Marilyn Mare C. Owen Proudfit

Clive

Marilyn Proudfit, 74, united with the Lord on Thursday, December 30, 2010 after fighting a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was surrounded in her home by her loving family. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at West Des Moines Christian Church, 4501 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Marilyn was born in Des Moines and was a lifelong resident of West Des Moines. She was a 1954 graduate of Valley High School and worked for the Iowa Newspaper Association for 42 years. Marilyn loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed monthly meetings with her Valley girls, her craft group and participated in numerous church activities. She loved to read (especially her Bible), cook, sing in the church choir and spend time with her family.

Marilyn is survived by her husband of 54 years, Jerry D. Proudfit; two sons, Scott (Susan) of Eden Prairie, MN and Eric of Mesa, AZ; daughter, Kimberly Gibson of West Des Moines; seven grandchildren, Angela and Amanda Gibson, Emma, Chloe, Abigail, Stella, and Evan Proudfit; four brothers, Ronald (Donna) Owen of Adel, Donald Owen of Palm Springs, CA, Fred (Donna) Owen and Harry Jr. (Dot) Owen, both of Georgetown, TX; and a sister, Sharon (Roger) Dady of Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Ethel (Kimes) Owen.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions may be given to Iowa Home Health Care or the Parkinson’s Research Foundation.

Inurnment will be at a later date at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa.

Adapted from “If you could see me now” written by Don Moen.

Our prayers have all been answered

I finally arrived

The healing that had been delayed

Has now been realized

No one’s in a hurry

There’s no schedule to keep

We’re all enjoying Jesus

Just sitting at His feet

If you could see me now

I’m walking streets of gold

If you could see me now

I’m standing tall and whole

If you could see me now

You’d know I’ve seen His face

If you could see me now

You’d know the pain’s erased