Welker "Ed" Edward Messenger Obituary (1936 - 2022)

Elizabeth, Indiana Welker (Ed) Edward Messenger, 85, passed away on May 18, 2022, at his home. He was born on August 19, 1936, in Roanoke, Virginia, the son of the late Welker E. Messenger Sr. and Jeanette Dilbone Messenger Baker Rowe. He grew up in New Boston, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit, Michigan) on Merriman Road and graduated from Huron High School in 1955. He was retired from U.S. Gypsum Company, New Orleans plant, where he was employed for 34 years. Ed was a passionate car enthusiast and was a United States Marine Corp veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters Rhoda Lee Busbani and Mary Jo Waddell. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Darlene Shewmaker Messenger, of Elizabeth, Indiana; Niece, Julie Fleury, of Green Bay, Wisconsin; nephews Chuck (Billie) Waddell and Bryan Waddell of Panama City, Florida. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon, IN. Burial will be private. Visitation will be from 12 PM to 2 PM Tuesday prior to the service.