Judy Kay Rhoades, 77, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:10 am, Monday, January 9, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on March 28, 1945, in Wabash, Indiana, to Hugh D. and Rosea M. (Reed) Campbell.
Judy was a 1963 graduate of Northfield High School. She married Chauncy “Bud” Rhoades at the Richvalley United Methodist Church on May 1, 1965; he died August 19, 1988. Judy was a cook for the Metropolitan School District of Wabash at Northfield High School, retiring after several years. She was a member of the Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church, and a former member of the Wabash Women’s Bowling League. Judy loved being outside, watching the birds, and spending winter months working puzzles. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda (Charles) Edmond; daughter-in-law, Shelley Rhoades; and three grandchildren, Aaron Rhoades, Kayla Rhoades, and Allison Edmond, all of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son, Rodney Rhoades, two brothers, Larry Campbell and Stephen Campbell, and her sister, Joanna Marsh.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Friday, January 13, 2023, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Terry Hinds officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 3-7 pm Thursday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church.
The memorial guest book for Judy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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