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Steven T Slocum
Born: December 18th, 1947
Died: July 2nd, 2023
Obituary
Steven T. Slocum, 75, of Burlington, died Sunday, July 2, 2023, at Bickford Cottage. Born December 18, 1947, in Burlington, Iowa, he was the son of John and Maxine (Alley) Slocum. He married Trudy Slocum on September 1, 1972.
Steve was a graduate of Burlington High School and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting at Truman State University. He also served in the Army Reserves. He worked at Case until his retirement in 2002 and farmed his family’s hobby farm until the last few years.
He is survived by his sister, Diane (Ed) Timmerman of Burlington and one niece Traci Timmerman; one daughter Jennifer (Jake) Bailey of West Burlington and four grandchildren, Isabelle Slocum, Brielle Bailey, Bronson Bailey and Bellamy Bailey.
Steve loved to work on farm equipment and classic cars. Until Brent’s death, Steve’s greatest joy was being on a Late Model racing team with Brent, Mike Hopkins and their many other friends and crew members. Since his childhood, he loved being outside and taking care of animals. He was an active grandfather, who could be found looking for caterpillars on milkweeds, going on four-wheeler rides, playing a game of H.O.R.S.E. on the basketball court and taking his grandkids to the park.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Trudy, his brother-in-law Ed Timmerman, son Brent and grandson Jameson Bailey.
The visitation will be 9:00 am to 11:00 am Saturday, July 8th at Lunning Chapel followed by graveside internment in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Brent Slocum Foundation, who will continue its work giving back to the community he loved.