Representative Jewell Obert Waugh View All Years

JEWELL WAUGH

Jewell O. Waugh was born on June 13, 1910 near Lyons, Nebraska. He was raised in Minnesota before moving to Onawa, Iowa and attended Onawa High School. In 1930, he married Cleta Harding in Council Bluffs, and started farming land in the Whiting area. He was a trendsetter in farming techniques, raising test plots for Iowa State University, sugar beets and vegetables for the Storm Lake, Iowa cannery. He owned the first Farmall tractor in Monona County, pioneered irrigation in the county and was featured in numerous farm periodicals for his innovative farming philosophy.

Before his time as a representative he served on the Whiting School board as president for 12 years. He was president and vice chairman of the Whiting Cooperative Elevator board, founding member of the Whiting Community club, a 50-year member of First Congregational Church, member of the Oddfellows Lodge, past Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star and member of the Farm Bureau.

He was a Mason, a director of the 21st Degree team, 33rd Degree Mason, 50-year member of the Scottish Rites, Weston Lodge 562 A.F. and a member of the Sioux City Abu Bekr Shrine.

Jewell Waugh was a Republican serving in Monona County. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the fall of 1966 serving in three terms. During his time in the Iowa House he served on agriculture, education, human resources and social services committees.

Jewell O. Waugh passed away on November 16, 2006 at the age of 96.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA, That in the passing of the Honorable Jewell Waugh, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this Resolution would express its appreciation of his service.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

JASON SCHULTZ

DAN MUHLBAUER

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