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Lois T. Hyndman, age 101, of Columbia City, died at 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.

She was born in Mattoon, Illinois on February 12, 1907, the daughter of Oscar L. and Clara Marie (Hamilton) Harris. When she was 15 years old, her parents moved from Mattoon to Smithville, Indiana. In 1928, she and her family moved to Kosciusko County and then to Columbia City in 1931.

In 1958, she went to Phoenix, Arizona, and returned to Columbia City in 1973. She graduated from the Smithville School System with the Class of 1925 and attended Phoenix College.

She married Ralph Edward Hyndman on September 3, 1937, in Whitley County. While in Phoenix, she retired as the head of the ladies fine apparel department of Diamonds Department store.

Since 1933, she has been a member of the Nazarene faith, and while in Phoenix, she was a Free Methodist licensed local minister. She and her father, Oscar L. Harris, were two of the organizers of the Columbia City Church of the Nazarene. She was a charter member of the church and she held every elective and appointive office in the church and its Christian education school including that of teacher, trustee and Bible school leader. In October 1945, the Rev. D.A. Glaze served as the officiating clergyman in licensing Mrs. Hyndman as a local minister in the Nazarene Church. For many years Mrs. Hyndman and her sisters were well known as the Harris Harmonettes, a sacred gospel music vocal trio. Survivors include her son, Jack D.(Cathy) Hyndman, Columbia City; daughter, Jill Green, Phoenix, Arizona, four granddaughters, Robyn D.(Eric) Ford, Fort Wayne, Adelle (Travis) Baker, Columbia City, Jodee and Jacolbee Green both of Phoenix; a grandson, Heath D. Hyndman, Albion; and two sisters, Audrey Holt and Mildred "Midge" Johnson, of Phoenix.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ralph Edward Hyndman, in May of 1989, three sisters, Marguerite "Peg" Irvin, Lucille K. Hoffman and Juanita Craw, and four brothers, William, Kenneth E., Conan D. and Carl "Pete" Harris.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the funeral home with Reverend Tom Beers and Reverend Phil Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Greenhill Cemetery, Columbia City.

Memorial bequests may be given in Mrs. Hyndman's memory to Columbia City Church of the Nazarene. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

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