Gerry L. Tincher, 77, of Mitchell, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital.
He was born July 15, 1947, in Lawrence County, the son of Curtis and Iva (Chapman) Tincher.
Gerry graduated from Mitchell High School in 1965. He worked at Carpenter Body Works, where he was an active union member. He then retired from General Electric and Indiana Limestone. He was a member of the NRA, an avid outdoorsman and hunter, and later enjoyed watching the deer from his porch. Gerry was an IU basketball fan and loved his dog, Patches, who rode with him everywhere.
Survivors include his daughters, Dianna Lea (Brian) Randolph of Mitchell and Cheryl (AJ) Johnson of Mitchell; grandchildren Jordan Randolph, Morgan (Brad) Luttrell, Emma (Austin Reynolds) Purtlebaugh, and Ike Johnson; great-grandchildren Caroline, Rhett, and Colby; sister Doris Sheeks of Mitchell; and companion Traci Horner of Mitchell.
His parents, grandson Jarrod Randolph, and siblings Mae Lou Howard, Roy D. Tincher, Phillip Tincher, and Daniel C. Tincher preceded him in death.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 20, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center. Pastor Dwight Dunbar will officiate. Burial will follow at Port Williams Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial gifts can be made to the White River Humane Society in Gerry’s memory.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com.
