November 24, 2020 at 5:25 p.m.
Beatrice Stigleman
Obituaries
Beatrice P. (Granny Bea) Stigleman, 99, of Redkey, Indiana, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at IU Health Jay in Portland, Indiana.
Bea was born in Hartford City, Indiana, on Aug. 7, 1921, a daughter of the late Mary Alice (Brown) and Denton Oliver Jones. She was the loving wife of Byrle E. Stigleman Sr. who she happily married on June 30, 1940, and sadly lost on Feb. 1, 1990.
Although Bea graduated from Hartford City High School in 1939 she bled blue and white for the Redkey Wolves. She loved her town and the people it represents, and turned songs into cheers to route her community on. She was a hard-working woman, formerly employed by Armstrong Cork, Redkey Elementary School, McCords 5&10 and Reni's Heaven Scent.
Bea was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Portland, Indiana, and a former Gas Boom Days Senior Queen. She was an amazing mother and homemaker, whose door was always open, and neighborhood kids were welcome. Bea enjoyed cooking, baking, flowers, singing, dancing, listening to Big Band and country music, watching the Lawrence Welk Show, the Indianapolis Pacers and collecting spoons from all 50 states and many countries, but her most prized possession was her family. Whether dancing down the aisle of the grocery, doing her morning crossword or kissing her grandkids, those are the moments in life she cherished most.
Bea is survived by three sons, Byrle E. (Gene) Stigleman Jr. (wife: Ellen), Wendell Ray Stigleman (wife: Diana) and Mark Russell Stigleman (wife: Sheila); son-in-law Royce (Sonny) Champ; nine grandchildren, Greg Shatto, Mitch Shatto, Sunnie Marie Champ, Gina Stigleman, Lori Litton, Mischon Ramey, Andrea Mixon, Scott Stigleman and Shannon Stigleman; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; husband Byrle; daughter Karen Ann Champ; and granddaughter Louann Shatto.
In an ongoing effort to protect the public, viewing will be private for family only. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery with Pastor Hugh Kelly officiating.
Please be assured that for your health and safety, all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, government and local health department recommendations and guidelines are followed (please practice social distancing, masks or face coverings are to be worn while in attendance, hand sanitizer will be available).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fellowship Baptist Church in Portland or the COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund.
Arrangements have been entrusted to MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel.
Bea was born in Hartford City, Indiana, on Aug. 7, 1921, a daughter of the late Mary Alice (Brown) and Denton Oliver Jones. She was the loving wife of Byrle E. Stigleman Sr. who she happily married on June 30, 1940, and sadly lost on Feb. 1, 1990.
Although Bea graduated from Hartford City High School in 1939 she bled blue and white for the Redkey Wolves. She loved her town and the people it represents, and turned songs into cheers to route her community on. She was a hard-working woman, formerly employed by Armstrong Cork, Redkey Elementary School, McCords 5&10 and Reni's Heaven Scent.
Bea was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Portland, Indiana, and a former Gas Boom Days Senior Queen. She was an amazing mother and homemaker, whose door was always open, and neighborhood kids were welcome. Bea enjoyed cooking, baking, flowers, singing, dancing, listening to Big Band and country music, watching the Lawrence Welk Show, the Indianapolis Pacers and collecting spoons from all 50 states and many countries, but her most prized possession was her family. Whether dancing down the aisle of the grocery, doing her morning crossword or kissing her grandkids, those are the moments in life she cherished most.
Bea is survived by three sons, Byrle E. (Gene) Stigleman Jr. (wife: Ellen), Wendell Ray Stigleman (wife: Diana) and Mark Russell Stigleman (wife: Sheila); son-in-law Royce (Sonny) Champ; nine grandchildren, Greg Shatto, Mitch Shatto, Sunnie Marie Champ, Gina Stigleman, Lori Litton, Mischon Ramey, Andrea Mixon, Scott Stigleman and Shannon Stigleman; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; husband Byrle; daughter Karen Ann Champ; and granddaughter Louann Shatto.
In an ongoing effort to protect the public, viewing will be private for family only. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery with Pastor Hugh Kelly officiating.
Please be assured that for your health and safety, all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, government and local health department recommendations and guidelines are followed (please practice social distancing, masks or face coverings are to be worn while in attendance, hand sanitizer will be available).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fellowship Baptist Church in Portland or the COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund.
Arrangements have been entrusted to MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel.
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