Eldridge Earl Jasper, 85, of Flat Rock, IN passed away Monday, November 10, 2025, at Major Health Partners Hospital in Shelbyville, IN. He was born on January 3, 1940, in Russell County, to the late Ezra and Ina Meece Jasper.
Mr. Jasper attended the Who So Ever Will Church and enjoyed farming, gardening, restoring old tractors, and fishing.
Survivors include three children Clifford Jasper (Betty Sue), Melinda Foster (Danny), and Cathy Grant (Doug) all of Columbia; a special stepdaughter Lori; five grandchildren Ben Jasper (Brittney), Heather Loy (Trevor), Andrea Thomas (Jeremy), Josh Grant, and Jordan Grant (Courtney); four step grandchildren Tralisa Melson (Donnie), Mary Kimbler (Travis), Scotty Foster (Kristy), and David Foster (Gabby); eleven great grandchildren, nine step great grandchildren, and two step great great grandchildren and one on the way; two siblings Joe Bennett of Hamilton, OH and Emily Sulfage of Russell Springs, and several other friends and relatives.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three siblings Jack Bennett, Ronnie Bennett, and Shirley Pryor.
Funeral services will be 11:00am Thursday, November 13, 2025, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with Bro. Ralph Foster and Bro. Casey Davis officiating, with burial in the Bearwallow Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00-8:00pm and will continue Thursday until time for the service at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jordan Grant, Ben Jasper, Brock Jasper, Jeremy Thomas, David Foster, and Scotty Foster.
