In Loving Memory
Homer George
June 6, 1926 - September 12, 2023

BURIAL

Saturday, October 7, 2023
11:00 A.M.
Lone Tree Cemetery
Sioux Rapids, Iowa

Homer George passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at his home in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 97.  A special thanks to Visiting Angels and Hospice of Siouxland for the loving kindness and wonderful services they provided for Homer.

Homer E. George was born on June 6, 1926, Sioux Rapids, Iowa to Terry Mays George and Grace Daily George.  He graduated in 1944 from Sioux Rapids High School and was drafted into the United States Army at the age of 18.  During World War II, he served overseas in the South Pacific in a medical unit, joining the First Cavalry Division in the Philippines until the end of the war.  After the war ended he served another year in Japan, in which he fondly remembered the disciplined culture and people.

Upon discharge he attended the University of Iowa for his undergraduate studies and later received a Pharmacy degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.  Homer married his dear wife, Margaret "Sandy" Sandbaken in 1955 in Cottonwood, Minnesota.  He operated George's Drug Store in Sioux Rapids with his brother Aubrey, practicing at the same pharmacy that his father Terry, had established.  In 1976 Homer and his family moved to Laurens, Iowa, serving the community and operating George's Rexall Drug until 1996.

Homer was an avid golfer and played until the age of 90.  He and Sandy enjoyed many winters in Mesa, Arizona, creating many new lasting friendships.  He loved hunting, the outdoors, and watching the Iowa Hawkeyes.  He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids, Iowa and later Bethany Lutheran Church in Laurens, Iowa.  He was a member of the Laurens Golf and Country Club, Men's Golf League, Kiwanis, V.F.W., and Legion Post 0024.  He later served on the board of Directors at the Casa De Paz condominium complex in Mesa, Arizona.

He leaves to mourn, his wife of 68 years, Margaret "Sandy"; his children, Gwen (Sam) Lawry of Hamilton, Montana, Paul George of Moyo, Uganda, and Evan (Nita) George of Sioux City, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Nicole (Nate) Bauder, Brooke (Nick) Turner, Lauren and Amy Lawry, Kollin, Matthew, and Connor George; great grandchildren, Carter and Kennedy Bauder, and Avery George.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Aubrey George; sisters, Norma Hays and Janice Hunt; and granddaughter, Paige Marie George.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home.