Mr. Charles Wayne “C.W.” Furnish, age 75, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on November 24, 1940, in Vevay, Indiana, the loving son of the late, Charles Russell and Essie Leola (Jacobs) Furnish. He was raised on Tapps Ridge in Vevay, Indiana and was a 1958 graduate of the Patriot High School. Charles was united in marriage on December 23, 1968 in Texas, to the late, Aurora Fernandez. Charles was later united in marriage on June 15, 1974, in Reno, Nevada, to the late, Judy Faye Parker. Charles and Judy shared 23 years of marriage together until Judy passed away on March 1, 1997. Charles owned and operated Furnish Trucking and was employed for J&J Enterprise in Patriot, Indiana for several years. He was a truck driver for 55 years. He held membership in Madison Moose Lodge No. 765. Charles enjoyed basketball, baseball and football and loved his horse, “Jazz”. Charles will be dearly missed by his loving family. Charles passed away at 9:00 pm, Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at the Saint Elizabeth South Medical Center in Edgewood, Kentucky.
Charles will be dearly missed by his daughters: Danetta Mosley of Olympia, WA, Mary Esther Rodriguez of TX and Elizabeth Lynn Blackmon of TX; his son: Charles Rusell Furnish of TX; his step-sons: Keith Neece of Madison, IN and Eric Neece of Plainview, TX; his 5-grandchildren; his brother: Carroll Edward Furnish of Vienna, Italy; his sisters: Karen Taylor of Madison, IN, Mary Jane “Janie” Peelman of Vevay, IN, Patricia Morgan of Milton, KY and Dutchie Scholl of Vevay, IN and his several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Charles Russell and Essie Leola (Jacobs) Furnish; his 1st-wife: Aurora Fernandez; his 2nd-wife: Judy Faye (Parker) Furnish, died March 1, 1997; his son: Petie Furnish, died June 14, 1964; his brothers: Wendall Paul Furnish, Loren Dale Furnish and an infant-brother and his sisters: Myra Gail Furnish and Lovena Jacobs.
Friends may call 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Monday, November 21, 2016, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.
A Graveside Committal Service and Interment will be conducted Monday, November 21, 2016, at 1:15 pm, by Mr. Roger D. Nay, at the Vevay Cemetery, 800 East Main Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Memorial contributions may be made to Charles Wayne “C.W” Furnish Memorial Fund % Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home or to the Keeping Pace Fund % Community Foundation of Switzerland County. Cards are available at the funeral home.