MHS Loses A Former Teacher

MARY FAITH HILL, 78, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN

        

2013                                 1961

Mary Faith Hill, 78, North Manchester, IN died at 7:04 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN. She was born November 22, 1934 in Goshen, IN to Glenn & Elsie (Long) Cripe.  She graduated from Manchester College in 1956. On August 4, 1956 she married Ted M. Hill.  She was a school teacher and high school administrator in Indiana and Texas. She was a member of Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester, IN, Delta Kappa Gamma, Wabash Retired Teachers Association, Indiana Retired Teachers Association, American Legion Auxiliary, North Manchester, IN and Women of the Moose, North Manchester, IN.  She loved caring for her family, was an avid reader and very active in many church activities.  She is survived by her husband, Ted M. Hill, North Manchester, IN; one son, Rex A. (Lauri Jo) Hill, Johnson City, TN; one brother, Alvin Cripe, New Paris, IN; two sisters, Caroline Bennett, Kalamazoo, MI and Grace Cripe, Jacksonville, FL; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.  One daughter, Cinda Gambill, died in 2009. Services will be announced at a later date. For those who wish to honor the memory of Mary Faith Hill, memorial contributions may be made to Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut Street, North Manchester, IN 46962. Arrangements entrusted to McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 W, North Manchester, IN.  To send a private condolence to the Hill family, use the Condolence link on the Homepage.

Classmate Loses Son in Accident

We are saddened for Ethel Cook Lewis Family in the loss of their son, Randy.  If you would like to send condolences, this is her address:  Bud and Ethel Lewis  14437 N. Meridian Rd  North Manchester, IN 46962

RANDY LEON LEWIS, 45, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN

Randy Leon Lewis, 45, North Manchester, IN died at 12:56 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013 in rural Carroll County, IN.  He was born July 17, 1967 at Rochester, Indiana to Bud & Ethel (Cook) Lewis.  On July 27, 1986 he married Sharon Sue Skiles.  She survives.  Also surviving are two sons; Seth Lewis & Chad Lewis, at home.  Two daughters, Emma (Rodney) Hufford, Cutler, IN and Lora Lewis, at home.  A brother, Rick (Polly) Lewis, Cisco, TX and a sister Kathy (Bill) Wade, North Manchester, IN.  His parents, Bud & Ethel Lewis, North Manchester, IN and his Father & Mother-In-Law, Keith & Marilyn Skiles, North Manchester, IN.  Randy was the owner & operator of Lewis Tree Trimming for 22 years and a member of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, North Manchester, IN.  Services will be held Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Old German Baptist Brethren Church, State Road 13, North Manchester, IN.  Friends and family may call on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. and from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Old German Baptist Brethren Church.  To send a private condolence to the Lewis family, use the Condolence link on the Homepage.  Arrangements are being handled by McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, IN.

We understand Randy was working in his tree trimming business and a bucket malfunctioned.