David Vinton

OSKALOOSA ? David Vinton, 70, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Iowa City.

Visitation will begin after 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa, where the family will be present to greet friends and relatives from 5 to 7 p.m. According to Mr. Vinton?s wishes, the body will be cremated following the visitation. Graveside memorial services and burial of the urn will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A procession will form at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa for those wishing to go to the cemetery. You are welcome to ride your motorcycle in the procession, as his last ride to Washington will be on a motorcycle. Memorials may be made to Mahaska Hospice.