COLUMBIA CITY – James E. Fancil, 69, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 10:25 p.m. Dec. 25, 2012, in his residence. He was born Jan. 6, 1943, in Warsaw, to Maurice J. and Helen Hively Fancil. He lived in Warsaw, Pierceton and Fort Wayne. He attended Warsaw High School and worked for 20 years at Seyfert Potato Chips, Fort Wayne, as the maintenance director. Surviving are a son, Tony (and spouse Mary) Fancil, Grove City, Ohio; a daughter, Tina M. Stewart, Fort Wayne; significant other, Marlene Kuehn, Fort Wayne; two brothers, Butch (and spouse Carol) Fancil, Largo, Fla., and Donald (and spouse Nancy) Fancil, Fort Wayne; a sister, Janice (and spouse Gene) Fisher, Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Starla Quinn; and two sisters, Patricia Horn and Peggy McClain. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. ***** Memorials may be given to the final expense account, c/o of DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent via www.demoneygrimes.com
