- Date Of Birth: May 2, 1925
- Date Of Death: April 26, 2015
- State: Indiana
Carl Homer Bost, 89, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart.
He was born May 2, 1925, in Johnson County, Ill., to the late Thomas F. and Mary J. (Johnson) Bost.
On Oct. 4, 1947, he married Majorie L. Rathbun in Elkhart, where she passed away in 2007.
Surviving are his daughter, Anita L. (Chris) Burkhead of Kokomo; son LaMar A. (Gina) Bost of Bristol; brother Edward D. Bost of Cambria, Calif.; grandchildren Amanda S. (Trent) Rhodes, Zachary A. Burkhead and Amber R. Bost; and great-grandchildren Hanna and Grace Michael.
He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers.
Carl retired from Reese Products of Elkhart after many years as a welder. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting with his dogs, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. He also enjoyed traveling with his wife and visited nearly every state, with Alaska being his favorite. He was also a multiple-awarded world-class trap shooter, earning his last trophy at the age of 70.
He appreciated backyard visits from his hummingbird and purple martin friends, whom he loved to watch, and enjoyed sports to the point of often watching one game on TV and listening to another on the radio. Up until the end, he remained a die-hard Memorial High School and St. Louis Cardinal fan.
