Juanita Mae Bakehorn, 90, rural Wabash, died at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born Jan. 7, 1926, in Wabash County, to Roland A. and Demma (Sharp) Hiner.

Juanita was a 1944 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Harold E. Bakehorn in Wabash, on June 15, 1947; he died April 8, 1985. Juanita worked at General Tire in Wabash, and was a respiratory therapist at Wabash County Hospital, retiring after 25 years. She was a member of the Wabash V.F.W. Auxilary since 1952, and a member of the Wabash County Genealogical Society.

She is survived by her son: Ronald (Kathy) Bakehorn, Wabash; four grandchildren: Robert (Andrea) Bakehorn; Heather (Alan) Bolen, both of Wabash; Valorie (David) Payne, Albion; and Bejay (Elizabeth) Kelly, Alpharetta, Ga.; and nine great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one daughter; brother: Willis Hiner; two sisters: Martha Crouch; and Barbara Lewis.

Graveside services and burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Marion, with Pastor Jim Miller officiating. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Wabash County Genealogical Society.