Edith Lemen

**Edith Lemen**, 84, of Benham passed away Saturday, January 14, 2006 at the Swiss Villa In Vevay. She was born near Canaan on March 20, 1921 the daughter of James and Ella Mae Wilson Lanham. She was married to Preston Lemen on November 15, 1941 and he preceded her in death on March 19, 1999. Survivors include one daughter Deanna Wooley and her husband Ross of Madison; grandchildren Steve Wooley and his wife Jennifer of Indianapolis, Patrick Wooley of Madison, and Dena Hearn and her husband Tom of Covington; two great-grandchildren Madeline Hearn and Lana Wooley; one brother James Lanham of Madison; sisters Bessie Schutte of Delaware and Marie Black of Madison; niece Lela Brindley of Vevay along with several other nieces and nephews; brother-in-law Clovis Lemen of Benham. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, her son Dennis, sisters Opal Hines and Elsie Sampson, her brother Thurman Lanham, and her nephew Jimmy Schutte. Mrs. Lemen was a 1940 graduate of Central High School in Madison and she was a homemaker. She was a member of the former Hicks Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 20 at 11am at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Bro. Randy Thieman officiating. Burial will be in the Benham Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5pm to 8pm. Memorials may be given to the South Ripley Classroom Teachers Association Scholarship Fund or the Benham Cemetery in care of the funeral home.