BRINEY, Lessie Auter - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Covington - Lessie L. Briney, 83, a resident of Covington died at 8 a.m. Wednesday at her home. She had been ill a short time. Mrs. Briney moved to Covington in 1962 from Shawnee Township. She was a member of Fountain Willing Workers and attended Fountain Christian Church. She was born Jan 19, 1889 in Fountain County, the daughter of Abe and Sena Swafford Auter. She married Mark Briney in 1913. He died September 11, 1962. She is survived by a son, Robert of Hillsboro; a grandson, Robert Jr. of Crawfordsville and four sisters, Mrs. Lawrence (Sadie) Pitzer of Rt 1, Attica; Mrs. Blanche Marr of Covington and Mrs. Pearl Gayler and Mrs. Iva Pitzer both of Attica. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home at Attica with Rev. James Daniel officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Attica. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday.