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The Life of RICHARD LEE PONX

Richard Lee Ponx, 66, of 5326 NE Third St. died of Alzheimer''s disease Saturday at Madrid Home.  Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton''s Funeral Home, with burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Mr. Ponx was born in Ankeny and had lived in Des Moines most of his life.  He was a retired laborer from Local 177, of which he was a union member.

Survivors include his wife, Mary; a daughter, Sharie Foster of Des Moines; two stepdaughters,Phyllis Pulley of Des Moines and Maryann Burgoyne of Portland, OR; three stepsons, Larry Gathercole of Des Moines, David Gathercole of Madrid and Thomas Gathercole of Phoenix, AZ; and 16 grandchildren.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will be present until 7 p.m.

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