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Dexter Obituaries

It was written by Des Moines Register on April 16th, 2022 that Dennis Estes died in Dexter, Iowa.  Estes was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dennis's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on December 27th, 2021 that Jane Drake perished in Dexter, Iowa.  Drake was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jane's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on October 31st, 2021 that Rick Putney died in Dexter, Iowa.  Putney was 59 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Rick's life.

It was reported by Des Moines Register on January 31st, 2021 that Travis John Wesley Corlis passed on in Dexter, Iowa.  Corlis was 32 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Travis John Wesley's life.

It was reported by Des Moines Register on December 27th, 2020 that Kenneth Henrichs died in Dexter, Iowa.  Henrichs was 83 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kenneth's life.

It was noted by Des Moines Register on December 10th, 2020 that Bob Smeltzer passed away in Huntington, Pennsylvania.  Smeltzer was 78 years old and was born in Dexter, IA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Bob's life.

It was disclosed by Des Moines Register on July 31st, 2020 that Sharon Estes died in Dexter, Iowa.  Estes was 77 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Sharon's life.

It was written by Des Moines Register on January 29th, 2020 that Benjamin Walls died in Dexter, Iowa.  Walls was 14 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Benjamin's life.

It was written by Des Moines Register on November 30th, 2019 that Christine Eustice (Perkins) passed away in Dexter, Iowa.  Ms. Eustice was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Christine's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on August 6th, 2019 that Tommie Ray Montanye passed away in Dexter, Iowa.  Montanye was 60 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Tommie Ray's life.

History

Dexter is the birthplace of Conger Reynolds, United States Ambassodor to China during the Boxer Rebellion. This speech is considered one of the most important of his 1948 Whistle Stop campaign that turned the tide of the election and returned him to the White House. The city is famous for being the site of a shootout between members of the Barrow gang and police from nearby Des Moines, and also for being the site of a plowing match where at President Harry Truman delivered a speech attacking the 80th Congress for its record in regard to the American farmer. It is part of the Des Moines, Iowa Moines–West Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines Des Moines metropolitan area Statistical Area. Dexter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa County, Iowa, United States.

The official website for the city of Dexter is https://www.dsm.city/.