James A McCreedy

March 31, 1938 - June 1, 2022

James A. “Jim” McCreedy, age 84, of West Liberty, Iowa, formerly of Ainsworth, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Simpson Memorial Home after declining in health for the past few months. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Ainsworth Community Church with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. The family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 – 6:30 Monday, June 6th at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Interment with military honors will take place at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Memorials have been established for the Ainsworth Community Church or the Ainsworth Opera House. Online condolences may be sent for Jim’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com Jim was born March 31, 1938, in Washington, Iowa, the son of Burke Ellis and Helen Marie (Rabenold) McCreedy. He attended grade school at Highland Center and later attended and graduated from Ainsworth High School. He attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Jim was united in marriage to Penny Sue Henry on January 6, 1963, in Ainsworth, Iowa. Jim was a life resident of the Ainsworth Community until moving to West Liberty in 2018. He farmed all of his life northeast of Ainsworth and was a school bus driver and groundskeeper for the Highland Community School District. Jim worked as a meter reader for REC for a number of years. Jim served honorably in the Army National Guard. He was an active member of the Ainsworth Community Church, Ainsworth Lions Club, Emmaus Community, served on the Townview Housing Board of Directors and served on the Highland Community School Board of Directors. He and Penny were members of the Shirts and Skirts Square Dance Club. He is survived by his wife, Penny McCreedy of West Liberty, Iowa; daughter, Brenda Miller and husband Rob of West Liberty, Iowa; son, Robert McCreedy and significant other, Michelle Trevitt of Ainsworth, Iowa; five grandchildren: Addie (Cameron) Eichhorn, Carlin (Jordan) Hare, Samuel McCreedy, Hannah (Aaron) Campbell, Kyle Miller and fiancé Emilie Sommers; four great grandchildren; brother, Stan McCreedy and wife Deb of Ainsworth, Iowa; sister-in-law, Lillian Henry of Coralville, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; sister-in-law, Millie McCreedy; brother-in-law, Kaye Henry; and nephew, Dan Henry