Sonia L. Pickett

Monday, February 18, 2008

Sonia L. Pickett, 66, Linden, died Sunday night in Lafayette.

Born in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Albert and Garnett (Tincher) Truesdal.

She attended Fillmore schools. She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lafayette and for 18 years was head of housekeeping at the Holiday Inn at Crawfordsville, retiring in 2004.

She married Dennis R. Pickett at Greencastle on May 3, 1958. He survives.

Also surviving are three daughters, Cathy Vauters and husband Mike, and Denise Lawson and husband Tim, both of Lafayette, and Jennifer Nixon and husband Jeff, Schuylersville, N.Y.; son Albert Pickett and wife Sandy, Auburndale, Fla.; sister Virginia Hanks, Fillmore; and 13 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by son Dennis Eugene Pickett.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hahn-Groeber Funeral Home, Linden, with Rev. Mike Vauters officiating. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Stilesville Cemetery.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.