Clifford Lee Main
July 11, 1919 — December 5, 2007
Clifford “Lee” Main, 88, of Walker, Iowa, died, Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa, following an extended illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2007, at the Zion Presbyterian Church, Coggon, by the Rev. Kurt Walker. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker, where a Masonic service will begin at 7:15 p.m. and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Burial: Coggon Cemetery, Coggon, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Mary; a son, Terry (Julie) Main of Muscatine; four grandchildren, Leslie Main of Muscatine, Michael Main of Iowa City, Molly Main and Megan Main, both of Ames; a brother, Paul Main of Coggon; and his nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Andrea Main; three sisters, Helen Chambers, Ruth Detlefsen and Esther Reece; and a brother, Harold Main.
Lee was born to Thomas L. and Ella May (Eckert) Main on July 11, 1919 in rural Buchanan County. He attended country school and then graduated from Coggon High School in 1937. After graduation, Lee farmed with his Dad until inducted into the United States Army in 1946, serving his country in the Korean Conflict. On June 20, 1944, he was united in marriage to Mary Popp in Manchester, Iowa. After his discharged from the service, Lee drove a truck for Nash Finch in Cedar Rapids. In 1950, together with his wife, they started farming in the Coggon area and in 1966 they moved to a farm near Walker where they have remained.
Lee was a member of the Mecca Lodge #523 of Coggon, an elder of the Zion Presbyterian Church and served on the Township and Linn County ASCS, FHA board. He also was a Grant Township Trustee, a Linn County Cattlemen Director and served on various committees for the Linn County Farm Bureau and the North-Linn School Board.
Lee enjoyed all aspects of farming, especially feeding and raising his livestock and “walking his corn to market.” Most of all, he loved his family and enjoyed all the activities his children and grandchildren were involved in. An avid baseball fan, he also enjoyed all the ballgames in Cedar Rapids, especially the Kernels.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in memory of Lee.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Mary; a son, Terry (Julie) Main of Muscatine; four grandchildren, Leslie Main of Muscatine, Michael Main of Iowa City, Molly Main and Megan Main, both of Ames; a brother, Paul Main of Coggon; and his nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Andrea Main; three sisters, Helen Chambers, Ruth Detlefsen and Esther Reece; and a brother, Harold Main.
Lee was born to Thomas L. and Ella May (Eckert) Main on July 11, 1919 in rural Buchanan County. He attended country school and then graduated from Coggon High School in 1937. After graduation, Lee farmed with his Dad until inducted into the United States Army in 1946, serving his country in the Korean Conflict. On June 20, 1944, he was united in marriage to Mary Popp in Manchester, Iowa. After his discharged from the service, Lee drove a truck for Nash Finch in Cedar Rapids. In 1950, together with his wife, they started farming in the Coggon area and in 1966 they moved to a farm near Walker where they have remained.
Lee was a member of the Mecca Lodge #523 of Coggon, an elder of the Zion Presbyterian Church and served on the Township and Linn County ASCS, FHA board. He also was a Grant Township Trustee, a Linn County Cattlemen Director and served on various committees for the Linn County Farm Bureau and the North-Linn School Board.
Lee enjoyed all aspects of farming, especially feeding and raising his livestock and “walking his corn to market.” Most of all, he loved his family and enjoyed all the activities his children and grandchildren were involved in. An avid baseball fan, he also enjoyed all the ballgames in Cedar Rapids, especially the Kernels.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in memory of Lee.
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