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CHARLES O. LAVERTY
Charles O. Laverty was born April 5, 1916, in Indianola, Iowa, and passed away on June 10, 1995, at the age of seventy-nine. He lived in the Indianola area most of his life before moving to the Village Retirement Community prior to his death. He was the son of Charlie and Bertha Laverty. He and his wife, Irene, were married in Burlington in 1946. They are the parents of two children, Becky Laverty of Kimberling City, Missouri, and David Laverty of Indianola.
Mr. Laverty graduated from Indianola High School in 1935, and graduated from Iowa State University in 1941 with a degree in Dairy Science.
He was a farmer and businessman and the retired owner of Laverty Elevator. Mr. Laverty served on the boards of the Warren County Brenton Bank, Simpson College, Iowa Power, Warren County Fair, Living History Farms and the Iowa State University Athletic Council. He was active in the Warren County Historical Society, Warren County Farm Bureau, Izaak Walton League and many other farm-related associations. He was a member of Indianola Rotary Club, Warren Masonic Lodge and the Methodist Church.
Mr. Laverty was elected to the Iowa Senate in 1969 and served in the 63rd and 64th General Assemblies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE SEVENTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the Honorable Charles O. Laverty, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and that the Senate by this Resolution, expresses its appreciation of his service to the State and tenders its sympathy and kindest regards to the members of his family.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
WILLIAM FINK, Chair
JOANN DOUGLAS
PATTY JUDGE
Committee