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Bernard Earl TolbertPassing: August 29, 2016

Service:

Chastain Funeral Home

Funeral Service

Friday, September 2nd @ 11:00am

Visitation:

Chastain Funeral Home

Thursday, September 1st @ 4:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, September 2nd @ 10:00am

Cemetery:

Mitchell Cemetery

Friday, September 2nd @ noon

FRANKLIN – Bernard Earl Tolbert, 79, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016, at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Born March 7, 1937, in Orange County, he was the son of Heber Leon and Mary Ellen (Reynolds) Tolbert.  He married Rose Marie Tolbert, and she preceded him in death on March 11, 2003.

 Bernard retired from Carpenter Body Works.  He was a U. S. Army veteran and a member of American Legion Post No. 250.

Surviving:
 son, Bradley Earl Tolbert of Franklin
 grandchildren,
Jennifer Renay Tolbert of Orleans
Russell Edward Doan of Orleans
2 great grandchildren

His parents; wife; son, Michael Eldon Tolbert; and siblings, John Gerald Tolbert, and Freida Kay Pruett, preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Reverend John Eley officiating.  Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery with military honors accorded by American Legion Post No. 250 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107.

Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday and from 10:00 a.m. until the service on Friday at the funeral home.

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1 Guest Comments

  1. Guest: Alan Pinney | Orleans, IN
    Date: September 1, 2016
    So sorry for your loss, Brad. Hope you are doing well.