Dohn Frazee Wiley, 90, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:58 pm, Friday, November 4, 2016 at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born October 19, 1926 in Muncie, Indiana to Charles and Frances (Frazee) Wiley.
Dohn was a 1944 graduate of Hartford City High School. He married Orrel “Dollie” Lochner in Muncie on September 3, 1954; she died January 22, 2013. Dohn attended Wabash Church of the Nazarene. He was a former president of the Soil and Water Conservation Association and former state president of the Associated Milk Producers, Inc. He lived in LaFontaine, Indiana for 30 years before moving to Silver Lake, Indiana in 1984. Then in 2004 he moved to Wabash. Dohn never met a stranger and enjoyed visiting with people. He loved to sing and was known for his rendition of “Home Sweet Home.” He also loved his dogs.
He is survived by four children, Margaret (Dan) Smith of Union City, Indiana, Sharon (Lloyd) Hopkins of Dunkirk, Indiana, Linda (Dean) Pickett of Freeport, Illinois, and Dohn D. (Cheryl) Wiley of Wabash; one brother, Phillip E. (Angie) Wiley of Florida; 13 grandchildren, and several great and great-great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Mark D. Wiley.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2016 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Kirk Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-6 pm Sunday, and 10-11am Monday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Wabash Church of the Nazarene “Believe Fund” or Christian Literature for Africa (CLA), Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The memorial guest book for Dohn may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Dohn was a 1944 graduate of Hartford City High School. He married Orrel “Dollie” Lochner in Muncie on September 3, 1954; she died January 22, 2013. Dohn attended Wabash Church of the Nazarene. He was a former president of the Soil and Water Conservation Association and former state president of the Associated Milk Producers, Inc. He lived in LaFontaine, Indiana for 30 years before moving to Silver Lake, Indiana in 1984. Then in 2004 he moved to Wabash. Dohn never met a stranger and enjoyed visiting with people. He loved to sing and was known for his rendition of “Home Sweet Home.” He also loved his dogs.
He is survived by four children, Margaret (Dan) Smith of Union City, Indiana, Sharon (Lloyd) Hopkins of Dunkirk, Indiana, Linda (Dean) Pickett of Freeport, Illinois, and Dohn D. (Cheryl) Wiley of Wabash; one brother, Phillip E. (Angie) Wiley of Florida; 13 grandchildren, and several great and great-great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Mark D. Wiley.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2016 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Kirk Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-6 pm Sunday, and 10-11am Monday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Wabash Church of the Nazarene “Believe Fund” or Christian Literature for Africa (CLA), Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The memorial guest book for Dohn may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.