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                                        Sunday, March 6, 2022                                    
                                    David Lloyd McVay
Age: 65
City: Cedar Rapids
Funeral Date
                                            11 a.m., Thursday, 3/10, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids
Funeral Home
                                            Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service
                                        Sunday, March 6, 2022
                                    
                                    David Lloyd McVay
DAVID LLOYD MCVAY
Cedar Rapids
David Lloyd McVay, 65, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was called home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Center Point Cemetery in Center Point, Iowa. A luncheon will follow burial at Kingston's Steakhouse, 568 Boyson Rd. NE, Ste. 100, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
David was born Sept. 24, 1956, in Cedar Rapids, the son of J.D. and Berniece (Sterns) McVay. He graduated from Kennedy High School. David was united in marriage to Rebecca Bosier on April 8, 1978, in Cedar Rapids. He was a hard worker all his life, retiring from Millwright Local 2158 in Cedar Rapids and was also the owner of Palo Auto Salvage. David was a member of the First Church of the Open Bible. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gambling and being with friends. David loved working on cars, riding and racing his Harley and stock cars, and mud running in his younger years. He will be missed by his family and lifelong friends.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca McVay of Cedar Rapids; children, Deidra McVay (Casey), Sylvia McVay and Jacob (Jess) McVay; grandchildren, Shyanne (Zach) Wiegel, Jaiden McVay, Kain McVay, Raiven McVay, Kaileigh McVay, Gage Vaverka, Karter McVay, Adalyn McVay and Brinley McVay; great-grandchildren, Frederick and Sutton Wiegel; sisters, Jeanette Pearson, Robin Hootman, Nancy Perry, Sherry McVay, Peggy Stangland and Judy Lovelette; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, J.D. and Berniece McVay; and siblings, Barb Tompkins and Dennis McVay.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
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