Arlene Utter

Arlene Utter, 78, of Versailles passed away at 3:20am, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Waters of Dillsboro. She was born at Petersburg in Boone County, Kentucky on August 18, 1940 the daughter of Wallace and Ethel Jarman Elza. Survivors include two daughters Sheila (Rob) Young of Aurora, and Chris (Ron) Hutton of Versailles; 4 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and 2 step-great-grandchildren; one step-sister Kathy (Tom) McKay of Rising Sun. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Pete, Hubert, Jim, and Earl Elza, and her sisters Betty Jean Jackson, Etheleen Elza, Evelyn Mister, and Mary Dee Walston. Arlene was a former dietary employee of the Dillsboro Manor. In her spare time she enjoyed doing puzzles and going to bingo. Funeral services for Arlene will be held on Saturday, March 16 at 1pm at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Charles Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles. Visitation will also be on Saturday beginning at 11am. Memorials may be given to the Ripley County Humane Society in care of the funeral home.