Thomas E. INMAN

ENGLEWOOD, FLA. - Thomas E. Inman was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday April 14, 2010, peacefully at his home in Englewood, Fla. He was born in Hammond, Ky., on Aug. 20, 1921, and was raised in Crawfordsville, Ind., until he entered the Army during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Friedel Inman of Englewood, Fla.; her daughter, Kerstin and her husband, Wayne Everhart of Kill Devil Hills, N.C., and their sons, Wayne Jr. and Shawn and daughters, Amber and Maranda; her daughter, Marion MacDonald of Kill Devil Hills, and her two sons, Austin and Bryan; her son, Michael Eyerman of Suffolk. He is also survived by a son, Thomas E. Inman II and his wife, Nancy Everard Inman of Gloucester and their children, Kelly Quave Inman of Richmond, Matthew and Jennifer Inman and their son, Ian of Williamsburg, and Cassie Parker of Hampton. Also, by his daughter, Sharon Culbertson and her husband, Gregory L. Culbertson of Harrisonburg, their seven children, Dawn and her husband, Dr. Mark Mast, their three sons and one daughter of Broadway, Va., Kyrce and Maureen Culbertson and their two sons of Atlanta, Ga., Brittany and Tom Bates and their two sons of Harrisonburg, Lynley and Dan Lapp of Hershey, Pa., Cameron and Sarah Culbertson and their son of Harrisonburg, Jordan and Hannah Culbertson and their daughter of Harrisonburg. Additionally, he is survived by a sister, Kathryn McMahon of Crawfordsville, Ind.; and a brother, Robert Inman of Indianapolis, Ind. All together he leaves a legacy of 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Retiring from Ft. Monroe after a 35 year military and civil service career, he fulfilled a lifelong dream of starting a business. In 1977, he founded Virginia Home Medical and in 1980 started Suffolk Home Medical, where he remained active until a few years ago. During his early career, he was a longtime member of Toastmasters International and the Lions Club of Denbigh. He was also a lifelong golfer and loved the game. Over the years his love of the water resulted in many trips to Florida on the Inter-coastal Waterway. He retired to Florida, where he enjoyed his new community, golfing, friends, boating, delivering Meals on Wheels, and his church.
He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 19, at the Englewood United Methodist Church. Lemon Bay Funeral Home, in Englewood, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Englewood United Methodist Church, 700 East Dearborn St., Englewood, FL 34223. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.