Roger E. "Freight-Train" Byrer
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Roger E. "Freight-Train" Byrer
By Staff Report-
He was born Feb. 25, 1949, in Elkhart, to William and Phyllis Schlemmer Byrer. On July 13, 1976, she married Betty Warner, who survives in Claypool.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, he was a truck driver for 44 years, most recently working at D.R. Smith Trucking, Akron.
Also surviving are a son, Ted Byrer, Westfield; a daughter, Jenny Gardner, Helena, Ala.; two stepsons, Danny Warner and Glen Patrick, both of Claypool; two stepdaughters, Rhonda Banghart and Charlotte Campbell, both of Claypool; three sisters, Darla Frederick, Deb Smith and Carma Page; a brother, Dan Byrer; six grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastor Steve Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Claypool.
Calling is one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to Roger Byrer Memorial Fund, c/o McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
He was born Feb. 25, 1949, in Elkhart, to William and Phyllis Schlemmer Byrer. On July 13, 1976, she married Betty Warner, who survives in Claypool.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, he was a truck driver for 44 years, most recently working at D.R. Smith Trucking, Akron.
Also surviving are a son, Ted Byrer, Westfield; a daughter, Jenny Gardner, Helena, Ala.; two stepsons, Danny Warner and Glen Patrick, both of Claypool; two stepdaughters, Rhonda Banghart and Charlotte Campbell, both of Claypool; three sisters, Darla Frederick, Deb Smith and Carma Page; a brother, Dan Byrer; six grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastor Steve Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Claypool.
Calling is one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to Roger Byrer Memorial Fund, c/o McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
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