Eugene H. Polk
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Jan. 21, 1917, in Kosciusko County, to Edward C. and Emma Grace Hover Polk. On Sept. 28, 1935, he married Delight Paxton, who died July 24, 2004, after 68 years of marriage.
Following their wedding, they began life together on the William Wise farm in Monroe Township. In 1938, they moved west of Claypool to Seward Township, where they lived until 1976, when they sold their farm and purchased a home in Winona Lake. In 1965, they began wintering in Delray Beach, Fla., where they both worked at Blood's Hammock Grove. In 1990, after 23 years of sorting fruit, he retired. He was a member of Center United Methodist Church, Silver Lake.
Surviving are a son, Larry (and spouse Shirley) Polk, Leesburg; a daughter, Dixie (and spouse John) Nichols, Claypool; a son-in-law, Ed Hatfield, Warsaw; a sister, Gladys Gebert, Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren: Dennis (and spouse Pam) Polk, Syracuse; Tim (and spouse Lili) Polk, Zella Hatfield and Penny (and spouse Dave) Miller, all of Warsaw; Sally (and spouse Gary) Bailey and Gary Polk, all of Leesburg; Zona (and spouse Rick) Blackburn, Silver Lake; Zina (and spouse Steve) Juillerat, Larwill; and Robert (and spouse Tammy) Nichols, Smyrna, Ga.; 18 great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and five step-great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Kay Hatfield; a sister, Mildred Tinkey; and a brother, Kenneth L. Polk.
He was a beloved and devoted father, grandfather and friend. He will be deeply missed.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, with the Rev. Cindy Osgood officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Riley Hospital for Children, c/o Hematology/Oncology, 702 Barnill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202; or the Special Olympics of Kosciusko County, c/o 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, IN 46580. Checks must be made to Special Olympics of Kosciusko County.[[In-content Ad]]
He was born Jan. 21, 1917, in Kosciusko County, to Edward C. and Emma Grace Hover Polk. On Sept. 28, 1935, he married Delight Paxton, who died July 24, 2004, after 68 years of marriage.
Following their wedding, they began life together on the William Wise farm in Monroe Township. In 1938, they moved west of Claypool to Seward Township, where they lived until 1976, when they sold their farm and purchased a home in Winona Lake. In 1965, they began wintering in Delray Beach, Fla., where they both worked at Blood's Hammock Grove. In 1990, after 23 years of sorting fruit, he retired. He was a member of Center United Methodist Church, Silver Lake.
Surviving are a son, Larry (and spouse Shirley) Polk, Leesburg; a daughter, Dixie (and spouse John) Nichols, Claypool; a son-in-law, Ed Hatfield, Warsaw; a sister, Gladys Gebert, Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren: Dennis (and spouse Pam) Polk, Syracuse; Tim (and spouse Lili) Polk, Zella Hatfield and Penny (and spouse Dave) Miller, all of Warsaw; Sally (and spouse Gary) Bailey and Gary Polk, all of Leesburg; Zona (and spouse Rick) Blackburn, Silver Lake; Zina (and spouse Steve) Juillerat, Larwill; and Robert (and spouse Tammy) Nichols, Smyrna, Ga.; 18 great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and five step-great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Kay Hatfield; a sister, Mildred Tinkey; and a brother, Kenneth L. Polk.
He was a beloved and devoted father, grandfather and friend. He will be deeply missed.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, with the Rev. Cindy Osgood officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Riley Hospital for Children, c/o Hematology/Oncology, 702 Barnill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202; or the Special Olympics of Kosciusko County, c/o 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, IN 46580. Checks must be made to Special Olympics of Kosciusko County.[[In-content Ad]]
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