Jewel Clarice Tait, 93, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:16 pm, Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on April 9, 1929, in Wabash, to Walter L. and Myrtle C. (Rhoads) Brown.
Jewel married Robert M. Tait in Peru, Indiana on April 9, 1949; he died January 24, 1979. She was a graduate of Marion Beauty College and was a beautician for 41 years. Jewel owned the Fashionette and Hair Styles by Jewel, and also was the hairdresser at Peabody Retirement Community for 19 years. She enjoyed painting, cross stitching, working puzzles, and doing craft work.
She is survived by 7 grandchildren, Stephanie A. (Leroy) Shetler, Angela M. France, Mick J. Tait, Amanda K. Shull, Jennifer M. Brockhaus, Samantha (Jeremy) Vanhoose, and Rance A. Tait, all of Wabash; 16 great grandchildren, 8 great great grandchildren; son-in-law, Marty Schaaf of Wabash; and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents, 3 children, Walter E. Warren, Robert Tait, and Sherry Ann Schaaf, great-granddaughter, Shannon C. King, brother, Dale Brown, and her sister, Georgia Lee Brunn.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor David Cox officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 5-7 pm Monday, at the funeral home.
The memorial guest book for Jewel may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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