Thomas - Betty VanCleave
Source: The Neighbor, June 21, 2006, pg A3
GRANGE CORNER — Betty June
Thomas, 77, of near Grange Corner, died at 10:15 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2006
in Heritage House Nursing Home, Clinton. She was born June 9, 1929 in Byron,
the daughter of Guy Porter and Florence VanCleave. She married Joseph B. Thomas
Aug. 3, 1947 in New Market. He survives. She was a graduate of Waveland High
School. She was a homemaker. She attended Friends Union Church and Wolf Creek
Church. She was a member of the Wolf Creek Ladies Aid and Crosswalkers Square
Dance Club. She enjoyed sewing, woodworking, her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Survivors, besides the husband, include: daughters,
Joanette Hendel, Westfield and Pauline (Terry) McMasters, Veedersburg; seven
grandchildren, Brandy (Matt) Houmes, Derrick McMasters, Dustin (Nikki)
McMasters, Joe (Janet) Hendel, Bethany Hendel, Matt Hendel, and Amanda (Matt)
Morrison; and seven great-grandchildren, Taylor Dunlap, Audrey Houmes, Sydney
Houmes, Elizabeth McMasters, Hunter McMasters, Joccelynn Morrison, and Hannah
Morrison. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Alexander Hendel; five
sisters; and two brothers. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Wolf
Creek Church near Wallace, with the Rev. Lester Niles officiating. Burial was
in Wolf Creek Cemetery. Shoemaker Funeral Home, Waynetown, was in charge of
arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Wolf Creek Cemetery
Association through Shoemaker Funeral Home, P.O. Box 455, Waynetown, Ind.
47990. – jlr