Alma Mason Hunley died
peacefully in her home in Loveland, Colorado, on October 26, 2014, at the age
of 101.
Alma was born on October 22, 1913, in Spurgeon,
Indiana, to Shelby and Mary (Doerner) Mason.
She graduated from Oakland City High School in 1931
and married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth Hunley,
in 1935.
Together they lived west of Oakland City for 57 years,
and following her husband’s death, she continued living there until 2009, when
she moved to Loveland, CO. She and Kenny were avid gardeners, and Alma
continued that love of plants until her passing, maintaining multiple indoor
and outdoor flowers as well as a prosperous tomato plant on her patio.
She also worked at Republic Aviation in Evansville during World War II as a
riveter on the P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Plane, a true “Rosie the Riveter”!
Alma is survived by a son, Steve Hunley
(Kathy) of Loveland, CO; three grandchildren, Chris Hunley
(Dilyana) of Siena, Italy, Kelly Hunley
of Somerville, MA, and Jenny Peifer (Josh) of Denver,
CO; nieces, Marlene Shelton of Newburgh, Teresa Riley of Louisville, KY,
Lynette Logsdon (Earl Meyers) of St. Louis, MO, Lucretia
Houchins (Ron) and Pam Fetcher (Mike) both of
Francisco, Mary Hall of Murfreesboro, TN, Vonnie Jean
Holland of Petersburg, Oleva James (Gerald) of
Aurora, Pat Andrews of Louisville, KY, Sue Van Buren (Peter) of Baltimore, MD,
and Mary Jane Rice (John) of Boone, NC.; nephews, Alan Whitman (Joyce) of
Oakland City, Larry Whitman (Sharon) of Oakwood, IL, Darrell Whitman (Angie) of
Bicknell, and David Hunley (Colraine)
of Furlong, PA.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband
Kenneth in 1994; two brothers, Chester and Edward Mason; five sisters, Lora Ropp, Elnora Whitman, Dora Grubb, Eliza Austin and Phyllis
Riley.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 1st at
10 am at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel in Oakland City, IN. Funeral
services will be held graveside at Montgomery Cemetery in Oakland City
following the visitation.
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