Amos Edward England, Pierceton, passed away at his residence surrounded by family at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at the age of 80.
He was born Feb. 11, 1937, in Prestonsburg, Ky. He was the seventh out of eight children born to Nancy Reffitt and Charlie England. On May 16, 1959, he married Phyllis Kay Ross, his loving and caring wife of 58 years, who survives in Pierceton.
Amos was a 1955 graduate of Warsaw High School. He was a hard worker and for 17 years he worked for Fiber Fill in Warsaw, and when the company moved to Evansville, he continued to work there as a shipping supervisor. He worked for Jomac Products in Warsaw for 27 years, working in the warehouse as a shipping clerk and driving semi.
Amos was a member of the Church of Christ, loved racing go-carts, bowling, fishing, numismatics, going to auctions, and was a lover of nature and wildlife. He was loved dearly by his family and will be missed.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Phyllis Kay England, Pierceton, and their five children – three daughters: Cindy (husband Dyle) Martin, Warsaw; Dawn (husband Keith) McClellan, Rochester; and Amy (husband James) Fuller, Atwood; and two sons, Brian England (fiancée Donna Shapiro), Lancaster, Pa., and David (wife Nancy) England, Warsaw. Also surviving are 22 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Benny and Charles England; and five sisters: Lucy Biltz, Lura Hamman, Marie Mikesell, Jean O’Connell and Jane Kintzel.
Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Friday, May 26, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. His funeral service will be conducted immediately following visitation at 5 p.m. and officiated by Pastor Glenn Hall.
Private burial will follow at a later date at Mud Creek Church of Christ Cemetery, Macy.
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Memorials to the American Cancer Society, 130 Red Coach Drive, Mishawaka, IN 46545; or to the Arthritis Foundation-Indiana Chapter, 615 N. Alabama, Suite 430, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Condolences may be sent at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
