Richard "Dick" Hull

June 17, 1927 - May 4, 2012

Richard "Dick" H. Hull, 84, of the Westhaven Community and formerly of 305 13th Street in Boone, passed away at the Boone County Hospital on Monday afternoon, April 30, 2012. He was born on June 17, 1927 in Luther, Iowa the son of John and Mary (Hayes) Hull. On June 3, 1950, he married Lettia Harrington in Webster City, Iowa. Dick served as Captain in the Boone Fire Department where he had worked for 40 years. He also owned and operated Dick’s Fire Extinguisher business for a number of years. He was a member of the Boone Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. His parents and 2 sons, Tom and John Hull, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Lettia Hull of Boone; a son Steven Hull and wife Cathy of Tyler, Texas; grandchildren Ben Hull and wife Rachelle of Ames, Iowa and Lindsey Hull McGee and husband Marcus of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; and 2 great-grandchildren. Following his wishes, the body has been cremated. A memorial service was held on Friday evening, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Boone with David Borsos officiating. Interment was in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone.