Wilma L. HeplerBOURBON – Wilma L. Hepler, age 94, of Miller’s Senior Living Community, formerly of Bourbon, passed away at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home of Plymouth.
Wilma was born the daughter of Orville and Minnie Metheny Hall on Oct. 17, 1924, at Tippecanoe. She has been a lifelong resident of the area and was a 1942 graduate of Tippecanoe High School.
Wilma was a 4-H leader over the years, working with ceramics and glass etching, a member of the Town and Country Club, and she has donated over 30 gallons of blood.
Wilma was a farmer’s wife and homemaker. She made a “fantastic broccoli salad” for many dinners. She was a former member of Foster Chapel-Albright United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Aide and taught Sunday school classes, but is currently a faithful member of Bourbon First United Methodist Church.
On Dec. 24, 1942, she became the bride of Harvey F. Hepler Jr. He preceded her in death March 27, 1998. She and her husband spent many years wintering in Okeechobee, Fla., which they enjoyed together.
Those left to cherish her with fond memories are her daughter, Carolyn (and Terry) Martin of Bourbon; and two sons, Devon (and Dawn) Hepler of Bourbon and Charles (and Cindy) Hepler of Walkerton. She was also blessed with eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and four great-stepgrandchildren.
Preceding in death were her parents; her husband; daughter Marilyn; three sisters: Nora Warren, Elsie Barnhart and Ethel Roahrig; and three brothers: Chester Hall Sr., Henry Hall and Louis Hall.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home, with Pastor Rob Seewald officiating.
Burial will follow in Sandridge Cemetery, Bourbon.
The family would like to extend a thank-you to Miller’s Senior Living Community staff and all her friends for enriching her life.
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Memorials to Bourbon First United Methodist Church.
