Don Narigon

Donald Oscar Narigon, the son of Virgil Oscar and Flossie (Brown) Narigon was born November 16, 1934, at their home in Nodaway Township.  Don entered eternal rest Saturday, January 18, 2020, at CHI Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa, at the age of eighty-five years.
Don attended the Nodaway School and graduated with the Class of 1953.  Don was united in marriage to Joanne Griffith on May 15, 1952.  Four children blessed this union; David, Daniel, Douglas and Kathy Jo.  Don and his family farmed in Adams County until 1962 when they moved to Red Oak.  Don was then employed as an insurance agent with Farm Bureau and in 1963 he was promoted to agency manager for Ringgold County.  He moved to Audubon County as agency manager for Audubon and Guthrie Counties.
Don and his family returned to Adams County in 1969 when they moved into Corning where Don worked in advertising and insurance.  After his divorce Don married Cheryl Johnson on November 27, 1976, and in 1977 they moved to the family farm in Nodaway Township.  In 1983 they established the first pure bred herd of Gelbvieh cattle in Adams County.  Cheryl passed away October 28. 2001.  Their farm was recognized as a Century Farm in 2002.
Don was united in marriage to Mary Jane Pindell on November 16, 2002 in Creston, Iowa.  They  operated the restaurant in the club house at Sun Valley Lake from 2005 through 2008.  Don and Mary Jane enjoyed their time traveling.  They moved to Creston, Iowa, in February 2018.
Don was very active in community and civic organizations throughout his life. He served as a Republican Party Delegate to the County, District and State Conventions.  Don was a Farm Bureau member all his life.  He also served as a lay minister at the Nodaway United Methodist Church.  He was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ.  Don was known for his sense of humor and being a very positive person.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Left to cherish Don’s memory are his wife Mary Jane, Creston, Iowa;  children: David (Annette) Narigon, Merryville, Louisiana; Dan (Laurie) Narigon, Dayton, Ohio; Kathy (Noel) Palmer, Novelty, Missouri; Doug (Andrea) Narigon, Hutto, Texas; step-children: Connie (Patrick) Kerrigan, Afton, Iowa; Diana (Randy) Miller, Creston, Iowa; Donna Nedham, Afton, Iowa; Randy (Shelly) Needham, Afton, Iowa. 23 grandchildren and step-grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; siblings: Joe Narigon, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Effie Lee Boggess, Villisca, Iowa; many other relatives and friends.
Preceding Don in death were his parents; wife: Cheryl; mother of his children: Joanne; sister: Eleanor Newman.