Darrell Harvey

Darrell Harvey, 71, of Corning, passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at Corning Specialty Care. The family will host a Celebration of Life gathering at a future date. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and ZA-GA-Zig Shriners, 1100 Shriners Parkway, Altoona, Iowa, 50009. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Born Oct. 11, 1952, to Clarence Virgil and Opal Bernice (Blakley) Harvey, Darrell Lee Harvey grew up in Corning and continued to grow and grow and grow until he was six and a half feet tall. He was a big guy with an even bigger heart. He loved deeply and his family was his most treasured gift, along with friends and neighbors and his faith.

His biggest joys were spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He had a love of music although the laughter of his loved ones was always the sweetest of all. Running errands took twice as long as a normal person because he needed to chat with everyone he met. There were no strangers to Darrell, and he always had a story to tell.

Darrell was a talented woodworker, spending many hours in his “château.” His many joys came from working with his hands and making precious treasures for his family and friends. He would often talk about attending church and truly enjoyed helping at potlucks when he was able. There is so much more to say about Darrell, however, we’d be here all day, not that he would mind. He will be deeply missed!

Left to cherish Darrell’s memory is his wife, Mary; daughter [Suzanne] Shannon (Donny) Harvey-Shannon; son, Benjamin Joseph (Lauren) Harvey; son, Chuck (April) Knowles; daughter, Tina Knowles; grandchildren: “Buzz” Shelby Mullen (Jon), “Should a been” Aubrey Shannon (Jesse), “Lil’ Dimples” Karley Shannon (Anthony), “Uncle D” Dyllan Shannon, Nikolai, Felix, “Pickle” Stephanie Pollock (Tyler), “Doodle” Marti Knowles (Daniel), and “Lil’ bit” Kasie Knowles; great-grandchildren: Quinn, Teagan, Aidan, Hera, Rhea, Nyx, Lydia, Houston, Stetson, Kadin, Daniel, Carson and Samantha; siblings: Frances (Ken) Van Laeke, Betty Damewood, Richard Harvey, Ruby Drottz and Cathy (Jim) Eggleston; his precious companion Wiley cat; many, many special nieces, nephews and special friends. Somewhere over the rainbow we will find you.

Preceding Darrell in his next adventure, parents: Clarence and Opal Harvey; brother, David Harvey, sisters: Carolyn Hollesen and Clara McKee; brothers-in-law: Dick McKee, Larry Damewood and Carl Drottz; sister-in-law, Jan Harvey and his very special companion, Chewy, whom he loved dearly.