Danny Eldridge

Danny Lee Eldridge, age 62 of Seymour, passed away on Thursday, January 15th at the VA Medical Center in Louisville. Born November 20, 1952 in Seymour, he was the son of William A. and Norma Jean (Wright) Eldridge. On December 12, 1975, he married Jeanette LaRoche at the Seymour First Church of the Nazarene. Danny served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He lived outside of Seymour during his early marriage years and worked in civil positions at military bases as security. He returned to Seymour in 1989 with his family and began work to provide for his family. He worked at R&R Donnelly and for years as a driver then later manager of Reliable Taxi and Medicab. He also volunteered and ran the Grace Fellowship Soup Kitchen on Second Street in Seymour for years. Danny was a member of the Community Christian Church until it closed and was also a member of the VFW and American Legion Post #89 in Seymour. He loved spending time with his kids and grandkids and enjoyed listening to Gospel music and spending time outdoors. He also enjoyed tinkering on cars and other things and also enjoyed watching Cubs baseball games. Danny also had sang with several Gospel groups locally as well as being a song evangelist with his wife in the Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife Jeanette; children, William Albert Eldridge, Ross David (Lindsay) Eldridge, Jean Marie (Carlos) Rodriguez and Mary Catherine Diaz-Mejias all of Seymour. He is also survived by two brothers, Michael A. (Nancy) Eldridge of Seymour and Tim (Laurie) Eldridge of Eustis, FL; a sister, Billie (Joe) Trimpe of Seymour; grandchildren, Dylan, Juan, Gabriela, Sophia and Liam; uncle, Roy Eldridge of Seymour; 2 nephews and 1 niece. Danny was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Lilian. Services will be held on Tuesday, January 20th at 11:00am at Woodlawn Life Celebration Centre. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 19th, from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at Woodlawn Life Celebration Centre at 311 Holiday Sq. Rd in Seymour and then one hour prior to service on Tuesday. Burial will follow services at Riverview Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials can be made to the Danny Eldridge Memorial Fund through the funeral home. Friends can leave online messages to the family at www.WoodlawnFamilyFuneral.com