Ronald Dupuy

Ronald Dean Dupuy, 69, of Creston passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at Johnson Family Funeral Home, 123 NE Second St., in Stuart. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at All Saints Catholic Church in Stuart. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Chicken Inn in Creston. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Ron was born June 26, 1949, to Albert and Jane (Terry) Dupuy in Guthrie County. He grew up in Casey, and later moved to Menlo, where he graduated from Menlo High School with the class of 1967. After graduation, he attended Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri, and played football for one year. Ron then enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served for four years stationed in Germany.

Ron was united in marriage to Karen Powell on June 28, 1969, at St. John’s Basilica in Des Moines. To this union, two children were born, Karey and Kevin. The couple made their home in Ankeny, before settling in rural Adair County. Karen passed away in 2006.

Ron later married Karen Maeder-Payton on July 25, 2015, at the church in Union County Historical Village in Creston. The couple made their home outside of Creston. Ron worked at Firestone Tires as a factory laborer and union leader; later getting into property management, where he started Keyway Management in 2005.

He was a member of the Menlo American Legion. He loved singing and playing music, and was inducted into the National Traditional Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. He played with Coon Ridge Country, Country Classics Band and was a regular at the Oak Tree Opry. Ron treasured time he was able to perform at the Chicken Inn in Creston and participating in country musical festivals. Most of all, Ron loved spending time with his grandchildren and attending all of their activities.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Karen; siblings, Donna, Dody, Norma, Gary and Carol and their respective spouses.

Ron leaves behind his wife Karen; daughter Karey (Nate) Smith of Stuart and their children, Brooke (fiancé John McKinney), Matt and Nick; son Kevin (Angie) Dupuy of Stuart and their children, Grace and Gavin; siblings, Rick (Sandy) Dupuy of Waukee and Vicki Lainson of Des Moines; brothers-in-law, Doug (Janice) Powell and Dean (Mary) Porter; stepson Mike (Laurie) Haynes of Creston; stepdaughter Charlene (Kevin) Franklin of Dexter and their families; and a host of extended family and friends that will miss him dearly.