James R. Speakman

James R. Speakman, age 71, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:20 A.M. on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where he was a patient. Mr. Speakman was graduate of North Central High School and was employed as a carpenter for Lutterbein Lumber Company, retiring with over forty years of service. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved to hunt mushrooms. He was a member of the Butler Eagles and the Angola Hog Hunters bass fishing club. James R. Speakman was born on May 29, 1945, in Defaince, Ohio, the son of Harvey and Donelda (Mansfield) Speakman. He married Vicky J. Bigger on July 3, 1965, in Edgerton and she survives. Survivors also include two daughters, Connie (Dan) Thiel, of Edgerton, and Denise (Jack) Arnold, of Butler, Indiana; one son, Allan Speakman, of Edgerton; ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Sharon Pierce, of Bryan, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Walter Speakman, and a daughter, Kathleen M. Speakman, in 1968. Grave side services will be at held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Edgerton. There will be no visitation. Memorials are requested to Heartland Hospice or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Krill Funeral Service, 114 East Hull Street, Edgerton, has been entrusted with arrangements.