Raymond 'Shorty' Kiddoo

A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 29th at the United Methodist Church in Macksburg with a graveside service immediately following in the Moon Cemetery near Macksburg. Memorials may be directed to the Winterset Care Center South Activity Fund or Middle River Hospice. Raymond Floyd Kiddoo was born December 11, 1924, in Crookston, Minnesota to Ben and Augusta (Holdcroft) Kiddoo. The family lived in Minnesota until 1937 when they moved to Iowa settling on a farm near Macksburg. Ray graduated from Macksburg High School and later married Betty Jean Butcher on November 18, 1944 and to this union six children were born. Ray loved farming and always farmed as well as driving truck cross country for many years retiring from Roadway Freight in Des Moines. Ray loved raising cattle and prided himself on having a superior herd of pure-bred Angus. Ray was a member of the Teamsters Union and the American Angus Association. He also loved baseball and was especially fond of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ray died on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Winterset Care Center South in Winterset. He was 87. Ray is survived by his children, Jeanette Scoles; Steve (Ruth Ann) Kiddoo, Chris (Don) Eyerly all of of Winterset; Jeff (Patty) Kiddoo of Lorimor; Debbie (David) Waltz of Winterset and Tony (Cathy) Kiddoo of Columbia, MO. Ray is also survived by his brother, Bill Kiddoo of Sparks, NV; 23 grandchildren (Jason, Amy, Jennifer, Missy, Heather, Dani, Angie, Heidi, Chad, Colton, Kendra, Natasha, Shelly, Cory, Brandon, Julie, Kiel, Tyler, Megan, Logan, Cade, Ben and Emily), 40 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty; a sister, Zelma; two brothers; Harold and Junior, a sister-in-law, Patty Kiddoo and two sons-in-law, Jim Scoles and John Melroy.