Albert E. Friend, Jr., age 87, of La Porte, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Miller Health and Rehab in La Porte.
Albert was born on April 16, 1928 in Trumann, Arkansas to Albert E. and Bessie Elizabeth (McCalvey) Friend, Sr.
On October 4, 1947 in Harrisburg, Arkansas, he married Imogene Stevens. Surviving him are his beloved wife, Imogene Friend of La Porte; sons, Billy Ray (Linda) Friend of North Liberty, IN, Robert Earl (Bonnie) Friend of La Porte; daughter, Diania (Jobie) Franks of Mill Creek; 4 grandchildren, Chad Friend, Christopher Friend, Brent Friend, Carly Franks; sisters, Erma Harakas of Kansas City, Missouri, Alice (Bob) Levesque of Horatio, Ark, and Alberta Hicks of Montrose, Ark. He was preceded by his parents; five brothers; and two sisters.
Albert was a loving husband, dad, and grandpa. He was a member of South Center United Baptist Church in Hamlet, IN and loved to hunt, especially raccoons.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 PM on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center. Rev. John White will officiate. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery in La Porte.
A time of visitation will be held from 4-8 PM on Thursday, October 29, 2015 and from 12 PM until the time of service on Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial donations in Albert's honor may be made to South Center Baptist Church, 2507 US Highway 6 & 35; Hamlet, IN 46532.
Condolences may be shared with the family on www.cutlerfuneralhome.com.