Obituary: Fleta A. Livingston

November 26, 1927 – March 12, 2024

Fleta A. Livingston, 96, of Bedford, passed away in Bloomington at 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

Born November 26, 1927, in Monticello, KY, she was the daughter of James and Zona (Denney) Bell. She married Jack Livingston on June 28, 1975, and he preceded her in death on July 11, 2002. She had worked at Traveler Radio and retired as an assembly worker for General Electric. She was a Ladies Auxiliary Unit 18 member and attended the Oolitic Baptist Church.

Fleta was hard-working, enjoyed her yard, and planted flowers. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren. We were blessed to have her for a long time and will greatly miss her.

Survivors include three daughters, Pauline (Sexton) Rowe, Mary Sue (Sexton) Turner, and Debbie (Sexton) Adams and husband, Chuck, all of Bedford; three grandchildren, David Sexton, of Bedford, Melissa (Steve) Shaw, of Oolitic, and Atalie (Nikiha) Anderson, of Bedford; great-grandchildren, Shane Rowe, Emma Grubb, Titan Sexton, Jade Anderson, Jack Anderson, Breanna Shaw, and Hana (Tyler) Powell; sisters, Marie Garing, of Kensington, MD, and Linda Anderson of Fowler, IN; a brother, Arnold Bell of Oxford, IN; several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother, Homer Bell, and a son-in-law, John Rowe.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16th, in Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary, with Taylor Quinley officiating. Burial will follow in Valhalla Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from Noon until the hour of service on Saturday at the Day & Carter Mortuary.

Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.