Delores Yvonne Day

Delores Yvonne Day, 90, of Golden City, MO passed away on Friday January 15, 2021. She was born February 17, 1930 in Huxley, Iowa to Nellie (Johnson) and Amos Lande. She married the love of her life, Jimmie Day, on October 21, 1952 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Along with her husband, she farmed and raised livestock for 55 years, first in Iowa and then Dade County, Missouri where they moved in 1970. Jimmie then became an over the road truck driver and Delores traveled the entire country at his side for 23 years. They retired in Golden City, MO in 2005. She is survived by a son, Jim (Lisa) Day, Lebanon, Missouri; a daughter, Laurie (Richard) Pierce, Altamont, Kansas; a daughter-in-law, Jerri (Day) Roberts, Lamar, Missouri; four grandsons, Jeffrey Day, Jason Day, Jared Day, and Renno Curtsinger; and many great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, and son Jeff Day. A graveside service will be held at a later time at Paradise Cemetery near Jasper, MO.