Jack F. Womack, 83, Iola, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola.
He was born Feb. 23, 1929, in Iola, the son of Francis Walter “Fritz” and Doris Alma (Park) Womack. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1947. He served in the United States Navy and the Kansas Air National Guard. He worked for the Iola Police Department before moving to Kansas City, where he established and operated Time Square Barbeque in Kansas City for a number of years.
Jack was married to Maribelle Virginia Cook. They had five children and later divorced. Jack moved to Newton where he worked on the Newell ranch. He married Louise Judy Hayes and they made their home in Newton. She preceded him in death in 1996.
Jack returned to Iola where he was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and served as a Red Cross volunteer. He also enjoyed woodworking and sharing what he made with family.
He is survived by three children, Clark Anthony, Holly Annette and Jana Marie; four stepdaughters, Sylvia, Peggy, Lynda and Judy;, one brother, John W. Womack Sr. and wife, Carol, Merriam; two sisters, Betty Murray of Kansas City, Kan., and Carolyn Isaac and husband, Larry of Lamar, Mo.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Jack was preceded in death by two sons, Mark Herbert and Kirk Francis, 1 stepson, Michael, one sister, Doris Jackman, and his companion, Penny Harclerode.
Parish rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Iola, followed by celebration of Mass at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Iola Cemetery
Memorials may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or American Red Cross and left with Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
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