Elvin Roland Waugh

Elvin R. Waugh, Jr, 79, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.

His wishes were to be cremated and his ashes will be laid to rest amongst the family timber to haunt the deer he loved to hunt.

Elvin is survived by his wife, Jo (Smith) Waugh of Fort Dodge; daughters, Carrie Crabtree (Robb) of Johnston and their son Ty; Jennifer Anderson (Jason) of Boone and their children, Alaina, Emmalee, and Archie; Jennifer Frank (Jeremy) of Fort Dodge and their son Bryce; Julie Adams (Matt) of Tucson, AZ; siblings, Nancy Sundberg (Mel) of Des Moines, Jerry Cavin (Susan) of Clarinda, Dennis Cavin (Julia) of Clarinda, and Regina Stevens (Rod) of Pinellas Park, FL, Gloria Larkins of Perry; Wendy Waugh Locklin of Kaiser, MO and Gary Dudley (Barbara) of St. Joseph, MO; and brother-in-law John Maxwell of Clarinda.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elvin Waugh Sr. and Rosie Waugh and Mary (Saville) Cavin and Leston Lyle Cavin; sister Sue Maxwell and brother-in-law Ray Sundberg.

Elvin Roland Waugh was born May 31, 1944, in Creston. He graduated in Sheridan, MO in 1962. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and after his service, was honorably discharged in 1968. After returning to Fort Dodge, he was briefly employed by the railroad and then in 1970, began working for the Fort Dodge Labs. He retired after 34 years there. On June 31, 1995, he was united in marriage to Jo Smith in Fort Dodge. The couple made their home in Dayton. Elvin was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing and splitting wood for his wood burner. He always looked forward to his yearly fishing trips to Canada with his buddies, deer season in southern Iowa, and being the keeper of the tv remote. Elvin will be deeply missed by his family. The deer in the timber who survived Elvin’s yearly deer tags and live on, will not.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to family discretion.