David Boylan with the Lord

David Ray Boylan Jr.

JULY 22, 1922 – JANUARY 20, 2025

David R. Boylan, 102, a resident of Ames for 65 years and Ankeny for 11 years, died Monday, January 20th, 2025 at Independence Village in Ankeny, Iowa.

David had many achievements at Iowa State University and immediately following retirement from ISU in 1992, David became a faculty member of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa, where he chaired the General Education division of the college, was special counselor to the president, and also served as interim president from 1993-1994; he served on the Faith Board of Directors from 1965 and continued to serve as an emeritus member until his second retirement. David received the honorary alumnus award in recognition of his involvement with Faith. He officially retired from his teaching career at Faith in May 2016 at the age of 93, but the same man who never desired to be an educator in his early twenties was a teacher at heart and still used every opportunity he had to teach. Instead of lecturing to classrooms filled with young adults, he continued to give lectures to those in the assisted living facility where he resided.

While David had many academic achievements, his career was not his priority in life. He was a dedicated Christian and his deep faith in Jesus Christ guided him throughout his life. David and his wife, Juanita, were active members of Campus Baptist Church (now Crossroad Baptist Church) for over 50 years and served there in many capacities. He faithfully taught the college Sunday school class for 25 years and impacted the lives of thousands of students. He advised young people to “know the Lord, trust the Lord and follow the Lord.” In later years, David and Juanita were members of Faith Baptist Church in Cambridge, Iowa.

This information was taken from the Dignity Memorial website, where a full obituary may be found.

Visitation
Monday, January 27, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Stevens Memorial Chapel
607 28th St, Ames, Iowa

Funeral
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
10:30 am
Faith Baptist Church
401 Second Street , Cambridge