MUNCIE, INDIANA
Laura M. Brighton, 90, died Saturday morning, May 14, 2011 at The Woodlands of Muncie.
She was born February 7, 1921 in Rising Sun, Indiana, the daughter of Lillard and Bertha (Green) Green and attended Butlerville High School.
A resident of Eaton from 1962 to 2003, she had also resided in Dunkirk and retired from Kerr Glass in 1982 after 33 years of employment.
Laura was a member of Gethsemane United Methodist Church, Muncie, and was active in Gethsemane’s 55 Alive and Senior Singles Groups.
She is survived by two children: Eugene (Jana) Brighton, Muncie and Kay Parker, Brownwood, Texas; grandchildren, Christopher (Katie) Brighton, Muncie, Bradley (Shelley) Brighton, Middletown, Melissa (Phillip) Stevens, Goldthwaite, Texas, Lorese (Eric) Sharp, Logansport, and Kimberly Carroll, Brownwood, Texas; 11 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters, Alma Burnett and Marian Negangard, both of Muncie.
Laura was preceded in death by her husband, M. Lawrence, who died April 10, 1993, 7 brothers and 4 sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 19 in the Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 1201 W. McGalliard Road, Muncie with Rev. Vickie Perkins officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory, Muncie.
Visitation will be from 5 – 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at Gethsemane United Methodist Church and 10 –11 a.m. Thursday prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 1201 W. McGalliard Road, Muncie, Indiana 47304.
Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, Eaton, is handling the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
