Dale Myers

Dale Wayne Myers, 81, passed away Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville after a three month illness.He was born November 18, 1938, to Frank and Camilla Marie (Henry) Myers in Montgomery, Indiana.Wayne was raised in a farming community with neighboring cousins and friends for playmates. He served in the 487th Medical Company Supply Ground, Second US Army Missile Command for three years after graduating from Montgomery High School in 1956. He was 17 years old. Because of required military service, no one would hire him.He took classes at United Electronic Laboratories, allowing him to get a radio telephone third class operator permit. Following graduation, he was employed at McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, Missouri, wiring F-4 Phantom jets. Not liking inside work nor the city, he returned home to Montgomery. He worked at Ray Leiby Movers, U.S. Railway, and McCord's. His most loved occupation was trucking. He drove for T.S. Boyd Grain and Steve Myers. Fellow truckers knew him as "Slo-Motion." He enjoyed studying the bible, nutrition, and calendars. He read constantly, in search of the truth and reasoning. His hobbies included sky-diving, scuba diving, CB radio, as well as hunting coons and groundhogs. Wayne also had "a need for speed" when drag racing and boating. Road trips were always spontaneous and maps never essential.He was one of seven children. Siblings and their spouses include Ralph (Rosemary), John (Ruth Ann), Reba (Clifford "Mack") Allen, and Daniel (Judy) of Washington; Shirley (Larry) Oetzel of Louisville; an infant brother Mark who passed away as a newborn. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Ralph and Mark.Reverend Ben Ray Bean officiated the marriage ceremony of Wayne and Zondra (Marshall) on May 31, 1969, at the ole' Bethany Christian Church.Wayne attended Montgomery Christian Church. He and Zondra have two daughters, Kim Arlene Myers of Bloomington and Terri Lynn (Shayne) Hamilton of Washington. In addition, Wayne has seven grandchildren: Kailey (Logan) Hawthorne, Bryce (Logan) Hamilton, Harmony Batton, Peyton and Jaxton Hamilton, and one great-grandchild, Gavin Hawthorne. Each of them was the love and joy of his life.Wayne was a quiet, kind, humble, and giving soul. He will have a private family burial at Bethany Christian Church Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at Montgomery Christian Church after the quarantine is lifted.