BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

      Larry Dean Reeves, 75, Madrid. Born in Des Moines. Maxwell HS-68. Earned a degree as a diesel mechanic from DMACC. Married Mary Ellen Edwards in 1970. Worked 46 years for Cummins Central Power until retirement in 2018. Church board member in Elkhart and loved simple picnics or traveling. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen Reeves, three children and four siblings. Services in Elkhart. 

      Charles Dana "Chuck" Deppe, 82, Ames/Eastern Star.    

      Nathan Swigert, 17, Ogden.     

      Lorrie Jean Bullard Lee, 83, Boone/Westhaven. Formerly of Merced, CA. Chowchilla HS-61. Married Jim Lee in 1969. For many years, she worked as an Underwriting Analyst for Farmers Insurance in Merced. The couple also raised Purebred Shorthorn beef cattle. Lorrie was very involved in 4-H and both the California and American Shorthorn Associations. She enjoyed riding horses and reading. Lorrie moved to Boone in 2019 to be closer to her daughter, Jamie (Lee) Williams. An COL will be held later.      

       Randal Norman Williams, 73, Boone. Born in Ames. Married Dixie Reeves in 1974. Randal loved music. He had his own band for many years. The Country Moonlighters, later known as the Dixie Rebel Express, played for weddings and other events. Due to health issues, he had to give up his love of singing and guitar playing. He drove cab for RailCrew Xpress. Survivors include his wife, Dixie, a daughter, Nova (Ron), four brothers and two sisters. Services in Boone. 
     

        Raymond "Ray" Smalley, 68, rural Cambridge. Died in Phoenix while on vacation. Born in Ames. BHS-74. Retired first from Allied Constuction. After retirement, worked for West Farm Ag of Boone before his second retirement in 2024. A farmer at heart, he always found time to help with farm work. An EMT with Cambridge and Kelley Volunteer Fire Departments, he loved riding motorcycles on numerous trips. He also enjoyed snowmobiling and waterskiing. Ray was a member of Carpenter's Local Union 106, Boone Moose Lodge #104, the Moose Riders and the Rubber Knife Gang MC. Survivors include his sister, Candie McAlpine, and various other relatives. A COL will be held in Boone.