OAKWOOD – James “Buzz” Decker, 77, of Oakwood died at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013 at The Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born April 30, 1936 in Kalida to the late Bill and Florence “Bonnie” (Hadding) Decker. On January 6, 1996 he married Beverly Dills who died February 23, 2010.
He is survived by 4 children: Glenn Decker of Oakwood, Charles (Lisa) Decker of Newark, Edward “Joe” (Tracey) Decker of Connecticut, and Sandra “Sandi” (Bryan) McDaniel of Kansas; 2 stepdaughters: Tara McMonigal and Tanya Garlock. To read the full obituary, visit Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Homes, Inc.