Funeral services for Dwight Keith Pepper were held Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Bible Church in Bonesteel. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery of Burke.
Dwight Keith Pepper was born Sept. 30, 1951 to Duane and Cleone (Herman) Pepper in Burke, South Dakota. He was baptized at the Baptist Church in Bonesteel as a young child. He lived north of Bonesteel early on in his childhood and then moved to a farm south of Bonesteel in 1964. He graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1970. He continued to live on the family farm helping his dad, following graduation.
In March of 1971, he was drafted into the US Army, where he served in Vietnam until his honorable discharge in December of 1972. He continued to be enlisted in the Army reserve until March of 1977. Dwight was married to Juanita Callahan on Aug. 3, 1974. They continued to live on the family farm until the summer of 1983, when they moved to Creighton, Neb. for a job opportunity. They were there about one year before moving back to Bonesteel where he continued to help with farming and ranching for his dad and various other local farmers and ranchers.
He served as Chief of Police for the City of Bonesteel from approximately 1986 to 2011. He also drove school bus during those years.
Over the years Dwight was known throughout the area for his love of hunting and wildlife, as well as his love for farming and cattle. He had a gift of being able to talk to almost everyone he met. He also left a positive impact on everyone he encountered.
After a short, but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, Dwight passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at the age of 69 years, with his family at his side.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, his parents Duane and Cleone, on nephew Jeremy Ware and multiple aunts and uncles.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Juanita; his three children: Arthur Pepper, former daughter-in-law Emily , and Tara Kallhoff (fiancé) of Sioux Falls, SD; Richard of Mankato, MN and Elizabeth of Norfolk, NE; his three grandchildren: Natalie, Dawson and Oliver of Sioux Falls, SD; as well as four bonus grandchildren: Alison Tracy of George, IA, Ian Rohan, Jacob Rohan and Logan Rohan of Newcastle, NE; and one bonus great-grandchild, Evelyn Tracy of George, IA; one sister Carole Ware and one nephew, James Ware of Oklahoma City, OK.
Dwight will be greatly missed by everyone who his life touched, but we take some comfort in knowing he is no longer suffering and is in his heavenly home.
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