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Carey 'Gummer' Stull
CAREY M. "GUMMER" STULL
Belle Plaine
Carey M. "Gummer" Stull, 59, of Belle Plaine, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at Marengo Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. A celebration of life will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service of Belle Plaine. Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences can be sent at www.hrabakfuneralhome.com.
Carey Merlin, the son of Charles and Phillis (Smith) Stull, was born Oct. 30, 1957, in Iowa. He attended Belle Plaine High School. Following high school, Carey went to work for Funks Seed Corn in Belle Plaine, where he worked for 20 years. He was united together with Nora Anderson. Together the couple raised their son, Jayson Stull. They later went their separate ways. Currently Carey worked for Riverbend Industries.
Carey enjoyed hunting, fishing, target shooting and taking photos of the outdoors. He could often be found traveling the countryside with his beloved beagle, Dusty, and most recently beagle, Sadie.
Carey is survived by his son, Jayson (Michele Franks) Stull of Belle Plaine; significant other, Vida Pilkington of Belle Plaine; siblings, Danny Stull, Jimmy (Debbie) Stull, Bonnie Brown, Cindy (Stanley) Ziolkowiski, Karen Pillars, Dave (Lori) Stull, Lester (Wanda) Stull, Tonda (Mike) Swanson and Larry (Deb) Stull; and his beagle, Sadie
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Brenton, Roger, Leland and Phillip Stull; and his beagle, Dusty.
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