Lynn U. Moffatt Jr., an 83 year old Princeton, MO resident, passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, August 29, 2014 at his home, where he was under hospice care.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Princeton First Baptist Church. Bro. Guy Olin Thomas will officiate. The body will be cremated after services. Military rites will follow at the church by the Princeton V.F.W. Post 7159. Open visitation will begin on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., and Monday from 1 to 5:00 p.m. A scheduled family visitation will be from 3:00 until 5:00 on Sunday at Resthaven Mortuary, north of Trenton.
Mr. Moffatt was born on May 24, 1931 in Council Bluffs, IA the son of Lynn Sr. and Mary (Porter) Moffatt. He attended Iowa State University before serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951-1953. Lynn also graduated from the Mason City School of Auctioneering. He owned and operated a construction company and also farmed. He and his wife Terry have been together since 1985 and were married on June 10, 1998.
Mr. Moffatt is survived by his wife, Terry Moffatt of the home; 4 daughters, Rhonda Paulynn Birchmier of Maxwell, IA, Beth Ellen McDonald of Washougal, WA, Peggy Annette Kurth of Logan, IA, and Amy Sue Moffatt of Council Bluffs, IA; 2 sons, Winston Lynn Moffatt of Treynor, IA and Wesley Brian Moffatt of Onawa, IA; 3 step sons, Aaron Graybill of Princeton, MO, William Graybill of Kirksville, MO, and Gregory Graybill of Columbia, MO; 1 step daughter, Tammy Graybill of Columbia, MO; 9 grandchildren and 11 step grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Lung Association, Hospice Advantage or the charity of choice; they can be left at or mailed to Resthaven Mortuary, P.O. Box 587, Trenton, MO 64683.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Margaret Freeburne.
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