Franklin "Wade" Huff

Franklin Wade Huff, one of eight children of Katie Anise (Miller) and Lester Eldridge Huff was born in Allendale, Missouri on October 8, 1924. Wade attended school at Grant City, Missouri. Following school he worked on the farm with his parents and at the creamery in Ravenwood. Wade was inducted in the U.S. Army on August 11, 1944 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He served in the infantry and was stationed in Europe and Africa. Wade was awarded the Victory Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with two Bronze Battle Stars, three Overseas Service Bars, the Army of Occupation Medal, Germany Good Conduct Medal, and Silver Star. Following the service Wade returned to Missouri where he drove a milk truck and worked various construction jobs in Ravenwood.
Wade and Cora Lee Verbick were married in Ravenwood, Missouri in 1946. They made their first home in Ravenwood and were blessed with their children Franklin Robert "Bob" and Susie. The family moved to Glenwood, Iowa in 1949, where Wade worked at the Glenwood Packing Plant. He worked at the plant for 25 years before its closing. Wade continued to work in Glenwood at the Unitog facility until his retirement in 1987.
Wade and Cora Lee had been married fifty years when Cora Lee died on May 18, 1997. Wade continued to live at his home in Glenwood. He enjoyed pitching horseshoes, fishing, hunting, and camping. He was a member of the Eagles in Glenwood and Plattsmouth, Nebraska, the Glenwood VFW, and a proud Foster Grandparent at the Glenwood Resource Center and Lewis Township School District.
On September 12, 1997, Wade met Delores Christensen of Council Bluffs. He moved to Council Bluffs in 2002. He and Delores grew closer and became the best of friends. On October 5, 2004, while mowing his lawn, Wade and his lawn tractor fell over a short retaining wall. He was admitted to Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs with injuries suffered in the accident. Wade's health continued to fail and he died at Mercy Hospital on November 9, 2004 having attained the age of 80 years, 1 month, and a day.
Wade was preceded in death by his parents, sister Margaret McConahay, and wife Coral Lee Huff. He is survived by his son Franklin "Bob" Huff and wife Candace of Glenwood; daughter Susie Fleming and husband Gordon of Macon, MO; sisters Rose Harding of Grant City, MO, Helen Fisher of MO, and Alma "Top" Mae of St. Joseph, MO; brothers Burl Huff of Cameron, MO, Dale Huff of Stanbury, MO, and Alvin Huff of St. Joseph, MO; grandchildren Teresa, Mariesha, and Ryan; great grandchildren Debra and Nicholas; and special friend Delores Christensen and her son Gary Christensen and his wife Ann and their daughters Ashley and Chelsey of Emerson, IA; Delores's daughter Sandra Kanger and her husband Ray of Council Bluffs and their daughter Michaela Lewis and her husband Steve of Council Bluffs.