Frances Marie Anderson Earle, 78, of Warsaw, died at 12:55 p.m. March 29, 2009, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born Nov. 29, 1930, in Louisville, Ky., to John Edward and Elnora R. Lashley Anderson. On Oct. 20, 1946, in North Manchester, she married Ray Eugene Earle, who survives.
Living in North Manchester and Warsaw since 1941, she was a nurse's aid at Alfran and Mason nursing homes and a member of MelloAires singing group, Warsaw Senior Center and the KCH Senior Club.
She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
Also surviving are three daughters: Gloria Jean (and spouse Ron) Wigent, Michigan City; Donna Marie (and spouse Bert) Goble, Winona Lake; and Linda Ruth Lent, Atwood; a son, Wesley Howard Earle, Spartanburg, S.C.; a sister, Carolyn (and spouse Robert) Bolton, Louisville; a nephew, Bobby Joe Bolton, Louisville; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and two nieces, Patsy and Linda Bryant, both of Louisville. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Dorothy Hack; three infant brothers; a niece, Janet Kay Bolton; and a nephew, Robert Eugene Bolton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastor Doris Smith officiating. Burial will be in Palestine Cemetery.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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