Kerry Allen Slater
Kerry Allen Slater, 60, of rural Sidney, Ind. died at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at his home in Warsaw, Ind.
He was born June 17, 1952, in Wabash, Ind., to Harold and Barbara (DeLaughter) Slater. He married Cindy McConnell of rural Sydney, in Collamer, Ind., on Sept. 18, 1976.
Kerry was a 1970 graduate of South Whitley High School and was a Vietnam veteran in the United States Army. He was the manager at Silver Lake Ag Center for the past two years, and also worked at Whitley Feeds. Slater also worked with his family at Slater Fruit Market, in Sidney. He loved hunting, fishing, and spending time with his granddaughter.
Kerry is survived by his wife; two daughters: Trisha (Chris) Bills, Jonesville, Mich.; Kimberly Slater, Bloomington, Ind.; granddaughter: Sidney Bills, Jonesville; his parents; three brothers: Kim (Kathy) Slater, South Whitley, Ind.; Kris (Jill) Slater, Claypool, Ind.; Kent Slater, South Whitley; and sister-in-law; Pam Slater, Elkhart, Ind. He was preceded in death by his brother Kevin, who died in 2006.
Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 4 at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, Ind. Burial will be in Ulrey Cemetery, rural Silver Lake, Ind.
The family requests all memorial contributions be made to Riley Hospital for Children.