James Ivan Stallings Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

JAMES IVAN STALLINGS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA James Ivan “Tex” Stallings, 82, born March 14, 1930 to Earl and Essie (Hockersmith) Stallings in Omaha, Illinois, and the grandson of Fred and Lizzie Stallings, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Braun’s Nursing Home in Evansville, Indiana. Ivan lived in Posey County and went to school in Stewartsville, Indiana. He went into the Boy Scouts in 1941 at the age of 11 and was involved in Scouting for 56 years. He married Wilma Leewright in May of 1949, the daughter of Carroll and Mabel (Davis) Leewright. Ivan worked on a farm for a long time. He and his family moved to Vanderburgh County where he went to work for SIGECO for 27 years. Later, he went to work for The Daughters of Charity for 17 years. After he retired, he enjoyed his hobby of restoring his 1957 Chevy truck and going to car shows with it. He also went to work part time for Cresent City Security for several years to keep him busy after his retirement. Surviving are a son Mike (Linda) Stallings of Cairo, Kentucky and a daughter Debra (Danny) McClane of Evansville, Indiana, 6 grandsons: Chris, David & Eric Mushrush and Bryan, Richard & Kenneth Stallings and 10 great grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents and his wife Wilma. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with burial in Bethsaida Cemetery near Stewartsville, Indiana. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 29, 2012 until service time at the funeral home. Condolences may be made at www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

James Ivan Stallings

March 14, 1930 - May 24, 2012

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