Marion Thomas “Tom” KinderPassing: May 6, 2017
MITCHELL — Marion Thomas “Tom” Kinder, 97, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford.
Born May 15, 1919, in Williams, he was the son of Thomas George and Maude (Stalcup) Kinder. He was previously married to Lucille Thompson.
Tom bought and sold lumber for more than 50 years. He flew his own Beechcraft Baron with his lumber business. He graduated from Williams High School in 1937, and received a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Purdue University in 1949.
Tom was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, and served from 1941-1945.
Surviving:
daughter,
Lois Ann Herzog of Cambridge City
grandchildren,
Jon Kinder of Las Vegas, Nevada
Jason Kinder of Mitchell
Eric Herzog of Anderson
David Herzog of Hagerstown
Kara Herzog of Harrison, Ohio
brother,
Harry Andy Kinder of Bedford
several nieces and nephews
caregiver and niece,
Judy Stevens of Mitchell
His parents; son, Jeffrey Kinder; and siblings, Donald Kinder, Herbert Kinder, Ernest France Kinder, Novella Kinder, and Lorraine Krabbe, preceded him in death.
Cremation was chosen.
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