Dorothy F Hunt

Dorothy F. Hunt, 95, of Bluffton, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday morning, July 29, 2018, at Ossian Health & Rehab Center. She was born on November 5, 1922 in Riverside, IL. to Austin & Sadie (Lagerpusch) Watrous. A 1940 graduate of Bluffton High School, Dorothy worked for the United State Postal Service in Craigville for 26 years, retiring as Postmaster in 1989. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bluffton where she served as an Elder and a member of the ODO Club for 70 years. In her earlier years, Dorothy worked as a photographer, did photo retouching and colorizing. She was a lifetime member of the Wells County Historical Society, active in the National Association of Postmasters and enjoyed doing genealogy in her free time. On October 12, 1943, Dorothy and Harold Wayne Hunt were married and he preceded her in death on September 23, 1989. On June 14, 1991 in Bluffton, Dorothy married Kenneth Manning, and he preceded her in death on October 3, 2006. Dorothy is survived by three children; Janet (Michael) Hawley of Fort Wayne, Virginia (Paul) Strader-Graf of Santa Clara, Utah, and Daniel (Christine) Hunt of Craigville and two step-daughters; Nancy (John) Kreger of Clayton, NC, Kay (Lake) Elrod of Charlotte, N.C. and a step-son, Douglas (Allison) Manning of Hickory Grove, SC.; 16 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Barbara Putman, a brother Austin “Buzzy” Watrous and 2 grandchildren. A service to celebrate Dorothy’s life will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday (August 4, 2018) at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton, with her grandson, Matt Strader officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie View Cemetery in rural Tocsin. Calling Hours will be held on 4 to 8 P.M. on Friday at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton and for one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Preferred memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Bluffton, Wells County Foundation for Bluffton Revitalization or Prairie View Cemetery Association. Dorothy’s arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to the family at www.thomarich.com.

Dorothy F Hunt

November 5, 1922 - July 29, 2018