Jimmie Reffitt, 92, died at 12:45 p.m. March 26, 2007, in Mason Health & Rehab, Warsaw, where he resided.
He was born July 4, 1914, in Blue River, Ky., to Dan and Martha Marsillet Reffitt. He was preceded in death by his wives Alisha, in 1958; Margaret in 1978; and Edna in 2003.
Living in Kosciusko County since 1963, he was a coal miner, a farmer, a highway worker for the state of Kentucky and worked at Endicott Furniture. He was a member of Northern Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church since 1939.
Surviving are three sons, Ray and Tom Reffitt, both of Pierceton, and Corban Reffitt, Warsaw; two daughters, Mrs. Paul T. (Juanita) Bradford, Silver Lake, and Eva Marie Baldridge, Sidney; a sister, Josephine Yates, Warsaw; two brothers, Floyd Reffitt, Warsaw, and Joe Reffitt, Claypool; 12 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three grandchildren, two brothers and six sisters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Northern Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church, north of Sidney. Burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery.
Calling is from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
