This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Walters, Sunderland, Petch, Hinshaw Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3307/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Feb 13, 2004 Mrs. Edith M. Walters August 13, 1913 - February 10, 2004 Edith M. Walters of Decatur, Indiana passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2004. Mrs. Edith M. Walters, 90, passed away Tuesday at 8am at the Woodcrest Retirement Center, Decatur, IN. She was born on August 13, 1913 to William and Myrtle Sunderland in Sturgis, Michigan. She later married Raymond I. Walters. (He preceeded Edith in Death.) She worked at the worked at the Riverside Center (formerlly the Decatur Parks and Recreation) for 25 years. There she helped prepare and serve dinner to many people including Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she held many church offices, the Pythian Sisters, the Women's Society of the Church and TOPS. Mrs. Walters is survived by 3 Daughters, Vera M. Petch, Decatur, Thelma J. Hinshaw, Anderson, IN and Helen M. Walters, Decatur, IN; 2 Grandchildren and 4 Great-Grandchildren. Edith was preceeded in death by her husband Raymond I. Walters. Funeral Information Visitation is 4-7pm Thursday, February 12, 2004 at Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur, IN. Funeral Service is at 11am Friday in the Chapel at the First United Methodist Church, Decatur, with a 1 hour visitation prior to the service at the church. Donations Information: All donations will be given to the church or to the Family Hospice of N.E. Indiana. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.