Davie Gene Adair
October 14, 1949 – August 16, 2022
Davie Gene Adair, age 72, of Sheridan, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 16, 2022, at Riverview Health in Noblesville.
Born October 14, 1949 in Lebanon, Indiana, he was the son of the late Byron Eugene “Gene” Adair and Janie Frances (Barber) Adair-Boyer.
The Mayor of Jerkwater Road was a 1969 graduate of Sheridan High School and a lifelong farmer in the Sheridan area. He was a man who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life such as heading up to Kempton for some coffee, driving the back roads to see what’s going on in the fields, or enjoying a cold glass of sweet tea. He was also a man who was extremely dedicated to the things he loved most in this world, family (including his dogs), farming, and sometimes complaining about the first two.
Mr. Adair was lucky enough to find love twice in his life. In 1969 he married Doris Ann (Fulwider) Adair, and together they raised a wonderful family. Doris passed away on March 7, 2000. Eight years later, on August 8, 2008, Davie married Rebecca Lynn (Hamrick) Adair; they spent the next 14 years by each other’s side.
Survivors include his wife Rebecca Lynn (Hamrick) Adair of Sheridan; two sons Anthony Gene “Tony” Adair (Jennifer) of Booneville and Brandon Jay Adair (Jodi) of Fishers; three step-sons Chuck Harbaugh (Rachelle) of Sheridan, Jeremy Harbaugh (Kaila) of Sheridan and Matthew Biddle of Sheridan; two step-daughters Jennifer Tolliver (Vince) of Hawaii and Jerrica Harbaugh of Ft. Worth, Texas; 12 grandchildren Mackenzie, Madison, Collin, Jordan, Katlyn, Ethan, Emma, Duncan, Elijah, Kash, Kaden and Lil’ V; one great-grandchild (on the way) Harper Lee (due to arrive in November); step-brother Michael Boyer (Cindy) of Harrison, Arkansas; sister Margaret Ann Hoelscher of Austin, Texas; three brothers-in-law Robert C. Fulwider of Florida, John Fulwider (Sandra) of Tipton and Richard L Hamrick, Jr. of Sheridan; three sisters-in-law Judith J. Henderson of Dallas, Texas, Mary Sue McNeely (Ed) of Arcadia and Sherry Lee Hamrick of Cicero; father in law Rick Hamrick, Sr.; step mother-in-law Cindy Hazelwood Hamrick; and two dogs Bella and Winston.
He was preceded in death by his parents Byron Eugene “Gene” Adair and Janie Frances (Barber) Adair-Boyer; step-father LaVerne Boyer; mother-in-law Linda Joyce Hamrick; mother- and father-in-law Charles Fulwider and Evelyn Maxine Fulwider Boyer; step-brother Gary Boyer I; sister-in-law Suzie L. Hamrick; brother-in-law Ronald J. Fulwider; and wife Doris Ann (Fulwider) Adair.
Services are scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Kercheval Funeral Home, 306 E. 10th Street, Sheridan. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Northern Hamilton County. Visitation is scheduled to be held from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Kercheval Funeral home in Sheridan.
Memorial contributions may be presented to the American Heart Association.