AKRON – Allen A. Woolley, 93, of Akron, Indiana passed at 11:30 am, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Miller’s Senior Living of Warsaw.
He was born on Dec. 27, 1925, in Marshall County to Robert and Ethel Anderson Woolley.
He married on Feb. 14, 1946, in Akron to Lois C. Gray; she preceded on July 29, 2018.
Al had been a truck driver. He worked for Lewis Slaybaugh Livestock Trucking and for Sonoco Products Company for 24 years, retiring in December of 1985. While at Sonoco, he received the Million Mile Club plaque from the National Safety Council.
He served his country in the U.S. Army serving during WWII. He attended the Akron Church of God for many years. He enjoyed fishing and camping with his wife. He wintered for many years with his wife in Sebring, Fla.
He is survived by daughters, Bonita Daine, Akron; Peggy Sellers, Warsaw; grandchildren, Eric Daine and wife Bridget Fox and Layla and husband Tim Kingston; great-grandchildren, Jack, Anna and Owen Kingston.
He was preceded in death by parents, Robert and Ethel Woolley; wife, Lois Woolley; sisters, Lela Morris and Mary Jane Wagner; brother, Wayne Spence.
The funeral services will take place at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17 at Hartzler Funeral Home, 305 West Rochester St., Akron, with Pastor Kathy Nelson officiating.
The burial will be in the Akron Cemetery, Akron, with graveside military rites performed by the Fulton County Honor Guard.
Visitation hours will be from noon to 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17 at the funeral home.
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