William H. “Skeet” Fletcher, 87, Churubusco, passed away at 9:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Fletcher was born in Jackson, Ky. on March 27, 1928, a son of Doc and Maude (Stamper) Fletcher. He moved to the Collins-area as a youth with his parents, and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was married in Huntertown on Oct. 2, 1948, to Velma L. Johnson, and lived his adult life in Churubusco.

Employed at Dana Corporation in Fort Wayne, he retired from the heat-treat department there in 1990 after 30 and one-half years. He was a member of the Churubusco Church of the Nazarene, and in his leisure time was an avid fisherman. Most especially he loved and cherished his church and his family. Mrs. Fletcher preceded him in death on Jan. 23, 1999.

The surviving relatives include his children: Robert (Kathy) Fletcher, Huntertown; Marla (Paul) Gordon, Churubusco; Sharon (Craig) Eminger, LaOtto; and Tony Fletcher, Churubusco; sister: Jeanette Wolfe, Columbia City; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded ind eath by a son: Rex Fletcher, on March 3, 2011; and by four brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at the Churubusco Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Eddie Jones, officiating.
The family will receive friends at Sheets and Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, or at the church one hour prior to the service Friday morning. Interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery, south of Churubusco.

For those who wish, memorials may be directed to Churubusco Church of the Nazarene, Churubusco, or Heartland Hospice, Fort Wayne.