EARNEST ERNIE” ALVIN LAFFERTY of Kirklin, Indiana, 82, father to Dennis Lafferty, local pastor serving Windfall United Methodist Church, died Saturday, July 1, 2017. A public visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, Myers Mortuary, 1502 North Lebanon Street, Lebanon, IN. Funeral services will take place 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 7, Centenary United Methodist Church, 910 East Fordice Road, Lebanon, IN 46052. Rev. Anthony Stone will officiate the service. Interment will take place following the service, at Crown View Cemetery in Sheridan, Indiana. Survivors include wife, Violet; children, Monica E. Lafferty Kiger (Don) of Thorntown, IN; David E. Lafferty (Julie) of Kirklin; Darrin Lafferty, Kirklin; and Dennis A. Lafferty (Tiffany) of Windfall, IN; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Centenary UMC, address above. Condolences may be shared with Pastor and Mrs. Dennis Lafferty, PO Box 179, Windfall, IN 46076. 

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