Obituaries

April 21, 1926 to February 3, 2021

KNOX - Alice Jane Wamsley, 94, of Monterey, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3.

She was born April 21, 1926, in Goshen, to Jesse and Nellie Ermin Reed Mishler, both now deceased. She was a 1943 graduate of New Albany High School, and a 1947 graduate of Franklin College where she met her future husband, Claiborn Marshall “Clip” Wamsley. They were married Dec. 19, 1947 in Franklin. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are her children, George (Marian) Wamsley, John (Sherrill) Wamsley, Ellen (Brent) Lindvall, and Mark (Suzy) Wamsley; 14 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

Also preceding her in death are her brothers Dale and Paul Mishler, and sisters Enda McDow and Enid Miller.

The Wamsleys moved to Monterey in 1950 where she became a member of the Monterey United Methodist Church, was a founding member of the Monterey Home Economics Club, member of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, and a member of Pulaski County Extension Choir. She was awarded Culver Lion's Club Citizen of the year in 2010. Mrs. Wamsley began her teaching career the year her youngest child began school in 1963, and was a home economics and art teacher for 24 years. Her leisure time was spent sewing, cooking, gardening, quilting, farming, church activities, reading, and her daily devotions. She was also known for her pies that she baked for many fundraisers.

Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (CT), Sunday, Feb. 7, at M.C. Smith Funeral Home, Knox. The funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m. (CT), at the funeral home. Burial will be at 2 p.m. (ET), Monday, Feb. 8, at Big Cedar Cemetery in Brookville, IN.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested for donations to be made to Bashor Children's Home or Donor's Choice.