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Jack Byron Cecil

Columbus City, IA, USA

November 5, 1946 - November 15, 2005

Nov 5, 1946 - Nov 15, 2005

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Jack Cecil, 59, Columbus City, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, at his home after a brief illness. The Rev. Linda Baldwin officiated the service. Casket bearers were Ken Meyerholz, Wayne Finke, Mike Pugh, Butch Morgan, Don Fairlie, Sam Bell, Denny Pine and Bruce Lough. Honorary casket bearers were Doug Pugh, Mark Pugh, Myron Frisk, Kenny Martin, Gene Helmig, Denny Bell, Denny Bell, Denny Fritz, Roger Frisk and Dayle Frisk. Burial was at the Columbus City Cemetery. After the burial, a time of food and fellowship was held at the United Presbyterian Church. A memorial has been established at the funeral home.
Mr. Cecil was born Nov. 5, 1946, in Muscatine, the son of Clement Singleton and Marian Jane Pugh Cecil. He married Vicki N. Frisk on June 16, 1965, in Columbus Junction. He began working at Cecil's Standard Service Station in 1966 with his parents and after the death of his father he took over and continued the business. Most recently, he was the owner/operator of Cecil's Inc., a used car dealership in Columbus Junction. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and of several street rod clubs. He was a member of Columbus City City Council for 29 years, a past president of the Columbus Junction Jaycees and a member of the Friends of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Stephanie J. O'Conner and husband John of Riverside, Shari J. Wolfe of Columbus Junction and Samantha J. Cecil of Davenport; four grandchildren, Jenna Wolfe, Addison O'Conner, Evan O'Conner and Clint O'Conner; and a sister, Jill Cecil of Sterling, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents.

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