BETTY DELORES HAWN

Betty Delores Hawn, age 82, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:55 a.m. Monday, May 4, 2009 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. Born on May 31, 1926 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Glenn Alfred and Golda May (Staples) Foster. A longtime Whitley County resident, she attended West Ward Schools. On November 27, 1948 she married Carl E. Hawn in Columbia City. A devoted wife, mother and homemaker, she worked as a sales representative for Stanley Home Products for over 30 years. She attended West Point Trinity United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Lakeview Club. Other memberships included Ruth Rebekah Lodge #341 where she was past District Deputy president and a member of the Past Noble Grands, she was also the recipient of the Declaration of Chivalry from the Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant, Fort Wayne #17, of which she was a former member, the Columbia City VFW Auxiliary Post #5582.Survivors include daughters, Carla Clifford and Debora Sheets both of Columbia City; son, Ronald (Kim) Hawn of Fort Wayne; brother, Bill (Carol) Foster of Reno, NV; grandchildren, Angie (Joel) Vance of Columbia City, Nicole (Jason Renteria) Hawn of Marion, OH, Amber Hawn of Fort Wayne, Jacob (Malory Knott) Clifford of Garrett, Ryan Hawn of Fort Wayne and Shanna Hawn of Fort Wayne; great-grandchild, Brice Vance of Albion, IN. In addition to her parents, Glenn A. Foster and Golda May Foster-Blanchard, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Hawn, sisters, Margaret Ann Foster and Jeanette Weirick and son-in-law, John Clifford. Visitation is Wednesday, May 6, 2009 from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. with a Rebekah's Lodge twilight service at 7:30 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral service is Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Stough Cemetery, 2400 North Etna Road, Columbia City. Memorials may be given in memory of Mrs. Hawn to Whitley County Council on Aging and Senior Center or West Point Trinity United Methodist Church with envelopes available at the funeral home. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or sign the guest register book.