Walter G. Lanham

Mr. Walter G. Lanham, age 85, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on July 26, 1935 in Corbin, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Lloyd and Tokie Hamblin Lanham. He moved to Madison at the age of 12 and graduated from Central High School in 1955. On September 1, 1956, he married the love of his life, Evelyn Jean Ward at Hanover College Brown Chapel in Hanover, Indiana. This happy union was blessed with a son, Ronald, and two daughters, Wanda and Sheri. He was a tool and die maker by trade and worked many years at Arvin Automotive in North Vernon, as well as at OHI Automotive. He was a member of the North Madison Christian Church. He loved spending time with his family, especially his great-grandchildren. A talented woodworker, he enjoyed golf and loved to help others. Walter was a devoted husband, loving dad, grandpa, great grandpa and friend. Walter died on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 11:23 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

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A LOVING FAMILY Walter will be missed by his loving son, Ronald Lanham and his wife, Joni of Madison, Indiana; his loving daughters, Wanda Hunt, and her husband, Harold of Madison, Indiana, Sheri Yockey and her husband, Dale of Madison, Indiana; his loving sister, Helen Perry of Michigan; his sisters-in-law, Alma Mae Duncan and Doris Rosetta Jones and her husband, Larry of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Lindsay Hunt Greves and her husband, Tyler, Lesley Hunt Shelley and her husband, Derrick, Jessica Rae Flint and her husband, Ben, Justin Tyler Lanham and his wife, Jennifer, Jaime Bryant and her husband, Daniel, Kristie Rice Stucker and her husband, Jordan, and Sean Simpson; his great-grandchildren, Peyton Bryant, Aydan Stucker, Emma Stucker, Justice Kuntz, Jaylen Beatty, Rowan Simpson, Emmett Shelley, Harper Shelley, and Theodore Greves; his step great grandchildren, Jenna, Ava, Hannah, and Mia Flint; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd A. Lanham, died September 3, 1976, his mother, Tokie Hamblin Lanham, died October 6, 1990, his beloved wife of 60 years, Evelyn Jean Ward Lanham, died July 1, 2017, his brothers, Elbert E. Lanham, died May 31, 1986, Alonzo E. Lanham, died March 16, 1985, Frank Charles Lanham, died September 26, 2013, Delmer Lanham, died July 21, 1933, his sisters, Avaleen A. Wooten, died May 29, 1998, Eula V. Flynn, died September 19, 2014, Ruby Marie Hartman, died March 10, 2019, and Mary Fosteen Payne, died September 19, 2016, and his grandson, Jeremy Lanham, died January 25, 1979.

FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 27, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., by Bro. Bob Hicks at the North Madison Christian Church, 1400 East State Road 62 in Madison, Indiana. Entombment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, 9306 N. U.S. 421 near Madison, Indiana.

VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Sunday from 1:30 p.m. until time of the service at the North Madison Christian Church, 1400 East State Road 62 in Madison, Indiana.

MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association or the North Madison Christian Church. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com

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