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She was born at home on October 26, 1932, in Newberry, Indiana, to Kenneth and Eathel Carpenter. Wilma attended Frankfort Pilgrim College for three years where she met John Dunn. While attending college, she worked for the Pilgrim Publishing House and Detroit Steel in Indianapolis. Wilma and John were married 64 years ago in the Pilgrim Holiness church in Linton, Indiana, on July 30, 1954. After graduating from Frankfort Pilgrim College in Frankfort, Indiana, they entered pastoral ministry leading Pilgrim Holiness Churches in Fond de lac, Wisconsin; Hillsboro, Wisconsin; and Wesleyan Churches in Phoenix, Arizona; and in Tucson, Arizona. In 1975, their family of eight moved back to Indiana when John became the Executive Leader of the Wesleyan Investment Foundation for 25 years until retirement in 2000. Because of John’s position, he and Wilma were blessed to visit churches and pastors across the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, Peru, Australia, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Philippines, Israel, and New Zealand. Wilma leaves a legacy of impacting others for her Lord, beginning with her family in which she instilled godly values, lifestyle, and a heart for representing Jesus Christ in all things. She invested time in family devotions and praying for each child, grandchild, and great-grandchild by name every day. She is preceded in death by a son, Glenn Arthur Dunn, a daughter-in-law, Melinda (Cartwright) Dunn, her parents, two sisters, Luella Carpenter and Mary Snyder, a brother, Delbert. She is survived by her husband, John A. Dunn of Greenfield, a sister, Deloris Cundiff of Washington, IN, and brother, Kenneth Carpenter, Jr. of Bloomfield, IN, and five children: Charissa Dunn of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Daniel and DiAnn (Ware) Dunn of Chesterton, Indiana, Kristeen Walker of McCordsville, Indiana, Craig and Tammy (Miller) Dunn of Fishers, Indiana, Glenn’s widow, Rhonda (Hendricks) Dunn of Derby, Kansas, and James and Wendy (Agner) Dunn of McCordsville, Indiana, along with 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren...

Lillie Mae Thompson, 80, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019.She is survived by her children, Saundra Roberts of St. Pauls, Everette Roberts of Southport, Eunice Young of Boiling Springs, Kenneth Roberts of Oak Island and Oscar Roberts Jr. of Bolivia; sisters, Katherine Hill and Addie McCracken of Southport; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends.A celebration of Ms. Thompson’s life will be conducted at noon, Saturday, April 20, at Brown’s Chapel AME Zion Church, 745 Jabbertown Road, Southport. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in John N. Smith Cemetery.Share online condolences with the family at Davis Funeral Home.Always be informed. Click here to get the latest news and information delivered to your inbox...