Garfield Couch Obituary (1939

Mr. Garfield Couch, age 84, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on August 8, 1939 in Spider, Kentucky in Knott County. He was the loving son of the late Preston and Maudie Williams Couch. He was raised in Whitesburg, Kentucky and schooled at Carr Creek. On June 27, 1959 he was united in marriage to Towana Rose Kiser in Colson, Kentucky by her grandfather Charlie Kiser. This happy union of 61 years was blessed with a daughter, Ginger Robin and sons, Jason Blue and Mark Shane. Garfield worked early in life in the coal mines at the age of 17 in Hazard. He then worked in Chicago for General Motors from 1959-1961. The family settled in Jefferson County in 1964 and he began a career in the auto body repair industry. He first worked for Abe's Body Shop in Madison twenty years and also opened Couch's Body Shop and operated it for 40 years. Garfield was a faithful member and deacon of the Valley Settlement Old Regular Baptist Church near Deputy, Indiana. He enjoyed fishing, camping, tinkering on cars, showing his Jeep in car shows, having a pristine lawn, and working in his flowers and gardens. Garfield died on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at 7:46 a.m. at the Norton Hosparus Inpatient Unit in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Garfield will be missed by his loving daughter, Ginger Robin Couch of Madison, Indiana; his loving sons, Jason Blue Couch and his wife, Heather of Henryville, Indiana, Mark Shane Couch and his wife, Teresa of North Vernon, Indiana; his grandchildren, Elaine Marie Ewertz, Emily Amanda Couch Reyes (Alfredo), Evan Michael Couch, Summer Brook Marshall (Brian), Jordan Holly Adams (Andrew Lichlyter), Lucas Preston Couch, Jacob Bruce Carver, Tanner Bruce Carver, Beverly Dawn Robbins, Rebecca Collins Acuna; his great grandchildren, Emma, Ellie, Shawn Matthew, Lucito, Trinity, Vincent, and Jaxson; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Preston Couch, died April 18, 1965, his mother, Maudie Williams Couch, died August 24, 1978, his brothers, Willie Couch, died October 26, 1984, Columbus Couch, died July 16, 1989, Kenneth Ray Couch, died August 5, 2002, his sister, Sharon Irene Couch Woodard Batista, died March 5, 2010, his beloved wife of 61 years, Towana Rose Kiser Couch, died January 22, 2020, and his grandson, Adam Shane Couch, died January 25, 1984. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 5, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Mike Shuler at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 12:00 Noon until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Cancer Society. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Garfield Couch, please click here to visit our sympathy store.