Mearl M. Reynolds
July 9, 1920 ~ November 24, 2007
Mearl "Tuffy" Reynolds, 87 of Lisbon, died Saturday November 24, 2007 at Hallmark Care and Rehabilitation Center, Mount Vernon, from COPD. Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church by the Reverend James Brokman. Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., at Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon Chapel. The Wake Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the chapel. Burial in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery with military rites. Tuffy is survived by his wife Wilma, a brother Lou of Minnesota and special care givers: Ron Randall and Julie Caspers. Tuffy is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, and brothers and sisters-in-law. Preceding Mearl in death were his parents, brother Al and sister Effie. Tuffy was born near Olin, Iowa, July 9, 1920, the youngest son of Willis A. and Agnes L. Workman Reynolds. At an early age the family moved to Lisbon on North Washington Street. There Mearl was raised with his brothers Al, Lou and sister Effie. He was educated in the Lisbon School. When he was 21 he was united in marriage with Wilma Marie Baxa. World War II came; he was called to service with the U.S. Army. He served with Company D. 193rd Glider Infantry Battalion, 17th Airborne Division, taking part in the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes), Central Europe, and Rhineland (Germany). He was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, January 7, 1945, and received the Purple Heart, three Bronze Stars, Paratrooper and Gliderman Badges, and many other medals. Tuffy was a member of Lisbon Legion Cyclops Post #109. After returning home, he and Wilma purchased their first gas service station, Tuffy's Gulf and M & W Coffee Shop. They stayed in that business for thirty-seven years retiring in 1985. After retiring he and Wilma delivered Winnebago motor homes for three years. Tuffy and Wilma were active members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Memorials may be mailed to Wilma Reynolds, 413 3rd Ave. NW, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 52314.
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To the family, all of my condolences. My memories of Tuffy go back to the gas station on old highway 30 in Lisbon to the new digs on new Highway 30 and the breakfast shop that Wilma ran. Tuffy was a great car man and Wilma knew how to cook. What a combination. Frank “Donnie” Carbee