Craig W. Stackhouse, 51, of
Marshalltown
,
Iowa
died from natural causes on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the Iowa Veterans’ Home in
Marshalltown
.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Liscomb Church of Christ in Liscomb, Iowa with Pastor Troy Emley officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Conrad
Cemetery
at 1:30 pm.
Visitation is at the Liscomb Church of Christ on Sunday, July 19 from 5 pm to 7 pm.
A memorial fund will be established in Craig’s name and will be directed to the Iowa Veterans’ Home.
Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements.
Craig was born May 1, 1958 in
Marshalltown
, son of Richard and Janet (Hilsabeck) Stackhouse.
He was raised and educated in
Marshalltown
, graduating from
Marshalltown
High School
in 1976.
He attended
Iowa
State
University
for two years where he studied agri-business and then farmed in the
Marshalltown
area until 2004 when he became ill.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving from July 2, 1979 until July 1, 1983.
He was stationed in
Turkey
for a year and then at Offutt Air Force Base near
Omaha
,
Nebraska
.
He attained the rank of Sergeant.
After his active military service he served with the Iowa Air Guard, 132 Air Squadron, for 12 years.
He was a member of the Liscomb Church of Christ and Post #681 of the Conrad American Legion.
Craig is survived by his parents, Richard and Janet Stackhouse of
Marshalltown
; brothers, Kirk of Portland, Connecticut and Kent (Debora) of
Waterloo
; and nieces Jessica and Brooke.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Wayne and Dorothy (Fiscus) Stackhouse and maternal grandparents, Delbert and Olive (Ridgeway) Hilsabeck.
