Frank Phelps Caughey

Funeral services for Frank P. Caughey, 80, of Spirit Lake were held Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Interment was at Northlawn Cemetery in Fort Dodge.

Frank Phelps Caughey was born on May 9, 1930 in Fort Dodge, son of Frank and LuVerne Caughey. He attended school in Algona and was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in 1942.

He was united in marriage to Leila Ann Rutledge on Dec. 3, 1950, at Good Hope Church in Plum Creek. Their union was blessed with three sons, Joel of Lake Park, Bradley and Chris of Milford.

A Navy Korean War Veteran, Frank served from 1951-1955 on the USS Hazelwood. After his discharge, he was a long-haul trucker, owned and operated diesel repair facilities in Spencer and Algona and was an agricultural and industrial equipment salesman with AgBag, Corp., Fairmont Steel, Hollowel and in insurance sales. After retiring from sales in 1997, he returned to long-haul trucking until his retirement in 2005.

Frank, was "Bud" to his surviving sisters and brother-in-law, Beverly and George West, and Jennifer Largen, and "Uncle Frank" to nieces Pamela (Terry) McCleave, Erica Largen; nephews, Tom (Vi), Greg (Melissa), Brian (Jennifer) West and Daniel (Debbie) Largen and many great-nieces and nephews. He had four grandchildren, Chad McEnroe, Kelly (Craig) Colling, and Kathy (Dana) Harker and Jason (Mandy) Salmon and six great-grandchildren.

Frank believed in hard work, using the mind instead of the calculator and knew he was sometimes a hard man to understand but he loved his family, encouraging them to get as much education as you can, love your country, value freedom and support the military. He was proud of his military service and attended several ship reunions with his good Navy friend Joel Coffman.

In recent years he was fortunate to have had the love and support of his many caring friends during this last difficult battle.

Turner Jenness Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent at www.turnerfuneralhomes.com.