Dustin "Dusty" Franklin Maxfield

Dustin “Dusty” Franklin Maxfield, age 41, of Bloomington passed away Thursday (07/09/2020) at I.U. Health; Bloomington Hospital. Born February 14, 1979 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Frank W. and Deborah (Feltner) Maxfield. Dusty was an electrician and HVAC service technician for Bloomington Heating and Cooling. He was a member of City Church for All Nations and the Lamplighters Christian community. Dusty enjoyed hunting, fishing, being involved with 4-H with his sons and working with his hands and on his farm. He especially loved working in the barn taking motors apart. If he didn’t know how to fix it, he found a way. He loved taking the kids on tractor rides on their great-grandfather’s Ford tractor. He was a Chevy man, but loved that Ford tractor with all his heart. Dusty was an amazing father to his duderoos and all his kids. He had an enormous heart and would help anyone and everyone, loving his family and friends with all his heart and soul. Amber was the love of his life and she gave him the life he always wanted and two amazing boys. Dusty was Amber’s soulmate and they shared an unimaginable love for one another. Dusty is survived by his fiancé, Amber Deckard, of Bloomington; four sons, Levi Dustin Maxfield, Finley Mark Maxfield, Ethan Wayne Deckard and Reece Daniel Ennis, all at home; two daughters, Kourtney Aynes, of Bloomington and Katie Brooks, of Owen County, father and step-mother, Frank and Christina (Phelps) Maxfield, of Greenwood, Indiana; his mother, Deborah Maxfield, of Indianapolis, one brother, David J. Schutt, of Bowling Green, Kentucky; six sisters, Tamara Renee Graham, Spencer, Indiana, Mary Smith, of Mobile, Alabama, Katie Clendenning, of Lafayette, Indiana, Susan A. Schutt, of Fountaintown, Indiana, Sabrina Mullen, of Indianapolis and Katelyn Mullen, of Franklin, Indiana, one great-grandmother, Marcella “Wawa” Brinson, of Spencer, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mark and Benita (Brinson) Deckard, of Spencer; two and brothers-in-law, Jesse Deckard, of Chicago, Illinois and James Graham, of Spencer, Indiana and several nieces and nephews. Dusty was preceded in death by his “second mom”, Sherri (Overley) Maxfield, maternal grandparents, Finley and Charlotte Feltner, paternal grandparents, Walter and Mary Maxfield and step-father, Tony Mitchell. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Day & Deremiah-Frye Funeral Home; 4150 E. Third St. with Sam Willis officiating. Burial will follow in Gross Cemetery in Whitehall, Indiana. Friends may visit the family on Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until the service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the family for his two young boys. Online condolences may be given at DayDeremiahFryeFuneralHome.com