|
 Send Condolence
|
| |
| Violet R. McMahan |
| Date Of Birth: | June 16, 1921 |
|---|
| Date Of Death: | November 20, 2011 |
|---|
| Service Date: | 11:00 a.m. Wednesday
Nov. 23, 2011
1st United Methodist Church |
|---|
Violet Ruth Smith McMahan
June 17, 1921 - November 20, 2011
The daughter of the late Fred and Pearl Alda Smith, Violet was
born in Lawrence County, Indiana, ninety years ago.
Her death occurred peacefully at home in Bloomington, Indiana,
surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of
72 years, The Rev. Donald F. McMahan, a retired Methodist
minister. Also living in Bloomington are her son, The Rev.
Larry W. McMahan, her daughter, Susan E. Stein, and her
granddaughter, Jessica Anne Stein. Violet is also survived by
her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Marvin York in Mitchell,
Indiana, her sister-in-law, Ruth Evelyn Padgett, of Bedford,
Indiana, and many nieces and nephews.
She was graduated from Mitchell High School in April,
1939. She also married her husband, Donald, in 1939, and
worked in the Registrar's Office at Indiana University where he was
a student. Violet was an integral and gracious part of her
husband's pastorates in Greene and Monroe Counties,the Indiana
towns of Raub, Remington, Crawfordsville, and Plainfield, as well
as his administrative ministries as the Superintendent for the
Greencastle, Lebanon, and South Bend Districts of the Methodist
Church, and as a director of two Methodist homes for the aged,
Haven Hubbard in South Bend and Asbury Towers in
Greencastle.
Violet and Donald enjoyed traveling in Europe, Australia and New
Zealand, cruising among the Caribbean Islands, and exploring
Alaska. She also loved gourmet cooking and welcoming people
into her home. She was an avid reader. As a pianist she
delighted in the performances of the Jacobs School of Music at
Indiana University. She also liked art, especially paintings
by Georgia O'Keefe and other modern artists. At home she
enjoyed her flower garden and playing bridge with
friends.
In the 1990's Violet was a member of the Board of Directors of
the Bloomington Hospital. As a member of Psi Iota Xi Sorority in
earlier years she participated in medical outreach programs. She
also loved being a part of the local P.E.O. women's organization
for the last twenty years.
Visitation will be at the Allen Funeral Home in Bloomington
Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. A final visitation will
be held at the First United Methodist Church in Bloomington
beginning an hour before her funeral , 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
The Rev. Mark Fenstermacher, the Lead Pastor of the congregation,
will officiate. The Rev. Charles T. Dupree, Rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church in Bloomington, will assist. Interment will
follow at the Cresthaven Cemetery in Bedford, Indiana.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Bloomington or the
First United Methodist Church in Bloomington. Online
condolences may be sent to the family at
www.allenfuneralhome.org.
|