IOLA MAY R. HUFFINE
Iola May Roth Huffine, 96, widow of John Phelan Huffine, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Van Wert, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Martin Roth and Ethel P. Mace Roth. Mrs. Huffine was a member of Ohio City United Methodist Church in Ohio City, Ohio, and attended First Southern Methodist Church of Sumter. She and her husband operated a small farm in Ohio prior to their retirement. Mrs. Huffine was an avid letter writer.
Survivors include one daughter, Janice Breitwieser and her husband, Helmut, of Sumter; four grandchildren, Tammy Robinson (John), Angela Keith (Larry), Jeffrey Breitwieser (fianc , Martha Duncan) and Stacey Schmierer (Duane); 10 great-grandchildren, Kayla, Lindsey, Michael, Sarah, Riley, Madalyn, Kathryn, Joseph, Luke and Olivia; and a special friend, Dora Polk, with whom she shared many laughs.
She was preceded in death by a son, Charles Vernon Huffine.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ellison Evans officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, in Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert, Ohio.
Memorials may be made to First Southern Methodist Church, 321 Miller Road, Sumter, or to Ohio City United Methodist Church, 110 North Main St., Ohio City, Ohio 45874.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com