BOURBON – Angeline “Ann” L. Yarian, within 28 days of 100 years old, passed away peacefully May 3, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw with her grandchildren by her side.
Ann was born May 31, 1919, the daughter of Floyd F. and Edith Burnworth Walters at North Manchester. She was a graduate of Wabash High School in 1937 and a graduate of Manchester College in 1941.
After graduating from college, she took a teaching job at Tippecanoe. Her major was commerce, but she also taught English, Latin and math. “Once a teacher always a teacher.” She taught for five years and received her teaching life license.
She quit teaching to help her husband in his general store, like our Mini Marts of today, on the corner of downtown Bourbon. She continued to operate the store with her son, Randy, after the passing of husband until 1986, when the building was sold.
In her past time, she enjoyed gardening, planting daffodils, reading newspapers and most of all her grandchildren and friends. Her generation helped to invent and develop the technology of today. She loved her granddaughters to post on Facebook so she could stay connected with her family from afar.
On June 29, 1943, she became the bride of Claude E. “Murph” Yarian, who tragically passed away March 6, 1979. She and her husband operated Murph’s Newsstand (a favorite place) in Bourbon.
Ann leaves behind her grandchildren, Michelle (and Dean) Ousley of Bourbon; Patricia (and Brandon) Gall of Milford; Crystal (and Sam) Wallington of Wellman, Iowa; Matt (and Kelly) Neff of Bourbon; Adam Neff of Bourbon; Amber Neff and Todd Crawley of Elkhart; and Samantha Neff of Bourbon; and 20 great-grandchildren. Other survivors include her sister, Ruth Esther Vawter of Indianapolis; daughters-in-law: Kathy Wilson of Etna Green and Jane and Cliff McVicker of Culver; and nieces and nephews: Cynthia and Colen Holland of Gainesville, Fla.; Sharon and Bob Allman of Summerfield, Fla.; and Terry Trexler of Ocala, Fla.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sons, Randy (October 27, 1994) and Edward (March 16, 2014); two sisters, Donna June Trexler and Janet Walters; and brother, Robert Walters.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon.
Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home, with Pastor Ben Poole and Britt Myers officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.
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Memorials to Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home to help with final expenses.
