Neal’s Funeral Home
306 S Walnut St.
Osgood, IN 47037
812-689-4262
A VERY PROUD AND HONORABLE US Navy veteran passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016. ERNIE LEE CARF age 68 of Holton, Indiana died peacefully with his family and friends by his side. He was the eldest child of the late Charles Cleon Carf and Eleanor Ellis Stephenson. He was born in Madison, Indiana on February 11, 1948. Ernie married Lynda Carol Powell on June 29, 1968, and she still survives at home.
He had attended school at Rising Sun, Indiana. In 1965 he joined the US Navy. His Navy career took him many places. His first set of orders took him to Vietnam. Later, he re-enlisted in the Navy as a CM 3 in the Seabees. His career took him and his family to North Africa for 3 1/2 years. After this tour, he served in other places, including Mississippi, Tennessee, Diego Garcia (an island in the Indian Ocean), and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Still there were other tours, and after 24 years of honorable service to his country, he retired in 1989. He and his family moved back to Indiana where he became an over-the-road truck driver and also operated his own business repairing semi-trucks and trailers.
He was a wonderful husband and father who will be greatly missed.
SURVIVORS:
Wife: Lynda Powell Carf of Holton
Sons:
Christopher Lee Carf of Holton
Craig (Stephanie) Carf of Holton
Grandchildren: 4
Great Grandchildren: 6
Sister-in-law: Aleida Carf of CA
Brother-in-law: Warren John Craig of Batesville
He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Norman Stephenson; 2 brothers, Jerry and Charles Carf; 1 sister, Diana Craig; and 1 granddaughter.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 12 noon till 5 p.m. at the Versailles American Legion Park off Highway 50. Military services and a motorcycle ride as a final tribute will be held. Everyone is invited to ride. Before the motorcycle ride, a meal will be served. The family will provide the meat, and guests are invited to bring side dishes and their own drinks. The family thanks everyone for all of the thoughts and prayers.
Arrangements by Neal’s Funeral Home
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