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| George L. Kling | |
| September 27, 1922 - April 25, 2010 | |
| Newton, Iowa
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| Visitation: The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the funeral home. | |
| Graveside Service: 11 a.m., Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Newton Union Cemetery in Newton. Military honors by the Offutt Air Force Base Honors Division. | |
| Those left to honor George's memory are his daughter, Shannon Spellman of Glendale, Arizona; grandson, Chase Caudle of Merritt Island, Florida; his great-granddaughter, Sloan Caudle of Merritt Island, Florida; three sisters, Florence Smith of Tucson, Arizona, Mary Powell of Mason City, Iowa and Dorothy Pearson of St. Petersburg, Florida; and his many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Henry and Bertha S. (Brooks) Kling; daughter, Lauren in 2005; sister, Grace Meredith; and brother, Henry Kling.
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| George served his country in the U. S. Army Air Corps during WW II, where he was a 1st Lieutenant and B-17 pilot. George flew as a part of the 2nd Bomb Group, 49th Bomb Squadron. | |
| George was a graduate of Newton High School in 1939. He also graduated from Iowa State University in 1946 with a degree in Animal Husbandry. He was a farmer in the Kellogg area and a commodities broker, retiring in 2005. | |
| George was a member of the Newton Elks Club, American Legion Post 111, VFW Post 1655, and the Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League. | |
| MEMORIALS in George’s name may be left to the Jasper County Honor Flight; memorials may be left at the funeral home. | |
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Wallace Family Funeral Home 1115 E. 19th St. N., Newton, IA 50208-2539 Toll Free: 1-877-787-9911 Phone: 641-787-9911 Fax: 641-787-9208 staff@wallacefamilyfuneralhome.com
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