ARGOS – Harold Dimmitt Warner, 93, of South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw, and formerly of the Argos community, died at 11:55 p.m. May 4, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, following a sudden illness. He was born Dec. 4, 1919, in Escondido, Calif., to Vernon T. and Leila Dimmitt Warner. On Feb. 29, 1939, in Argos, he married Velma Lucille Heims, who survives at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. He lived with his daughter in Warsaw for the past eight months, but spent most of his life in the Argos community. Owner of Warner Seed Farms, he was a full-time farmer and a vegetable grower for Campbell’s Soup. He worked for Bendix from 1940-44 and was a former realstate agent for Collins and Collins Reality, Plymouth. He was a past member of the board of realtors in Marshall County and was a 1937 graduate of Argos High School. Also surviving are a daughter, Pat West, Warsaw; three grandchildren: Rick Rish, South Bend; Lee Ellen Rish, Tunker; and Elizabeth (and spouse Alex) Clark, Warsaw; and four great-grandchildren: Annabel Clark and Osiris, Thaddeus and Leonidas Risk. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Donna Jean Warner. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos, officiated by the Rev. Don Franklin of the Gospel Meeting House, Ora. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos. ***** Memorials may be made to the Rose Home, 72876 CR 29, Syracuse, IN 46567. Condolences may be sent via www.earlgrossmanfuneral.com
