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Mary “Evelyn” Simpson Drabenstott, 74, of Warsaw, died at 11:32 p.m. Aug. 8, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born Feb. 10, 1939, in Bell County, Ky., to Noah Franklin and Pearlie Geneva Hampton Hendrickson. On June 25, 1969, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., she married Bobby Joe Simpson, who died Dec. 22, 1998. A Warsaw and Kosciusko County resident for more than 40 years, she was a seamstress at Jomac and worked for Brown Shoe, Pocahontas, Ark. She attended Red Bird High School, Beverly, Ky. She was a member of Word of Truth Ministries, Milford, loved her Lord and listened to gospel music. She enjoyed crafting in general, but especially crocheting, enjoyed cutting recipes and pictures from the newspaper. She was very social, and was an amazing and self-sacrificing mom who adored her grandchildren. Surviving are two daughters, Billie Jo (and spouse Mitch) Houtz, Mentone, and Bobbie Jo Pulsipher, Warsaw; two sons, William Bailey, Greensboro, N.C., and Harvey Lee Bailey, Mill Creek, Ky.; a stepdaughter, Scelina Payne, Missouri; a stepson, Ross Simpson, Missouri; a brother-in-law, Lannie Hoskins, Claypool; a sister-in-law, Lois Hendrickson, Hickory, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and her former husband and friend, L.C. Drabenstott, Warsaw. She also was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Robert L. Bailey, who died in 1978; four brothers: Noah (and spouse Bev) Hendrickson, Wendell Hendrickson, infant Billy Ray Hendrickson and James (and spouse June) Hendrickson; a stepson, Barry Simpson, who died in 1987; a stepdaughter, Angie Daughtery; and three sisters, Pauline Baker, Ruth Winchester and Christina Hoskins. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Micheal Kelley, Word of Truth Ministries, Milford, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Calling is form 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Word of Truth Ministries, P.O. Box 478, Milford, IN 46542. Condolences may be sent via www.titusfuneralhome.com
