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Portrait of Gail (Tom) Paul Kile
Gail “Tom” Kile

Gail (Tom) Paul Kile

April 30, 1941 – August 7, 2022
Lived 81 years
Winterset Cemetary · Winterset, Iowa
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Tom Kile, 81, of Winterset, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital.

Gail Paul “Tom” Kile was born April 30, 1941, the son of Paul and Irma (Rehard) Kile. He graduated from Winterset High School and served in the Iowa Air National Guard. He married Rebecca Peacock on October 22, 1971. They were married for over 50 years.

Among many trades, Tom retired as a meter reader for the City of Winterset in 2003. He was a carpenter, farmer, worked for Skelgas and Massey Ferguson. Tom enjoyed flying and received his pilot’s license in 1967.

He is survived by his wife, Becky; his children, Matt (Daisy) Kile, Tommy Kile, Nicki (Jonny) Kellner; 3 grandchildren, Kami Watson, Ashlynn Kile, and Zachery Holder; 2 great-grandchildren, Jocelyn and Lola; and sister-in-law, Lorraine Kile.

Tom was preceded in death by first wife, Marilyn Brittain; his parents, Paul and Irma Kile; brothers, Wayne and Richard; sisters, Joan Mealey, Norma Shaw, and Evelyn Coffman.

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1941
Born April 30
1947
Gail was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Gail was 17 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1964
Gail was 23 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1971
Gail was 30 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Gail was 48 when the Berlin Wall fell
1994
Gail was 53 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Gail was 63 when Facebook was launched
2015
Gail was 74 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Gail was 79 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away August 7, age 81
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