NAPPANEE - Oliver C. "Red" Truex, 74, of 356 S. Locke St., Nappanee, died at 1:25 p.m. Dec. 17, 2010, in his residence.
He was born Feb. 29, 1936, in Nappanee, to S. Charles Truex and Ethel Marie Kilmer. On Dec. 30, 1965, he married Sandy Burge, who survives in Nappanee.
A lifetime Nappanee resident, he attended Nappanee High School. He was a truck driver. He was a member of Whiskerville Truckers, Nappanee.
Also surviving are a son, Dan (and spouse Deb) Truex, Nappanee; three daughters, Tammy (and spouse Bruce) Teal, Nappanee, Deb Wallace, Nappanee, and Tracy Truex, Nappanee; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Francis Shaw, Nappanee. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gilford Truex.
Calling is from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.
A memorial service will follow at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Bart Shaw, First Brethren Church, officiating.
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Memorials may be made to Goshen Care at Home Hospice.
Condolences may be sent to www.tlyfh.com
He was born Feb. 29, 1936, in Nappanee, to S. Charles Truex and Ethel Marie Kilmer. On Dec. 30, 1965, he married Sandy Burge, who survives in Nappanee.
A lifetime Nappanee resident, he attended Nappanee High School. He was a truck driver. He was a member of Whiskerville Truckers, Nappanee.
Also surviving are a son, Dan (and spouse Deb) Truex, Nappanee; three daughters, Tammy (and spouse Bruce) Teal, Nappanee, Deb Wallace, Nappanee, and Tracy Truex, Nappanee; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Francis Shaw, Nappanee. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gilford Truex.
Calling is from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.
A memorial service will follow at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Bart Shaw, First Brethren Church, officiating.
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Memorials may be made to Goshen Care at Home Hospice.
