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OTTUMWA — Charles Wesley Canny, son of Charles Rufus and Myrtle Margurite (Mooney) Canny was born in Ottumwa on Feb. 3, 1936, and passed away at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines on Nov. 26, 2008.After high school Charlie served in the United States Air Force for 10 years and was a Sac Elite Honor Guard at Offutt Air Force Base. After his discharge from the military he worked as a machine operator and later was a machine shop foreman at John Deere Manufacturing in Ottumwa for 27 years. Before moving to Corydon he lived in Albia, Lake Rathbun and Port Byron, Ill. Charlie loved motorcycles, snowmobiling, guns and reloading shells. He was member of the Freedomriders, Abate of Iowa, Legion Riders, Motorcycle Riders Foundation and Rathbun Riders Snowmobile Club. He was also a member of U.A.W. 74 and was a past union steward. He was united in marriage to Norma Jean Shipley on April 12, 1995.His parents and younger sister, Charlotte Berg preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Norma of Corydon; his children, Debbie Canny Fish and husband, Randy of LeClaire, Lori Canny Miles and husband, Dwayne of Davenport, Charles Michael Canny of Glenwood, Missy Canny Winebrenner and husband, Jorg of Jlbesheim, Germany and David Canny; stepchildren, Rod Paris of Altoona, Randy and Reid Paris both of Ottumwa, Rhonda Paris Kline of Albia, Kevin Reynolds and Kim Reynolds Owen both of Adel, Karl Reynolds of Ottumwa; 23 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; his brother, Tim Canny and wife, Cathy of East Moline, Ill.; sister, Linda Hucks of Davenport; mother-in-law, Reva Shipley and sister-in-law, Maggie Dorsey both of Corydon; brother-in-law, Clifford Shipley of Mercer, Mo.; former wives, Pudge Canny Amos of Albia, Jean Canny Holman of Meteria, La. and Joan Canny Snook of Davenport; and numerous nieces, nephews, friends. Graveside services will be held at the Allerton Cemetery in Allerton, Iowa at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 with the Pastor Leroy Perkins officiating. Visitation will be held at the Randolph Funeral Home in Corydon from noon until 1 p.m. on Saturday.