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Darrell Jameson, 86, of Greenfield, died peacefully Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at the Greenfield Nursing Home.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church, with burial in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will follow burial at the church. Pastor Melinda Stonebraker will officiate the service. The family asks everyone to wear their favorite sports attire to the visitation and service. Open visitation will be held 2-7 p.m. with family greeting friends 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the church.
The Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the professional arrangements. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in Darrell’s name at a later date.
Darrell was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Adair County. He was the third youngest of nine children born to Kathrine (Funke) and Clyde Jameson. He grew up on a farm in a small home in rural Lee Township. Throughout his youth he helped out on the farm and showed livestock for 4-H. He and his siblings enjoyed going to town on the weekends, attending the county fairs and Fourth of July celebrations.
Darrell held many jobs throughout his working career including operating Skelly’s, delivering gas to rural farms, opening up the Tiger Den Game Room for the youth of Greenfield, selling night crawlers for extra cash using the honor system, managing the CO-OP Car Care Center and finally, working at Schildberg’s until he retired. He especially loved his other “jobs” including being a volunteer fire fighter in Greenfield for 40 plus years. He served as chief during the late 1980s and 90s, coached a women’s softball team called the Jameson Flyers and enjoyed his time serving his community in many ways.
Darrell married Alice Griswold Sept. 17, 1966, and together they had four children: Mary, Anne, Dan and Tim. They lived just outside of Greenfield for many years before moving in town in the late 1990s.
Darrell was a life-long sports fan. When he wasn’t busy with projects or work, you could find him following his beloved Hawkeyes, Cubs and whatever other sport was on TV.
He especially loved his Greenfield/ Nodaway Valley teams and could be seen at games for decades. He supported them further by helping run concessions, grilling for games with Coach Riley and helping on the football sidelines with the chain gang (and getting in game insights from Coach Daut).
Darrell was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Mary; brothers: Keith, Bob, Marion, Dick, Wayne and Ron; sister, Eileen and many extended family members.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Jameson; sister Bonnie (Stalder); children: Anne Eslinger, Dan (Michelle) and Tim (Christy); grandchildren: Chase, Abbey, Travis (Rikki), Trevor (Lyndsey), Taden, Kiersten and Parker and great-grandchildren: Blake, Kingston, Taylen, Tatum and Leighton.