“Selestine WARE, 41, 221 Coolidge Court, Culver, drowned in Lake Maxinkuckee near the Culver Town Park at about 12:02 p.m. Saturday, apparently after suffering a seizure while wading.

Marshall County Coroner Ward S. BYERS said she had a history of epileptic seizures.

According to the coroner’s report, Ware was seen walking in shallow water near shore around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. She was found about 30 minutes later floating in the lake.

Ware was pulled from the water by a passerby, Byers reported.

Born May 21, 1949, at Madison, Miss., she lived all her life in the Fulton-Marshall County areas. She married Tommie L. WARE on Dec. 25, 1970 in Rochester. He died March 17, 1989.

Surviving are her stepmother, Edith GRIFFIN, Rochester; half-brother, Anderson BARNEY, Chicago, Ill.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Culver Grace United Church of Christ with the Revs. Donald WAGNER and Warner HARRIS officiating. Burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Memorials may be made to the Culver Grace United Church of Christ or the Culver Town Park.”

Source:  FindAGrave

William Taber  Record added: Mar 20, 2010