Senator Stanley M. Heaberlin View All Years

STANLEY M. HEABERLIN

Stanley Heaberlin was born on September 4,1908 in Harr, Tennessee. In 1918 he and his family moved to the Pleasantville community. He passed away October 2, 1989, at the age of 81 years.

Mr. Heaberlin graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1928. He married Jessie Core in 1932 and they were the parents of three sons; Carl, who was killed in 1960 while serving in the U.S. Air Force, Gene of Pleasantville, Iowa, and Bruce of Jupiter, Florida, and have six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several step grandchildren.

Mr. Heaberlin first operated a truck line from his home in Pleasantville. In 1947, he started grain farming and established the seedstock herd of Hereford cattle which he remained involved with to his death.

Senator Heaberlin was elected to the Iowa Senate in November, 1965 and served four years in the 61st and 62nd General Assemblies.

Mr. Heaberlin served on the Marion County Extension Council and was Director and Treasurer of the Des Moines Coop Dairy. He was the state winner of the Master Soybean contest in 1963, and the Ford Almanac Farm Efficiency Award in 1966. He was a township trustee and worked to promote better schools and other agricultural interests. Mr. Heaberlin was a member of the Methodist Church.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the Honorable Stanley M. Heaberlin, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and that the Senate, by this resolution, expressed its appreciation of his service to his community, state and nation and tenders its sympathy and kindest regards to members of his family.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate that the Secretary of the Senate by instructed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

WILLIAM DIELEMAN, Chair

JOHN PETERSON

H. KAY HEDGE

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