Mabel A. Studebaker, 95, passed away on February 24, 2020. She was born in Fayetteville, NC, the daughter of the late William Grice and Harriett Wallace Grice Whitfield. She was a 1942 honor graduate of Massey Hill High School and was the first one in her family to graduate High School. She married Isaac Roger Studebaker on June 13, 1944 in Bennettsville, S.C. while he was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. During WWII she worked at General Electric and raised her family in Fort Wayne. Mabel was active in her church homes during her younger years. In her spare time she was a wonderful cook and gardener. She received the most pleasure in life from her relationships with her immediate and extended families. Surviving are her children; Roger (Kathleen) Studebaker, Bonnie (Charles) Clampitt, Brenda (Wendell) Springer; grandchildren, Timothy Studebaker, Jeremy Studebaker, Jerod Clampitt, Sean Studebaker, Carrie Wiant, Olivia Springer; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Lela Mae Tatum of Frisco City, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Isaac Studebaker; sisters, Faye Barefoot, Myrtle Webster; and brother, Lloyd Grice. Funeral service will be held at 10 am on Monday, March 2, 2020 with calling one hour prior, at D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave, Fort Wayne, IN. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Sunday, March 1, 2020 also at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Oaklawn Cemetery, N. Manchester, IN.
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Mabel A. Studebaker, 95, passed away on February 24, 2020. She was born in Fayetteville, NC, the daughter of the late William Grice and Harriett Wallace Grice Whitfield. She was a 1942 honor graduate of Massey Hill High School and was the first one in her family to graduate High School. She married Isaac Roger Studebaker on June 13, 1944 in Bennettsville, S.C. while he was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. During WWII she worked at General Electric and raised her family in Fort Wayne. Mabel was active in her church homes during her younger years. In her spare time she was a wonderful cook and gardener. She received the most pleasure in life from her relationships with her immediate and extended families. Surviving are her children; Roger (Kathleen) Studebaker, Bonnie (Charles) Clampitt, Brenda (Wendell) Springer; grandchildren, Timothy Studebaker, Jeremy Studebaker, Jerod Clampitt, Sean Studebaker, Carrie Wiant, Olivia Springer; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Lela Mae Tatum of Frisco City, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Isaac Studebaker; sisters, Faye Barefoot, Myrtle Webster; and brother, Lloyd Grice. Funeral service will be held at 10 am on Monday, March 2, 2020 with calling one hour prior, at D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave, Fort Wayne, IN. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Sunday, March 1, 2020 also at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Oaklawn Cemetery, N. Manchester, IN.
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