F. Earl Montel
April 14, 2018 at 2:43 a.m.
By -
He was born Sept. 7, 1926, in North Manchester, to Artie R. Montel and Bertha Beigh Montel.
He was the owner-operator of Montel Livestock Equipment for 30 years, and retired in 1992.
On Jan. 11, 1948, he married Phyllis E. Bolinger, who died Aug. 6, 2013.
He graduated from Leesburg High School in 1944 and was a member of Gideons International since 1962.
Survivors include two daughters, Karen Sue (Walter) Burns, North Manchester, and Kathy Ann (Charles) Douglass, North Manchester; three sisters: Bernice Fisher, Syracuse; Betty Yoder, Goshen; and Barbara (Gene) Rarick, New Paris; grandchildren: Shelly Leifer (David) Cunningham, North Manchester; Greg (Jill) Caudill, Fort Wayne; Chad Allen, North Manchester; Amy Jo Allen, Goshen; Shane (Kim) Burns, Wabash; Doug (Andrea) Douglass, Huntington; and Brian (Sara) Douglass, Huntington; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2018, at Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester. Calling will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2018, at the church. Pastor J.P. Freeman will officiate. Burial will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
Arrangements entrusted to McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.
*****
Memorials to Gideons International, 2900 Lebanon Road., PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214.
Condolences may be sent to mckeemortuary.com.
He was born Sept. 7, 1926, in North Manchester, to Artie R. Montel and Bertha Beigh Montel.
He was the owner-operator of Montel Livestock Equipment for 30 years, and retired in 1992.
On Jan. 11, 1948, he married Phyllis E. Bolinger, who died Aug. 6, 2013.
He graduated from Leesburg High School in 1944 and was a member of Gideons International since 1962.
Survivors include two daughters, Karen Sue (Walter) Burns, North Manchester, and Kathy Ann (Charles) Douglass, North Manchester; three sisters: Bernice Fisher, Syracuse; Betty Yoder, Goshen; and Barbara (Gene) Rarick, New Paris; grandchildren: Shelly Leifer (David) Cunningham, North Manchester; Greg (Jill) Caudill, Fort Wayne; Chad Allen, North Manchester; Amy Jo Allen, Goshen; Shane (Kim) Burns, Wabash; Doug (Andrea) Douglass, Huntington; and Brian (Sara) Douglass, Huntington; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2018, at Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester. Calling will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2018, at the church. Pastor J.P. Freeman will officiate. Burial will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
Arrangements entrusted to McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.
*****
Memorials to Gideons International, 2900 Lebanon Road., PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214.
Condolences may be sent to mckeemortuary.com.
Have a news tip? Email [email protected] or Call/Text 360-922-3092