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Lila Belle McCallister
LILA BELLE MCCALLISTER
Williamsburg
Lila Belle McCallister passed away on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, at the age of 89.
She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Daryle; six daughters, Janice (Mike) Sheets of Muscatine, Beverly (Larry) Lehrkamp, of Willis, Texas, Barbara (Barry) Olson of Conroy, Marvel Axmear of North English, Delores (Larry) Shaull of Williamsburg and Dianne (Bruce) Haught of Iowa City; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Donna McCallister of Marengo, Eva Riley
of Muscatine and Betty Estabrook of Grandview; and a sister-in-law, Marilyn Johsons.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Lloyd Bradshaw; a son, Daryle John McCallister; grandson, Travis Haught; great-granddaughter, Alishia Paul; son-in-law, Steve Axmear; a brother, Leo (Jack) Johnson; and a brother-in-law, William McCallister.
A Celebration of Life service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Williamsburg. Burial will be at Pilot Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg. A general memorial has been established. Messages and tributes may be directed to www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
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