Eddie LeRoy Gawthrop, 66, Kimmell, passed away at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. Born Sept. 5, 1949, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Thurman and Bonnie Gawthrop. He grew up in Columbia City and graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1969. At …read more.