Donnie Duane Capps

Pittsfield, IL, to Rufus and Lena Capps. He had one older

brother, Granville “Bud”. He grew up on a pig farm, was big in

FFA. He met Joanne Haakenson at a church convention in

Black Hills, South Dakota, and he and his brother would drive

together up to North Dakota to visit their girlfriends who

would later become their wives.

He married young and he and Joanne had three daughters:

Marie Adelle, Marilyn Margaret, and Susan Michelle. His

primary profession was welding throughout the years,

including working for Rocky Flats as a welder and foreman. He

also worked in construction for many years.

He learned to fish from his father in law and had a great love

for hunting and fishing. In recent years, he enjoyed an annual

fishing trip to Alaska. He loved sports and would follow all the

local high school sports and played racket ball for years.

He will be remembered for making eggs at Elizabeth

convention and having Sunday morning meeting in his home

for many years. Two of his daughters and a granddaughter

were married in his living room. No one could outwit him at

Aggravation, he played the harmonica, loved bluegrass music,

and could be found out on his boat fishing any chance he got.

He loved gardening and always had a bag of sunflower seeds

in his truck.

Those who knew and loved him will remember him as a kind

and generous man whose home was a refuge to many.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, and his

wife, Joanne. He is survived by his daughters, Marie Nava,

Marilyn (Tom) Hnizdil, and Susan (Scott) Townsend, his

grandchildren, Christina (David), Yolanda, David, Sonya,

Rachel, Grace, Heather, Brooklyn, Martin (Sarah), Sierra,

Sarina, and Savana, great grand children Sam and Isabella,

and his special friend, Elda Jordan.

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