Alfred K. Al Furnish Obituary (1922

Mr. Alfred K. "Al" Furnish, age 90, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on August 10, 1922 in Vevay, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Kirby & Mildred Bennett Furnish. He was raised in Switzerland County and had resided the past 48 years in Madison. Al was united in marriage on June 21, 1941 in Rising Sun, Indiana to Nadine Romans. This happy union was blessed with two daughters, Sharon & Jodi and one son, Alfred. Al was inducted into the United States Navy on March 16, 1945 in Rising Sun, Indiana. He rose to the rank of Seaman First Class during World War II. He was honorably discharged on March 23, 1946 from Great Lakes, Illinois, receiving the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal, the American Area Campaign Medal. He was employed early in life as a farmer and at Brown Tool & Manufacturing in Rising Sun, Indiana. He owned and operated two service stations, the White Rose and Ashland Oil in Aurora, Indiana. He also worked as a painter at Aurora Casket Company in Aurora and was responsible for painting the trucks and signs there. For several years he worked as a mechanic in Madison at several service stations. Al opened in 1967, Al's Sign Service in Madison and Carrollton, retiring in 1999. He loved to watch car races, especially NASCAR, painting, puzzles, and collecting small scale cars. He died Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Hanover Health & Rehab Center in Hanover, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Survivors include his daughters, Sharon Higbie & her husband, Kenny of Madison, Indiana and Jodi Tienken & her husband, Burt, Jr. of Florence, Kentucky; his son, Alfred E. Furnish and his wife, Jill of Aurora, Indiana; his grandchildren, Kandy Woods & her husband, Jeff; Lakie Renfro & her husband, Ed; Allynn Swensen & her husband, Ken; Derrick Higbie & his wife, Deanna, Kelby Tienken & Burton Tienken, III; his great grandchildren, Brandon & Kelsey Woods; Wesley Renfro; Kenny & Angel Higbie; Kyle & Audrey Sizemore; his brother, Don Furnish of Georgetown, Ohio; his sisters, Jean Henry & Deanna Merritt both of Cincinnati, Ohio; his sister in law, Stella Bennett of Vevay, Indiana; several nieces, nephews, cousins & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kirby & Mildred Bennett Furnish; his wife, Nadine Romans Furnish died, May 24, 2010; his sister, Ivy Schuler; his half-sister, Ann Jackson. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. by the Rev. Mike Hamby, at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2632 Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until time of the service all at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2632 Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. Full military honors will be conducted at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Chapel by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY Memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home or the church. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Alfred K. Al Furnish, please click here to visit our sympathy store.