Gary Dwane Bonesteel, Sr. Obituary (1948

Mr. Gary Dwane Bonesteel Sr., age 77, of Deputy, Indiana entered this life on March 27, 1948 in Scottsburg, Indiana. He was the son of the late Owen Roger Bonesteel and Margaret Violet Peacock Bonesteel Craig. He was raised in Paris Crossing, Indiana and graduated from North Vernon High School in 1968. He then attended a trade school for two years. In 1968, he was united in marriage to Kay Eileen Manning. This marriage was blessed with three children, Gary, Jr., Steve, and Shannon. On January 15, 1969, he was inducted into the U. S. Navy in Columbus, Indiana, during the Vietnam era. He was honorably discharged from active duty on November 10, 1972 at the rank of Sergeant. He then served 13 1/2 years in the Army National Guard, being honorably discharged on January 5, 2005. He retired from Lowes Distribution as a material handler for 13 years. He had also worked at Ball Corporation in Walesboro for six years and Arvins in Columbus, Indiana for seven years. On May 1, l990, he married Wilma Jane Bristow in North Vernon, Indiana and this union blended two families together. Gary enjoyed fishing, hunting and mowing his lawn. Gary died on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 6:20 p.m. at his residence in Deputy, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Gary will be missed by his sons, Gary Bonesteel, Jr. and his wife Amy of Paris Crossing, Indiana, Steve Bonesteel and his wife Angela of Seymour, Indiana; his daughter, Shannon K. Danford and her husband Kevin of Columbus, Indiana; his stepdaughters, Angela Christina Baurle and her companion, David Hyde of Crothersville, Indiana, Jeanie Walsh of Edinburg, Indiana, Billi Jean Townsend and her husband Adam of North Vernon, Indiana; his grandchildren,Jessie Scott, Erik Pelfrey, Kenny Baurle, Scott Dezarn, Ashley Dezarn, Nathaniel Bonesteel, Logan Bonesteel, and Blake Bonesteel; his great-grandchildren; Virginia Scott, Valerie Scott, and Lincoln Scott; his brothers, Roger Lynn Bonesteel and his wife Debby of Paris Crossing, Indiana, Joe Edward Craig and his wife Vanessa of North Vernon, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Jane Bristow Bonesteel, died November 4, 2025, his father, Owen Roger Bonesteel, his mother, Margaret Violet Peacock Bonesteel Craig, his step grandson, Mark Baurle. GARY'S WISHESGary chose cremation with military honors to be conducted on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will be in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Gentiva Hospice or the donor's charity of choice. 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 To Place An Online Memorial Donation Please Click Here To send a flower arrangement in memory of Gary Dwane Bonesteel, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.