Valerie A. Tinder, 54, of Kokomo, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at North Woods Village. Valerie was born on September 29, 1963 in Kokomo to the late Robert Eugene Tinder Sr. and Lucretia (Carpenter) Tinder.
Valerie was the caretaker of the family and was known as “The Babysitter”. She enjoyed playing dominoes and spades. Valerie also enjoyed writing poetry and feeding the squirrels. She enjoyed grilling out at family gatherings, and overall, spending time with her family.
Valerie is survived by her brother, Robert E. (Evelyn) Tinder Jr; three sisters, Cynthia (Jeff Clarke) Tinder, Tina Granger, and Rhonda Chapman; stepmother, Gamelia Tinder; nieces, Audrianna (Gerald) Holland, Tiffany Tinder, Andrea Granger, and Alicia Chapman; and nephews, Theodore Tinder, Andre Tinder, Charles Granger Jr.-Tinder, and Brandon Tinder.
Preceded in death are her parents.
The funeral service for Valerie on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 12:30pm at Ellers Mortuary Webster Street Chapel, 3400 South Webster Street, Kokomo. Burial will follow at Crown Point Cemetery. There will be a time of public visitation for Valerie on Friday, from 11:30am until the time of service, also at the mortuary.
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