Catherine Leona Teulker Melloncamp

Catherine Leona Teulker Melloncamp, 88, of Vallonia, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at her residence. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown, an artist, and owner of Rose Hill Crafts. She was a loving wife and mother who found much joy with her four children, seven grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Besides her family, her great love was for anything artistic and creative, and she found many outlets for her creativity. She and her late husband started Rose Hill Crafts in the early 1970's and exhibited for many years at the Jackson County Fair as well as craft shows throughout Indiana, where they made many friends who also exhibited at the same festivals year after year. She made decorative eggs, woven rugs, dried and silk flower pictures and arrangements, candles, heirloom books, plaques, grapevine wreaths and swags, crocheted both useful and decorative articles, and pieced numerous quilts. She loved fresh flowers and flower arranging and took great pride in her flower gardens. Her interest in oil painting began when she was in the seventh grade and she kept it up when first married. Children, housework and the farm interrupted this activity for many years. Then she decided to pursue her interest by taking art lessons and mastered new techniques. She completed many beautiful paintings, which are displayed and admired by her family and friends. She was born Aug. 29, 1921, in Jackson County, Driftwood Township, a daughter of the late William and Agnes (Hehman) Teulker. She was a lifelong Jackson County resident. She married Curtis William Hermann Melloncamp Feb. 4, 1940, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wegan, and he died May 19, 2003. Survivors include children, Sharon (Dave) Baldwin, Columbus, Nina (Richard) Hackman, Brownstown, Barry (Linda) Melloncamp, Vallonia, and Rhonda (Rick) Hess, Tell City; a brother, Norman (Mildred) Teulker, Brownstown; a sister, Mentoria Russell, Vallonia; grandchildren, Douglas Hackman, Kenneth Hackman, Heidi Wintin, Kristi Farmer, Evan Melloncamp, Jaime Hess, and Sara Hess; and great-grandchildren, Michael, Vanessa and Olivia Hackman, Kayla Hackman, Sophia and Liam Kreis, Mackenzie and Carson Farmer, Rae Ann and Lawyer Wintin. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Peters Lutheran Church, Brownstown, with Pastor Jack Belk officiating. Burial will be at Vallonia Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today, Thursday, at Johnson Funeral Home, Vallonia, and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the Church. Memorials may be given to St. Peter's Lutheran Church or to the donor's choice.