Funeral Services for 86-year-old Darrell Jameson of Greenfield will be held on Thursday, November 30, at 2:30 p.m. at the Greenfield United Methodist Church, with burial at the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the burial.
An open visitation will be held at the Greenfield United Methodist Church on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The family will greet friends on Wednesday, November 29, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Darrell Jameson died peacefully Friday, November 24th, 2023, at the Greenfield Nursing Home.
Darrell was born on August 7, 1937, in Adair County. He was 3rd youngest of 9 born to Kathrine (Funke) and Clyde Jameson. He grew up on a farm in rural Lee Township in a small home. Throughout his youth, he helped out on the farm and showed livestock for 4-H. He and his siblings enjoyed going to town on the weekends, attending the county fairs, and 4th of July celebrations.
Darrell held many jobs throughout his working career including operating Skelly’s, delivering gas to rural farms, opening up the Tiger Den Game Room for the youth of Greenfield, selling night crawlers for extra cash using the honor system, managing the COOP Car Care Center and finally working at Schildberg’s until he retired. He especially loved his other “jobs” as a volunteer Greenfield firefighter for 40+ years. He served as Chief during the late 1980’s and 90’s, he coached a women’s softball team called the Jameson Flyers, and enjoyed his time serving his community in many ways.
Darrell married Alice Griswold on September 17, 1966. Together they had 4 children Mary, Anne, Dan, and Tim. They lived just outside of Greenfield for many years before moving to town in the late 1990’s.
Darrell was a lifelong sports fan. When he wasn’t busy with projects or work you could find him following his beloved Hawkeyes, Cubs and whatever other sport was on TV. He especially loved his Greenfield/ Nodaway Valley teams and could be seen at games for decades. He supported them further by helping run concessions, grilling for games with Coach Riley, and helping on the football sidelines with the chain gang (and getting in-game insights from Coach Daut).
Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Mary, brothers Keith, Bob, Marion, Dick, Wayne, and Ron, sister Eileen, and many extended family members. He is survived by his sister Bonnie (Stalder), children Anne Eslinger, Dan (Michelle), and Tim (Christy); grandchildren Chase, Abbey, Travis (Rikki), Trevor (Lyndsey), Taden, Kiersten, and Parker; and great-grandchildren Blake, Kingston, Taylen, Tatum, and Leighton.
The Lamb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
