Patricia A. (Pat) Taul, 76, of Versailles passed away Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. She was born at Frankfort, Indiana on February 17, 1929 and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Carl and Gail Lewis Broaders. She was married to Jesse Taul on June 1, 1947 and he survives. Other survivors include one son Carl H. Taul and his wife Katherine of Versailles; two grandchildren, Rachel Taul of Elkhart and Carisa Sexton and her husband Brian of Pittsboro; one great-grandson Kenny Sexton; two sisters, Rose Marie Sparling and her husband Don of North Hollywood, California and Wanda Kackley and her husband Lee of Michigan.
Mrs. Taul was a 1947 graduate of Cross Plains High School. She was a former employee of Russell Braley's Clover Farm store in Versailles, Delaney Wood Heel Factory in Versailles and retired from Conn Organ in 1978. She was a 40 year member of the Versailles Baptist Church choir and was currently a member of the Bear Creek Baptist Church in Friendship. She was also a 50 year member and past president of the Versailles American Legion Auxiliary and was a member of the Versailles Chapter of the Eastern Star.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April at 10:30am at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Richard Burcham and Rev. Sherman Hughes officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 5 from 4pm to 8pm with Legion Auxiliary and Eastern Star services beginning at 7:30pm. Burial will be in the Akers Friendship Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the cemetery or the Southeastern Indiana Alzheimer's Support Group in care of the funeral home.