October 14, 1949 – August 16, 2022
Davie Gene Adair, 72, Sheridan, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 16, 2022, at Riverview Health in Noblesville. Born October 14, 1949, in Lebanon, Ind., he was the son of the late Byron Eugene “Gene” Adair and Janie Frances (Barber) Adair-Boyer.
The Mayor of Jerkwater Road was a 1969 graduate of Sheridan High School and a lifelong farmer in the Sheridan area. He was a man who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life such as heading up to Kempton for some coffee, driving the back roads to see what’s going on in the fields, or enjoying a cold glass of sweet tea. He was also a man who was extremely dedicated to the things he loved most in this world: family (including his dogs), farming, and sometimes complaining about the first two.
Davie was lucky enough to find love twice in his life. In 1969, he married Doris Ann (Fulwider) Adair, and together they raised a wonderful family. Doris passed away on March 7, 2000. Eight years later, on August 8, 2008, Davie married Rebecca Lynn (Hamrick) Adair; they spent the next 14 years by each other’s side.
Davie is survived by his wife, Rebecca Lynn (Hamrick) Adair of Sheridan; two sons, Anthony Gene “Tony” Adair (Jennifer) of Booneville and Brandon Jay Adair (Jodi) of Fishers; three stepsons, Chuck Harbaugh (Rachelle) of Sheridan, Jeremy Harbaugh (Kaila) of Sheridan, and Matthew Biddle of Sheridan; two stepdaughters, Jennifer Tolliver (Vince) of Hawaii and Jerrica Harbaugh of Ft. Worth, Texas; 12 grandchildren, Mackenzie, Madison, Collin, Jordan, Katlyn, Ethan, Emma, Duncan, Elijah, Kash, Kaden, and Lil’ V; one great-grandchild (on the way), Harper Lee (due to arrive in November); stepbrother, Michael Boyer (Cindy) of Harrison, Ark.; sister, Margaret Ann Hoelscher of Austin, Texas; brothers-in-law, Robert C. Fulwider of Florida, John Fulwider (Sandra) of Tipton, and Richard L Hamrick, Jr. of Sheridan; sisters-in-law, Judith J. Henderson of Dallas, Texas, Mary Sue McNeely (Ed) of Arcadia, and Sherry Lee Hamrick of Cicero; father-in-law, Rick Hamrick, Sr.; step-mother-in-law, Cindy Hazelwood Hamrick; and by his dogs, Bella and Winston.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Byron Eugene “Gene” Adair and Janie Frances (Barber) Adair-Boyer; stepfather, LaVerne Boyer; mother-in-law, Linda Joyce Hamrick; mother- and father-in-law, Charles Fulwider and Evelyn Maxine Fulwider Boyer; stepbrother, Gary Boyer I; sister-in-law, Suzie L. Hamrick; brother-in-law, Ronald J. Fulwider; and by his wife, Doris Ann (Fulwider) Adair.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Kercheval Funeral Home, 306 E. 10th St., Sheridan. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Northern Hamilton County. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Kercheval Funeral Home in Sheridan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be presented to the American Heart Association.
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