MARSHALL – Maude Imogene Corn Hasten, 92, of Marshall, passed away May 6, 2017.
A funeral service is 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, at the Clarksville Baptist Church. Burial follows in the Marshall Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the church. Templeton Funeral Home of Paris is in charge of arrangements.
- Hasten was born Oct. 26, 1924, in Pike County, Ind., near the rural town of Coe, the daughter of the late Robert Floyd Corn and Stella Fleener Corn. She married George Adam Hasten of Marshall Feb. 5, 1943, at the Clark County Courthouse, and he preceded her in death.
She is survived by sons, John (Janet) Hasten of Marshall and Jerry (Kathy) of Kingwood, Texas; four grandchildren, Holly Diane (David) Jarovsky of Lake in the Hills, Heather Suzanne (Bryan) Swan of Terre Haute, Ind., Adam Michael (Melissa) Hasten of Fishers, Ind., and Audrey Marie (Josh) Sleyko of Porter, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Abigail Marie Jarovsky, Katherine Ann Jarovsky and Charlotte Evelyn Swan; a sister, Norma Carrier of Evansville, Ind.; a brother, Richard Corn of St. Joseph; and a loving church family.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Lucinda Sue Hasten; brothers, Clarence Corn, Eugene Corn and Jack Corn; sisters, Virginia Davis, LeEtta Beauchamp and Thelma Spinn; and infant grandson, Cory William Hasten.
While growing up, her parents moved several times around Oakland City. A year was spent in Arizona before returning to Indiana where she graduated from the high school at Spurgeon, Ind., in 1942. She moved to Evansville, Ind., after graduation and was working as a waitress when she met her future husband, who was employed as a welder fabricating landing craft for the war effort. He enlisted in the Navy following the wedding and the couple moved to different billets for his service time.
Peoria was their first home after the war. Then a stint at farming near Oakland City, Ind., until making a permanent move to Marshall. He worked as a welder and she returned to waitressing and clerked in a dime store until becoming a stay-at-home mom to raise her family. When the boys became more self-reliant, she accepted a job at Burnsides Nursing Home that lasted for nearly 20 years.
Mrs. Hasten noted the fifth decade of life was her favorite. Her children were raised. There were grandchildren to play with, and they traveled. Ship reunions for her husband drew them to various parts of the country. Trips to Disney World were special with a grandchild on each hand. Great-grandchildren added a spark to her later years. A special memory is when they came to her home for her to supervise making grape jelly.
The couple joined the Clarksville Baptist Church in 1986 and were actively involved. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in February 2013 at the church.
Memorial donations may be made to the Clarksville Baptist Church Bell Tower Fund or the Marshall Public Library.
Online condolences may be left at www.TempletonFuneralHome.com.
