James Melvin Teague, 74, of Wabash, Indiana, died 5:00 am, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He was born on December 1, 1946, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Floyd “Calvin” and Edith (Painter) Teague.
James was a US Navy veteran serving in Vietnam aboard the USS Theodore E. Chandler, and also served in the Indiana National Guard. He married Sharon Kay Niccum in Wabash on May 14, 1988; she died June 3, 2017. James worked at General Tire in Wabash, retiring after 36 years. He was a member of the Wabash American Legion Post 15, and a former member of the Wabash Moose Lodge. He was a St. Jude Hospital and a Leukemia Lymphoma Society Donor. James enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
He is survived by four children, Anthony (Doug) Teague of Indianapolis, Indiana, Rebel (Dallas) Decker of Kokomo, Indiana, Shane Teague of Wabash, and Tracy Terhorst of Hawaii, 10 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, two special nephews, Zach (Katy) Niccum and Austin Niccum, both of Indianapolis, and two sisters, Brenda Hinson of Hampton, Virginia, and Linda (Jerry) Fleming of Hickory, North Carolina. He was also preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Jimmy Teague, and his grandson, Keaton Teague.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Michael Alley officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 pm Monday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
The memorial guest book for James may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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