Elsie Irene Knight, 91, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:21 am, Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Indiana. She was born on September 9, 1930, in Ellington, Missouri, to Roy and Mary (Baker) Fox.
Elsie was a homemaker and also worked more than 20 years at American Stationary in Peru, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church. She enjoyed crafting, sewing, being outdoors, and loved her family.
She is survived by five children, Patricia (George) Burton of Peru, Kathy (Paul) King of Wabash, Judy (Rick) Grumpp of Peru, Rodney (Ava) Correll of Rochester, Indiana, and Steve Correll of Kewanna, Indiana; 14 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; and several great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, Dennis Correll, grandson, Zachery Correll, three great grandchildren, two brothers and seven sisters.
Funeral services will be 2:30 pm, Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, in Mexico, Indiana. Friends may call 1-2:30 pm Thursday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church.
The memorial guest book for Elsie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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