David Dewayne Bechtel, 51, of Milton, Iowa, died of injuries sustained in a multi-car pile-up on Interstate Ten during a dust storm between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Tuesday afternoon, October 29, 2013. David was born November 2, 1961, at Kirksville, Missouri, to Orville Dewayne "Buddy" and Jewel Marie Meeks Bechtel. He grew up in the Milton, Iowa area and graduated from Fox Valley High School in Milton, Class of 1980. David was united in marriage to Donna Lynn Curry on May 21, 1988 at the First Christian Church in Memphis, Missouri and to this union two daughters were born. David worked at Keith's Café in Memphis while in school. He also was a driver for Pepsi Cola in the Edina, Missouri area. He was the owner and operator of South Prairie Transportation, spending many hours on the road and was a proud member of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers' Association. David was devoted to his mother and his greatest joy was his two daughters. David was a very compassionate man, always willing to lend a hand. Surviving are his daughters; Amanda Alise Bechtel and Alaynah Mikhail Bechtel, both of Centerville, Iowa; his significant other, Tresa Gibson, of Tucumcari, New Mexico; two aunts: Nancy June Barnes of Edina, Missouri and Donna Meeks of Memphis, Missouri; an uncle, Perry Richard Meeks and his wife, Ruth, of La Mesa, California; many cousins and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, his parents, his step-father, Ed Skelton, an uncle, Hollis Meeks, an aunt, Virginia Meeks and his trucker buddy, Lance Peterson.