Ernest Carley, Ii

Ernest Brown Carley, II, one of three children of Myrna Jean (Toland) and Ernest Brown Carley, Sr., was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa on August 8, 1947. Ernie grew up in the Griswold area and graduated from the Griswold High School in 1965. Following high school, he joined the United States Army and was stationed in Vietnam for two years. While overseas, Ernie was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal.
In 1972, Ernie returned to the Griswold and Carson, Iowa areas. He began work with area construction crews, working on area roadways, pipe and fiber optic lines. Ernie worked for Pottawattamie County on the bridge crew for five years, and then farmed until his health forced him to retire. Ernie loved animals, enjoyed hunting and fishing, playing cards with his friends, and was always with his dog Troubles. Ernie, Troubles, and Tinker had traveled to Tennessee to visit friends when Ernie became ill.
Ernie died at the Decatur County Hospital in Parsons, Tennessee on May 15, 2004 at the age of 56 years, 9 months, and 7 days. Ernie was preceded in death by his son Jacob Andrew Carley in 1987.
Ernie is survived by his parents Myrna and Ernest Carley of Carson, Iowa; sisters Marilyn Marie Hart and her husband Jerry of Osceola, Missouri, and Jeanie Moore and her husband Gary of Pensacola, Florida; companion Cindy "Tinker" Sanny of Carson; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.