Jean M. Straight

July 10, 1928 - May 30, 2019

Jean M. Straight, age 90, of Huntington, died at 11:48 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will immediately follow at 12 p.m. Wednesday at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Rev. Marti Lundy officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Huntington. Preferred memorials are to Evangelical United Methodist Church, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Jean was born on July 10, 1928 in Gary, the daughter of John and Doris (Hafey) McCracken. She was a 1946 graduate of Horace Mann High School in Gary and attended Ball State Teacher’s College in Muncie. She married Robert M. Straight on September 1, 1949 in Gary; he preceded her in death on November 10, 2018. Jean was a member of Evangelical United Methodist Church in Huntington and former secretary of the Methodist Women’s Circle. She was a former P.E.O. sisterhood, chaired the March of Dimes Mothers March, and several other community organizations. She was an avid Bridge player and loved her family, especially being a mom. Survivors include daughters Elizabeth “Beth” (Todd) Armstrong of Huntington, Diane (Tim) Miller of Fort Wayne, and Cheryl (Dan) Greene of Franklin, a son-in-law, Steve Hurrle of Franklin, 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daughter, Barb Hurrle, and a brother, James McCracken.