Martha Maudella Whinery, 96, of rural Lincolnville, Indiana, died at 10:35 am, Saturday, September 17, 2016 at her home. She was born December 6, 1919 in Sydney, Indiana to Noah Tomlinson and Rachel (Osborn) Monahan Tomlinson-Miller.
Martha was a 1937 graduate of Linlawn High School. She married Earl L. Whinery in Lincolnville, Indiana on September 17, 1938; he died April 12, 1988. She was a homemaker and a member of the Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church in Wabash. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Martha was a hard worker, enjoyed gardening, canning, reading, and especially loved her grandchildren.
She is survived by three daughters, Anita (Jack) Wells, Patricia Fritz, and Elizabeth (Paul) Little, all of Wabash; seven grandchildren, Sheri (Jerry) Proffitt and Angie (Nathan) Herring, both of Wabash, Doug (Jennifer) Wells of Urbana, Mark Fritz, Levi Little, and Lindsey (Matt) Hayslett, all of Wabash, and Dell (Bernice) Roberts of Kokomo; and nine great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, six sisters, and one grandson.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Terry Hinds and David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery, Lincolnville. Friends may call 4-8 pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church or Lighthouse Mission.
The memorial guest book for Martha may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.