NAME: Howard Leroy France Sr. AGE: 77 BORN: July 26, 1932 PRESENT ADDRESS: Wabash, Indiana DATE OF DEATH: March 18, 2010 DAY: Thursday Time: 10:40 a.m. PLACE OF DEATH:  Wabash County Hospital PLACE OF BIRTH: Wabash, Indiana FATHER'S NAME: Roy E. France MOTHER'S NAME: Lola M. (Bundy) France OCCUPATION: retired from Ford Meter Box in Wabash 1 SURVIVING SON: Howard Leroy France Jr. (Gail) Peru, IN 2 SURVIVING DAUGHTERS: Mrs. Mike (Cindy) Scott Warsaw, IN Loreen Plasterer Peru, IN FORMER SPOUSE: Eloise Betty France Peru, IN 1 SURVIVING BROTHER: Ronnie France (Esther) North Manchester, IN 1 SURVIVING SISTER: Sharon France North Manchester, IN 5 GRANDCHILDREN: Lee France (Jaci) of Macy, IN, Joshua Rish of Oklahoma, Nicole Rish (companion-Jim) of Converse, IN, Betsy Scott and Nick Scott both of Warsaw, IN 10 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, survive He was preceded in death by three grandchildren, five brothers and a sister. VETERAN: United States Army, served during the Korean Conflict CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Attended Peru Church of the Nazarene, where he gave his heart to his Lord and Savior OTHER MEMBERSHIPS:  Moose Lodge 1195 of Wabash and of Miami Nation of Indians DATE & TIME OF FUNERAL: 10 a.m. on Monday, March 22, 2010 PLACE OF FUNERAL: McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992 DATE & TIME OF CALLING: 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2010 PLACE OF CALLING: McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992 BURIAL: Frances Slocum Cemetery Miami Nation of Indians OFFICIATE: Pastor Tony Winter OTHER: Howard enjoyed retirement and fixing neighbor's lawn mowers. He enjoyed being outdoors, most of all he enjoyed his family, friends and neighbors.