Mr. Ted Phillip Landers, age 73, of Center Square, Indiana, entered this life on January 3, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the son of the late Joseph F. and Ida Mae (Huxel) Landers. He was a 1971 graduate of Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ted was united in marriage on June 16, 1990 to Nancy Lee Chester at the East State Baptist Church in Dayton, Kentucky. Ted and Nancy shared 30 years of marriage together until her death on June 7, 2020. Ted was a former plastic molder for Polycraft Products in Greendale, Indiana, retiring in 2020, after 30 years of service. For the last several years, Ted drove for the Amish in Switzerland County, where he has resided since 2010. Ted loved electronics and trains and was a member of the Whitewater Valley Railroad in Connersville, Indiana. Ted passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Switzerland County, Indiana.
Ted will be missed by his step-daughters, Amy Haas of Dayton, KY and Elisabeth Dickman Cook and her husband, Alan of Stanton, KY; his grandchildren, Chris Haas, Garrick Haas and his wife, Gabbie, Tyler Haas, Matt Haas, Jordan Haas, Brendan Haas, Daniel Luke Haas, Daniel Haas and his girlfriend, Charisma Smith, Danielle Haas, Baily Haas and his girlfriend, Maddie Wanstrath, Jewel Haas, Sophie Cook, Breanne Cook, and Dakota Cook; his step-great-grandchildren, Hope Haas, Eathen Haas, Dakota Haas, and Marshals Haas and others; his brother, Jim Landers and his wife, Pat of Cincinnati, OH, John “Jack” Landers of Sunman, IN, and Tom Landers and his wife, Kay of Cincinnati, OH; his sister, Frances “Fran” Landers of Dayton, OH; his sister-in-law, Mary Lynn Landers of Cheviot, OH; and his several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph F. and Ida Mae (Huxel) Landers; his wife, Nancy Lee (Chester) Landers; his step-son, Daniel Haas; his brothers, Michael Landers and William “Corky” Landers; and his sister-in-law, Barbara Landers.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, Kentucky 40380.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, Kentucky 40380.
Interment will follow in the Stonegate Cemetery, 27 Stonegate Drive, Stanton, Kentucky 40380.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Whitewater Valley Railroad. Cards are available at the funeral homes or online at www.hearnefuneralhome.com and www.haskellandmorrison.com