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 PUBLISHED OCTOBER 7, 2009

 

 Florence Lavohn Reger

 September 29, 1911 - October 3, 2009

 

Florence Lavohn "Aunty" Reger, 98, of Knightstown, died Oct. 3 at Brandywine Nursing Home in Greenfield.

She was born Sept. 29, 1911, in Hancock County, a daughter of the late Robert B. and Verna Bessie (Morris) Jackson.

Mrs. Reger was a deeply religious person who evangelized about her faith. A1929 Charlottesville High School graduate, she worked at Delco Remy in Anderson. She continued to work there until the end of World War II.

She briefly worked in the dietary services department of Hancock Memorial Hospital before retiring. She was a longtime member of Shirley Friends Church.

Survivors include two nieces, Judy (husband, Randy) Grass of Greenfield and Terri (husband, Larry) Sulek of Indianapolis; and three nephews, Jerry D. Jackson of Clearwater, Fla., Jim (wife, Sandy) Jackson of Shirley and Roy Gene Reger of Markleville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arlie C. Reger; and two brothers, Morris and Robert M. Jackson.

Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Marshall & Erlewein Funeral Home in Shirley with Pastor Jim Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at Harlan Cemetery in Wilkinson. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at the funeral home.

 

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