Service

Thursday, June 11, 11:00 AM Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 319 East Diamond Street, Kendallville

Obituary

David L. Kilgore, 82, of Kendallville and formerly of Wolcottville died of natural causes on Friday, June 5, 2020, at Ascension Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.

He was born January 22, 1938, in Sturgis, Michigan, to Charles Albert and Virginia I. (Minzey) Kilgore.

On November 17, 1957, in Kendallville he married Hannah E. Haney. She preceded him in death on December 18, 2006. Then, on May 15, 2010, in Kendallville he married Michele (Masters) Barranda. She survives in Kendallville.

On October 2, 1958, he opened Dave's Barber Shop in Wolcottville where he was a permanent fixture until his retirement on October 8, 2013.

Mr. Kilgore was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kendallville, the Wolcottville Dudes Saddle Club, and served as a Horse and Pony 4-H leader for 25 years.

Dave enjoyed raising horses, hunting, attending music concerts, dancing, playing Euchre, and going on pontoon rides. He was a fan of Purdue basketball (Boiler Up) and dearly loved his family and his barbershop customers.

Also surviving are a daughter, Jane (Marc) Adams of Chicago; a son, Douglas Kilgore of Miller Beach; two stepsons, David Barranda of Georgia and Michael (Lisa) Barranda of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren, Jessica (Louis) Galati of Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jenna (Brandon Biggerstaff) Hettenbach of Louisville, Kentucky, Caroline Adams of Chicago, Grant Adams of Chicago, and Noah Adams of Chicago; two step grandchildren, Christina Barranda and Jonah Barranda; and three great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Galati, Skyler Biggerstaff and Greyson Biggerstaff.

He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Julie R. Hettenbach; a daughter-in-law, Cara Jahns Kilgore; three sisters, Sally Brinkman, Nancy Denner, and Pat Forsyth; and a brother, James Kilgore.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 319 East Diamond Street, Kendallville with Father J. Steele officiating, following social distancing practices. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery in Wolcottville.

Pallbearers are Doug Kilgore, Marc Adams, Grant Adams,Noah Adams, Michael Barranda, David Barranda, Louis Galati, and Brandon Biggerstaff

A live broadcast of the service will be available for viewing on the Young Family Funeral Home Facebook page Thursday at 11 a.m.

Due to COVID-19, there will be no public visitation. A celebration of life service will be planned for a later date.

Preferred memorials are to the LaGrange County Horse and Pony Club and may be sent to the funeral home at P.O. Box 341, Wolcottville, Indiana, 46795.

Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North, Wolcottville is assisting the family with arrangements.

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