Harold Keith Eller
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Nov. 18, 1936, in Delphi, to Adrian and Orpha Wolf Eller. On June 25, 1955, he married Ruby Kay Graybill, who survives.
He attended Rossville High School. He was a truck driver for Blue Flame Gas, Alderman Transport, Provimi Veal and retired from Dana Corp. in 2000, having logged more than a million miles. He owned and operated Eller Leasing in Southern Ohio and owned and operated H&K Construction, building pole barns. He also owned and operated Country Inn Restaurant, Shipshewana, with his wife in the 1970s. He attended Liberty Mills United Methodist Church, later going to West Eel River Church of the Brethren. He was a member of American Truckers Association and a board member of the home owners association in Woodhaven Estate, Sebring, Fla. He enjoyed aviation, held his pilot’s license and loved flying the planes he used for business and pleasure. He also loved spending time with his family and friends.
Also surviving are his children: Bryce (and spouse Debra) Eller, Port Arthur, Texas; Bill (and spouse Charlene) Eller, Greenville, Texas; Judy (and spouse Larry) Toy, Springport; Rod (and spouse Tina) Eller, Howe; Penny (and spouse Jim) Railsback, Etna Green; and Peggy (and spouse Mike) White, Roann; a brother, Wayne Miller, Gas City; a sister, Ethel Miller, Texas; a sister-in-law, Ruth Eller, Montpelier; and grandchildren: Rhiannon, Adrian, Nicole, Andrea and Amanda Eller; Cassie Gardner; Trevor Schneider; Ivy Railsback; and Luke, David, Jacob and Faith White; step-grandchildren, Jeffrey Railsback and Timothy and Thomas Barth; great-grandchildren, Kainan Eller and Kaylin Gardner; and step-great-grandchildren, Colton Railsback and Caiden, Gracelynn and Brayden Barth. He was preceded in death by his father, Adrian Eller; his mother, Orpha Eller-Miller; and a brother, Arnold Eller.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at South Pleasant Community Building, 5064 W. CR 1400N, North Manchester.
McKee Mortuary, 1401 Ind. 114W, North Manchester, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to Crossroads Bank, c/o Kay Eller, 1404 Ind. 114W, North Manchester, IN 46962.
Condolences may be sent via mckeemortuary.com[[In-content Ad]]
He was born Nov. 18, 1936, in Delphi, to Adrian and Orpha Wolf Eller. On June 25, 1955, he married Ruby Kay Graybill, who survives.
He attended Rossville High School. He was a truck driver for Blue Flame Gas, Alderman Transport, Provimi Veal and retired from Dana Corp. in 2000, having logged more than a million miles. He owned and operated Eller Leasing in Southern Ohio and owned and operated H&K Construction, building pole barns. He also owned and operated Country Inn Restaurant, Shipshewana, with his wife in the 1970s. He attended Liberty Mills United Methodist Church, later going to West Eel River Church of the Brethren. He was a member of American Truckers Association and a board member of the home owners association in Woodhaven Estate, Sebring, Fla. He enjoyed aviation, held his pilot’s license and loved flying the planes he used for business and pleasure. He also loved spending time with his family and friends.
Also surviving are his children: Bryce (and spouse Debra) Eller, Port Arthur, Texas; Bill (and spouse Charlene) Eller, Greenville, Texas; Judy (and spouse Larry) Toy, Springport; Rod (and spouse Tina) Eller, Howe; Penny (and spouse Jim) Railsback, Etna Green; and Peggy (and spouse Mike) White, Roann; a brother, Wayne Miller, Gas City; a sister, Ethel Miller, Texas; a sister-in-law, Ruth Eller, Montpelier; and grandchildren: Rhiannon, Adrian, Nicole, Andrea and Amanda Eller; Cassie Gardner; Trevor Schneider; Ivy Railsback; and Luke, David, Jacob and Faith White; step-grandchildren, Jeffrey Railsback and Timothy and Thomas Barth; great-grandchildren, Kainan Eller and Kaylin Gardner; and step-great-grandchildren, Colton Railsback and Caiden, Gracelynn and Brayden Barth. He was preceded in death by his father, Adrian Eller; his mother, Orpha Eller-Miller; and a brother, Arnold Eller.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at South Pleasant Community Building, 5064 W. CR 1400N, North Manchester.
McKee Mortuary, 1401 Ind. 114W, North Manchester, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to Crossroads Bank, c/o Kay Eller, 1404 Ind. 114W, North Manchester, IN 46962.
Condolences may be sent via mckeemortuary.com[[In-content Ad]]
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