Virgil L. Imel Obituary (1940

Mr. Virgil L. Imel, age 83 of Hanover, Indiana, was the son of the late Albert Imel and Bertha Wright Imel and was born August 3, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky. He spent his early childhood and teen years on a farm in the Brooksburg area. After completing high school, he enrolled in Hanover College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in physics in 1962. Mr. Imel had the opportunity to continue his education at Middle Tennessee State University where he earned a Master of Arts degree in natural science in 1965. Purdue University, Indiana University, Montana State University, University of Tennessee, and Florida State University all contributed to Mr. Imel's education through the National Science Foundation. He accepted a teaching position at Southwestern (Hanover) in 1962 where he taught mathematics for four years, plus coached junior high basketball for two years. In 1966, Mr. Imel took a teaching position at Madison Consolidated High School. There, he taught physics, chemistry, and mathematics for the next 32 years, as well as serving as the Math and Science Program Leader for a number of years during that time before retiring in 1998. Mr. Imel was active in many organizations relating to education, including the Madison Classroom Teachers Association, Indiana State Teachers Association, Indiana Retired Teachers Association, National Education Association, Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, and the Jefferson County Retired Educators Association. Upon retirement, he found contentment with gardening and many other outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and shooting clay pigeons. He had been a member of the Hanover Park Board and the Cable Advisory Board. Mr. Imel was an active member of the Madison First Baptist Church where he had served on several leadership teams. Most recently, he taught the Anchors Sunday School class as his health allowed. On September 14, 1959, he was united in marriage to Sharon A. Lewis at Pleasureville, Kentucky. This union brought the blessings of three children, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He took particular pride in the accomplishments of each. In death, Mr. Imel was an organ and tissue donor and provided life and comfort to others. Mr. Imel died on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Mr. Imel will be missed by his loving daughters, Yvonna Imel Scott of Madison, Indiana, Marlena Imel Woods and her husband, Brian of Pittsboro, Indiana; his loving son, Mitchell Imel and his wife, Jodie of Lafayette, Indiana; his grandchildren, Erin Wade and her husband, Luke, Elizabeth Curtice and her husband, Robbie, Emily Cimini and her husband, Matteo, and Layne Imel and his wife, Madeline; his great-grandchildren, Morgan Wade, Hayden Curtice, Liam Curtice, Luna Cimini, and Giulia Cimini; his good friend, Annie Ballenger of Jeffersonville, Indiana; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Imel, died February 10, 1984, his mother, Bertha K. Wright Imel, died March 30, 2000, his beloved wife of 58 years, Sharon Ann Lewis Imel, died December 13, 2017. CELEBRATION OF LIFE CEREMONYMr. Imel chose cremation and a celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Friends and family will gather on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the funeral centre. Private interment will follow in the Brooksburg Cemetery in Brooksburg, Indiana and will be dependant on the weather. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers, to the First Baptist Church in downtown Madison or to the House of Hope or the charity of the donor's 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 Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Virgil L. Imel, please click here to visit our sympathy store.