Oshie Thomas Waddell Sr.
Oshie Thomas “Tom” Waddell Sr., 78, Pierceton, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at Mason Healthcare, Warsaw.
Tom was born April 22, 1944, in Flatwoods, Ky, the son of the late Randolph and Jean (Long) Waddell. He married Margaret (Carpenter) Waddell on Oct. 24, 1963, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Tom retired from Weatherhead-Dana in Syracuse after 32 years with the company. He was an avid fisherman and hunter; he was also a car enthusiast who enjoyed attending shows in his 1947 Chevrolet.
Tom is survived by Margaret Waddell, his wife of 59 years; and their children, daughters, Kimberly (Steve) Steller and Sandra (Dennis) Hall, both of Pierceton and son, Oshie T. “Tom” (Melissa) Waddell Jr., Churubusco; grandchildren, Janelle Hall and Levi Hall, both of Pierceton, Bradley Waddell, Swayzee and Micah Hall, Chicago, Ill.; stepgrandsons, Evan Love and Owen Love, both of Churubusco; great-grandchildren, Olivv Waddell, Ivy Grace Waddell and Fraya Waddell, all of Swayzee and Noah Hyde, Pierceton; and his brothers, Terry (Sis) Waddell, Franklin Furnace, Ohio and James Craig (Debbie) Waddell, White Oak, Texas .
In addition to his parents, Tom was also preceded in death by a son, Johnny Waddell.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at McHatton Sadler Funeral Chapel, 105 S. First St., Pierceton.
Visitation is from noon to 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Burial will take place in Mock Cemetery.
The family’s preferred memorial is the American Cancer Society, online at www.donate3.cancer.org or by mail to PO Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741.