MENTONE – Edna Carol Presley, 65, of Palestine, died at 4:10 a.m. Sept. 15, 2013, in her residence. After a long fight with cancer, Edna went home to be with her mother and Lord and Savior. She was born Nov. 6, 1947, in Phelps, Ky., to Frank J. and Gladys M. Blankenship Layne; her father survives in Burket. On Feb. 7, 1963, she married the love of her life, Roy F. Presley, who survives. She and her family moved to Indiana from Matewan, W.Va., in 1967 and then to Palestine in 1973 where the Presley’s have called home for the last 40 years. She was a very active member of the Burket United Methodist. She delighted in and loved her church family dearly, from teaching many years of Sunday school and VBS to the different classes and events she attended with her fellow brothers and sisters. She was the office manager of Bre-Mat Trucking for 19 years. It was a company that was formed, as many small business are, with many an hour spent at her kitchen table by herself, her husband Roy, her son-in-law Matt, and daughter Brenda and with a semi named Turtle. Before Bre-Mat, she also worked at Zimmer, R.R. Donnelly and Jomac Gloves. She also had a passion for driving her car; she loved keeping the road hot with an activity from church trips to quilting/fabric runs with her daughter Royetta, to getting Roy out of the house for the occasional vacation. She would tell you her life was blessed with the love of her God, her three girls, her grandchildren, and most of all she got to share in the greatest love of all time with her husband Roy. When they would hit the dance floor, most times, all the other couples would just stand back to give them room. They were able to celebrate 50 years together before the cancer started working on her for the second time. She will always be remembered and will never be forgotten by her husband Roy F. Presley, Mentone; three daughters: Carol (and spouse Mike) Ousley, Claypool; Royetta (and spouse Tommy) Good, and Brenda Shepherd, all of Mentone; seven grandchildren: Jonathan (and spouse Michelle) Dotson, Kokomo; Timothy (and spouse Martha) Dotson, Warsaw; Linzi Ousley, Muncie; Holly Ousley, Akron; Kevin Good, living at home; Amanda Shepherd and Dalton Baldridge, both living at home; and six great-grandchildren: Tyler, Brieley, Michael, Timothy, Devlin and Hadley; a brother, Freelin J. Layne, Claypool; a sister, Lechia A. (and spouse Joe) Manns, Claypool; many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Gladys M. Layne. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with Pastor Gary Loy officiating. Burial will be in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine. Calling will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to the Presley Family.
