Diana Lackey, 76, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 10:25 a.m. Monday, May 5, 2014, in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw.

She was born on July 4, 1937, to Willard D Hawley and Orpha (Keck) Hawley at home in Indiana. Diana graduated from Nappanee High School in 1955. Diana loved the sport of bowling and was a member of the Warsaw Wesleyan Church. She retired from United Telephone Service as a telephone operator.

She is survived by a son: Brad (Angel) Hamilton, Warsaw; two daughters: Cathy (David) Rapp, Warsaw; Dawn (Roger) Ransbottom, Warsaw; two sisters: Betty (Ed) Krause, Kokomo, Ind.; Mary (Jerry) Lumadue, Michigan; two brothers: Patrick (Debra) Hawley, North Carolina; John (Barbara) Hawley, Florida; 12 grandchildren: Chrissy, Cheyenne, Tiffany, Karrin, David, Tyvan, Bobby, Daren, Alan, Brycelyn, Mackenzie and Maxwell; five great-grandchildren: Ezra, Kylie, Presley, Canton, and Colt; along with several nieces and nephews. Diana was preceded in death by her parents and a sister and a son Robert L. Lackey.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Interment will be at Union-Center Cemetery Nappanee, Ind. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 9, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel in Warsaw. Pastor Wanda Carter will officiate the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Northeast Indiana Branch, 3882 New Vision Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46845.

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