Jennie Mae Myers, 99, of Kokomo, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Community Howard Regional Health. She was born on May 30, 1919, to David B. Dilts and Mabel M. (Scott) Dilts. She married Oliver W. Myers on Sept. 3, 1940. Oliver passed away on Oct. 24, 1983.

Jennie worked as a secretary for an attorney in Peru before she married Oliver, then later in her married years, she worked at the Boston Department Store and K&S Department Store in Kokomo. Oliver and Jennie owned and operated the Hide-A-Way Tavern in Kokomo during the 1970s until it was destroyed by a fire in 1979.

As a child, she attended Main Street United Methodist Church in Peru and while living with her daughter, Roberta in Owensville, she attended Blue Grass Methodist Church for five years.

She belonged to several sororities, the Russiaville Chapter of Eastern Star of Russiaville, Indiana, and the Ladies Eagles Auxiliary in Kokomo.

She is survived by six children, Sharon (O'Dell) McIntire, Oliver (Pauline) Myers Jr., Charles (Irene) Myers, Martha (Rick) McGraw of Lake City, Michigan, Roberta (Dee) Deutsch of Oakland City, Indiana, and Pamela (Robert) Lytle. She has 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in passing by her parents; her husband, Oliver; two daughters, Carolyn Bitner and Joan Bassett; one great-grandchild, Chad McIntire; and her brother, Robert Dilts.

Friends and family may call from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Ellers Mortuary, Webster Street Chapel, with a funeral following at noon, officiated by Pastor Doug Heiman. Jennie will be laid to rest at Crown Point Cemetery. Visit ellersmortuarywebster.com to leave an online condolence for the family.