Earl Dean DeBolt, the son of Lester and Mathilda Kruse DeBolt was born April 9, 1923 in Macedonia, Iowa. He died on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 8 months and 5 days. Earl was raised in the Emerson area, graduating from Emerson High School in l941. He farmed a short time before entering the U.S. Navy, serving during WW II. Earl was united in marriage to Alta L. Coy on December 14, 1947; to this union was born three children: David, Stephanie and Craig. Earl then worked for Natural Gas Pipeline at the booster station near Emerson. On the side, he farmed and worked on repairing bailers and sharpening disk blades. When Earl moved to Red Oak, he worked for Bloom & Lindgren before beginning his career with the Iowa Department of Transportation, Highway Maintenance. He worked 27 years for the IDOT before retiring. Earl was a member of the Red Oak Presbyterian Church and American Legion Lorraine Post #67 both of Red Oak. Earl was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Stephanie; 4 brothers: Roy, Dale, Marion, and twin, Merle; and sister, Vera. Earl is survived by two sons: David DeBolt and wife Cathy of Carter Lake, IA and Craig DeBolt and wife Beth of Red Oak, IA; 8 grandchildren: David Jr, Stephanie, Jessica and husband Jovan, Stephen, Jonathon, Lindsay, Emily and Molly; 4 great-grandchildren: Jocelyn, Christian, Isaiah and Kael; 2 sisters: Vivian Hicks of Emerson, IA and Viola McVay of Red Oak, IA; 3 brothers: Bob DeBolt and wife Marg of Charles City, IA; Herb DeBolt and wife Lorraine of Clarinda, IA and Lester DeBolt and wife Evelyn of Red Oak, IA; 2 sisters-in-law: Renee DeBolt of Red Oak, IA and Myrna DeBolt of Carson, WA; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. May God bless his memory and give strength to those who mourn. Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 18, 2006 at 11:00 AM At Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home Burial in Emerson Cemetery, Emerson, IA Rev. Michael Harvey, Officiating Visitation with the family present at Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home on Sunday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 PM Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.