Veteran Iowa lawmaker Andrew Preston Varley of Stuart died early Monday morning. He was 83.
Varley was a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 and the Speaker of the Iowa House from 1973 to 1974.
The Stuart native earned a bacheloer’s degree from Iowa State University in 1957 and a master’s degree from North Carolina State University in 1961.
Varley married Marilyn Saucke in 1959, and together they raised four sons, Warren, Thomas, John and Curtis.
He was a member Iowa Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
A lifelong farmer, Varley was a member of the Lutheran Church, Lutheran Laymen’s League and the Adair County Farm Bureau. He was a trustee of the Iowa State University Foundation Farms and past chairman State Extension Advisory Committee.
Varley’s eldest son, Warren Varley of Stuart, said Monday. “Rest in peace, Dad! You’ve done a lot. You deserve a rest. Enjoy your new home among the angels!”