Margery Ruth Epler, 71, Rensselaer died Saturday, November 25, 2000, at Home Hospital in Lafayette.
She was born on December 22, 1928 in Parr, to Frank and Leda Lee Hamer. She married Wayne Epler on Sept. 17, 1949, in Rensselaer. He survives.
She was a lifetime resident of Jasper County.
She was a 1946 graduate of Rensselaer High School.
She worked for Rensselaer Central Schools as a bus driver for nine years.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Rensselaer.
She is survived by her husband, a son, Daniel (Carol) Epler of Monticello; a daughter, Teresa (Roger) Epler-Brooks of Lafayette: sisters Ethelyn Williams of Monon and Donna (Robert) Lomax of Rensselaer; a brother Robert (Mary Ann) Hamer of Rensselaer; and grandchildren, Chad and Jori Epler and Lindsey Brooks.
A daughter, Debra "Debbie" Epler, four brothers and two sisters are deceased.
Funeral service was today at Jackson Funeral Chapel, Rensselaer, with the Rev Greg Crowder officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Rensselaer.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.