Freed-Watkins, Penny S.

Penny S. Watkins

March 22, 1963 - May 17, 2012

CAYUGA, Ind. — Penny S. Watkins, 49, of Cayuga, passed away at 6:40 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind.

She was born March 22, 1963, in Danville, the daughter of Franklin D. and Rose L. Steeples Freed.

She married Steven W. Watkins on March 9, 1994, in Eugene, Ind. He survives.

Other survivors include her mother, Rose Freed, of Cayuga, Ind.; father and mother-in-law, Charles (Marjorie) Watkins, of Eugene, Ind.; two sisters, Evelyn Freed, of Cayuga, Ind., and Sheryl Richards, of Georgetown; two brothers, Dale (Loretta) Freed, of Cayuga, Ind., and John (Dawn) Freed, of Covington, Ind.; special nephew, Cody Richards; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father; two sisters, June Ellen Freed and Edna P. Woodard; and niece, Amy L. Woodard.

Penny was a cook at North Vermillion Elementary, last working in November 2011. She and her husband, Steven, are part owners of the Covered Bridge Restaurant in Eugene, Ind.

Penny attended the Cayuga Church of the Nazarene. She was a 1982 graduate of North Vermillion High School.

Penny enjoyed collecting angels, baking, watching Chicago Cubs baseball and Indiana University basketball. Most of all, she enjoyed making people happy.

Funeral services: 10 a.m. EDT Monday, May 21, at Cayuga Church of the Nazarene. Officiating: the Rev. Don Morgan. Burial: Eugene Cemetery in Eugene, Ind. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 20, at DeVerter Funeral Home in Cayuga, Ind., and one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Penny S. Watkins Memorial Fund, C/O DeVerter Funeral Home, P.O. Box 636, Cayuga, IN 47928-0636. Condolences: www.

deverterfuneralhome.com.