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- Dubuque Telegraph Herald October 6, 1990,p.5A
The Hawk Eye
Harold D. Sexton, 70, of 3315 Foot Hill Drive, Dubuque, formerly of Burlington, died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, October 4, 1990, at Mercy Hospital, Dubuque.
Born July 9, 1920, in Mediapolis, he was the son of Clark and Mabelle Carrithers Sexton.
He married Anna E. Smith May 3, 1941, in Burlington. He was a member of the TriState Masonic Lodge No. 673, the High 12 of Masonic Lodge, the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dubuque, SCORE, and the Society of Automotive Engineers. He was a product safety engineer for the John Deere Tractor Works in Dubuque for 31 years. He was presently employed by Dreyfus Consulting Firm of New York City and Waterloo. He had a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from Ames and a Master's Degree in business from the University of Iowa. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as captain in the Engineer Corps in the Pacific Theater.
Surviving are his wife; his mother, Morning Sun; one daughter, Mrs. Joyce (Charles) Vesey, Muscatine; two sons, David L. Sexton, Dubuque, and Major Dennis D. Sexton, Washington, D.C.; one sister, Mrs. Marilyn Westfall, Columbus City; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Egelhof Casper Strueber Funeral Home, 1145 Locust Street, Dubuque. The Masonic service will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The service for Mr. Sexton will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Egelhof Funeral Home. The graveside committal service will be 2:30 p.m. Monday in Burlington Memorial Park.
A memorial has been established.
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