Emily (Lewis) Wessel

Emily (Lewis) Wessel, 96, of Newburgh, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Golden LivingCenter – Woodlands. She was born August 4, 1919, in Mount Vernon, IN to the late Kenneth Crunk and Eva Belle Lewis.

She worked as a personal secretary for Guthrie May and Company. The favorite part of her job was decorating the display homes, providing her with a creative outlet. She raised Borzoi dogs (Russian Wolfhounds) and was active in showing and running AKC shows in the tri-state area. Emily loved the Smoky Mountains and spent a lot of time vacationing there in Cades Cove and Mt. Leconte, where she enjoyed photographing wildflowers. She was a very loving and supporting mother.

Emily was preceded in death by her parents; son, Mark Frederick Wessel; brother, James Crunk; and grandson, Kurt Baron Wessel.

She is survived by her daughter, Jean Wessel Duckworth (Clifton Allen); grandchildren, Jessica Ann Overstreet, Corrina Marie (Marc) Cohen, Emily Ann Wessel, Mark August Wessel, and Carl Frederick Wessel; and great-grandchildren, Mackenzie and Logan.

Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM Friday, March 18, 2016, at Alexander East Chapel, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and Friday from 12:00 PM until service time at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderEastChapel.com.