Obituary: Donald Gordon Tincher

August 12, 1932 – June 18, 2019

Donald Gordon Tincher, 87, of Mitchell, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital.

Born August 12, 1932, in Lawrence County, he was the son of Gilbert and Gladys (Tolbert) Tincher.  He married Norma Rose Watterson June 30, 1951.

Donald retired from General Motors and graduated in 1950 from Huron High School. Donald was a U. S. Army veteran stationed in Colorado from 1952-1954.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Rose Tincher of Mitchell; grandchildren, Miranda Abel, and Darren Abel; great-grandchildren, Braxton Johnson, Bryson Gipson, Rilynn Abel, and Colton Abel; sister, Peggy (James) Woods of Mitchell and nephew, Warren Woods of Bedford                                        

His parents and daughter, Angela Michelle Abel, preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 21, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Max Abel officiating.  Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery with military honors accorded by American Legion Post No. 250 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107.

The family will receive friends from noon until the service on Friday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com

Share: