Delbert E. Hembree, 75, of rural Lagro, Indiana, died at 6:52 pm, Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on May 22, 1947, in Paintsville, Kentucky, to Matison Perry Hembree and Viola (Griffith) Mulkey.
Delbert married Sharon Kay Richardson in Chicago, Illinois on November 13, 1965; she died February 5, 2011. He retired from Celotex in Lagro. Delbert enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by three children, Doyle (Jane) Hembree of Lagro, Deanna (Gary Bitzel) Hembree of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Delta (Chris) Jones of Wabash, Indiana; seven grandchildren, Nate (Courtney) Hembree of Huntington, Indiana, Kate Hembree of Evansville, Indiana, Samuel Hembree of Lagro, Braxton Myers of Wabash, Dakota Bitzel and Michael Bitzel, both of Fort Wayne, and Brianna Myers of Marion, Indiana. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and his granddaughter, Jasmine Hembree.
Per Delbert’s request, there will be no services. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.
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