Jeffery Shawn Taggart

Graveside Services for Jeffery Shawn Taggart were held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Casket bearers were: Placido Ortiz, Tim Lybarger, Robert Heitman Sr., Lynne Taggart, Robert Heitman Jr., and Coby Graham. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of these arrangements. Jeffery Shawn Taggart, son of Daniel Harry Taggart, Sherri Lee Cline and Terry Graham, was born November 4, 1973 in Bountiful, Utah and died March 26, 2021 at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 47. Jeff grew up in Utah, San Diego, and Hawaii because his stepfather Terry was in the United States Navy. He graduated high school in California, and went to trade school for Heating & Cooling, Auto mechanics, and Appliance repair. In June 2011 Jeff and Stephanie Elizabeth Heitman were united in marriage. They had four children: Anderson, Aliyah, Audrey, and Baby Bentley. The family has lived in Perry, Iowa for the past fifteen years. Jeffery enjoyed woodworking, fishing, and hanging out with his neighbors who were good friends of his. He enjoyed his hobby of day trading; especially hanging out in the chat room with his trading friends on Day Trading Radio'. He worked for Westside Parts & Service in Urbandale for nearly 15 years. Jeff loved the Green Bay Packers, but what he loved most in life was his family. He was preceded in death by his baby daughter Bentley, biological father Daniel Taggart, stepfather Terry Graham, his good friend Rich Wilkening, and several aunts and uncles. Jeff is survived by his wife Stephanie Taggart of Perry; his children: Anderson, Aliyah and Audrey; his mother Sherri Graham of Ardmore, Oklahoma; his brothers Lynne Taggart (Felicia) of Maryland, Cameron Taggart, and Coby (Yvette) Graham of New Mexico. Memorials may be sent to Hastings Funeral Home - 1417 2nd St., P.O. Box # 204 - Perry, IA 50220. Cemetery Details Violet Hill 8th and Park Street Perry, IA 50220 Previous Events Visitation MAR 31. 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM (CT) Hastings Funeral Home - Perry 1417 Second Street Perry, IA 50220 (515) 465-4691 hastings@minburncomm.net Graveside Service APR 1. 11:00 AM (CT) Violet Hill 8th and Park Street Perry, IA 50220