Mertie Irene Ousley, 82, of 748 W. Market St., Warsaw, died at 8:09 a.m. May 29, 2010, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
She was born Aug. 24, 1927, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to George C. and Fannie Irene Goble Stanley. On March 7, 1947, she married Orville Ousley, who died in 1975.
She worked at Da-Lite Screen Co., Warsaw, for 25 years, retiring in 1989. She attended Warsaw Baptist Church and was a member of Freewill Baptist Church, Prestonsburg.
Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Ousley, Betsy Layne, Ky.; two sons, Orville Jr. (and spouse Betty) Ousley, Morrow, Ohio, Bill Ray (and spouse Susan) Ousley, Betsy Layne; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and her companion and caregiver, Mary Perry, Warsaw. She was preceded in death by three brothers.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday and at 2 p.m. Thursday at Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, Ky., with Pastor Tim McClanahan officiating. Burial will be in Richmond Cemetery, Prestonsburg.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, and from 6 to 8 p.m Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
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