Warren K. Gee

Warren Kenneth Gee went home to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at his residence in Sutton, NE at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 29 days. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton with Pastor Bill Richards officiating. Interment will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 16, 2021, at the Little Sioux Cemetery in Little Sioux, IA, with Pastor Wayne Bahr officiating and military honors by the American Legion David McNeill Post #0129, Onawa, IA. Visitation will be Friday, from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with the family present from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton. Services will be live-streamed from Sutton Memorial Chapel's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/suttonmemorial. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to be designated later. Warren was born September 14, 1943, in Omaha, NE to Kenneth and Laura (Mehrens) Gee. Warren was raised on a farm near Little Sioux, IA where the family owned Gee's Pharmacy. He was a member of Little Sioux Church of Christ, where he was baptized as a young boy. Warren graduated from Little Sioux High School in 1961. He attended Omaha School of Business and graduated in 1963. He entered the Army in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1968. Warren went on to work at a Ford Motor Plant in Kansas City, MO in 1968. He was then employed at Coast to Coast Hardware Headquarters as an accountant for 220 stores across the United States. In 1969, he met the love of his life, Gail Louise Stearns, and they were united in marriage on October 25, 1969. Warren and Gail moved to Sutton, NE and became the new owners of the Coast to Coast Hardware Store in Sutton in July of 1976, where they owned and operated the store for 35 years. They started a greenhouse in 2000. Warren also was a Dish Network Retailer for several years. He enjoyed being in business in such a wonderful and caring community. He was a faithful and dedicated Elder/Treasurer of the Sutton Christian Church for many years and helped start the Sutton Community Church in Sutton, NE as it is today. Warren was well known for his smile and his caring personality to everyone he met. Warren was preceded in death by his parents. Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Gail of Sutton, NE; daughter, Cindy & Dale Shearer of Shelton, NE; grandson, Myles Carlson of Saronville, NE; sister, Patricia & Virdus Alton of Olathe, KS; sister-in-law, Sue and Joe Coney of Houston, MO; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and a huge community of friends.

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Warren K. Gee

September 14, 1943 - January 12, 2021