Decater Flyer, Oct. 10, 1999 Obituary:

Edna M. (Rusie) Manford, 104, died from natural causes Oct. 9, 1999, in Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Mooresville. She had been a resident at the home for 13 years.
Born Oct. 3, 1895, in Mooresville, she was the daughter of William and Rebecca (Hobson) Rusie. She married Raymond "Footy" Manford Oct. 17, 1921. He died June 1, 1985.
Mrs. Manford was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Bethel Friends Meeting, Past Worthy Matron of Mooresville Order of Eestern Star, and Past Most Excellent Chief of the Hope Temple 151 of the Mooresville Pythian Sisters.
Survivors include three nieces, Nila Jo Turley and Mary E. Stout, both of Mooresville, and Rhonda S. Ellis of Scottsdale; and two nephews, Max Rusie of Greenwood and William Rusie Jr. of Mooresville.
Two sisters, Ethele Rusie and Mildred Schuler; two brothers, William and Herschel Rusie, preceded her in death.
The service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carlisle & Son Funeral Chapel in Mooresville. The Rev. Kenneth Tost will officiate. Burial will be in Mooresville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral chapel in Mooresville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Miller's Merry Manor Resident Activity Fund, 259 W. Harrison St., Mooresville, IN 46158.
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