Florence M Terhune

Florence M. Terhune, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at her Fairmount residence. Florence was born in Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Roscoe J. and Cleo (Jones) Marcum. She graduated from Manchester High School in Clay County, Kentucky and received her Under Graduate and Master's Degrees in Education from Ball State University. She married Allen C. Terhune on April 14, 1954. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1998. Florence retired from Mississinewa Schools in 2002 after teaching over 25 years where she taught at J.C. Knight, and R.J. Basket Middle Schools. After retiring from teaching, she was a volunteer at Marion General Hospital. Florence loved her Fairmount Friends Church family and served on several committees there, including Finance and M and O. She enjoyed traveling, shopping, reading, sewing, gardening, going to lunch with Jim, as well as traveling with her teacher girlfriends. Florence is survived by three children, James Terhune, Fairmount, Allen "Chip" (Susan) Terhune, New Castle, WA, and Jerri (George) Mayer, Tampa, FL; siblings, Maude Savage, Elizabeth Carnahan, Verna (Sam) Wooten, Lucille Webb, and Mae Sibert. Florence was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and siblings, Woodrow Jones, Bill Jones, Marjorie Rice, R.J. Marcum, and Marian Grubb. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Fairmount Chapel of Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 415 S. Main Street, Fairmount, Indiana. Private family services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Mississinewa Community Schools, R.J. Basket Facility Account to Benefit Teacher's Curriculum, 125 N. Broadway Street, Gas City, IN 46933 Memories and Condolences may be shared at www.armeshuntfuneralhome.comPrivate Services