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Myra Elaine ColglazierPassing: August 15, 2015

Service:

First Baptist Church of Bedford

Memorial Service

Saturday, September 5th @ 11:00am

Visitation:

First Baptist Church

Saturday, September 5th @ 12:00-2:00 pm

Cemetery:

Bryantsville Cemetery

BEDFORD – Myra Elaine Colglazier, 64, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Indiana University Health Hospice House in Bloomington after a lengthy and hard fought battle with cancer.

Born October 28, 1950, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Warren G. and Francille (McDonald) Colglazier.

Myra was a graduate of Mitchell High School in 1968, and received degrees from Indiana State University and Indiana University.  She was a retired optician.  As a young person, she was active in 4-H and had served as an IFYE delegate to Jamaica.  Myra also loved working with animals and the elderly.

Myra was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bedford but claimed the Huron Baptist Church, where she started her Christian Journey, as home.

Surviving:    sisters, Marietta Swaim, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Anita Colglazier, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
brother, Mark Colglazier, Mitchell
nieces, Marcianne Colglazier, Crete, Nebraska
Kelly (Howard) Zellman of Burbank, California
nephews, Terry Allen (Blair) Colglazier, Clinton, North Carolina
Charles Warren(Mallory) Colglazier, Mitchell

Her parents and brother, Terry Colglazier, preceded her in death.

A memorial service for Myra will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church located at 1515 20th Street in Bedford, Indiana, with Rev. Dr. Kregg Burris officiating.  Family and friends will be received immediately after the service.    Everyone is then invited to a Celebration of Myra’s life in the church dining room from 12:00-2:00 p.m. for a light lunch and to join the celebration of Myra’s life.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, 201 South University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906; Indiana 4-H Foundation, 615 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Indiana Health Hospice House, 2810 South Deborah Street, Bloomington, IN 47403

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26 Guest Comments

  1. Guest: Dr. David Phillips | Boonville, IN
    Date: September 6, 2015
    I had the privilege of working with Myra for a number of years in optometric practice in nursing facilities. She was a genuine, caring person who always put the patient first!! To the family: my sympathy goes out to you during your time of mourning. Remember that God is the :"God of all comfort" during this time. God bless and RIP Myra!!
  2. Guest: Bill Mullis | Mitchell
    Date: September 5, 2015
    Mark, please accept our condolences on the passing of your sister. --Bill and Cindy Mullis
  3. Guest: Rhea Dawn (Wilcox) Smith | Ostrander, OH
    Date: September 5, 2015
    I was sorry to hear of Myra's passing. Even though we had not stayed in touch all these years, I remember our many fun years in 4-H together. My sister, Susie, sent me the link. Please accept our sympathy for your loss as you gather to celebrate the life of Myra. Sincerely, Rhea Dawn Smith
  4. Guest: Jackie Oliver | NewtownND
    Date: September 4, 2015
    I am so sorry to hear of your loss Mark and family. Your in our prayers.
  5. Guest: Tom Chapman | Westfield, IN
    Date: September 3, 2015
    Marietta, Anita, Mark, So sorry to learn of Myra's passing. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families. Tom & Suzy Chapman
  6. Guest: Nancy Mundy | Mitchell, IN
    Date: September 3, 2015
    So many wonderful memories of Myra and our time at Huron church and school. She will be missed. My sympathy and prayers to you all. Nancy (Terry) Mundy
  7. Guest: Joyce M. Jeffries | BedfordIndiana
    Date: September 2, 2015
    Mark & Family, I am so sorry for your loss, so sorry your dear sister had to leave you so soon. I hope you will be blessed with memories of her in happier times and I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers. You will see her again someday. Love & Blessings to all of you.
  8. Guest: Karen Reuter | Nokomis, Florida
    Date: September 2, 2015
    Remember her and her family well as they were great people ! She will be missed! They were all patient's of my husband, Dr. John Reuter!
  9. Guest: Beth Godlevske | bedford, IN
    Date: September 2, 2015
    I had the pleasure of working with Myra at the School of Optometry when she was studying there. I enjoyed being around her....she was always smiling!!! I often wondered about her and am sorry to hear about her passing. Such a sweet, genuine, and caring person.
  10. Guest: Troy Deckard | Bedford, IN
    Date: September 2, 2015
    Mark: I remember you and Myra in school (so long ago!) and you were a grade or so behind me and Myra was a grade or two ahead of me. I actually got to know Myra when she worked at Hospitality House & I did some volunteer work there. And yet later when I worked at a communications company in Bloomington and we did work on the two-way radio that Myra had in her work car. Myra was a sweet lady and so funny! I always enjoyed chatting and sharing a laugh with her. She was a real special lady in all ways. Very sorry for your loss.
  11. Guest: Penny Connerley Wicks | Cooper, Texas75432
    Date: September 2, 2015
    So sorry to hear this sad news. Our Condolences go with the Family in this time of sorrow. The Connerley Family in Texas
  12. Guest: Cecelia Pierce | Orleans, IN
    Date: September 2, 2015
    Mark, I was very sorry to hear about Myra. Our family thought a lot of Myra and you. Dad loved working with her at Older Americans and hated it when she left. He loved teasing her. I hope you all find comfort in knowing how many lives Myra touched. Take care.
  13. Guest: Sheryl Walton | Mitchell, IN
    Date: August 21, 2015
    Myra was her own person and she was always interested in what you were doing. She cared for people and was always ready for a good laugh. I remember her from Huron Baptist Church and growing up there.
  14. Guest: SUSAN BRISCOE | ORLEANSIN
    Date: August 20, 2015
    MARK, SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS . WISH WE HAD NOT LOST TOUCH TAKE CARE FRIEND SUSAN BRISCOE HUGHETT
  15. Guest: Brian C. Tackett | Mitchell, IN
    Date: August 18, 2015
    So very sorry to hear of your loss. Myra was surly a sweet lady. May God Bless, The Tackett Family...
  16. Guest: LOIS LEE | MITCHELL.IN
    Date: August 18, 2015
    Sorry for your loss Mark.
  17. Guest: Sonja Knight | Elizabethtown, KY
    Date: August 18, 2015
    I am so sorry for your loss. You all are in my heart and prayers.
  18. Guest: Sharon Alexander | Speedway, Indiana
    Date: August 17, 2015
    Myra was one of my "big cousins from the farm". Since this gal here was born & raised in the big city, Myra taught a lot about the animals & the farm life. She told me the true stories with me being able to understand them unlike her brother, Mark that would make fun of me. One of my favorite recollections was when she put me up on "old Billie" & lead me around with the reins. I think I was 4! She was gentle and kind to people and animals alike. I was glad that I got to spend time with her while she was in the hospital. We reminisced of old times to pass time. I am glad I could be there for her & help get her mind off of things even for just a few minutes. I will truly miss her. She is safe in God's hands now! No more suffering.
  19. Guest: Mark Miller and Bette | Spencer, IN
    Date: August 17, 2015
    We are so sorry for your and your family's loss.Our prayers with you
  20. Guest: Mike Hirsch | Stillwater, Oklahoma
    Date: August 17, 2015
    So sorry to hear of Myra's passing. I remember well going to 4H meetings at her parent's house and even though she was a few years older than me, I enjoyed her presence at those meetings.
  21. Guest: Karin Dobson | Jacksonville, NC28546
    Date: August 17, 2015
    Mark, so sorry to hear of Myra's passing you are in my thought's and prayers..Love ya Karin
  22. Guest: Jim Clock | MitchellIN
    Date: August 17, 2015
    Rest in piece. Suffer no more.
  23. Guest: Shelia | Mitchell, IN
    Date: August 17, 2015
    RIP Myra...your fight is over now may you rest in the arms of Jesus ..Fly high my friend you will be missed. See you in heaven... Prayers for all the family in this time of sorrow... God Bless All.
  24. Guest: Cathy (Johnson) Wilcoxen | Springfield, MO
    Date: August 17, 2015
    Anita and Families: So sorry for the loss of your sister. You are all in our prayers.
  25. Guest: Charlotte Waltz | Norman
    Date: August 17, 2015
    My heartfelt condolences to all of you, family and friends. Myra had wit and courage. A true, caring person. I will miss her.
  26. Guest: Lawrence County Cancer Patient Services | Bedford, Ind.
    Date: August 16, 2015
    We are all so sorry for your loss. Volunteers of Lawrence County Cancer Patient Services

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