Oshie Thomas ‘Tom’ Waddell Sr.

January 25, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.
Oshie Thomas ‘Tom’ Waddell Sr.
Oshie Thomas ‘Tom’ Waddell Sr.

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Oshie Thomas “Tom” Waddell Sr., 78, of Pierceton, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at Mason Healthcare.

Tom was born April 22, 1944, in Flatwoods Ky., the son of the late Randolph and Jean Long Waddell. He married Margaret Carpenter Waddell in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Oct. 24, 1963. Tom retired from Weatherhead-Dana in Syracuse after 32 years with the company. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and car enthusiast who enjoyed attending shows in his 1947 Chevrolet.

Tom is survived by Margaret Waddell, his wife of 59 years; and their children: daughters, Kimberly (Steve) Steller and Sandra (Dennis) Hall, both of Pierceton; and son, Oshie T. “Tom” (Melissa) Waddell Jr., of Churubusco; grandchildren: Janelle Hall and Levi Hall, both of Pierceton; Bradley Waddell, of Swayzee; Micah Hall, of Chicago; stepgrandsons, Evan Love and Owen Love, both of Churubusco; great-grandchildren: Olivv Waddell, Ivy Grace Waddell and Fraya Waddell, all of Swayzee; Noah Hyde, of Pierceton; and his brothers, Terry (Sis) Waddell, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio; and James Craig (Debbie) Waddell, of White Oak, Texas. In addition to his parents, Tom was also preceded in death by a son, Johnny Waddell.

Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 105 S. First St., Pierceton. Visitation is Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial is in Mock Cemetery.

The family’s preferred memorial is the American Cancer Society, online at www.donate3.cancer.org or by mail to P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

To share a remembrance of Tom or to offer condolences to his family, please visit www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.



Oshie Thomas “Tom” Waddell Sr., 78, of Pierceton, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at Mason Healthcare.

Tom was born April 22, 1944, in Flatwoods Ky., the son of the late Randolph and Jean Long Waddell. He married Margaret Carpenter Waddell in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Oct. 24, 1963. Tom retired from Weatherhead-Dana in Syracuse after 32 years with the company. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and car enthusiast who enjoyed attending shows in his 1947 Chevrolet.

Tom is survived by Margaret Waddell, his wife of 59 years; and their children: daughters, Kimberly (Steve) Steller and Sandra (Dennis) Hall, both of Pierceton; and son, Oshie T. “Tom” (Melissa) Waddell Jr., of Churubusco; grandchildren: Janelle Hall and Levi Hall, both of Pierceton; Bradley Waddell, of Swayzee; Micah Hall, of Chicago; stepgrandsons, Evan Love and Owen Love, both of Churubusco; great-grandchildren: Olivv Waddell, Ivy Grace Waddell and Fraya Waddell, all of Swayzee; Noah Hyde, of Pierceton; and his brothers, Terry (Sis) Waddell, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio; and James Craig (Debbie) Waddell, of White Oak, Texas. In addition to his parents, Tom was also preceded in death by a son, Johnny Waddell.

Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 105 S. First St., Pierceton. Visitation is Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial is in Mock Cemetery.

The family’s preferred memorial is the American Cancer Society, online at www.donate3.cancer.org or by mail to P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

To share a remembrance of Tom or to offer condolences to his family, please visit www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.



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