Brandon Daniel Metzger, 32, of New Ross went to heaven on Jan. 31, 2021. He was surrounded by his family, and was greeted and welcomed into heaven by loved ones that went before him.
Brandon was born on June 25, 1988. He was the youngest of three children.
Brandon was a kind, caring, adventurous, smart, and lovable son, brother, uncle, and friend. His sense of humor always lightened any situation. You could always count on him to crack a joke, pull up funny Memes, videos, and music on his phone, or anything to make you smile.
Brandon loved gardening, mushroom hunting, music, science, podcasts, being creative, his pets and spending time with his family and friends. He will forever be missed.
Brandon worked as a postal worker from 2009 until his passing at the Crawfordsville Post Office where he had many friends and truly loved his job. He was a 2007 graduate of Western Boone High School.
Survivors include his parents, Nick and Jodi Metzger, sisters Brooke Metzger and Kristen (Jesse) Linton; an niece Camille Kinney, nephews Colton Ryan and Ashton Linton; uncle to fur babies, Min, Grey, Herbie, and Honey; his own fur babies, Delley, Mara, Niya, Todd, and Kiddies;
grandmother, Doris Jean Metzger; aunts, Teresa Kernodle, Brenda (Tom) Ward, Karen Biberstine, Colleen (Roger) Hoehn, and Della Dangler; an uncle, Anthony (Lana) Metzger, and many loving cousins. Close friends that were family to Brandon include, Dana, Haley, Brad, Curtis and Steven.
He was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Nick Rairdon; grandpa Nick Metzger Jr,; grandparents, Shag and Wanda Hurless; cousins Ryan Paul, and Jessica Ames; aunt and uncle Jeannie and Larry Harmon.
Family and friends will gather Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 for visitation from 4-8 p.m. with a funeral service on Friday, Feb. 5, at 10:30 a.m. in the Strawmyer and Drury Mortuary, 2400 N. Lebanon Street, Lebanon. Brandon will be laid to rest in the Maple Lawn Cemetery in Thorntown. You are invited to visit the website www.strawmyerdrury.com where you may sign his online register and leave a personal message.
