Nov 8, 2011
Katherine Jeanne (Sanders) Babbs, 83, passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Greenwood. She was a resident of Whiteland.
She was born Nov. 19, 1927, in Indianapolis to Wayne and Daisy (Fields) Sanders.
She married Melvin Babbs on Dec. 7, 1946, in Indianapolis.
She owned and operated Babbs Restaurant in Whiteland for 22 years. She also worked for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for 15 years, retiring in 1990.
She enjoyed crocheting, reading, being with her pets and family and being around people and was a jokester.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin Babbs of Whiteland; two children, Melvin Luke Babbs of Greenwood and Kathy Sue (Keith) Bolin of Whiteland; a sister, Marjorie Fruits of Stilesville; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Myke Babbs; and two brothers, Max and Wayne Sanders.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jessen Funeral Home Whiteland Chapel, 729 U.S. 31 North. Friends and family may call from 11 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Greenwood.
Nov 8, 2011
Katherine Jeanne (Sanders) Babbs, 83, passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Greenwood. She was a resident of Whiteland.
She was born Nov. 19, 1927, in Indianapolis to Wayne and Daisy (Fields) Sanders.
She married Melvin Babbs on Dec. 7, 1946, in Indianapolis.
She owned and operated Babbs Restaurant in Whiteland for 22 years. She also worked for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for 15 years, retiring in 1990.
She enjoyed crocheting, reading, being with her pets and family and being around people and was a jokester.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin Babbs of Whiteland; two children, Melvin Luke Babbs of Greenwood and Kathy Sue (Keith) Bolin of Whiteland; a sister, Marjorie Fruits of Stilesville; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Myke Babbs; and two brothers, Max and Wayne Sanders.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jessen Funeral Home Whiteland Chapel, 729 U.S. 31 North. Friends and family may call from 11 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Greenwood.
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