William “Bill” Calhoun Hartley, Sr., 70, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 9:25 pm, Friday, July 26, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born January 11, 1949 in Varney, West Virginia to Carlos and Dimple (Edwards) Hartley.
Bill married Janet Carroll in Wabash on November 4, 1967. He retired from General Tire/GDX in Wabash after 37 years. Bill enjoyed projects around the house and working with flowers. He enjoyed traveling and never met a stranger. He especially loved spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Hartley, three sons, William C. (Melissa) Hartley, Jr, Anthony Hartley, and Timothy (Katie France) Hartley, and three grandchildren, Aaron Hartley, Alexis Hartley, and Ella Hartley, all of Wabash, two brothers, James (Jo) Hartley of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Charles (Judy) Hartley of Franklin, North Carolina, and six sisters, Faye (Eugene) Adkins of Varney, West Virginia, Bonnie (Michael) Mullins of North Manchester, Indiana, Cleo (Jackie) Keck of Varney, West Virginia, Myra Kay (Mark) Kirk of Lansing, Michigan, Robin (Ronald) Varney of Wickliffe, Ohio, Wilma Muncy of Rochester Hills, Michigan, and Ina Gaye Fry of Varney, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Henry Hartley, sister, Edna Fantozzi, and his infant sister, Mary Rosa Hartley.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institue at the Cleveland Clinic.
The memorial guest book for Bill may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.