HARTFORD CITY
Darrell Wayne Whitesell, Jr. (Wayne), 53, passed away at IU
Health Ball Memorial Hospital at 10:07 P.M. on Wednesday, February 19, 2014.
He was born in Hartford City on August 28, 1960 to the late
Darrell Whitesell and Connie Dollar Whitesell.
Wayne graduated from Blackford High School in 1978 and
attended the Muncie Career Center.
He worked at Blackford County schools in maintenance and
also worked at Deslauriers Industries of Hartford City as a plant supervisor.
Wayne enjoyed working with computerized machines and
robotics. He was a Harley-Davidson fan and owner and he also like fishing.
He will be sadly missed by his mother, Connie Whitesell and
his two daughters, Stephanie Whitesell, of Anderson, and Tiffany (husband,
Steven) Roderick, of Hartford City; four grandchildren, Kobe Burton, Bryce
Burton, Dylan Roderick and Peyton Roderick; two sisters, Eva (husband, Gary)
West, of Montpelier, and Rebecca (husband, Doug) Strine, of Hartford City; one
brother, Robert Whitesell, of Fort Wayne, as well as several nieces and
nephews.
Wayne was preceded in death by his father, Darrell Whitesell
on March 5, 1985.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, Feb. 22,
2014 at Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington, Hartford City, with Rev. Lloyd
Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory in Muncie.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 11:30 A.M. to
1:00 P.M. on Saturday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to:
www.watersfuneralhomes.com.