April 28, 2014


Margaret Louise Begley – Heltonville
Margaret Louise Begley, 84, Heltonville, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Hospice House in Bloomington.
She was born April 23, 1930 in Heltonville to Lee and Lavesta (Smith) Deckard. He worked for Sarkes Tarzian and retired after 30 years from Thompson. She enjoyed singing bluegrass music and crochet.
She is survived by her husband James Begley; daughter Joyce (June) Howe, of Heltonville; sisters Ruth Deckard, of Bedford and Droth Hollars, of Bloomington; grandchildren, Tonya Rennee Ellett, Vernon James Ellett, Penny marie Howe, Wendell Howe, Faron Eugene Prince and Lareka Karine Tincher; grat grandchildren, Cody C. NEwton, Jennifer Rose Ellett, Jenna Marie Karen Howe, Emma Elizabeth Moore, Demetrius Shiloh-Ty, Christopher Michael Ellott and Vernon Louis James Ellett; great great grandchild Savvanah Rose, Joshua William Jr. and Elaina Renee Washal.
She was preceded in death by her parents, daughters, Karen Hanlin and Rose Ellett; brothers, Carl, Elza, Clovis, Herbert and Luke Deckard; sisters mary Ann Stewart and Dorothy Hawkins.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 11 a.m. service time at 1 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Heltonville. Burial will follow at Allens Creek Cemetery.
Rosalind K. Evans – Mitchell
Rosalind K. Evans, 75, of Mitchell, passed away at 2:07 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Burnetta Stout – Bedford
Burnetta Stout, formerly of Leipsic, passed away at 11:10 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Bliss House.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Marjorie Reed – Bedford
Marjorie Reed, 88, of Bedford, died at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the DeKalb Rehab and Nursing Center in Illinois.
Born December 22, 1925 in Illinois, she was the daughter of Joe and Edna (Anderson) Tharp.
She married Rev. Leo T. Reed on December 25, 1942 in Cayuga, Indiana; he preceded her in death on January 9, 2004.
She was a graduate of Hillsdale, IN, Class of 1942. She was a Pastor’s wife and a homemaker. She was a member of Davis Memorial Church of the Nazarene. She volunteered at Westview Nursing and Rehab since December of 1999.
Surviving are two sons, Victor L. (Linda) Reed, of Malta, IL, and Ronald L. (Zora) Reed, of Sullivan, IN; four grandchildren, Robert Reed and Crystal Steffa of Malta IL, James Reed of Louisville KY and Susan Wells of Omaha NE; eight great-grandchildren; five great great-grandchildren; one brother Roscoe “Marvin” (Harriett) Tharp, of Guntersville, AL.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; five brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral service will be on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, with Pastor Ken Bushey officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in French Lick, IN. Friends may call on Monday, April 28, 2014, 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Davis Memorial Church of the Nazarene in care of the Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, P.O. Box 63, Bedford IN 47421.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fergusonlee.com.

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