Elizabeth Ann Thayer Land, 83 of Hope passed away Saturday
January 28, 2012 at Columbus Regional Hospital.
Ann was born January 1, 1929 in Bartholomew County. She was
the daughter of John and Winona Pugh Thayer. She lived on her family
farmland her entire life. She enjoyed being a wife, mother and homemaker.
In her earlier years, Ann was employed as a Registered Medical Librarian at
Bartholomew County Hospital where she met her husband, Paul Land who
was also employed at the hospital for 40 years.
They were married July 3, 1949 at St. Louis Crossing
United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on February 23, 2004.
Ann loved her church, the Chapel of The Good Shepherd and actively participated.
She was also a member of Global Harvesters Missionary Organization and the Joseph
Hart Chapter of DAR.
The funeral will be Thursday at 11:00 am at the Chapel of The Good Shepherd
with Rev. Bill Tennyson officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4 - 8 at
Norman Funeral Home and from 10:00 until service time at the church on Thursday.
Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be donated to the Chapel of The Good Shepherd
or Gideons International Bibles.
Survivors include; children, Paulette (Ron) Munn of Hope and Barbara (Buzz)
Hjelter of Columbus; grandchildren, Christopher (Monica) Munn of China, Timothy
(Mandy) Munn of Columbus and Mary Elizabeth Hjelter of Columbus; great
grandsons, Isaiah, Owen, and Brayden Munn; a great granddaughter, Evelyn Munn;
sisters, Joan Turney of Columbus, Jane (Glen) Keller of Columbus and Bonnie (Tom)
Bradley of Noblesville.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Katheen Stuart and
brothers Don and Jim Thayer.