Lucille T. Highley

Lucille T. Highley, 95, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Alvah F. and Lottie (Waggoner) Troyer on July 19, 1919 in Grant County, Indiana.

She graduated from Sweetser High School in 1937. She was also a Marion Business College graduate. Lucille worked at the Grant County Extension office, then as the Vital Records Register for the Wabash County Health Office.

She was a member of LaFontaine United Methodist Church of LaFontaine, Indiana. Memberships also included D.A.R., Eastern Star, Marion Easter Pageant, and various other local clubs and organizations. She was an avid volunteer including Meals on Wheels, Women’s Society of the Methodist Church, 4-H club leader, and Methodist Church Camp programs, including the YO- PE-MI-CA director. She was co-founder of Single Parents Camp. She also taught Sunday School most of her adult life and was a Methodist Youth Fellowship leader.

She is survived by three daughters, Polly Edwards of Berne, Indiana, Mrs. Beth (Lawrence)  Ludewig of Baker, West Virginia, and Mrs. Sarah (Royal)  Mullholland of Greenville, Illinois; brother, A. Forrest Troyer of DeKalb, Illinois; sister, Marguerite Guenin of LaFontaine, Indiana; 2 grandchildren, 5 step grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, 14 step great grandchildren, 8 step great great grandchildren, and two (AFS) American Field Service students, Taru Kuhanen of Finland and Shaila Data of India. They both lived with the Highley Family during their Senior year at Oak Hill High School. Lucille was preceded in death by a son, Larry L. Highley, and a brother, Charles Robert Troyer, and a grandson, Clay Edwards.

Funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2014 at LaFontaine United Methodist Church, 2 W. Kendall Street, LaFontaine, Indiana 46940, with Eastern Star services beginning at 6 p.m..  Lucille was an avid reader, who enjoyed the search as much as the book, and loved every minute at the Methodist Church Camps. Family request donations in lieu of flowers directed to Troyer Memorial Library, 1 E. Kendall Street, LaFontaine, Indiana 46940 or Impact 2818-Epworth Forest Program, 8531 E. Epworth Forest Road, North Webster, Indiana 46555 or impact2818.org.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 12 noon until 4 p.m. on Monday at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com. A private family burial will be held at a later date in the LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery in LaFontaine, Indiana.

McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel 104 S. Main Street, LaFontaine, Indiana 46940 is entrusted with arrangements.