Nick Price

Nick Price, 64, of Earlham, died Sunday, February 3, 2019 in the presence of family. A visitation with family present will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 8, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m., Saturday February 9, at the Church of Christ in Earlham with burial to follow at the Earlham Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge of Nebraska (www.hopelodgenebraska.org) or the Worthington Community Church. Online condolences can be left for the family at ochiltree.com. Nicholas William Price, son of William C. and Joyce M. (Nikolaison) Price, was born December 16, 1954 in Des Moines. Nick was raised on the family farm and attended school in Earlham. He graduated from Earlham High School in 1973. Nick went on to attend Iowa State graduating in 1977. It was at Iowa State that he met his wife, Doreen Davey. The couple was united in marriage on August 14, 1976, at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Toledo, Ohio and to this union three sons were born. Nick was an active farmer until his passing. He considered himself a humble steward of the land and caretaker of his cattle. He attended worship at the Worthington Community Church and served as the Madison Township Trustee for many years. He also served on the Farmers Cooperative (FC) (now known as Landus Cooperative) board for 12 years. He was an avid toy tractor and train collector. He also enjoyed cheering for the Iowa State Cyclones. All this said, he was a devoted son, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend who cherished the time he spent with his friends and family. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Doreen Price of Earlham; three sons, Nathan (Aminta) Price of Frisco, TX, Tyler (Alicia) Price of Earlham and Ben Price of Waukee; his mother, Joyce Price of Des Moines; two sisters, Vicki Turbiville of Lawrence, KS and Nancy Vaughn of Des Moines; six grandchildren, Ariana, Nadia, William, Johnathan, Abe and Alma Price; sisters-in-law, Deanna (Steve) Buxton of Gentryville, IN and Beth Davey of Sarasota, FL; niece, Jen Robinson of St. Paul, MN; nephew, Brad Davey of Sarasota, FL. He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents; and brothers-in-law, Graham Turbiville and Douglas Davey.