Donnabelle Mae Rule

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

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Donnabelle Mae Rule, 95, died at 4 a.m. March 18, 2016, in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake. She was born Feb. 9, 1921, in Milford, to Wallace E. and Martha Mae Maggert Rule. She was a 1940 graduate of Bourbon High School. She lived in Warsaw with most of her life in Kosciusko County. She was employed by Free Methodist Publishing House from June 1944 until her retirement Feb. 28, 1985. She worked in shipping, subscription department, Sunday School department and mailing. For the last seven years she worked in the CYC department and was a mail clerk for Sunday School supplies. She was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Warsaw for over 70 years. In years past she was a member of the Esther Circle, taught Sunday School, worked in the church library, sang in the choir and cared for the missionary board with pictures and letters from missionaries. She also provided a home away from home for two single ladies when they were in the area on furlough. She was blessed with several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, whom she loved very much, and who survive. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Seward Ira Rule in 1938; Floyd W. Rule in 1991; and Russell E. Rule July 30, 2000; and a sister, Elsie E. Biller, in 1987. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Titus Funeral Home, with Elder Henry Hart assisted by Pastor Steve Rahn, both of First Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Stony Point Cemetery, Atwood. Calling is from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministries, P.O. Box 612 Winona Lake, IN 46590.

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Donnabelle Mae Rule, 95, died at 4 a.m. March 18, 2016, in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake. She was born Feb. 9, 1921, in Milford, to Wallace E. and Martha Mae Maggert Rule. She was a 1940 graduate of Bourbon High School. She lived in Warsaw with most of her life in Kosciusko County. She was employed by Free Methodist Publishing House from June 1944 until her retirement Feb. 28, 1985. She worked in shipping, subscription department, Sunday School department and mailing. For the last seven years she worked in the CYC department and was a mail clerk for Sunday School supplies. She was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Warsaw for over 70 years. In years past she was a member of the Esther Circle, taught Sunday School, worked in the church library, sang in the choir and cared for the missionary board with pictures and letters from missionaries. She also provided a home away from home for two single ladies when they were in the area on furlough. She was blessed with several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, whom she loved very much, and who survive. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Seward Ira Rule in 1938; Floyd W. Rule in 1991; and Russell E. Rule July 30, 2000; and a sister, Elsie E. Biller, in 1987. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Titus Funeral Home, with Elder Henry Hart assisted by Pastor Steve Rahn, both of First Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Stony Point Cemetery, Atwood. Calling is from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministries, P.O. Box 612 Winona Lake, IN 46590.

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