Darrell Wayne Lester

Darrell Wayne Lester, the son of Burton Lee and Madeline Nadine (Romer) Lester was born December 8, 1960, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa. Darrell remained a life-long resident of Newton.

Darrell worked after school at Perkins and in the Holiday Inn Kitchen in the 1970′s. As a young man, Darrell loved Dirt Track Racing and Figure 8 tracks. All through the 1980′s he was a welder, a foreman, a warehouse worker and a truck driver for Magnum Muffler and Walker Muffler. Through the 1990′s Darrell drove a tow truck and rollback for Interstate Conoco and Auto Repair. He continued working as an Auto Technician at Magnum Automotive through the 1990′s and into the late 2000′s.

On February 17, 2011, in Newton, Iowa, Darrell was united in marriage to the love of his life, Jeannie Dale (Colyn) Lester. Together they ran the family farm until they both retired in 2014. They had a love for cats and boarded several in their home and outside their home.

Darrell’s true passions were guns, shooting, welding and fabricating, building trailers, tow trucks and making tools. “Why buy a tool when you can make it?” He enjoyed scraping iron and taking old tractors of all colors to fix and repaint.

Darrell was brokenhearted when his wife, soulmate and best friend Jeannie Dale Lester died on March 24, 2024. Darrell died peacefully at his home on March 13, 2025. Today they are together again. Per Darrell’s wishes, no public service will be held. Interment for Darrell will be held at Newton Union Cemetery at a later date.