Dezmen McGinley

FORTVILLE – Dezmen Cole McGinley, age 27, of Fortville, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. He was born in Indianapolis on November 5, 1993 to David Matthew McGinley and Maria Terese (Cravens) Redick. He graduated from Greenfield-Central High School in 2012 and attended Lincoln College. In high school, he was active in baseball, football, and his biggest passion was wrestling. Dezmen would always tease and play tricks on those he was close to. He loved to make people laugh, and when he walked in the room, everyone would smile. Dezmen loved his family, friends, and his dog, Zoey. Dezmen is survived by his mother and step-father, Maria and Mike Redick; siblings, Jesse Redick, Alexis McGinley (Michael Helsley), Bailey McGinley (Avery Sisson), Kyha McGinley, Elishua McGinley, Nike Abbett, Zach Young, Brandon, Antonio Campbell, and Chris Foster; grandfathers, Gale Pierson and Jimmy McGinley; uncles, Paul McGinley, Michael McGinley, Joseph (Amanda) Pierson, Darrin Litteral, and Shannon Foster; aunts, Melinda Allen, Mary (David) Niehoff, Marcie Litteral, Tera McGinley, Lisa Eldridge, Candi Colbertson; great-aunts, Fran (Dave) Knuth, Jeanne (Phil) Mann, and Nancy Zander; and cousins, Mercedes McGinley, Ellie McGinley, Mackenzie McGinley, “Small” Paul McGinley, Domineack Sedam, Daylan Sedam, Phillip Mann, Dustin Mann, Jessica Grimes, Bridgett Underwood, Patti Carroll, Marty Allen, Meagan Keown, Jamie Basham, Michael Vaughn, Lynsey Vaughn, Chase Radcliff, Seth Litteral, Drew Litteral, Ahnicka Litteral, Ireland Litteral, Chandler Cravens, Ciara Cravens, Zach Shelton, and Alex Shelton. He was preceded in death by his father, David McGinley; grandmothers, LauAnn Pierson and Mary Sue Cravens; grandfather, Edward Cravens; uncle, Michael Cravens; and cousin, Garrett Vaughn. A gathering will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary & Crematory, 1484 W. US Hwy. 40, Greenfield, IN 46140. As a reminder, the government mandate requires guests to wear masks when inside our building. We are limited to a capacity of 50 guests at a time and ask everyone to practice social distancing. Friends may share a memory or condolence at www.erleweinmortuary.com.

Dezmen McGinley

November 5, 1993 - December 2, 2020