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David C. Legge, 73, of West Liberty, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, in Springfield Nursing & Independent Living Facility.
He was born Feb. 23, 1943, in Champaign County, a son of the late David Franklin and Amy Alberta Barbee Legge. He also was preceded in death by a grandson, Jacob Detwiler.
On Sept. 20, 1980, in West Liberty, he married the former Judy Plank and she survives along with children, Wes (Lisa) Legge of Bellefontaine, Doug (Nikki) Legge and John (Karrie) Detwiler, both of West Liberty, Terri (Derrick) Fairchild of Vale, N.C., Jill (Andy) Stickley of Urbana and Jenny (Lee) Pettit of Fletcher; 21 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Litha (James) Parker and Jackie (Mike) Schmidt, both of Urbana; an aunt, Inez Legge of West Liberty; a special friend, Jacob Vitt of West Liberty; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
David retired from Kelsey Hayes in Springfield where he worked as a machinist for 33 years. He also served as the West Liberty street superintendent for 14 years.
A member of the Bellefontaine Men’s Bowling Association and American Bowling Congress, he traveled to many national bowling events and tournaments and was the first in his family to roll a 300 game.
He coached Little League, Pony League and Acme youth baseball for many years including in 1978 when his team went undefeated and won the Logan County title.
David was a longtime member of the West Liberty United Church of Christ where he served as a deacon, usher and trustee. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing and metal detecting. He liked to care for his fruit trees, picking raspberries and doing yard work. College sports were his favorite to watch on TV, including football and basketball, but he loved to watch his grandchildren compete in youth sports and also watching West Liberty-Salem High School sports.
Pastor Paul Forrey officiates a memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at West Liberty United Church of Christ, 212 W. Newell St., West Liberty, where visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the church fellowship hall. Private burial is in Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made to his church, the West Liberty Lions Club and to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, West Liberty, assisted the family with arrangements and condolences may be expressed at www.edsfh.com