Mr. John Clarence “J.C.” Iery, Jr., age 55, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on March 18, 1967 in Evansville, Indiana to the late John Clarence Iery, Sr. and Anna Marie (Wilburn) Iery. J.C. was raised in Florence, Indiana and was a 1987 graduate of the Switzerland County High School. J.C. was united in marriage in June 1990 to Shana Dorane Ledford in Lowell, Ohio. This happy union was blessed with two children, Jerude and Nathaniel. J.C. was a former union steel worker where he helped build Belterra Casino & Resort in Florence, Indiana, Tree of Life at Walt Disney World in Florida and helped with the reconstruction of North American Stainless in Ghent, Kentucky. He was also a former fabricator for Pioneer Pipe in Marietta, Ohio for 10 years. J.C. enjoyed welding, listening to music and mowing. Above all, he enjoyed spending time with his children and his grandchildren. J.C. passed away on September 27, 2022 at his residence in Vevay, Indiana.
J.C. will be missed by his sons, Nathaniel Iery and Jerude Trent Iery of East Enterprise, IN; his step-son, Joshua Stoneburner and his wife, Markie of Crooksville, OH; his grandchildren, Brantley Iery, Clayton Iery, Chase Iery, Freyja Stoneburner and Brenjar Stoneburner; his sisters, Joyce Hoskins and her husband, Danny of Carrollton, KY, Jackie Wehner and her husband, Tom of Madison, IN, Barbara Chilton and her husband, Troy of Bedford, KY and Jeannie Beasley of Bucyrus, OH; his brothers, James “Jim” Rider of Patriot, IN, Johnny Rider of Florence, IN and Eddie Iery and his wife, Kathy of Birmingham, AL and his several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Clarence Iery, Sr. and Anna Marie (Wilburn) Iery; his brother, Jack Iery; his sister, JoAnne White and his grandchild, Harlow June Iery.
Visitation will be held 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2022, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2022, by Rev. Mike Jones at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery, Patriot, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the J.C. Iery Memorial Expenses Fund c/o Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home. Cards are available at the funeral home or online at www.haskellandmorrison.com