Francis B. Hochstetler

Francis was born October 20, 1909 in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Charles Henry and Lillian (May) Hochstetler. He married Dorothy Morrissey on January 8, 1948 in Winterset, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Paul Hochstetler; a sister and brother-in-law, Eva and Bob Towns; a brother-in-law, Ernie Brown and a grandson, Michael Bayliss. Francis was a farmer all of his life, a member of the Penn Center Methodist Church and Farm Bureau. When he was younger he raised horses and he always enjoyed tinkering with machinery; but his greatest joy was being a farmer. Francis is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hochstetler of Dexter; a daughter, Ann McKibbin and her husband, Kenneth of DeSoto; three sons, Clair Hochstetler and wife, Pat of Dexter; Dennis Hochstetler and wife, Paulette of Winterset; Stephen Hochstetler and his wife, Mayumi of Honolulu, Hawaii; a sister, Anna Brown of Earlham; a sister-in-law, Lelah Luckinbill of Dexter; 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Visitation: 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday (FAMILY WILL BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 6:00 TO 8:00) July 15, 2004 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare Service: 10:30 a.m., Friday July 16, 2004 at Penn Center Methodist Church Memorial: Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.