Bessie Ann Mahaney Poynter

Bessie Ann Mahaney Poynter obituary

Bessie Ann Mahaney Poynter

Bessie Ann Poynter Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Alexander Funeral Home - Lafayette on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Mrs. Bessie Ann Mahaney Poynter, better known as Ann, age 95, of Goshen, Indiana, passed away peacefully, Monday, August 4, 2025. Funeral Services for Ann Poynter are scheduled to be conducted on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10 AM, from The Chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Tim Sipes officiating. Interment will follow in The Akersville Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will begin at the funeral home on Thursday, August 7, 2025 from 9:30 AM until service time at 10 AM.

She was preceded in death by her Husband, Ernest "Tom" Poynter; Parents, Henderson Clarence Mahaney, Sr. and Edna Heiser Mahaney; Brothers, H.C. Mahaney and Frank Mahaney; and Sister, Mildred Adwell.

Ann Poynter is survived by:

Daughters,

Marilyn Sipes and husband, Tim

Teresa Graves and husband, Eric

Son,

Randy Poynter

Grandchildren,

Gabriel Sipes

Jared Sipes

Andrea Boring

Jeff Graves

Stephanie Poynter

Sister-in-law,

Nina Mahaney

Ten Great-Grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.

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