Leticia Ellen (Tish) Huff
June 9, 1919 - June 29, 2010
Residence: Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Royal Center, Indiana.
Died: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Location: 8:20 p.m., at the Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson, Arizona
Age: 91
Date of Birth: Monday, June 09, 1919
Birth place:
Father: Edward Thomas Heath
Mother: Ivy Gertrude (Shockey) Heath
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Lifelong Hoosier though her last days were spent in Arizona.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m. at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Brother William Tincher
Burial will take place:
Davis Cemetery in rural Burnettsville, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Tish passed into a better world on June 29, 2010. She was a lifelong Hoosier though her last days were spent in Arizona. Tish was a very sweet person, and everybody who knew her loved her. She grew up on a farm and farmed most of her life. She loved the land and ran a rototiller until the age of 85. She always planted a garden and ended up giving most of it away. Tish and her late husband, Ray, were always devout Christians. Late in life she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She loved the church and was an active member until her death.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Casa de la Luz Hospice Foundation, 400 W. Magee Road, Tucson, Arizona 85704 or to the American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel "Ray" Huff, the love of her life. He died in 1993.
Survivors include:
Daughters, Mary Jane (husband Bill) Eagar of Tucson, Arizona, and Martha Ann (husband Bill) Knauff of Rochester, Indiana;Step Son, Jack (wife Tina) Huff of Las Vegas, Nevada; Grandchildren, Keith Eagar of Tuscon, Arizona, Terry (husband Spencer) Clark of South Carolina, Mark Eagar of California, Kathleen Risk of Lafayette, Indiana, Marjorie (husband Chuck) Worrell of Carmel, Indiana, Sam (wife Michelle) Huff of Indianapolis, Indiana, Wesley (wife Cindy) Marion of Monticello, Indiana, Linda Huff of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Mary Frances (husband Rick) Wireman of Wheatfield, Indiana; Seventeen (17) Great Grandchildren;One (1) Great Great Granddaughter.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Edward Thomas and Ivy Gertrude (Shockey) Heath; Husband, Samuel "Ray" Huff; Granddaughter, Janet Marion; Sister, Ruth Helton; Brothers, George, Fredrick Ira, and Elmer Thomas Heath;Grandson-In-Law,Jim Risk.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home