Don Eldon Hendry, 88, of rural Andrews, Indiana, died at 8:19 am, Thursday, February 21, 2019 at his home. He was born July 16, 1930 in Rochester, Indiana to Floyd B. and Ethel A. (Conner) Hendry.
Don was a Marine Corp veteran during the Korean Conflict. He first married Deloris J. Teagarden in 1947 and she died July 1973. He then married Alice (Carrouthers) Leland, at the Dora Christian Church, on January 25, 1975. She died July 5, 2011. He retired from Chrysler Transmission in Kokomo in 1980 after 30 years and was the founder of the Peacepipe Camp and Bait Shop near Salamonie Reservoir. He was a member of the Dora Christian Church and a life member of the Wabash VFW Post 286 Auxiliary. Don enjoyed carving and especially fishing.
He is survived by two sons, Steve (Cheryl) Hendry of Colorado, and Scott (Julie) Hendry of rural Andrews, three step-children, Jeffrey (Dixie) Leland of Andrews, Tammy (Lynn) Lake and Rhonda (Danny) King, both of Wabash, eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and two sisters, Laverne (Bob) Sonafrank of Mount Vernon, Indiana, and Deloris Brown of Elkhart, Indiana. He was also preceded in death by his parents, brother, Arnold Hendry, and three grandchildren, Brad Creasey, Kristy Wilhelm, and Lisa Creasey.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Mark Wisniewski, minister officiating. Burial will be in Lagro Cemetery. Friends may call 4-7pm Monday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is American Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for Don may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.