The child of James Pickard and Gladys Jackson, He the second cousin twice-removed on the father's side of Jay Hannah, was born in Mt. Pleasant, IA on Sep 8, 1918. He married Ruth Coleman in Cedar Rapids, IA on Jun 8, 1940.
He died on Mar 15, 1999 in IA Veterans Home, Marshalltown, IA.
Obituaries: 3/18/99
E. Milt Pickard
E. Milt Pickard, 80, of Clemons and St. Anthony, formerly of MountPleasant, died Monday, March 15, 1999, at Iowa Veterans Home inMarshalltown.
Born Sept. 8, 1918, in Mount Pleasant, he was the son of James O. andGladys B. Jackson Pickard.
Mr. Pickard was raised and educated in Mount Pleasant and was a 1936graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. After high school, he workedat arock quarry in Henry County. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World WarII,receiving the Purple Heart during his military service. After the war, heworked for Eldon Miller Trucking as a large equipment hauler. He moved tothe Clemons and St. Anthony areas in the late 1940s, where he workedforInternational Harvestor. In the 1950s, he worked for Fisher Controls,retiring in the 1980s after more than 30 years of service.
He was a member of the American Legion Frank-Lewis-Glick Post No. 46ofMarshalltown.
Survivors include four sisters, Roberta Fraisie of Danville, Ethel Ranckof New London, Lena Mae Hallowell of Mount Pleasant and Selma Kennedy ofFairfield; and one brother, Cecil Pickard of Victorsville, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home &Crematory of Marshalltown.
The funeral for Mr. Pickard will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Iowa VeteransHome Chapel, with the Rev. Larry French officiating. Burial will be atClemons Cemetery in Clemons with military rites conducted by the AmericanLegion Frank-Lewis-Glick Post No. 46.
A memorial has been established.
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