James Harlen Dugger

James Harlen Dugger, 78, of Tipton, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held at Fry Funeral Home on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 11:00 am with burial following in Tipton Masonic Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until the start of the service. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. A general memorial fund has been created in his memory with cards and gifts being sent to 707 W. 9th, Lot 75, Tipton, Iowa 52772.

Jim was born on January 30, 1946 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. He was the son of the late William Harlen Dugger and Alberta Mae Gritton Dugger. Jim attended and graduated from Tipton High School with the Class of 1966. Jim worked for Cedar County Secondary Roads Department from June 29, 1973 through July 26, 2004, for a total of 31 years, starting out as a bridge builder and ended his employment as a Road Grader Operator. Jim married Joyce Marie Regennitter on September 3, 1988 in the First United Church of Christ in Tipton. Jim was a member of the Cedar County Workers Union, was an avid bowler in his earlier years. Jim will be known and remembered as a gentle man who knew how to laugh and a man who never knew a stranger.

Jim is survived by his wife, Joyce Dugger; daughter, Samantha Dugger; sons, Michael Dugger, William ‘Bill’ Rankin and Matthew (Erica Haskins) Dugger, grandchildren, Jackson, Wyatt and Levi Dugger and many grandchildren of the heart; his sisters, Vella Mae (Jerry) Simmermaker and Linda (Gary) Hein. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, his infant daughter, Renae Dugger, and his in-laws, Kenneth and Elsie Regennitter.