April 20, 2021 at 5:34 p.m.
Roscoe Licht
Obituary
Our father, Roscoe L. Licht, Albany, surrounded by loved ones, was called into eternal life by his Savior at the age of 100 on April 16, 2021.
He resided at Bethel Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born Aug. 12, 1920, in Shoals, Indiana.
He was a longtime Delaware County dairy and grain farmer and was a milk hauler for Producers Dairy in Muncie for 27 years before retiring in 1969. He also drove a Delaware Township school bus for the Del-Com School Corporation for 12 years. He enjoyed supporting the area youth and would welcome Delta High School agriculture students to his farm for learning. Over the years, he attended DeSoto United Methodist Church and was a former member of Elks Lodge #1776, Dunkirk, and Miami Valley Dairy Producers Association.
Survivors include two sons, Charles “Monty” Licht (wife: Kathy), Albany, and William J. “Billy” Licht, Muncie; four daughters, Margaret Starbuck, Kernersville, North Carolina, Freda Morton, Muncie, Kathryn “Kathy” Marquell (husband: Bill), Albany, and Rebecca A. “Becky” Licht, Muncie; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 64 years, Mildred K. Licht; a son, James “Jim” Licht; parents John H. and Lucrease (McKittrick) Licht; seven brothers; five sisters; sons-in-law Dallas D. Starbuck and Jerry L. Morton; and daughter-in-law Rebecca L. Licht.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Meacham Funeral Service with burial following at Black Cemetery.
Visiting hours are Wednesday from 5 until 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be sent to Cancer Services of East Central Indiana (Little Red Door), 2311 W. Jackson St., Muncie, IN 47303.
Condolences and other expressions of sympathy may be expressed at MeachamFuneralService.com.
He resided at Bethel Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born Aug. 12, 1920, in Shoals, Indiana.
He was a longtime Delaware County dairy and grain farmer and was a milk hauler for Producers Dairy in Muncie for 27 years before retiring in 1969. He also drove a Delaware Township school bus for the Del-Com School Corporation for 12 years. He enjoyed supporting the area youth and would welcome Delta High School agriculture students to his farm for learning. Over the years, he attended DeSoto United Methodist Church and was a former member of Elks Lodge #1776, Dunkirk, and Miami Valley Dairy Producers Association.
Survivors include two sons, Charles “Monty” Licht (wife: Kathy), Albany, and William J. “Billy” Licht, Muncie; four daughters, Margaret Starbuck, Kernersville, North Carolina, Freda Morton, Muncie, Kathryn “Kathy” Marquell (husband: Bill), Albany, and Rebecca A. “Becky” Licht, Muncie; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 64 years, Mildred K. Licht; a son, James “Jim” Licht; parents John H. and Lucrease (McKittrick) Licht; seven brothers; five sisters; sons-in-law Dallas D. Starbuck and Jerry L. Morton; and daughter-in-law Rebecca L. Licht.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Meacham Funeral Service with burial following at Black Cemetery.
Visiting hours are Wednesday from 5 until 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be sent to Cancer Services of East Central Indiana (Little Red Door), 2311 W. Jackson St., Muncie, IN 47303.
Condolences and other expressions of sympathy may be expressed at MeachamFuneralService.com.
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