George Law, Jr.

George Henry Law, Jr. was born in Corning, Iowa on March 22, 1923 to George H. Law, Sr. and Dorothy Conner. He passed away on December 11, 2015 at the age of 92. George was married to Anne Taha for 47 years until her passing in 1993. He is survived by sons, David (Sandy) of West Des Moines, Chuck (Mickie) of Omaha, NE and Danny (Claudia) of Des Moines; daughter, Mary (David) Anderson of Borerne, Texas; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his second wife, Barb and her family. George was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Anne; three brothers; and two sisters.

George was a WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Army 34th Division, 168th Infantry. He logged 500+ days of combat and was awarded two bronze stars for his service.

He taught by example to be honest, to work hard and also to never forget to play hard. George and Anne owned and operated Law’s DX and Law’s 66 service stations for 35 years on Des Moines’ Southside.

He was a member of Park Avenue Christian Church, South Gate Masonic Lodge #657, ZaGaZig Shrine, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Park Avenue Christian Church, 3219 SW 9th Street in Des Moines, Iowa followed by burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Park Avenue Christian Church.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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