Gary W. Capps 74, of the Guffie Community in McLean County, Kentucky went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at his home. Gary Wayne Capps was born March 5, 1948 in Daviess County, Kentucky to the late Jesse Stanley and Clinton Bernice Tomes Capps and was married to the former Sherry Denise Carter January 30, 1992. Gary earlier worked at the former Charles Chips Plant in Calhoun, retired from the City of Calhoun, was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War, and served as both an EMT and Firefighter for both McLean County Central District and the City of Calhoun Fire Departments for several years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, pulling tractors and loved to make people laugh. In addition to his parents, Gary was preceded in death by a son, Jackie D. Capps.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Sherry Capps; a son, Todd Capps (Janice) of Guffie; 3 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and a sister, Marsha Eades (Richard) of Browns Valley.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel with the Rev. Franklin Skaggs officiating. Burial will be in the Calhoun Cemetery in McLean County with Military Honors conducted by the McLean County Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post #5415. Friends may visit with Gary’s family from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Friday and from 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Musters in Calhoun.
Gary’s services will be streamed live on www.musterfuneralhomes.com at 11:00 A.M. Saturday.
The Gary W. Capps family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Calhoun Cemetery, Beautification Fund; C/O John Howard; 400 Guy Settle Loop; Calhoun, Kentucky 42327.
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Calhoun Cemetery, Beautification Fund
C/O John Howard; 400 Guy Settle Loop, Calhoun KY 42327