Harold Wayne Rollins

Harold Wayne Rollins, one of four children of Goldie Laverne (Brundidge) Rollins and Ocie Orland Rollins, was born on May 24, 1919 on a farm in Washington Township in Pottawattamie County near Carson, Iowa. He grew up near Carson and attended Oak Grove Country School through the 8th grade. His family was too poor to send the children to high school, so following country school; he helped his parents on the farm. Harold delivered Sunday newspapers to help pay for a car.

Harold met Lois Lorayne Wilber at an Earl Snaples Dance. They were married on March 17, 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska and received a cow as a wedding gift from his parents. Their marriage was blessed with five children, Dwayne Darrell, Darrell Lynn, Darla Jean, Donna Lee, and Roxann Marie. The family rented different farms over the years as they lived in the Carson area until Harold purchased his own farm ground. He started out farming with horses and plowed with five head on a gang plow, using two of his own and borrowing three others. His first tractor was a Moline. Harold also drove truck for the Pottawattamie County Roads Department for 14 years before retiring in 1983. He continued to farm and worked for Gary Forristall for 10 years.

Harold and Lois were members of the Carson Presbyterian Church until 2005 and Harold was involved with the Mariners as well as helped to initiate the Westside Feeders 4-H Club. Harold enjoyed playing softball, baseball, roller skating and dancing. He enjoyed getting together with the neighbors and playing cards. Harold spent much time down by Silver Creek, where he learned to ice skate with blades clipped to his boots and swim during the summers, although his first experience in swimming, he found himself covered with leaches, which scared the livin' daylights out of him.

Harold and Lois were married 72 years when Lois passed away at home in Carson on April 30, 2010.

Harold passed away at his home in Carson on June 3, 2012 at the age of 93 years and 9 days. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Lois Rollins; son Darrell Rollins; daughter Donna Blatny; brother Orland Rollins; brothers-in-law, Berwyn Cleveland, Virgil Haines, Dale Wilber and wife Helen, LaVern Wilber and wife Eva, and Gola Wilber and wife Wilma; and sister-in-law Shirley Wilber.

Harold is survived by son Dwayne Rollins of Griswold, IA; daughters, Darla Harrill and husband Porter of Carson, and Roxann Strong and husband Dave of Westphalia, IA; son-in-law Robert Blatny of Carson: eleven grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; sisters, Erma Cleveland and Eileen Haines, both of Oakland, IA; sister-in-law Lavon Rollins of Treynor, IA; brother-in-law Dudley Wilber of Carson; nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.

A memorial fund has been established.

Interment in Carson Cemetery.