Elton D. Tackett Obituary (1949

Elton Douglas Tackett, the oldest of two children, of Orville Ervin Tackett and Vera Leota (Andrews) Tackett, was born September 22, 1949 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Elton grew up on the family farm near Glenwood and graduated from Glenwood High School in 1968. He attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa where he majored in auto mechanics and worked at O'Malley's Furniture and at Stanley Chevrolet in Glenwood. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1970 and was medically discharge in 1971. Elton and Deborah Ann Barnes were united in marriage at Grace United Methodist Church in Glenwood, Iowa on January 30, 1971. Their first home was an apartment in Glenwood and Elton began what would become a lifelong career as a farmer and auto mechanic. Elton and Deborah were blessed with three children, Elden Doyle, Danelle Annette, and Elliott DeWaine. Elton worked at the A.M.C. auto dealership in Tabor, Iowa and then the family moved to Malvern, Iowa where Elton worked for Bill Baer Ford. In 1977, Elton began working for Glenwood Auto and in 1978 the family returned to Glenwood and the family farm. Elton worked for Glenwood Auto until 1987 when he began working for Ace Mead's garage. Elton worked for Ace until 2000, when he went to work at the COOP Service Station in Silver City. Elton enjoyed antique tractor restoration, attending and participating in swap meets, thrashing meets, farm shows, and plowing contests. He loved his John Deere tractors. In earlier years, he was a member of the Classic '55, '56, and '57 Chevy Club. Elton passed away on November 4, 2009 at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha at the age of 60 years, 1 month, and 12 days. He was preceded in death by an infant granddaughter, Brianne Christine Tackett. He is survived by his wife of over 39 years, Deborah Tackett; parents, Orville and Vera Tackett of Glenwood; children, Elden Tackett and his wife Jessica of Council Bluffs, IA, Danelle Tackett and Leslie Harris, Jr., and grandson Brendon Tackett, all of Bellevue, Nebraska, and Elliott Tackett of Council Bluffs; sister Julia Gray and husband Michael of Glenwood; other relatives and friends.