NORTH MANCHESTER – Grover W. England, 59, Akron, died at 2:46 a.m. Jan. 13, 2014, at I.U. Health, Goshen. He was born March 3, 1954, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Grover and Ella Allen England, who preceded him in death. On May 10, 1985, in Clintwood, Va., he married Leester L. Sexton, who survives in Akron. He attended Peru High School and Lincoln Technical Institute, graduating from an online school in Florida. He worked for the Indiana Department of Transportation and was a member of Beaver Dam United Methodist Church. He enjoyed working on and restoring cars and building model cars. He loved practical jokes, window shopping, traveling and going on cave tours. He loved Halloween, especially decorations. Also surviving are four children: Dayne (and spouse Toshia) England and Tiffany England, all of Rochester; Shawna (and spouse Michael) Carson, Warsaw; and Anthony (and spouse Emily) England, Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; three sisters: Siannas Prater, Marion, and Elizabeth England and Patricia England, both of Peru. He was preceded in death by three sisters: Aggie Jane Miller, Joyce Marcia Ousley and Cynthia England. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor Butch Troke officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Calling is from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to American Cancer Society. Condolences may be sent via www.grandstaff-hentgen.com
