Earl Conard

A memorial celebration is planned for Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Sahuaro Baptist Church in Tucson, Arizona. He is survived by a daughter, Yvonne Meyer of Tucson, AZ; a son, Kenneth Conard (Carol) of Winterset; 6 grandsons, Joel, Jeremy, Jamie Conard of Winterset, Daniel Conard of West Des Moines, Steve Mead of Winterset, and David Meyer of Evergreen, CO; 6 granddaughters, Karla Baez of San Diego, CA, Trina Doke of Des Moines, Lori Smith of Los Angeles, CA, Janine Tomlin of San Diego, CA, Julie Forkan of Anacortes, WA and Paula Hannon of Winterset; 42 great grandchildren; 7 great great-grandchildren and a son-in-law, Ron Mead of Cottonwood, AZ. Earl was preceded in death by a son, Dean; a daughter, JoAnn Mead; a grandson, Brian; a great granddaughter, Michaala, and a son-in-law, Fredrick Meyer. Earl left behind a spiritual legacy to family and friends that will never be forgotten; he truly loved his Lord and was a living testimony to that fact. His Christ-like example is being lived out in the many lives that he touched. Earl was born March 3, 1909. He would have celebrated his 100th Birthday in 2009. The Lord promises long life to them who trust Him. On December 9, 1930, Earl was married to Olive Ruth Veatch who preceded him in death on January 2, 1985. Earl started a radio and TV business in Winterset back in 1947 and later worked for Mills Motor as a Master Mechanic for over 30 years until he retired and eventually moved to Tucson. Earl Conard is now present with the Lord. He left Monday morning, September 29, 2008. He was 99. Visitation: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 3, 2008 at Ochiltree Funeral Service. Service: 2:30 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Grace Baptist Church in Winterset, with family receiving friends prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Memorial: Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.