James D. Loe,78, of Plymouth, died Saturday morning, May 8, 2010 at his home. He had been in failing health for the past month.

He was born February 2, 1932 in Whitley County, Indiana a son of James E. and Sarah Jane Olive (DeWitt) Loe. His formative years were spent in the Larwill area.

He was inducted into the U.S. Army on March 26, 1953. He attained the rank of Corporal and was honorably discharged on March 23, 1955. He returned to the Albion area.

On September 4, 1978 he was united in marriage to Donna Y. Keyser. They made their home in Larwill. In 1984, they moved to Plymouth.

He was employed at Gatke, Warsaw for approximately 6 years and then Del Monte, Plymouth for 14 years until his medical disability retirement in 2005.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Donna; two sons, Tom Loe and Jeff (Becky) Loe, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Cindy (Jerry) Norris, Larwill and Angie (David) Schubert, Tipp City, OH; two step-sons, Ron (Gloria) Howard, Nappanee and Michael (Tina) Bailey, Plymouth; five, step-daughters, Cindy Bailey, Leesburg, Candy (John) Lampkins, Plymouth, Brenda (David) Duncan, White Pigeon, MI, Tina Hurley, Plymouth, Melissa (Ron) Johnson, Plymouth; 9 grandchildren; 15 step-grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren and a mother-in-law, Donnabelle Keyser, Plymouth.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Frank and Dale Loe; a sister, Netha Walter and step-daughter, Peggy Hurley.

The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. The burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery. The visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

For those who wish, memorials may be made to Final Expenses, c/o Smith and Sons Funeral Home.

James Dewayne Loe