Zona Rae Garrigus

Zona Rae Garrigus, 52, of Terre Haute, passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, following a car accident. She was born on Sept. 3, 1956, in Brazil, the daughter of Lowell and Carolyn Cooper Garrigus. Zona graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1975, and then Indiana State University in 1979, with a degree in Graphic Arts. During high school, she participated on the volleyball, basketball and softball teams. She also participated on the basketball team at ISU until retiring due to a knee injury. She worked for Machine Tool Service as a draftswoman and most recently in the engineering department for Duke Energy for more than 20 years. She will forever be remembered as a kind and loving person with a great sense of humor who loved animals and was a wonderful aunt. She enjoyed watching movies, listening to music and playing sports. She was preceded in death by her father-in-law, William Ritter; grandparents, Frank and Irene Cooper and Mildred and Eugene Garrigus.Survivors include her partner, Sara Ritter; parents, Lowell and Carolyn Garrigus; mother-in-law, Mary Lou Ritter; sisters, Marla Norris and husband Gary of Terre Haute and Felicia Face and husband Ronnie of Clarksville, Tenn.; brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Jeanine Ritter of Wichita, Kan., Stefan Ritter and Muffy Blue of Decatur, Ga., and Mary Beth Walter and husband Ken of East Hartford, Conn.; as well as several nieces, nephews including, Megan, Preston and Logan Face and Griffin Norris; and extended family members Funeral services will be Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at 11 a.m. in Central Christian Church, 4950 E. Wabash Ave., Terre Haute, with Rebecca Zelensky officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, from 5 to 9 p.m. at French Funeral Home, 421 E. National Ave., Brazil. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vigo County Humane Society, 1811 S. Fruitridge St., Terre Haute, IN 47803 or Central Christian Church, address listed above. At the request of the deceased, cremation will take place.