Ethel Laverne Heironimus, 90, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home.

Born Sept. 4, 1919 in Francisco, she was the daughter of Hosea Usery and Freida (Meiers).

She married Kenneth Paul Heironimus on Nov. 21, 1937. She was a retired sales clerk at Kroger Co. She was a member of Clarks Chapel General Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Paul Heironimus; daughters, Beveraly Ann (Darrell) Charles of Bicknell, Fran (Don) Clem of Linn Creek, Mo.; sons, Jerry (Darlene) Heironimus of Bicknell, Gregory (Shelly) Heironimus of San Jose, Calif.; sisters, Martha Jean Gieselman of Silver Springs, Md., Evelyn Bell Stone of Somerville, Marietta Ferguson of Evansville; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and one sister.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. (central) Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Providence Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Ralph McVay officiating. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Fredrick and Son McClure-Utt Funeral Home, 109 E. Sixth St. in Bicknell and noon until the service hour on Wednesday at the the church.