers that contribute money each month to help local kids with school lunches and warm clothing during the winter.