Gene L. Slone
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Jan. 29, 1952, in Wabash, to Woodrow Slone and Vina Whitaker Cleveland.
He was a 1971 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and a lifetime Warsaw resident.
He was a roll tender for R.R. Donnelley and Sons for 30 years, retiring in 2000.
He was a charter member, trustee and past president of VFW 1126 Men’s Auxiliary; member of the Northern Hoosier Pool League; loved to ride his motorcycle; had a good sense of humor and never met a stranger.
Surviving are his companion, Denise Messer, Warsaw; a son, Brandon (and spouse Alicia) Slone, Akron; a daughter, Emily Ann Slone, Warsaw; a stepdaughter, Jerrica (and spouse Tyler) Marshall, Warsaw; a stepson, Logan (and spouse Amanda) Messer, Milford; four grandchildren; three sisters, Brozie Elliott, Alvalee Engle and Jane Carroll, all of Warsaw; and a brother, Larry (and spouse Teresa) Slone, South Whitley. He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, Clayton Cleveland; a brother, James Slone, who died March 23, 2007, and a sister, Vonda Smith, who died March 1, 2003.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Pastor Glenn Hall, Harvest Community Church, Pierceton, officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Gifts in Gene’s memory be given to the family and will be used at their discretion. Make gifts payable to Titus Funeral Home.[[In-content Ad]]
He was born Jan. 29, 1952, in Wabash, to Woodrow Slone and Vina Whitaker Cleveland.
He was a 1971 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and a lifetime Warsaw resident.
He was a roll tender for R.R. Donnelley and Sons for 30 years, retiring in 2000.
He was a charter member, trustee and past president of VFW 1126 Men’s Auxiliary; member of the Northern Hoosier Pool League; loved to ride his motorcycle; had a good sense of humor and never met a stranger.
Surviving are his companion, Denise Messer, Warsaw; a son, Brandon (and spouse Alicia) Slone, Akron; a daughter, Emily Ann Slone, Warsaw; a stepdaughter, Jerrica (and spouse Tyler) Marshall, Warsaw; a stepson, Logan (and spouse Amanda) Messer, Milford; four grandchildren; three sisters, Brozie Elliott, Alvalee Engle and Jane Carroll, all of Warsaw; and a brother, Larry (and spouse Teresa) Slone, South Whitley. He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, Clayton Cleveland; a brother, James Slone, who died March 23, 2007, and a sister, Vonda Smith, who died March 1, 2003.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Pastor Glenn Hall, Harvest Community Church, Pierceton, officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Gifts in Gene’s memory be given to the family and will be used at their discretion. Make gifts payable to Titus Funeral Home.[[In-content Ad]]
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