FORT WAYNE - Barbara J. Ploughe, 71, passed away Feb. 1, 2011, in Ossian Health & Rehabilitation Center.
She was born Aug. 6, 1939, in Huntington, to Earl D. and Esther L. Green Smith.
She was a secretary and administrative assistant, retiring from Goodwill Industries in 2001. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Pythian Sisters, Tetisheri, American Legion Auxiliary, Daughters of the Nile and The Eagles.
Surviving are daughter, Janice (and spouse Joe III) Eckersley, Warner Robins, Ga.; two sons, David D. Ploughe and Dean (and spouse Rachel) Ploughe, all of Fort Wayne; her mother, Esther L. Smith, Ossian; a sister, Carla Jo Jennings, Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl D. Smith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 120 W. Mill St., Ossian. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society.
Condolences may be sent via www.elzey-patterson-rodak.com
