MENTONE – Marcella J. Meredith, 84, Burket, passed away at 2:20 a.m. May 25, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born Nov. 25, 1930, in Kosciusko County, to Elmer and Blanche Miller Dickey. On Nov. 4, 1950, in Akron, she married Vernon C. “Mumps” Meredith, who preceded her in death Dec. 17, 2008. She was a bookkeeper and a homemaker. She was a graduate of Beaver Dam High School and she attended Burket United Methodist Chuch and Rearview Community Church. She was a member of Kosciusko County Home Ec Club. She was very active in the Democratic party in Kosciusko County. In her retirement years, she and her husband operated an antique business. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are a daughter, Melinda (and spouse Jim) Webb, Claypool; a son, Marlin (and spouse Londa) Meredith, Cicero; four grandchildren, Natasha, Cameron, Colin and Veronica; and one great-grandchild, Rylee. She also was preceeded in death by her parents; an infant son, James D. Meredith; and a sister, Carol Ann Shewman, who died May 17, 2015. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with the Rev. Charles Gast officiating. Burial will follow at Nichols Cemetery, Akron. Calling is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Harbor Light Hospice, 800 Roosevelt Road, Building C, Suite 206, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. Condolences via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
