Boyd Kading

C. Boyd Kading, 91, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa.

Carl Boyd Kading was born November 6, 1916, at the family farm in Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, the son of Otto F. and Anna M. (Hain) Kading.

Boyd grew up on the family farm and farmed his entire life until entering the Adair Nursing Home, November 11, 2003. He moved to the New Homestead on December 14, 2005.

Boyd attended the Walnut #3 Country School and later attended the Casey High School, Casey, Iowa.

On May 27, 1939, Boyd married Maxine Matthews in Omaha, Nebraska. After his marriage, he helped many of the neighbors with repair work during the years of WWII and thereafter.

He was a self taught machinist and farm mechanic. Boyd spent his life farming and was one of the first to begin the practice of contour farming. He was also known for his love of raising cattle.

Boyd was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Casey, where he was baptized on July 29, 1917, and confirmed on May 28, 1933. He served on the church board as a trustee.

He served on the REC Board of Directors for 24 years and on the Casey Mutual Telephone Company as a Board Director for 33 years.

Boyd is survived by a daughter, Lili Gettig and her husband, Tom of Liberty, Missouri; a son, Robert Kading of Bland, Virginia; a grandson, Glen Boyd Kading of Wytheville, Virginia; two brothers, Richard Kading of Grover Beach, California and Norman Kading and his wife, Gladys of Casey, Iowa; a sister, Ruth Chandler of Whittier, California, as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto and Anna Kading; his wife, Maxine Kading on June 9, 1997; four sisters, Edith Barney, Lucile Morrison, Marie Smiley, and Ruby Champlin.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Casey, Iowa with the Reverend Luke Zimmerman officiating.

Visitation is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2008, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Casey, with the family present to greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Committal services and interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Casey, Iowa, followed by a fellowship and lunch in St. John's Fellowship Hall.

Hockenberry Funeral Home in Casey is assisting the family.