Elsie Tingle

Elsie Tingle, 92, of Benham passed away Thursday March 3, 2005 at the Jennings St.Vincent Hospital in North Vernon. She was born at Benham on June 21, 1912 the daughter of Chancie and Julia Whitaker Gelvin. She was married to Stanley Tingle on October 14, 1937 and he preceded her in death in 1970. Survivors include one daughter, Ruth Thornton and her husband Delza of Milan; two sons, Alton Tingle and Floyd Tingle and his wife Loydene all of Benham; one granddaughter, six step-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; one brother Troy Gelvin of Dayton and one sister Ramona Farrell of Versailles. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, son Ralph, grandson Michael Creigmile, daughter-in-law Bernice Tingle, sisters Dorothy Alexander, Mamie Elston, and Florence Pettit, and her brother Louis Gelvin. Mrs. Tingle was a homemaker and a member of the Concord Wesleyan Church. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 6 at 2pm at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev.Wayne Mahoney officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 12pm until time of services. Burial will be in the Benham Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Benham Cemetery in care of the funeral home.