Jimmy R. Sluss, Jr., 50, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:50 pm, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born on September 9, 1971, in Wabash, Indiana, to Jimmy Ray, Sr. and Barbara Louise (Place) Sluss Ellis.
Jimmy was a 1990 graduate of Wabash High School. He worked at Orion Industries in Peru, Indiana. Jimmy was an organ donor. He enjoyed collecting Star Wars and Coca-Cola memorabilia. Jimmy was an avid sports fan who loved to cheer on his teams; Las Vegas Raiders, New York Yankees, and Colorado Avalanche. He also was a WWE fan. Jimmy was a special friend to a lot of people and usually referred to as “Uncle Jim.”
He is survived by brother, Clint (Julie) Sluss, fiancé, Shelly Leach-Miller, niece, Olivia (Josh) Poor, nephew, Alex Sluss, and great-niece, Emma Poor, all of Wabash. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, April 15, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2:00 – 8:00 pm Thursday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Nakota Kelly Remembrance Fund c/o Community Foundation of Wabash County. The family asks if you are not an organ donor, consider being one.
The memorial guest book for Jimmy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
