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Frances M. Darland

Frances M. Darland, 95, of Huntington, IN, died Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Parkview Huntington Hospital.

Mrs. Darland was a 1938 graduate of Crawfordsville High School. She had worked at Triad-Utrad/Magnetek, in Huntington, for 23 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of the Etna Avenue Wesleyan Church.

She was born July 19, 1920, in Crawfordsville to Clifford and Odessa Tinder Mikels. She married Martin “Vance” Darland on Aug. 1, 1938, in Austin, and be preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 2013.

Survivors include a son, James “Jim” (Cladella) Darland, of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Linda (Gary) Alexander, of Upland, and Nancy (Gene) Vickery, of Warren; two brothers, George Mikels, of Florida, and Raymond (Mary) Mikels, of Crawfordsville; two sisters, Catherine Truax and Jane Gleason, both of Crawfordsville; seven grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Calling is Wednesday, June 29, 2016, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Myers Funeral Home Huntington Chapel, in Huntington. A service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Tom Bradley officiating. Interment will be at the Lancaster Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Etna Avenue Wesleyan Church or Huntington County Senior Center, both in care of Myers Funeral Home, 2901 Guilford St., Huntington, IN 46750.

To sign the online guest registry, visit www.myersfuneralhomes.com.