Lucille Lightfoot

Lucille Lightfoot, 79, 1609 N. 500 W., Tipton, died at 4:05 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2006 at Autumnwood Extended Care.  She was born November 22, 1926, in Tipton County to Harold F. & Alma (Bridgewater) McClellan.  On January 28, 1945, she married Glen W. Lightfoot and he survives.

Lucille was a homemaker and a doting grandmother and great-grandmother who loved to entertain family and friends.  She was a member of the Hemlock Friends Church and was very active in the Fishers Sunday School class and Vacation Bible School at the church. She loved sewing, crocheting and gardening and belonged to the Silver Bells Home Ec Club. Lucille was a member of The Gideons International and worked with their jail ministry.  She graduated from Tipton High School in 1944.

Survivors include her husband Glen, three sons and daughters-in-law, Gary & Beth Lightfoot, Tipton, Lynn & Susan Lightfoot, Pensacola, Florida, and Paul & Connie Lightfoot, Upland, Indiana; one sister, Martha Bucci, Beverly Hills, Florida; six grandchildren, Todd Lightfoot, Luke Lightfoot and wife Kelli, Lisa Lightfoot, Hilary Ludema and husband Mark, Kendra Beutler and husband Jason, and Megan Anderson and husband Chris; four great-grandchildren, Rebekah Ludema, Ainsley Ludema, Kinsen Beutler and Jaybin Beutler.  One sister, Olive Kellar, and one grandson, Reid Lightfoot, are deceased.

Her funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Hemlock Friends Church, 4448 E. 400 S., Kokomo, with Rev. Colin Hart and Rev. Bill Salsbery.  Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton.  Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 and 6:00-8:00 Wednesday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home and Thursday from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at the church prior to the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 96, Tipton, Indiana, 46072.