Submitted by: Ron Woodhull
THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
Thursday November
17, 1983
Mrs.
Leona Laura Pink, 410 E. Kern Road, Center Township died Tuesday
night in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Kinner, with whom
she resided for the last year. She was ill two weeks. She was
born in Hamilton County, Ohio, July 9, 1864 and came here in 1917
from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was married in Rising Sun, Indiana in
1882 to Frank L Pink, who died here in 1941. She leaves five
other daughters, Mrs. Florence Whiteman, of Long Beach, Calif.;
Mrs. Helen Wile, of Cincinnati, Mrs. Clara Chambers of West Palm
Beach, Fla.; and Mrs. Harold Korkhouse and Mrs. Floyd Chambers,
both of South Bend. Three sons, William of South Bend, Frank of
Osceola and John S. of Cincinnati; 25 grandchildren, 61
great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Friends may
call after 7 p.m. today at the Forest G Hay Funeral Home, where
the funeral will take place at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be
in the St. Joe. Valley Memorial Park. She was a member of the
Ris8ing Sun Circle 12, Daughters of America.
Rev. Robert L. Cox
pastor of Southlawn Evangelical United Brethren Church will
officiate.