FRANKLIN
William E. “Teddy Bear” Price, 82, of Franklin, IN passed away Friday, April 24, 2020 at Franciscan Hospice House in Indianapolis, IN. He was born May 29, 1937 in Edinburgh, IN.
He was a 1955 graduate of Edinburgh High School. He served his country in the United States Army. He had been a sales associate for Leonard Ford Sales in Edinburgh, IN and also Randolph Hardware both in Edinburgh, IN. He later became a shuttle driver for Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin, IN for ten years. He was an avid sports fan especially football and NASCAR or anything that drove fast and turned left. His love of animals was evident with the six dogs he and his wife Judy loved and cared for including Winnie, Missy, Bamer, Amy, Amy, Tilly, and their 28 year old Pete the Parrott.
Survivors include his wife Judy M. (Randolph) Price whom he married on October 26, 1968 at Jollity United Methodist Church in Edinburgh, IN she survives and a resident of Franklin, IN; their chosen son Kevin M. Rice of Edinburgh, IN; a granddaughter Ella Rice; brother-in-law Donald Randolph (Sue) of Phoenix, AZ; and 7 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father Kenneth Price; mother Elsie Mae (Lykins) Malone; and his sister Barbara Pruett.
His family and many dear friends will always remember him by his laugh and love to joke with everyone around.
A gathering of friends and family will take place Saturday, July 25, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 300 South Morton Street, Franklin, IN, 46131. A private family inurnment took place at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh, IN. Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 300 South U.S. 31 (Morton Street) in Franklin, IN is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Johnson County, 3827 North Graham Road, Franklin, IN, or at www.hsjc.org or the Franciscan Hospice House in care of Franciscan Health Foundation, 5255 East Stop 11 Road, Suite 245, Indianapolis, IN 46237 attention Greg Williamson or at www.franciscanhealth.org. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.swartzmortuary.com. Information at 317-738-0202.
