
SPENCER, Iowa — A former Iowan who died in Iraq was outgoing and popular, and liked motorcycles and partying, family and friends said Thursday at his funeral.
Daryl Davis died Nov. 29 as he rode in a Humvee between military camps in what the military called a non-hostile accident.
“A life so full of promise and yet has been cut short,” said the Rev. Roger Linnan, who delivered the eulogy.
The 20-year-old National Guardsman would be remembered for “his wonderful personality, his talents, his achievements and his love of life,” Linnan said.
“Daryl was a gift who spread God’s love everywhere — everywhere that he went in his...