Jack Pingleton

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Jack Pingleton, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Peoria, Ariz.

He was born on Dec. 30, 1946 in Greencastle to Luther and Fannie (Pelfrey) Pingleton.

Jack served in the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War. Upon leaving the military, he worked as a Greencastle City Police officer for 13 years.

In 1981, he moved to Arizona and subsequently retired from Southwest Airlines in 2014.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Diane (Myers) Pingleton; two daughters, Angela (Jeffrey) Olsen and Carrie (Pat) Valdes; seven grandchildren, Eryk (Megan), Christopher, Ashley (Daniel), Laura (Brycen), Clara, Ben and Emily; and three great-grandchildren, Braelynn, Ryker and Maizy. He also is survived by his sisters, Virginia (Robert) Collins, Anna Mae (David) Williams and Margie Hutcheson; and brother, Ronnie (Luayne) Pingleton.