Henry Wallen
June 15, 2017 at 3:29 p.m.
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Henry was born Nov. 9, 1913, in Floyd County, Ky., to William Jasper and Nebraska Susann Sizemore Wallen. On July 17, 1940, Henry was married to Bessie Hall in Bull Creek, Ky. Together they would share 73 years until her passing on Dec. 18, 2013.
Henry was a resident of Floyd County, Ky., for many years; he spent the last 47 years in Winona Lake. He had worked as a coal miner before joining the Gatke Corp., where he worked for 25 years until he retired in 1972.
He was a member of Rosehill United Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, William Ray (Sally) Wallen, Panama City, Fla.; a daughter, Francis Wallen, Terrell, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, Bessie Hall, who preceded him in death on Dec. 18, 2013, he was preceded by a son, Donald Wallen; a daughter, Henrietta Myers; four brothers: Russell Wallen, Joe Wallen, Jack Wallen and Newton Wallen; three sisters: Sally Collins, Katie Calhoun and Marie Thompson; and a great-great-granddaughter.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw.
A funeral service celebrating Henry’s life will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, in the funeral home. Elder Harold Vance of Rosehill United Baptist Church, Silver Lake, will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Rosehill Cemetery, Silver Lake.
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Memorials to The Salvation Army, 501 Arthur St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
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Henry was born Nov. 9, 1913, in Floyd County, Ky., to William Jasper and Nebraska Susann Sizemore Wallen. On July 17, 1940, Henry was married to Bessie Hall in Bull Creek, Ky. Together they would share 73 years until her passing on Dec. 18, 2013.
Henry was a resident of Floyd County, Ky., for many years; he spent the last 47 years in Winona Lake. He had worked as a coal miner before joining the Gatke Corp., where he worked for 25 years until he retired in 1972.
He was a member of Rosehill United Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, William Ray (Sally) Wallen, Panama City, Fla.; a daughter, Francis Wallen, Terrell, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, Bessie Hall, who preceded him in death on Dec. 18, 2013, he was preceded by a son, Donald Wallen; a daughter, Henrietta Myers; four brothers: Russell Wallen, Joe Wallen, Jack Wallen and Newton Wallen; three sisters: Sally Collins, Katie Calhoun and Marie Thompson; and a great-great-granddaughter.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw.
A funeral service celebrating Henry’s life will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, in the funeral home. Elder Harold Vance of Rosehill United Baptist Church, Silver Lake, will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Rosehill Cemetery, Silver Lake.
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Memorials to The Salvation Army, 501 Arthur St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
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