Born February 4, 1918 in Lawrenceport, Indiana, she was the daughter of Harvey Curtis and Cora Effie (Enochs) Chastain.
She married Leathel Opal Robbins on December 24, 1938 and he preceded her in death in February of 1993.
Myrtle was a homemaker and read the bible through every year. She loved crocheting, cooking, and watching TV.
She was a 75 year member of the First Nazarene Church in Bedford.
Surviving are children, Richard Opal (Evelyn) Robbins and Eva Mae (Leonard) Bright; grandchildren, Debbie (Bill) Norman, Angela (Larry) Tomlin, Teresa (Paul) Rose, David (Delsey) Bright, and Paul (Tina) Bright; great-grandchildren, Kreg Terry, Darren Terry, McKinley Norman, Jenna Norman, Matthew Tomlin, Jacob Tomlin, Hannah Tomlin, Sarah Tomlin, Daniel Wynne III, Joshua Bright, Victoria Bright, and Matthew Bright; and sister-in-law and caregiver, Eva May Robbins, who took care of her for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; eight brothers, Claude, Clyde, Dale, Floyd, Clifford, Howard, Theodore “Pete”, and Ray; and three sisters, Madge Smith, Nancy Mae Blevins, and Marie McFarlan.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, with Jerry Hillenburg and Doyle Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Ferguson-Lee Chapel online obituary.
Born February 4, 1918 in Lawrenceport, Indiana, she was the daughter of Harvey Curtis and Cora Effie (Enochs) Chastain.
She married Leathel Opal Robbins on December 24, 1938 and he preceded her in death in February of 1993.
Myrtle was a homemaker and read the bible through every year. She loved crocheting, cooking, and watching TV.
She was a 75 year member of the First Nazarene Church in Bedford.
Surviving are children, Richard Opal (Evelyn) Robbins and Eva Mae (Leonard) Bright; grandchildren, Debbie (Bill) Norman, Angela (Larry) Tomlin, Teresa (Paul) Rose, David (Delsey) Bright, and Paul (Tina) Bright; great-grandchildren, Kreg Terry, Darren Terry, McKinley Norman, Jenna Norman, Matthew Tomlin, Jacob Tomlin, Hannah Tomlin, Sarah Tomlin, Daniel Wynne III, Joshua Bright, Victoria Bright, and Matthew Bright; and sister-in-law and caregiver, Eva May Robbins, who took care of her for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; eight brothers, Claude, Clyde, Dale, Floyd, Clifford, Howard, Theodore “Pete”, and Ray; and three sisters, Madge Smith, Nancy Mae Blevins, and Marie McFarlan.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, with Jerry Hillenburg and Doyle Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Ferguson-Lee Chapel online obituary.
Family Members
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Ernest Raymond Chastain
1898–1911
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Claude Chastain Sr
1901–1981
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Dale Chastain
1902–1908
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Nancy Mae Chastain Blevins
1904–1984
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Floyd Thomas Chastain
1906–1925
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Clifford Clayton Chastain
1909–1941
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Madge Fern Chastain Smith
1911–1993
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Clyde Chastain
1913–2007
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Howard Leo Chastain
1916–2002
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Theodore Leon "Pete" Chastain
1920–2002
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Martha Marie Chastain McFarlan
1924–2009
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