Juanita Mae Bakehorn, 90, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:20 am, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born January 7, 1926 in Wabash County, to Roland A. and Demma (Sharp) Hiner.
Juanita was a 1944 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Harold E. Bakehorn in Wabash, on June 15, 1947; he died April 8, 1985. Juanita worked at General Tire in Wabash, and was a respiratory therapist at Wabash County Hospital, retiring after 25 years. She was a member of the Wabash V.F.W. Auxilary since 1952, and a member of the Wabash County Genealogical Society.
She is survived by her son, Ronald (Kathy) Bakehorn of Wabash, four grandchildren, Robert (Andrea) Bakehorn, Heather (Alan) Bolen, both of Wabash, Valorie (David) Payne of Albion, Indiana, and Bejay (Elizabeth) Kelly of Alpharetta, Georgia, 9 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, brother, Willis Hiner, two sisters, Martha Crouch, and Barbara Lewis.
Graveside services and burial will be 10:30 am, Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Marion, Indiana, with Pastor Jim Miller officiating. Friends may call 4 – 7 pm, Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Wabash County Genealogical Society.