Thomas G. "Tom" Meier Obituary (1941

Mr. Thomas "Tom" G. Meier, age 84, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on January 3, 1941 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Roy "Pete" and Agnes Cash Meier. He resided all of his life in Jefferson County and was a 1959 graduate of Hanover High School. He was inducted into the United States Army on June 30, 1959 in Madison, Indiana and was transferred to the Indiana National Guard. He rose to the rate of Specialist Four serving Company A, 2nd Battalion, 138th Armored Division. He was honorably discharged on May 31, 1967. On July 2, 1960 Tom was united in marriage to Elaine V. Long at the Zoar United Methodist Church near Kent. This happy union of nearly 65 years was blessed with three daughters, Brenda, Lou Ann and Charlotte. He farmed all of his life, milking Holsteins, raising beef cattle, raising tobacco, corn and soybeans. He grew some of the best Alfalfa in the county. Tom served on the ASCS Board for nine years. He was a charter member of the Kent Volunteer Fire Department, member of the IOOF Lodge and the Madison Moose Lodge No. 765. In his early years, he had a race car and loved drag racing, was an excellent mechanic and could fix anything. He loved horseback riding, barrel racing, and going to tractor pulls. Tom died on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. at his home in Madison, Indiana with his loving family at his side. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Tom will be missed by his loving wife of nearly 65 years, Elaine V. Long Meier of Madison, Indiana; his daughters, Brenda Meier of Madison, Indiana, Charlotte Meier of Castleberry, Florida; his granddaughter, Hannah Lohr Smalley and her husband, Evan; his grandson, Dillon Lohr; his brother, Larry Meier and his wife, Rhoda of Charlestown, Indiana; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Mary Arbuckle of Madison, Indiana, Ronnie Long and his wife, Janet of Madison, Indiana, Eston Long and his wife, Cindy of Hanover, Indiana, Dora Powell of Madison, Indiana, Kenny Long and his wife, Jackie of Madison, Indiana, David Long and his wife, Linda of Lexington, Indiana, Jenita Long of Madison, Indiana, Penny Long of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy "Pete" Meier, his mother, Agnes Cash Meier, and his daughter, Lou Ann Meier Lohr, died February 11, 2021. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 3:00 pm, by Bro. Brian Schulz and Gary Hornsby at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North U.S. Hwy 421 near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive 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 the Kent Christian Church or the Southwestern FFA. 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 Thomas G. "Tom" Meier, please click here to visit our sympathy store.