Thomas J. Sheets of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday afternoon at the St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Carmel.  He was 79.

Tom graduated from Indiana Barber School and for 52 years he and Denny Moore owned and operated Englewood Barber Shop on the east end of Crawfordsville.  He was on the board for CEL&P for 32 years.  In his younger days, he liked to hunt and fish.  During retirement, he had a workshop where he did woodworking and made things to give away.  He was a long-time member of St. John's Episcopal Church.

Born May 22, 1943 in Frankfort, Indiana, he was the son of Jim Sheets and Martha Sharp Sheets.  He graduated from Frankfort High School in 1961.  He married the former Betty Rule on Nov. 25, 1961.  She survives.

Surviving family includes: wife of 60 years, Betty Sheets of Crawfordsville; four sons, David Sheets of Crawfordsville, Brent Sheets of Crawfordsville, Michael Sheets of Massachusetts, Kevin Sheets of Indianapolis; four grandchildren, Michaela, Drew, Jarred and Craig; as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Kay Nelson.

Memorial services will be held Monday, June 13 ^th at 1:30 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church, 212 S. Green Street, led by Father Mark Van Wassenhove.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation in memory of Tom Sheets to the Montgomery County Community Foundation, P.O. Box 334, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 or St. John's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 445, Crawfordsville, IN 47933.

Online condolences may be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.