Delmar Wayne Barkhurst

Graveside memorial services for Delmar Barkhurst, 85, of Tipton, who died on February 9, 2011, will be held Friday, March 11, 2011 at 1:00 pm, South Bethel Cemetery, Tipton with Rev. Ronald Lashmit officiating. The family will greet family and friends at 12:30 pm at Fry Funeral Home prior to traveling to the cemetery. Military graveside rites performed by the Tipton VFW Post 2537 and the Tipton American Legion, Post 123. Delmar was born March 11, 1925, in Cedar County, Iowa, the son of Otis and Martha Rochlotz Barkhurst. He served in the United States Navy during WWII and also during the Korean Conflict for a total of 9 years. On July 3, 1969, Delmar was united in marriage to Dorothy Thomas in Charleston, West Virginia. He was employed by Oscar Meyer Corp. as a machinist for 19 years, retiring in 1990. Delmar was a member of VFW and life member of NRA. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Barkhurst of Tipton; sons, Ken Bibby and George Stanley both of Tipton; daughters, Donna Wiskus of Iowa City, and Terri Belknap of Tipton; and grandson, James Shamblin of Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis and Martha Barkhurst; brothers, Leonard, Bill and Oscar Barkhurst; and sisters, Fern Williams and Bernice Pitcher.