James V. Graybill (1939-2021)

GRAYBILL, GOLDSWORTHY

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 1/13/2022 at 10:32:45

James V. "Jim" Graybill, 82, of Manchester, Iowa, passed Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at Regional Medical Center in Manchester with his family by his side after a two-year battle. A Celebration with burial at Oakland Cemetery will be held at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester is assisting the family.

Jim was born Sept. 29, 1939, the son of Wayne and Laura (Goldsworthy) Graybill, and was raised in Dundee, Iowa. After graduation from Dundee High School in 1957, he attended U.S. Trade School in Kansas City, Mo., for Auto Mechanics. He was a mechanic at Wallace's Inc., where he met his wife of 61 years, Pat Hamlin. Jim went on from there to be a partner at Andrews Brothers Standard Station for several years. In the 70s, Jim ran the local Gulf/IOCO/ and, in the 80s, Graybill & Sons Shell Station and Sons Auto Sales with the help of his sons. Jim loved motorcycles, cars and collecting convertibles.