Judith Frances Darnell – Mitchell
September 26, 1938 – January 28, 2017
Judith Frances Darnell, 78, of Mitchell, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Indiana University Health Hospice House in Bloomington.
Born September 26, 1938, in Pontiac, Michigan, she was the daughter of Harold R. and Mary (Berndt) Kline. She married Norman E. “Lou” Darnell May 29, 1959, and he preceded her in death December 16, 2000. Judy retired from Ben Franklin with 35 years of service. She was a classical pianist and skilled in needlework. Judy was a member of Phi Beta Psi Sorority.
Survivors include her daughter, Carole Ann (Robert) Stinson of Mitchell, sons, David E. (Pamela) Darnell of Salem, Brian S. (Julie) Darnell of Heltonville; grandchildren, Shelly Cooper, Robin Winters, Jason Stinson, Katherine Stinson, Erica Cooper, Rebecca Darnell, and Bryson Darnell; great grandchildren, Tristan Stinson, Isabella Melton, Nicolle Myers, Christopher Winters, Jordan Winters, and Elizabeth Briscoe; great great grandson, Colton Christian; brothers, Wayne Kline of Gaylord, Michigan, Charles Kline of Pontiac, Michigan
Her parents; stepmother, Ann Kline; husband; grandson, Robert Stinson, Jr.; and sister, Carol Ann Kline, preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Reverend David W. Crosley officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 p.m. till 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. until the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com
