DIANE IRENE KING

Indianola

Diane Irene King passed away quietly Friday afternoon, June 28 after an eleven year battle with transverse myelitis. The daughter of Clayton and Ardith McCall, she was born in massona, IA on June 27, 1947 and grew up on the family farm southeast of Bridgewater.

Starting from a one room country school she graduated from Bridgewater-Fontanelle High School in 1965 and Nebraska Methodist School of Nursing in 1968 with an RN Degree.

Diane's career path was mostly in new mother and baby care. Her passion was in hospitals in Omaha, Winterset, Osceola and Mercy of Des Moines as well as obstetrics at West Des Moines OBGYN.

Diane is survived by her husband, Steve; two sons, Wade and Russell (Macee) both of Pleasantville; 5 grandchildren, many cousins, nieces, nephews and extended family; steadfast lifelong friends who never forgot her through her life's difficult journey. Preceding her in death were her parents, brother, Gaylord and a stillborn daughter Angela Drake.

Funeral services for Diane Irene King, 72, who passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 in Knoxville, will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Fairview Community Church, 19705 Hwy 69, Indianola, IA with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola. Visitation will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to services on Tuesday at the church.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made in her name to Fairview Community Church or to Avondale United Methodist Church in Fontanelle, IA.