Mr. Nathan Lee “Nate” Bovard

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Mr. Nathan Lee “Nate” Bovard, age 79, of East Enterprise, Indiana, entered this life on December 26, 1936, in Switzerland County, Indiana, the son of the late, R. Kenneth and Mary Norma Lee (Higbee) Bovard. He was raised in East Enterprise, Indiana and was a 1956 graduate of Vevay High School. Nate enjoyed farming all of his life and milking cows. He was a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church in East Enterprise, Indiana. Nate will be remembered for his love of watching basketball and collecting antique tractors. Nate passed away at 3:25 am, Monday, October 24, 2016, at the Baptist East Health in Louisville, Kentucky.

Nate will be dearly missed by his sister-in-law: Deloris C. Bovard of Rising Sun, IN; his half-brothers: Warren Bovard and his wife: Sharon of Rising Sun, IN and Herschel Bovard of Aurora, IN; his half-sisters: Linda Kay Frederick of Rising Sun, IN, Bonnie Bovard of Rising Sun, IN, Connie Richter and her husband: Davey of Rising Sun, IN, Nanette Daws and her husband: Roy of Rising Sun, IN, Suzanne Padgett of Valdosta, GA, Cindy Hudson and her husband: Tony of Rising Sun, IN, Joyce Allen and her husband: Bruce of Bright, IN, Sheila Lowes of Florence, KY and Leisa Jensen and her husband: Jody of Hayesville, NC; his brother-in-law: Glen Armand of Bossier City, LA; his numerous nieces and nephews and his close friend: Carl Lay of East Enterprise, IN.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents: R. Kenneth Bovard, died January 20, 1977 and Mary Norma Lee (Higbee) Bovard, died January 30, 1942; his step-mother: Virginia (Bakes) Bovard; his brother: Robert P. “Bobby” Bovard, died January 22, 1994; his sister: Barbara Armand; his half-brothers: Johnny Joe Bovard, Terry Bovard and Tommie Wayne “Tom” Bovard, died March 8, 2014 and his half-sister: Brenda Yauger.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at 11:00 am, by Rev. Mike Jones at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

 

Interment will follow in the Rising Sun New Cemetery, Rising Sun, Indiana.

Friends may call 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Charity of the Donor’s Choice. Cards are available at the funeral home.