Dorothy Badgett

Dorothy (Day) Badgett, 95, passed away on December 10, 2024 at the age of 95. No funeral services will be held at Dorothy’s request. Burial will be in Oakland @ Quincy Cemetery at a later date. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements. Donations to the Corning United Methodist Church may be given in Dorothy’s memory. Memories and condolences may be left on-line at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Dorothy lived her entire life in Adams County Iowa. She was born in Carbon to Clark W. Day and Nellie (Jett) Day on the family farm, the youngest surviving child of seven. The family later moved to Corning where she finished her education and graduated from Corning High School in 1947. She married Howard Badgett on December 28, 1948 when they moved to his family farm east of Corning and she lived there until her death. Howard and Dorothy raised three children: Linda, Debra and Steve.

Dorothy was a long-time member of the Corning United Methodist Church and her church circle. She was active as long as her health allowed. She also enjoyed her neighborhood Jolly Homemakers Club for many years and an Adams County Farm Bureau group. In her free time she loved to read, and watch TV game shows until her vision failed her. She could still play solitaire on her iPad and FaceTime her daughters until the last few days.

She was preceded in death by Howard on November 18, 1994 and Ashlee and FayeLynn Youngmeyer, grandson Kevin’s first wife and oldest daughter who were killed in an automobile accident in 2015. Also, all of her siblings predeceased her.

Left to cherish Dorothy’s memory are her three children: Linda Badgett Walz of Tacoma WA and her children, Cara Walz (Jeremy) Kamel and sons Jack and Liam of Anderson Island, WA; Benjamin (Therese) Walz and children, Howard, Maximus, Elizabeth, Helen and Jett of Fircrest, WA; Debra Badgett (James) Youngmeyer of Wayne, NE and their children, Matthew (Kristina) Youngmeyer, son Christian and daughter Marlena of Belleville, IL; Kevin(Renee) Youngmeyer and daughter Savannah of Kathleen, GA and Jason (Eun Seo) Youngmeyer of Riyad, Saudi Arabia; and her son Steven Howard who she lived with on the farm for most of his life. She is also survived my nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Dorothy’s family have many great memories to cherish, including trips to the farm, the holidays and vacations spent together.