Ronald Keith 'Duck' Huffman

      Ronald Keith "Duck" Huffman, 77, of Ottumwa, died at 7:18 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2008, at Regency Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Jefferson.

      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Gordon Moen officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.

      Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the family present from 6-8 p.m.

      Memorials have been established to Iowa Hospice, 5399 Chimra Road, Panora 50216; or Ottumwa Public Library, 102 W. Fourth St., Ottumwa 52501.

      Mr. Huffman was born May 23, 1931, in Packwood, the son of John and Mabel Moore Huffman. He married Ruth Evelyn Campbell Feb. 8, 1953. They divorced in 1981.

To see the full obituary, read the July 15, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.