- Date Of Birth: July 16, 1923
- Date Of Death: November 13, 2014
- State: Indiana
Emma Lee Staller, 91, rural Twelve Mile, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport.
Born July 16, 1923 in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of William C. and Martha Krider Wray. On December 22, 1946, in Twelve Mile, Indiana, she was married to Merrill W. Staller, and he preceded her in death on May 9, 1991.
In 1946, she began her teaching career at Coesse School near Columbia City. She then went to work at Noble Township School in Cass County and later retired as an English teacher at Pioneer High School in Royal Center. She was a member of the Cass County Retired Teachers’ Association and was a recipient of the Cass County Good Neighbor Award.
Survivors include four children, Ray E. Staller and wife Cyrena, Logansport; Ross E Staller and wife Carlene, South Whitley; George L. Staller and wife Betty, Peru; and Nila J. Staller, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; eight grandchildren, Ben Staller and wife Jocelyn, San Diego, California; Macy Augustus and husband Brent, South Whitley; Natalie Warner and husband Chad, Roanoke; Vanessa Hart and husband Ryan, Ft. Wayne; Whitley Frye and husband Brent, Huntington; India Isbell and husband Joe, Houston, Texas; Tai Walsh and husband Eric, Fulton; and Cara Alalade and husband Chris, Chattanooga, Tennessee; and fifteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Marilou Smith, Lafayette; two sisters-in-law, Phyllis Wray, Twelve Mile and Lois Hann, Peru; and brother-in-law, Harold Staller and wife Janet, Peru.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, W. Clifford Wray and two brothers-in-law, Richard Smith and Bill Hann.
