William Eubank and Phyllis Tryon Eubank, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011 in Cehrokee, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held Tuesday, September 27th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be military rites at graveside by the Quimby American Legion. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the church on Tuesday. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The family requests that memorials be made to the Quimby Fire Department. On line condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
William Nelson Eubank was born in Washta, Iowa on July 16, 1928 to Nelson T. Eubank and Francis Needs Eubank. He grew up in the town of Washta and graduated from Washta High School in 1947. He worked for Simonsen Industries for 47 years retiring as the production manager at Simonsen's Manufacturing. He was a corporal in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He worked as part of the Army Corp on Engineers in the repair of the dikes in Holland after the great flood, receiving an accommodation from the Queen of the Netherlands for his service. He was active in his community, serving as a Boy Scout Leader, volunteer fireman, fire chief and member of Lions Club International.
Phyllis Mae Tryon Eubank was born on a farm between Lyons and Bancroft in Burt County, Nebraska, on July 2, 1928 to Earl D. Tryon and Mae Kennedy Tryon. Her first two years of school were in a country school near there. Her family moved to Oto, Iowa where she completed her elementary and high school education. She then attended Wayne State Teacher's College. She taught in Onawa, Iowa, Washta, Iowa and Quimby, Iowa retiring after 38 years.
William and Phyllis were married on June 4, 1950 at Oto, Iowa. They lived in Quimby, Iowa for 54 years. They were members of the Quimby United Methodist Church. They enjoyed traveling, the Cherokee County Fair and gardening. After they both retired, they refocused their lives on crafting and furniture making.
They are survived by their children: William and Cheryl Eubank, Watertown, SD; Roxanne Eubank and Scott Harlan, St. Paul, MN; Their grandchildren: Tara Eubank Dwight and husband Jason and their children Adyson and Olyvia of Pierpont, SD; Lindsey Eubank Keever and husband Wyatt and their children Garrett, Griffin and Gannon of Watertown, SD. Tyler Eubank and his wife Trina Huang Eubank of Taipei, Taiwan.
Bill's Aunt Rosina Walker of Moville, Ia. And his Sister, Pat Reefer, Humbolt, Ia.Many nieces and nephews.