Freddie H Tackett, 95, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:50 am, Sunday, January 9, 2022, at his home. He was born on August 20, 1926, in Paintsville, Kentucky, to Jessie and Minnie (Collins) Tackett.
Freddie married Dixie Tackett in Paintsville on March 3, 1947; she died July 27, 2020. He was a truck driver for the Speicherville Elevator. Freddie enjoyed working with Randy and his grandsons after his retirement. He raised hogs, enjoyed farming, and especially enjoyed his grandsons. He was a former member of Walk by Faith Church in Roann.
He is survived by three children, Teresa Tackett, Tammie Tackett, and Randy Tackett, all of Wabash, seven grandchildren, Jessie (Abby) Tackett, Jared Tackett, Travis (Kristen) Tackett, and Heath Tackett, all of Wabash, Nick (Stephanie) Schumaker of South Bend, Indiana, Kevin (Caitlyn) Schumaker of Noblesville, Indiana, and Brian (Melissa) Schumaker of Indianapolis, Indiana, and nine great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his parents, two daughters, Brenda Schumaker and Judy Tackett, three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Brad Eckerley officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Urbana. Friends may call 4-8 pm Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
The memorial guest book for Freddie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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