
Willa Jeanne McCauley
Willa Jeanne McCauley, 85, known to everyone as Jeanne, died Sept. 10, 2024. She was born on Aug. 16, 1939, to Colan and Arwillda Green in the rural area of Confidence. She graduated from Corydon High School in 1957. In 1958, Jeanne married Bud McCauley. Together they built a life in Adel with their two children, Dennis and Mindy.
She enjoyed spending time at their house at the Lake of the Ozarks and snow skiing with family and friends. Jeanne and Bud even took a trip to Austria and skied in the Alps. Jeanne enjoyed singing in the church choir and participating in community musicals. She volunteered at church activities, the local food bank and as a poll worker. She enjoyed her card club and the Iowa State Fair.
In addition to her parents, Jeanne was preceded in death by her brothers, Bernard and Victor Green. Jeanne is survived by her husband, Bud McCauley, and their son, Dennis, and his family, Nate McCauley, Callie and her husband, Jared Garoutte, and their daughter, Keagan; daughter, Mindy, and her husband, Jerry Kennedy, and their daughters, Jessica and Abigail Kennedy; her sisters, Joyce McKimbell and Mary Barton; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation services will be held on Friday, Sept. 27 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Adel from 5-7 p.m. Memorial services will be on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Adel. A light luncheon will be held following services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ADM Fine Arts Department.
She enjoyed spending time at their house at the Lake of the Ozarks and snow skiing with family and friends. Jeanne and Bud even took a trip to Austria and skied in the Alps. Jeanne enjoyed singing in the church choir and participating in community musicals. She volunteered at church activities, the local food bank and as a poll worker. She enjoyed her card club and the Iowa State Fair.
In addition to her parents, Jeanne was preceded in death by her brothers, Bernard and Victor Green. Jeanne is survived by her husband, Bud McCauley, and their son, Dennis, and his family, Nate McCauley, Callie and her husband, Jared Garoutte, and their daughter, Keagan; daughter, Mindy, and her husband, Jerry Kennedy, and their daughters, Jessica and Abigail Kennedy; her sisters, Joyce McKimbell and Mary Barton; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation services will be held on Friday, Sept. 27 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Adel from 5-7 p.m. Memorial services will be on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Adel. A light luncheon will be held following services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ADM Fine Arts Department.