Dewayne Spangler Lepley ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

DeWAYNE S. "DEKE" LEPLEY, 88, of Ashley, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Laurels of DeKalb, Butler. Born June 26, 1920, in Hudson, he was the son of the late Guy C. and Gladys (Spangler) Lepley. He was a mechanic for G. C. Lepley Sales, Ashley for 40 years before retiring in 1980. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II. He was a longtime Ashley volunteer fireman and a member of Ashley United Methodist Church. He married Helen D Sharpe on Oct. 21, 1945, in Bryan, Ohio; she died on March 11, 2005. He is survived by a son and three daughters, Richard D. Lepley of Ashley, Elizabeth Farver of Butler, Pam Kolczynski, and Alice Lepley, both of Ashley; three brothers and three sisters-in-law, Bud G. Lepley, Richard J. and Mary Lepley and Jim Lepley, all of Ashley, Delora Lepley of Ashley and Violet Lepley of Hudson; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Wanita and Chuck Tagtmeyer of Fremont, Joyce Meyers of Rocky River, Ohio, Karen and Gilbert Dilley of Auburn and Sharon and Jim Miller of Hudson; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by two grandsons, David Martin and Jason Lepley; and three brothers, Udell, Winford and Ted Lepley. Service is 2 p.m. Saturday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo, with calling from 11 a.m. until time of service. Pastor Don Wadkins officiating. Burial in Circle Cemetery, Hudson. Memorials may be directed to Ashley United Methodist Church. ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• United States Census: Resided, 1930, Ashley, Steuben County., Indiana, USA.

Dewayne married Helen D. Sharpe on 21 Oct 1945 in Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, USA.¹ (Helen D. Sharpe was born on 21 Jan 1920 in Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, USA and died on 11 Mar 2005 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.)