AMY L. BEMUS

AMY L. BEMUS, 76 of Decatur, Ind., formerly of Sidney, Ohio and Louisville, Ky., passed away at her residence on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Born on July 11, 1935 in Sidney, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clarence A. and Isabel (Cotterman) Holly. On June 9, 1956 she married Denton E. Bemus. She was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church and its Rosary Society. She was a 1953 graduate of Sidney High School in Sidney, Ohio. She had also worked for Ferris Bower Jewelry store in Decatur and Ann's Hallmark in Fort Wayne. She is survived by her husband Denton E. Bemus of Decatur; children, Douglas A. (LaDonna) Bemus of Louisville, Ky., Mark G. (Sandra) Bemus of Louisville, Ky., Margaret I. (Russell) McNutt of Fort Wayne, Ind., Holly A. (James) Kwan of Houston, Texas and Eric M. (Cindy) Bemus of New Haven, Ind.; two sisters, Marilyn Doak of Sidney, Ohio and Margarita Davy of Troy, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, George Andrew Bemus; a brother, Bill Holly; and two sisters, Dorothy Althaus and Charla Doak. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. Father David Voors officiating. Visitation is Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Haggard-Sefton and Hirschy Funeral Home, with reciting of the Holy Rosary at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorials are to Family Life Care-Hospice or Pathway Adult Daycare.To sign our guest book, click on www.haggardandsefton.com