March 28, 2024

Mark W. Guy

Aug. 24, 2016

Mark William Guy, 67, of Mitchellville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax. Burial with military rites will follow at McKeever Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax. The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. A general memorial fund has been established and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The son of Melvin and Margaret (Gibson) Guy, Mark was born Aug. 29, 1948, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1966, and attended Ellsworth Community College. Mark served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. On March 26, 1971, he was united in marriage to Marlys Joy Williams. Mark was a supervisor at Maytag. Following his retirement he worked at the Colfax Country Club and the Izaak Walton League. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mark loved raising horses and was a member of the Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association, the American Quarter Horse Association and the Colfax Saddle Club. He was also a member of the Izaak Walton League.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Marlys; a daughter, Dr. Shannon (Laura Crosslin) Guy of Vermont; two grandchildren, Piper June and Eli Scott; a sister, Monica (Terry) Hysell of Urbandale; nieces, Libby (Chris) Carlton and their children Ellie, Caleb and Jax of Grimes and Samantha (Bill) Webb of Mitchellville. Preceding Mark in death were his parents; a son, Scott; and a brother, George William.