Gerald "Jerry" Waugh

Gerald (Jerry) Douglas Waugh, 73, of Sully, IA, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019, in Des Moines, IA after a brief illness, with family by his side.

Jerry was born September 3, 1945, in Mt Ayr, IA, to Clarence and Mary Waugh. He and his older brothers, Richard and David, grew up on a farm outside of Redding, IA, and graduated from Mt. Ayr High School. Jerry went on to play basketball at the University of Northern Iowa, where he was an All-Conference player and graduated in 1968.

Following college, Jerry married Terri Biggs, and completed 3 years of military service with the U.S. Army. After Terri’s passing, Jerry was married to Julie Anger. Jerry married his wife Marcia Martin in 1994. Between them they had 7 children.

Jerry was a lifelong educator. He was a teacher, coach, principal, and superintendent in numerous communities in Iowa, including Eldora, Atlantic, Ft. Dodge, Jefferson, and Grundy Center.

Jerry and Marcia enjoyed and were active in church, church choirs and youth mentoring programs wherever they lived. They enjoyed traveling together and attending as many of their grandchildren’s activities as possible. Jerry was also an avid fisherman who enjoyed planning and leading family fishing trips to Canada and Wyoming.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Marcia Waugh (Cunningham); his children, Trisha (James) Pipkins, Jim Martin, Mike Waugh, Jason Martin, Teri (Brad) Bowlin, Jonathon Waugh, and Mark (Zoe) Waugh; grandchildren, Jaryn Pipkins, Trey Pipkins, Jack Bowlin, and Payton Bowlin; brothers, Richard Waugh and David Waugh; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Mary Waugh; and his first wife, Terri Waugh (Biggs).

Visitation will take place Friday, February 1, 2019, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held at Union Park United Methodist Church in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

The family will be memorializing Jerry with a donation in support of the choral music programs at Union Park United Methodist Church of Des Moines, IA and the St. Andrew Lutheran Church of Sully, IA. If desired, contributions to the memorial can be made through [https://www.plumfund.com/memorial-fund/jerry-waugh-memorial-fund].

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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