DAVE TUVELL

LAMAR-A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Daniel Funeral Home for David Harold Tuvell, 72, Lamar, who died Thursday evening, April 2, 2015, at his home. Dr. Mark Turnbough will officiate.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lamar Untied Methodist Church.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Polly and Bob Runke, Prairie Village, Kan.; a daughter, Shelly Hammen, Rockwell City, Iowa; two grandchildren, Keeley and Justin Hammen, Rockwell City, Iowa; a special companion, Teresa Hall, Lamar, and neighbors and friends he considered family.

Mr. Tuvell was born Jan. 11, 1943, in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Harold and Retha (Doyle) Tuvell. He graduated from Lake City High School and enjoyed a long career as a telephone maintenance technician. He had worked for Iowa Telecom and GTE for 24 years, retiring in 1998. In 2002 he moved to Lamar where he married Mary Jane Snider on March 17, 2003. Together they enjoyed his favorite pastime of fishing and appreciating nature. He was a member of Lamar United Methodist Church and was especially grateful for the fellowship of the JOY gatherings after his wife's death on Dec. 21, 2008.