Paul E. Meeves

Paul Edward Meeves was born May 18, 1937 to the late Edward and Velma (Huelsman) Meeves on their family farm in Dunlap, Iowa. He was baptized on June 20, 1937 and he later confirmed his faith on March 18, 1951 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Iowa. He graduated from Charter Oak High School with the class of 1955.

After graduation, Paul worked for Ettleman's in Dow City and Texaco in Denison. On August 10, 1957, Paul was united in marriage to Betty Groth in Schleswig, Iowa. To this union, three boys were born: Bryce, Brent and Bryan. They made their home in Dunlap.

He enjoyed hunting, playing cards, watching baseball and Kansas City Chiefs. He was avid farmer where he raised cows, calves, pigs, sheep, horses, row crops and hay. He had a strong faith in his Lord and was a long-time member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who loved his family more than anything.

Paul passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison attaining the age of eighty-four years, two months and twenty-five days. In addition to his parents, Paul was preceded in death by his son: Bryan Meeves; brother: Gerald Meeves; brothers-in-law: Milfred Nemitz, Vertus Groth, Milroy Groth, Wilbert Groth and his wife Donna and Darlo Pirwitz; sisters-in-law, Darlene and her husband Arlo Jensen and Irene and her husband Herman Meiners.

Left to cherish his memories, his wife: Betty Meeves of Dunlap; sons: Bryce Meeves and his wife Denise of Denison and Brent Meeves of Dunlap; grandchildren: Bradley Meeves of Manilla and Brooke Meeves of Denison; great-granddaughter: Morgan Meeves of Manilla; close family friend: Jason Knickman and his wife Jennifer and their children: Cooper and Addyson all of Dunlap; sister: Jeanette Nemitz of Denison; sisters-in-law: Donna Meeves of Schleswig, Marlene and her husband Gene Schneider of Denison, Marlys Groth of Denison, Marilyn Pirwitz of Charter Oak, Margie and her husband Erwin Moeller of Denison and Lorraine Groth of Denison; other relatives and friends.

Visitation is 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Huebner Funeral Home in Denison with prayer service at 5:00 p.m. Private Family Funeral service is on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 also at the funeral home. Interment is in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison. Memorials may be directed to the family.