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| Dwain Morehead |
| October 28, 1954 - March 08, 2010 |
Preston, Iowa
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| Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday March 11, 2010 at Lahey Funeral Home, Maquoketa ~ The family will honor his wishes and cremation will follow visitation ~ Memorials can be made to the family for a future scholarship fund |
Interment: a later date , at Pence Cemetery, Baldwin, Iowa
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Dwain Clifford Morehead was born October 28, 1954, in Maquoketa, Iowa,
to Marvin and Virginia (Mohr) Morehead. He was raised by his mother and
step father, Mick Hughes after the age of six. He attended Maquoketa Public
Schools, graduating in 1972 as class valedictorian, and went on to attend
Iowa State University.
He worked at John Deere Moline Works in Moline, Illinois, before moving to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1987, where he worked for a pest control business for
17 years, and also a limo service. In June 2008, Dwain was diagnosed with
stage IV lung cancer, and moved back with his parents for his treatments.
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Dwain is survived by his parents, Mick and Virginia Hughes of Preston;
siblings, Barry Hughes of Shellsburg, Lynn (Julie) Hughes of Cedar Rapids,
Lori (Ritch) Skrivseth and Jay (Sherri) Hughes, of Preston;
and Christopher (Tracey) Hughes of Davenport; &
nieces and nephews, Nicole (Corey) Rushford, Jaymie, Ashlee & Samantha Hughes, John (Abby), Cody (Kelly) & Casey Skrivseth and Kyle, Jacob &
Austin Hughes. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins
and his second family at Gallager's in Phoenix, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, "Bub" & Mary Mohr, paternal grandparents, Clifford & Evelyn Morehead and Leo & Mary Hughes,
a nephew, Cale Hughes, and his biological father, Marvin Morehead.
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Dwain C. Morehead, 55, of Preston, Iowa, died Monday, March 8, 2010,
at his home.
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