Walter Voght Jr.

Walter R. Voght Jr., 92, of Hartford City, Indiana, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at his home in Hartford City, Indiana.

He was born on Sunday, April 24, 1927, in Lafayette, Indiana. He married Betty J. (Besser) Voght on Tuesday, April 29, 1952, in Hartford City, Indiana.

Walter was a 1945 graduate of Dunkirk High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Walter worked as a bridge builder for Stover Construction Co., Hartford City. He also worked at St. Joe Paper factory, was a Blackford County farmer and had been the Blackford County surveyor.

He was a member of the Moyer Pooler American Legion Post 159, and the Tri-State Gas Engine & Tractor Association. He enjoyed building models, especially of railroad cabooses.

He will be sadly missed by his wife Betty J. (Besser) Voght, Hartford City, Indiana; sons Samuel David (Donna) Voght, Portland, Indiana, and Timothy Ryan Voght, Indianapolis, Indiana; daughter Julie (Stuart) Terrell, Hartford City, Indiana; son-in-law James Stephenson, Hartford City, Indiana; grandchildren Ryan Stephenson, Alexandria, Virginia, Matthew (Mandy) Stephenson, Huntington, Indiana, Molly Robbins, Portland, Indiana, Adam (MaryBeth) Voght, Craigville, Indiana, Jill Robinson, Indianapolis, Indiana, LeAnn (Jonathan) Newlin, Indianapolis, Indiana, Brittany (Brandon) Charnley, Hartford City, Indiana, Betsy (Cory) Kausch, Indianapolis, Indiana, Jennifer (Gene) Hummel, Portland, Indiana, James Stephenson, Redkey, Indiana, and Joshua (Jennifer) Stephenson, Albany, Indiana; sisters Ann Faris , McArthur, Ohio, Martha Voght, Bishop, California, Sue Reeves, Hartford City, Indiana, and Judith Tejan, South Carolina; brother Daniel Voght, Mississippi; and several great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father Walter Voght, Sr.; mother Dorothy (Depoy) Voght; daughter Patricia Stephenson; and son Frederick Darren Voght.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home, 109 W. Windsor St., Montpelier, on Sunday, May 12, 2019, from 4 to 8 p.m.

A service to celebrate Walter’s life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2019, with Pastor Troy Kaufman and Pastor Daniel Coffman officiating. Interment will follow in the Dunkirk I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Dunkirk. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the U.S Army.

Memorials may be sent to American Kidney Disease Foundation, 911 East 86th St., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240.                          

Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.

Condolences may be expressed at glancyfuneralhomes.com.