Sunday, July 1, 2012

Walter “Gene” Zachary 1938 - 2003


Walter “Gene” Zachary 1938 - 2003

Son of Walter Sid Zachary

Walter "Gene" "Pepa" Zachary, 65, Anderson, died July 29, 2003, at Community Hospital after a brief illness.  He was born July 17, 1938, in Jamestown, Tenn., and lived in Anderson for most of his life. He retired from Ford Motor Co. in Indianapolis after working there for 11 years.  He raced at Anderson Speedway for many years and loved to fish.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley (Smith) Zachary; mother, Mary Zachary; daughters, Ruth Zachary, Peggy Sue (husband, Wayne) Ledbetter and Shirlene Zachary (fiancé, Thomas Richardson); son, Kenny (wife, Misty) Zachary; sisters, Peggy (husband, Les) McCord, Karen Jones, and Sharon (husband, Neal) Allmond; brothers, Jack (wife, Ina) Zachary, Scott (wife, Carol) Zachary and Don Zachary; grandchildren, Mandra Zachary, Misty (husband, Freddie) Boggess, Stormy Zachary, Gary Buntin, Donald (wife, Ashley) Buntin, Ronnie Jarvis, Tyler Rector and Anthony Zachary; great-granddaughter, Kathy Boggess and a great grandson on the way; also several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.  Also surviving is special friend, Betty Willis.  He was preceded in death by his father, Walter S. "Pappy" Zachary, in 1985; grandparents, John C. Slaven and Octie Lena Downs; sister-in-law, Rita (Scott) Zachary; and son-in-law, Charlie E. Buntin.

Services were at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, with the Rev. Joe Huff officiating. Burial was in East Maplewood Cemetery.


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