- Date Of Birth: June 21, 1929
- Date Of Death: May 12, 2011
- State: Iowa
Rex Leon Stephenson, 81, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Exira Care Center.
Rex was born June 21, 1929, to Avery and Erma (Marsh) Stephenson in Adair County, Iowa. He attended Adair County Schools from Kindergarten to eighth grade and then graduated from Anita High School. In 1946, while he was a senior in high school, he moved with his family to a farm northwest of Adair in Guthrie County.
After high school he farmed with his Dad until he was drafted into the Army. He served from Feb. 1951 to Feb. 1953 in the Korean War during which time he spent 10 months in Germany.
