David Malone went to be with his heavenly Father on February 5, 2022. He was staying with his aunt and uncle, Peggy and Lance Hubbard, at their ranch outside Whitewood, South Dakota, after going through a lengthy battle with metastatic melanoma, to which he finally succumbed.

David was born July 21, 1968, to Sharon and Pat Malone, in Spearfish, SD, where they lived for a few years before moving to Verdi, MN. Then they moved to Billings, MT, where he lived from 1973-1983, and then on to Denver, CO, where he lived most of his adult life. He did move to Marion, IL, to stay with Peggy and Lance, and went to high school there for both his Junior and Senior years, returning to Denver upon graduation. After his marriage to Sherry Gregory, on August 19, 2000, they moved to Thornton, CO.

While in high school Dave and his younger cousin, Sean, enjoyed mastering the finer points of Tae Kwon Do and both excelled. David continued this in later years and ended up with a black belt.

He also really enjoyed creative writing and was very gifted in this area.

Dave had a great love for dogs and had several over the years that gave him a lot of joy. They were his constant companions. Reemy, the most recent, was a one-year-old English Mastiff, weighing over 140 pounds! Reemy was killed on the highway just weeks before Dave's own passing.

However, first and foremost Dave loved the Lord. In his desire to evangelize he may have at times, got a little overzealous causing many to wonder if perhaps his "delivery system" might need a little work. But he was sincere and as one of his good friends said, "He was the boldest Christian I know."

He worked for CenturyLink in Denver for 20 years, as a field service engineer. Then in 2020 he moved to Richmond, WA, where he resided until his move to South Dakota in December of 2021.

David is survived by his wife, Sherry Gregory Malone; one daughter, Ellora Malone; stepson, Devon Gregory; one sister, Mistry Thompsen, and one niece, Dakota Thompsen. Also, numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins, and a special friend, Emil Minger.

He was preceded in death by both parents and grandparents; a niece Mandi Thompsen, and a cousin, Sean Hubbard.

There will be a graveside service at the Whitewood Cemetery, Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., Pastor Paul Howard officiating. All are invited to the Hubbard Ranch for a luncheon afterwards.

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