Zella M. Haines, 79 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 6:50 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2009 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center, following an extended illness. Zella was born on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 in Indiana the daughter of the late Albert Teeple and the late Leona (Bartling) Teeple. She married Walter R. Haines on October 7, 1949 in Ossian, Indiana and he passed away on April 27, 1995. Zella was a member of the Salem U.C.C. Church, Magley. She was a graduate of Kirkland High School Class of 1948. Zella was a homemaker and assisted on the family farm. Surviving are her son, Dwight A. (Pam) Haines of Decatur, Indiana; son, Darrel L. Haines of Decatur, Indiana; son, Dale L. (Terri) Haines of Decatur, Indiana; daughter, Sharon R. (Rich) Elzey of Decatur, Indiana; brother, Robert Teeple of Decatur, Indiana; sister, Esther Adams of Berne, Indiana; brother, Albert (Shirley) Teeple Jr. of Sun City West, Arizona; sister, Patricia M. (Jim) Marks of Sun City West, Arizona; eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Preceding Zella in death were one son, Dewayne Haines, three brothers; Wayne, Richard & Raymond Teeple, and two sisters; Geraldine Lauck and Jessie Grepke. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home with the Rev. Whitney West officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem U.C.C. Cemetery, Magley, rural Decatur, Indiana. Friends will be received from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2009 in the Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana. Preferred memorials are to the Salem U.C.C. Church.
