MARCIA M. HIMES

Marcia Mabel Himes, age 61, of South Whitley, Ind., died at 12:12 p.m., Saturday, October 9, 2010 at The Waters of Summit City in Fort Wayne, Ind.Born on October 7, 1949 in Huntington, Ind., she was the daughter of H. June and Ruby (Jenkins) Mishler.

She graduated from South Whitley High School with the Class of 1967.On June 20, 1969 she married Lee A. Himes in South Whitley, Ind.She worked for Gripco and Johnson Brothers in South Whitley, but her favorite career was that of homemaker, wife and mother.A resident of South Whitley for the majority of her lifetime, she moved to Fort Wayne in 2003.

She is survived by her son, Travis TJ (Amanda) Himes of Columbia City, Ind.; 5 grandchildren, Jaelyn, Jagger, and Ryker Himes of Columbia City and Hannah and Shayla Himes of Pierceton, Ind.; 3 sisters, Monna (Gene) Crawford of Lake City, FL, Marlene (Rob) Mishler and Millie Mishler both of South Whitley; and brother, Milan (Suzy) Mishler of North Manchester, Ind.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lee A. Himes on August 31, 2005; son, Wade S. Himes on January 2, 2009; and brothers, Mick and Manford Mishler.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 from 4p-8p at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia City, Ind.Funeral services will be held the following day on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 10:00 am at the funeral home with Pastor Jeremy Wike of Community of Hope Church officiating.Burial will follow at South Whitley Cemetery, South Whitley, Ind.Memorials in memory of Mrs. Himes can be made to the Alzheimer's Association; envelopes will be available at the funeral home.To send the family a condolence, please visit www.demoneygrimes.com .