PRINCETON, Ind. — Alpha L. Birge, 82, died July 12, 2009, at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

She was a member of the Church of God.

Surviving are daughters, Louise Bean, Ann Shaw and Brenda Thompson; a son, Jim; sister, Alma Winters; brother, Johnson Cates; 15 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren.

Services 11 a.m. Friday at the Colvin Funeral Home, burial is in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Patoka. Visitation is Friday from 9 a.m.