Ray Dwayne Peach

Mr. Ray Dwayne Peach, age 63, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on March 28, 1958 in Highland Park, Michigan. He was the son of the late William Ray and Margaret Lee Vincent Peach. He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and later received his GED and attended Murray State University. He was first united in marriage to Trudy Darlene Sullivan and this union of 34 and a half years was blessed with three children, Tyler Dwayne, Kasey Dawn and Ryan Derek. He worked as a sheriff's deputy with Hopkins County and owned and operated Blue Field SPS,  a private security company, since 1980. On May 11, 2011, he was united in marriage to Brooke Melane Schwebel in Russellville, Kentucky. This union blended two families and he helped raise Abby Elizabeth and Luke David. He had resided in Louisville, Tennessee and back in Arizona for a time , plus traveled with his occupation. He retired in 2010 as a fugitive recovery agent and was contracted with the U.S. Marshall Services. He had resided in Hanover since January 4, 2021. Ray loved animals, law enforcement work and aviation. He was awaiting the birth of twin granddaughters at the time of his death. Ray died on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana.

Ray will be missed by his loving wife, Brooke Melane Schwebel Peach of Hanover, Indiana; his children, Tyler Dwayne Peach and his wife, Nicki of Murray, Kentucky, Kasey Dawn Melton and her husband, Matt of Camden, Tennessee, Ryan Derek Peach and his wife, Stefanie of Murray, Kentucky, Abby Elizabeth Smith Peach of Kingman, Arizona, and Luke David Peach of Hanover, Indiana; his grandchildren, Nolyn, Ava, Olivia, Juliette, Madison and LilyAnne; his sister Cynthia Keiper and her husband, Bill of Summerville, South Carolina; his brother in law, Garrett Schwebel and his wife, Molly of Hotsprings, Arkansas; his step mother, Cynthia Peach of Madisonville, Kentucky; his nephew, Kyle Redding and his mother in law, Carolyn Todd and her husband, Gene of Hammond, Louisiana; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, William Ray Peach, his mother, Margaret Lee Vincent Peach, and his father-in-law, George Schwebel.

Ray will be laid to rest in Sharkey Cemetery in Amite, Louisiana.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Animal Shelter, 2727 Hannah Drive Madison, IN 47250.