Walter John Peel

Walter John Peel age 65 of Perry passed away on Saturday, September 23,2023 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 2, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery near Perry. Memorials will be given to his family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com. John was known best by his friends and family as "John", he was born on March 28, 1958, to Donald Peel and Betty Ikerd Peel. John grew up in the Perry area. After school he enlisted into the army, but after 4 short months he honorably discharged for medical reasons. On October 18, 1975, he was united in marriage to Kelly, and they were blessed with three children, Shawn, Eric, and Michael. After they parted, he was then united in marriage to Tammy Richardson on November 8, 1985. John gained a son Daniel when he married Tammy. John and Tammy were blessed with twins Courtney and Cory on Nov 5,1990. John was a volunteer fireman, he had a love of motorcycles, hot rods, ATVs/UTVs, and snow mobiles. But his biggest love of all was hunting which he got all of his and Tammys kids involved in. He was the cook of the family and would fix and tinker around with almost anything. He enjoyed horses, cats, and his dogs. He was mostly a soft-spoken quiet man with a tough exterior. Not to be fooled because he could lay down the law if he needed to. John was a jack of all trades master of none and did anything for work ranging from CNA to factory work. John is survived by his wife of 38 years Tammy, his children Courtney (Scott) Roseberry, Cory Peel, Daniel (Sammy) Richardson, Shawn (Danny) Daggett, Michael (Heather) Peel, Eric (Dana) Peel. His grandchildren, Gracelynn, Chloe Alice, Andrew, Alex, Skylar, Chloe, Ethan, Aspen, Keeran, Shaniza, London, Cody, Justin, and Kaitlynn, great grandchildren Dallas, Payton, Karli, Emma, Wyatt, Laura and Gabriel, Athena one stepsister Lena Smith and Aunt Bonnie Ikerd, many nieces and nephews and other family members. John was preceded in death by his parents, stepparents, and his brother/best friend. Funeral Service Monday, October 2, 2023 11:00 AM Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care 1721 Park St Perry, IA 50220