Maude C. Felker

Maude C. Felker, 98, passed away May 28, 2011 at Hope Hospice, Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Florida.

A resident of Frostproof since 2001, she lived with her daughter and son-in-law on North Lake Reedy Boulevard. Mrs. Felker was born November 25, 1912 in Ft. Branch, Indiana. For over 20 years beginning in 1943, Mrs. Felker and her now deceased husband, William Felker, farmed their property on Millersburg Road, McCutchanville, Indiana. She later moved to Evansville and then to Lebanon, Indiana where she worked for 10 years at the Indiana Methodist Children’s Home before moving to Centerville, Indiana. She lived in Centerville a number of years before moving to Richmond, Indiana where she was a resident of Inter- Faith Apartments. While in the Evansville area, Mrs. Felker was very active in Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, White Shrine and was Mother Advisor of the Rainbow Girls. She also was a 4-H leader for over 10 years. She was a member of McCutchanville Methodist Church and later a member of Centerville United Methodist Church and First United Methodist Church of Frostproof.

Survivors include her son, William H. Felker (Linda) of Richmond, Indiana, her daughter, Carole McDonald (William) of Frostproof; grandson, Mark Felker of Center Point, Alabama; and granddaughters, Karen Burdette of Centerville, Indiana, Lori Snow of Yarmouth, Maine, and Jill Byrne of St. Cloud, Florida, and 8 great grandchildren.

A family graveside memorial service will be scheduled in Evansville, Indiana this summer. Memorials may be sent to Indiana United Methodist Children’s Home, Inc., P.O. Box 747, Lebanon, Indiana 46052-0747.