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Sarah R. Elser

Sarah R. Elser, 68, of Ossian and formerly of Huntington, died Sunday, April 26, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Elser was a homemaker and member of Church of the Nazarene on the Point, Bluffton.

She was born Feb. 14, 1941 in Goshport to John and Frances McBride Phillips. She married Donald Elser, who preceded her in death in August 2007.

Survivors include two daughters, Brenda (Jeff) Hoyng, of Yoder, and Belinda Hines, of Bluffton; a son, David (Darlene) Crowell, of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Martha Cummins, of Ossian, and Edde (Dean) Gearhart, of Andrews; a brother, John R. Phillips, of Huntington; six grandchildren, Johnny (Stephanie) Emley, Sarah Fawn Ford, Heidi (Eric) Strobel, Samantha Crowell, Tabitha Crowell and Joey Hoyng; and seven great-grandchildren.

Calling is Wednesday, April 29, 2009, from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Deal-Rice Funeral Home, Huntington Chapel. Rev. Tim Sheets will officiate. Burial will follow at Star of Hope Cemetery, Huntington.

Preferred memorials are to the family in care of Deal-Rice Funeral Home, 338 E. Washington St., Huntington, IN 46750.

Online condolences may be made at www.dealricefuneralhomes.com.