Violet S. Lutz, 78, of Hartford, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at her residence. She was born Jan. 16, 1936, in McHenry to the late Roscoe Simpson Sr. and the late Margaret Fulkerson Dowell.
She was of Baptist Faith a CNA and a homemaker. She loved spending time with friends and family and also enjoyed crafting, sewing, and raising dogs. Her special dog was Medge who always by her side.
Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, M/SGT Wilmer “Bill” Lutz, who passed Nov. 19, 1968, and husband, Archie Renfrow passed away Dec. 10, 1980; two sisters, Linda Carden and Freda Simpson; two grandchildren, Richard Nabours and Violet Maurita Ashby, and three great-grandchildren, Madisyn Elisabeth Nabours and Kyle and Kayla Fisher.
Survivors include four sons, Bobby Ashby of Corydon, Ind., Timmy Ashby of Central City, Mark Ashby of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Jeff Ashby of Hartford; four daughters, Angela (Mike) Burris of Altamont, Kan., Carolyn (Allen) Blackburn of Osage Beach, Mo., Terri Ashby of Altamont, Kan., Beverly (Thomas) Hardin of Hartford; five brothers, Roscoe “Sonny” Simpson of Beaver Dam, Rodney Dowell of Paris, Tenn., Charles Robert Simpson and John Dowell of Hartford, Randall Ball of Horse Branch, and Tommy Ball of Hawesville, and five sisters, Ouida “Dolly” Burton of Phoenix, Ariz., Karen Stevens of Bowling Green, Christine Ross and Ann Simpson both of McHenry and Ernestine Dowell of Hartford. Violet was blessed with 29 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, with Rev. Anthony Goff officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Ohio County Animal Shelter, 1582 Country Club Drive Hartford, Ky. 42347. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence can be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.