Alex Flannery
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Feb. 4, 1948, in Floyd County, Ky., to Creed Calvin and Barbara Alice Bradley Flanery. On March 9, 1968, in Claypool, he married Pamela Jo Reynolds, who survives.
Raised in Kentucky, he moved to Indiana in 1963 at the age of 15 to Kosciusko County, living there until 1970, then moving to Tri Lakes for a brief period and then moved to his present home in 1970. He attended Silver Lake High School. He worked at Big Boy Products, Warsaw; Essex Wire & Cable, from September 1969 until 2003 as a rod mill operator; during the 1970-80's he also worked part time for Smith Brothers Standard & Sam's Sunoco; and from 1986-96 he worked for Lassus Brothers as a part-time cashier. He was a member of B.T. Roberts Free Methodist Church and the churches CYC Youth Group. He coached girl's softball, boy's Pony League and played on the men's church league basketball and played softball at Morsches Park. He loved NASCAR, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Braves, Colts and was an avid camper and especially enjoyed sharing lots of family memories at Jellystone Campgrounds, near North Webster.
Also surviving are three daughters, Jodi R. (and spouse Gary) Sims and Jan E. (and spouse Gary) Sroufe, all of South Whitley, and Amanda J. (and spouse Rolland) Bonjour, Columbia City; five grandchildren, Jordan and Sydney Sims, Hunter and Spencer Sroufe and Analeigh Bonjour; three step-grandchildren, Austin and Zoey Baeum and Kayle Mink; two brothers, Marvin (and spouse Sandy) Flannery, Claypool, and Curtis (and spouse Janet) Flannery, Silver Lake; three sisters, Millie Prater, Rochester; Cassie (and spouse Dan) Bradley, Winona Lake; and Janavee (and spouse Mander) Prater, Roann. He was preceded in death by his parents and seven brothers and sisters: Arnold, Evelyn, Oris, Creed Calvin, Lawrence, Lloyd Flannery and Tealie Spears.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, officiated by Pastor Robert Barton South Whitley United Methodist Church and family friend, Bruce Wrightsman. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Columbia City.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to the American Lung and Diabetes associations.
Condolences may be sent via www.demoneygrimes.com[[In-content Ad]]
He was born Feb. 4, 1948, in Floyd County, Ky., to Creed Calvin and Barbara Alice Bradley Flanery. On March 9, 1968, in Claypool, he married Pamela Jo Reynolds, who survives.
Raised in Kentucky, he moved to Indiana in 1963 at the age of 15 to Kosciusko County, living there until 1970, then moving to Tri Lakes for a brief period and then moved to his present home in 1970. He attended Silver Lake High School. He worked at Big Boy Products, Warsaw; Essex Wire & Cable, from September 1969 until 2003 as a rod mill operator; during the 1970-80's he also worked part time for Smith Brothers Standard & Sam's Sunoco; and from 1986-96 he worked for Lassus Brothers as a part-time cashier. He was a member of B.T. Roberts Free Methodist Church and the churches CYC Youth Group. He coached girl's softball, boy's Pony League and played on the men's church league basketball and played softball at Morsches Park. He loved NASCAR, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Braves, Colts and was an avid camper and especially enjoyed sharing lots of family memories at Jellystone Campgrounds, near North Webster.
Also surviving are three daughters, Jodi R. (and spouse Gary) Sims and Jan E. (and spouse Gary) Sroufe, all of South Whitley, and Amanda J. (and spouse Rolland) Bonjour, Columbia City; five grandchildren, Jordan and Sydney Sims, Hunter and Spencer Sroufe and Analeigh Bonjour; three step-grandchildren, Austin and Zoey Baeum and Kayle Mink; two brothers, Marvin (and spouse Sandy) Flannery, Claypool, and Curtis (and spouse Janet) Flannery, Silver Lake; three sisters, Millie Prater, Rochester; Cassie (and spouse Dan) Bradley, Winona Lake; and Janavee (and spouse Mander) Prater, Roann. He was preceded in death by his parents and seven brothers and sisters: Arnold, Evelyn, Oris, Creed Calvin, Lawrence, Lloyd Flannery and Tealie Spears.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, officiated by Pastor Robert Barton South Whitley United Methodist Church and family friend, Bruce Wrightsman. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Columbia City.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to the American Lung and Diabetes associations.
Condolences may be sent via www.demoneygrimes.com[[In-content Ad]]
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