This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Reite, Hunter, Hansen, Clarke, Claiborne Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/756 Message Board Post: CHARLES I. COLBY, JR. West Des Moines Charles Iowa Colby, Jr., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Fountain West Health Care Center in West Des Moines. Charles was born in Des Moines, Iowa on October 22, 1927 to Charles I. and Ruth (Reite) Colby. Charles was preceded in death by his first wife of fifty years, Patricia E. Colby. Their love for each other and family was the motivation for everyday they shared together. Charles leaves behind, wife Carolyn Hunter Colby; children, Charles I. Colby, III (Vicki), Susan C. Hansen, and Michael P. Colby (Linda); brother, Clark Colby; sisters, Edith Claiborne and Carol Clarke (Lloyd), all of Des Moines; ten beloved grandchildren: Charles I. Colby IV of West Des Moines, Sam Acheson, III (Amanda) of Ft. Collins, CO, Alicia Colby-Harkins (Chad) of Van Meter, Heather P. Jackson (Darren) of Mayo, FL, Summer Acheson of Kansas City, MO, Michael P. Colby, Jr. (Jennifer), Jenise Colby of West Des Moines, Annie Colby of Glendora, CA, and Alex Colby and Max Colby of Clive; and five great grandchildren, Grace Jackson, Noan Colby, Audrey Jackson, Liam Acheson and Charli Harkins. Charles, along with his brother Clark, began his career as a home builder and became a successful real estate developer. He was a true visionary, changing the landscape of the west side of Des Moines. Charles served on many boards, including West Bank, Methodist Hospital and Allied Insurance. Charles was also a member of the Des Moines Golf and County Club and Glen Oaks County Club. Charles loved the game of golf, boating, winters in Florida and summers at Clear Lake. He adored his family and taught them that "family is everything." He will be truly missed by everyone that knew him, because to know him was to love him. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, 815 High Street, in Des Moines. Private burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines. His family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Iles Funeral Homes - Westover Chapel, 6337 Hickman Road, Des Moines. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Blank Children's Hospital in memory of Charles I. Colby, Jr.