Raymond Dee Gayle Obituary (1930

Mr. Raymond Dee Gayle, age 90, of Commiskey, Indiana entered this life on August 24, 1930 in Westport, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late June and Fanny Dee Taylor Gayle. He grew up in Kentucky, attending school there and moved to the Madison area when he was 16 years old. He was inducted into the United States Army on September 10, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He rose to the rate of Private First Class serving in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged on August 18, 1953 from Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky receiving the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. Dee then remained in the Reserves and was honorably discharged on September 9, 1959. He was united in marriage to Lora Olive Mikesell on February 13, 1954. This happy union of 66 years was blessed with a son and four daughters. He was a construction worker, bulldozer operator and farmer all of his life. He enjoyed coon hunting, fishing, and farming. He loved spending time with his family. Dee died on Friday, August 6, 2021, near his home in Commiskey, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute and Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Dee will be missed by his loving daughters, Deanna Kindred of North Vernon, Indiana, Melissa Johnson and her husband Tom of Monroe City, Indiana, Colleen Black and her husband, Greg of Palmyra, Indiana, Liz Heilman and her husband Steve of Commiskey, Indiana; his loving son, Raymond Gayle, Jr. of Commiskey, Indiana; his sister, Violet Fewell of Lancaster, Indiana; his grandchildren, Chris, Michael, Tammy, Amanda, Brooke, Tyler, Dana, Zach, Hannah, Erica, Olivia, Kassie and Kristian; 22-great grandchildren, and one great great granddaughter; his sisters in laws: Evelyn Barrickman of Sligo, Kentucky, Dolores Gayle of Midway, Indiana, Lillie Wingham of Brooksburg, Indiana; his brothers in laws, Donnie Mikesell of Madison, Indiana, Gerald "Buddy" Mikesell and his wife, Clara of Commiskey, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives; his sister in laws. He was preceded in death by his father, June Gayle, his mother, Fanny Dee Taylor Gayle, his beloved wife of 66 years, Lora Olive Mikesell Gayle, died April 15, 2020, his son in law, Stan Kindred, died January 2, 2020, his grandson, Dustin Combs, died June 21, 1984, his great granddaughter, Kennedy Combs, died November 2018, his brothers, Tripp Barrickman, Tom Gayle, Jake Gayle, Warren "Short" Gayle, his sisters, Pauline Beard and Elizabeth Hammers, his brothers in law, Tommy Wingham, Garrett Cable, Richard Fewell, and his sisters in law, Rose Mikesell and Joy Cable. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, August 13, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., by Tom Johnson at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 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. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be conducted by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans or Wreaths Across America Project. 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 send a flower arrangement in memory of Raymond Dee Gayle, please click here to visit our sympathy store.