Helen Ferne LiebengoodHelen Ferne Liebengood, 104, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
She was born on Aug. 25, 1918, in Amistad, N.M., to the late Metta and Henry Herber.
The family moved to Guymon, Okla., in the Panhandle, where Helen graduated from high school in 1936. This area of Oklahoma was the heart of the dust bowl. After graduating from Hill’s Business College in Oklahoma City, she married Thomas Wesley Glaze.
Helen was employed as secretary to the superintendent of schools in Guymon until she moved to Culver in 1954, where she was employed at Culver Military Academy as personnel director. On Nov. 11, 1967, Helen married Dr. Howard B. Liebengood and they moved to Silver Lake, where she lived until moving to Yorktown in 2011 and then to Fishers in 2022.
Helen is survived by her daughter, Tommye Lou Glaze Beavers, Miss Indiana 1960 (husband Robert), of Fishers; daughter-in-law, Gail Glaze (husband Martin), of West Lafayette; granddaughter, Stacey Raifsnider (husband Ross) of Fishers; two stepgrandchildren, Anne (husband Adam) and John (wife London); wives of deceased grandson, Kelly; and deceased stepgrandson, Serena; two nieces, Erika and Metta; four great-grandchildren: Chris, Kate, Kayla and Jacob; four stepgreat-grandchildren: Harper, Jack, Henry and Genevieve; and one great-great-grandson, Garret.
Those preceding Helen in death include her previous husbands, Thomas Glaze and Dr. Howard B. Liebengood; sister, Lou Zetty; son, Robert Glaze (aka Cowboy Bob); stepson, Howard S. Liebengood; grandson, Brad Beavers; stepgrandson, Howard C. “Howie” Liebengood; and niece, Heidi Zetty.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Minnetrista Center, 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway, Muncie.
Memorial contributions can be made to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, 600 Southwest 11th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101 (https://www.calfarley.org).
