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84. Living. Winifred
S ACKLEY and Lyle PRINGLE were married on 20 Jun 1938 in Marble Rock, Floyd ,
Iowa.16,31 Lyle PRINGLE was born on
7 Aug 1917 in Floyd , Iowa.16,31,52
He died on 11 Nov 1997 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona.16,31,52 His Obituary appeared in the Mirror Reporter on 19
Nov 1997 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Lyle Allan Pringle
Lyle Allan Pringle, 80, prominent and highly respected figure in the cattle industry,
died Nov. 11, 1997, at his retirement home in Fountain Hills, Ariz. Services
were at Fountain Hills United Methodist Church, Fountain Hills, Nov. 16, 1997
with the Rev. Edwin Grant officiating.
He was born in Floyd County, Iowa, on his family’s farm on Aug. 7, 1917.
From 1974 until his retirement in 1987, he was vice-president for procurement
for National Beef Packers, Liberal, Kan. He began his career at the age of 19
as a cattle buyer for Jacob E. Decker and Sons in Mason City, Iowa, after learning
the cattle business in partnership with his father, Ben Pringle, a livestock
dealer in Marble Rock, Iowa, and also a buyer for Decker’s. He became an
independent cattle buyer in 1942, a business venture which was interrupted by
his service in the United States Army during World War II and which he resumed
following military service. From 1959 until 1965, Lyle was a partner in the Clear
Lake Livestock Auction and was employed by Iowa Beef Processors in Dakota City,
Neb. and Guymon, Okla., from 1965 until his employment by National Beef Packers
in 1974.
On June 20, 1938, Lyle married Winifred S. Ackley, with whom he shared a devoted,
caring and generous family life and with whom he retired to Fountain Hills in
December 1987, following his retirement from professional life of 54 years in
the cattle industry.
Survivors include his wife, Winnie, Fountain Hills; daughter and son-in-law,
Winnie P. and H. Gary Pannell of Atlanta, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Jeb and
Pat Pringle of Benson, Ariz.; son and daughter-in-law, Lynn A. and Laura S. Pringle,
Oklahoma City, Okla.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, all of
whom basked in the love, kindness and marvelous good humor which he brought to
his life and family.
Lyle was an active member of various Methodist churches during his life, including
the Fountain Hills United Methodist Church, as well as several civic and professional
organizations, including The Club (Fountain Hills), Oklahoma Cattlemen’s
Association, American National Cattlemen’s Association, and the BPOE.
The family requests that contributions be sent to Hospice of the Valley, 1510
E. Flower Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85014-5699
His Social Security Number was 480-09-6498 IA. Living and Lyle
PRINGLE had the following children:
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