Velma Stougard
January 02, 2013
Velma Verlee Purvis Stougard passed away January 2, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Velma was born June 21, 1913, in Bible Grove, MO, and spent her teenage years in Jefferson, IA, before moving to Des Moines in the early 1940’s. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, camping, and family.
Velma is survived by her son, Larry (Ngat) Stougard of Johnston, IA; her brother, Clarence Purvis of Marshalltown, IA; and a host of grandchildren and other family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew R. Stougard, and her son, Richard Stougard, Sr.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2013, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines, with burial following at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Sharon Bellville
01/09/2013
Larry, very sorry for your loss.
Dave& Ruth Hunter
01/06/2013
Larry sorry to hear about your mother, please accept our condolences from our family to yours.
Semper Fi Dave
Bill Trimble
01/05/2013
Stew
My deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your mother.
David Murillo
01/03/2013
Met this lady only once but I instantly knew she was a dynamite woman to have raised a son like Larry! Stew and his late dad and brother had/have great personalities and the apple never falls too far from the tree.