John "Wes" Demaree Obituary (1941

Mr. John "Wes" Demaree, age 84 of Cross Plains, Indiana, entered this life on February 7, l941 in Ripley County, Indiana. He was the son of the late Dilver and Jeanette Bliton Demaree. A 1959 graduate of Cross Plains High School, Wes lived in the Benham, Indiana area all his life. He was first united in marriage to Phyllis Smith; this marriage was blessed with three sons, Chris, Craig and Jon. He later married Sue Chandler and was blessed with son Benjamin. He was a self-employed over the road truck driver with Demaree Trucking in Cross Plains, Indiana. Wes enjoyed playing cards and being with family. Wes died on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 12:12 p.m. at the Silver Memories Nursing Home in Versailles, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Wes will be missed by his loving sons, Jon Demaree of Cross Plains, Indiana, Chris Demaree and his wife Connie of Cross Plains, Indiana, Craig Demaree and his wife Michelle of Holton, Indiana, and Benjamin Demaree of Osgood, Indiana; 8 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; his sister, Myrna Grimes of Dillsboro, Indiana; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Dilver Demaree, his mother, Jeanette Bliton Demaree, his brothers, Verland, Demaree, Duane Demaree, Howard Demaree, and Tim Demaree. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 6:00 pm, by Rev. Jerry Vandervort at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to John "Wes" Demaree Remembrance Fund. 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 To send a flower arrangement in memory of John "Wes" Demaree, please click here to visit our sympathy store.