From:                              Caplan, Larry A.

Sent:                               Tuesday, September 02, 2008 9:14 AM

Subject:                          HORT ALERT:  The passing of Jack Wade

 

It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of Jack Wade.  Jack was the County Agent for Agriculture in Vanderburgh County when I arrived in 1986.  Jack was my mentor, and taught me “the ropes” of surviving in Purdue Extension.  He also taught me to how to put in a new floor (from the frame up!) when I first bought my house.  He was a true gentleman, with a  kind heart and a wicked sense of humor.  I will miss him terribly.

 

 

Jack D. Wade

Born:  January 23, 1938

Died:  August 30, 2008

Services:  September 3, 2008 at 2:00 PM

 

 

 

Mr. Jack D. Wade, age 70, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on January 23, 1938, in Campbellsburg, Indiana, the son of Orra Newton & Ethel G. Neal Wade, both of whom preceded him in death. He was raised in Campbellsburg and was a 1956 graduate of Campbellsburg High School. Jack was raised on a farm and enjoyed participating in 4-H. He received a B.S. from Purdue University in Ag Education in 1960 and completed graduate work there as well, and at Colorado State & Iowa State Universities. J

 

ack was united in marriage on June 8, 1962, to Barbara Ellen Duderstadt. To this union arrived one daughter and one son to bless their home. Jack enjoyed twenty eight years of marriage to Barbara Ellen until her death on August 5, 1990. He was inducted into the United States Army Reserves at Fort Knox and served from 1959-1966.

 

Jack concluded a 34-year USDA career on May 31, 1993, serving as the Vanderburgh County Extension Educator-CED, CD, and agriculture agent. Prior Extension positions were in Monroe County from 1973-1976; LaGrange County from 1970-1973. Jack had began as a USDA student trainee, in June 1957, and worked in Washington, Rush, & Lawrence Counties. His USDA career continued with SCS in Knox and Davies Counties in 1960, then Wells and Huntington Counties from 1960-1970. Jack's Extension career can be described as balanced and comprehensive. The Agriculture program was noted for crop management workshops and farm income tax schools. Jack enhanced the working relationship of USDA agencies in southwest Indiana and the understanding of USDA programs serving farm operators and owners. The media looked to Jack as the spokesman for producer and consumer agriculture in the tri-state area. Jack recognized the importance of people working together to improve their communities and facilitated this process. In Vanderburgh County he was a leader of land use and transportation planning and of leadership development.

 

Jack was united in marriage on May 21, 1993, to Glenna Hanks, at the Mount Carmel Christian Church in Campbellsburg. He was recognized in the county for contributions to 4-H and home economics. Special recognitions included the Vanderburgh County Rural Urban Award, and he was an honorary member of the Vanderburgh County Extension Homemakers Association. Jack was raised in the Mount Carmel Christian Church near Campbellsburg where he is a member. He is a member of the Rob Morris Masonic Lodge #282 F & AM in Campbellsburg and the Mizpah Shriners in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

 

Jack had many hobbies, including hunting, fishing, boating, bicycling, golf, woodworking, landscaping, excavating, collecting machinery, aviation, bird watching and as well as wildlife reserve and conservation practices. Jack was a true farmer at heart and appreciated the land. He was a man that could fix and tinker with anything. He was a devoted husband, father and papaw. Jack and Glenna had resided in the Hanover community for the past five years and enjoyed their many friends. It was stated that Jack never met a stranger and was eager to maintain his relationships with people. Jack passed from this life on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 10:30 am at his home near Hanover with his loving family.


A LOVING FAMILY
Jack will be missed by his loving wife: Glenna Hanks Wade of Hanover, Indiana; his loving daughter: Melissa E. Keiser & her husband: David of Campbellsburg, Indiana; his loving son: Matthew N. Wade & his wife: Mary of Fortville, Indiana; his beloved sisters: Judy Myers & her husband: Jerry of Campbellsburg, Indiana and Phyllis Denicke & her husband: Pete of Suwanne, Georgia; his adoring grandchildren: Aaron, Katie, Emma & Ellen; his dear nieces & nephews: Brad Myers, Ginger Shields, Kim Evans, Kevin Ooley, Randy & Adam Duderstadt, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father: Orra Newton Wade, passed on March 2, 1993; his mother: Ethel G. Neal Wade, passed on May 29, 2004; his brother: Ronnie Wade, passed on June 12, 1953; his first wife: Barbara Ellen Duderstadt Wade, passed on August 5, 1990.


FUNERAL CEREMONY
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 2:00 pm, by Bro. Don Allen, at Mount Carmel Christian Church, on North White River Road near Campbellsburg, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery near Campbellsburg, Indiana, with a flag presentation at the graveside.


VISITATION
Friends may call Tuesday from 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana; Wednesday from 11:00 am until time of the service at the Mount Carmel Christian Church on North White River Road near Campbellsburg, Indiana.


MASONIC SERVICE
Masonic services will be conducted on Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the funeral home


MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Carmel Cemetery or Wonder Valley Christian Camp or Historic Madison, INC. Cards are available at the funeral home and church.


ARRANGEMENTS BY:
Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana 1-888-518-0477and Chastain Funeral Home, 705 Warren Street in Mitchell, Indiana 812-849-2600, funeral directors serving the family: Rodney Nay & Albert Chastain.

Hotel accommodations in Madison: Country Hearth INN 308 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana 47250 phone: 812-273-0757; Holiday INN 300 Franks Drive in Madison, Indiana, phone: 812-265-1111; Clifty INN at Clifty Falls State Park, phone: 812-265-4135;

Floral Arrangements due to the labor day weekend you may reach Edelweiss Floral at 812-427-2728, they are accepting orders.

 

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