Isabel H. Harkness

Isabel H. (Doerner) Maxey-Harkness
Oakland City, Ind.
Isabel H. (Doerner) Maxey-Harkness, 94, of Oakland City, Ind., passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, Ind. She was born November 29, 1920 in Oakland City, Ind., to Henry and Maude (English) Doerner. She attended the Trinity United Methodist Church in Oakland City. She was an avid I.U. Fan and a supporter University of Evansville. She was a loving Christian mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her children, Joe (Connie) Maxey of Patoka, Bill (Judy) Harkness of Bloomington, Brenda McDowell of Panama City, Fla., Steve (Shelly) Harkness of Indianapolis, Rick (Julie) Harkness of Santa Claus and Cheryl Conner of Newburgh; 10 grandchildren, Julie (Tim) Koberstein, Jennifer Maxey, Amy (Doug) Welp, Donnell (Pete) Nadeau, Eric (Amie) Harkness, Jeremy McDowell, Jill (Brian) McGinnis, Keith Harkness, Jamie (Luke) VanDeWalle and Kaitlin Conner; five stepgrandchildren, Peter Vayo, Cody Schmitt, Dustin Schmitt, Lisa St. Clair and Tracy Hope; 19 great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Roy Maxey in 1939; second husband, John Harkness in 1982; three sisters, Amy Conder, Lillian Strickland and Frances Bawel; daughter-in-law, Charlotte Harkness; a son-in-law, Jim Riley; and a step-grandson, Stuart Vayo.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. CST on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City, with Rev. Larry Stoops officiating. Burial will be at the Montgomery Cemetery in Oakland City. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. CST on Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church or Montgomery Cemetery. Envelopes will be available at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.corncolvinfuneralhome.com.