Acil George Topping
November 17, 1929 — September 21, 2016
Acil Topping, 86, formerly of Swisher, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Unity Point St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 2:00 pm Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: after 1:00 pm on Saturday until service time. Burial: Linwood Cemetery.
Acil was born on November 17, 1929, in Hale, Iowa the son of George and Bernice (Coleman) Topping. He graduated from Wyoming High School in 1947. In 1950, he married Geraldine Lewis and the couple later divorced. In 1972, Acil married Mary McInvale-Hunter. Acil was a machinist for Iowa Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids.
Acil is survived by his wife, Mary Topping of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Donald (Rosie) Topping and Dennis (Rose) Topping; seven step-children; a sister, Geraldine Wherry; daughter-in-law, Joanie Topping; 31 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Acil was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Thomas Topping; and a sister, Delores Topping Holzinger.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to his church, Bible Baptist Church, Hiawatha, Iowa.
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Acil was born on November 17, 1929, in Hale, Iowa the son of George and Bernice (Coleman) Topping. He graduated from Wyoming High School in 1947. In 1950, he married Geraldine Lewis and the couple later divorced. In 1972, Acil married Mary McInvale-Hunter. Acil was a machinist for Iowa Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids.
Acil is survived by his wife, Mary Topping of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Donald (Rosie) Topping and Dennis (Rose) Topping; seven step-children; a sister, Geraldine Wherry; daughter-in-law, Joanie Topping; 31 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Acil was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Thomas Topping; and a sister, Delores Topping Holzinger.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to his church, Bible Baptist Church, Hiawatha, Iowa.
Please share a memory of Acil at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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