Delia Cothrun Bourne, 66, died on July 9, 2020 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on October 30, 1953 to the late Pope and Delia Cothrun. She attended the University of Arkansas where she met and fell in love with her future husband, William. Together they moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1977 where she became a reference librarian for the Allen County Public Library. In 1983, she became a genealogist for the second-largest genealogical collection in the country (ACPL) where she remained until her death. She loved to travel with her husband, go out to lunch with friends, play board and card games with her grandchildren, cuddle with her cats, and read. She was a life-long member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by William Allen, her devoted husband of 45 years; daughter Catherine Elizabeth; grandchildren David, Abigail, and Clayton; sisters Carolyn Ciupak (Stephen) and Mary Patricia Cothrun; sisters Patty (Kevin) Goff and Donna Bourne; cousin Rhonda Atkinson (Tom); nieces Katherine, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Amanda; nephew Stephen; lifelong friends Peggy Vaniman and Barry and Rhonda Culbertson; and loving cats Theodora, Evanora, Callie, Chessie. She is preceded in death by two infant brothers; brother-in-law, David Bourne; and aunts and uncles. A funeral service will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at D.O. McComb and Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804. Visitation will be held two hours prior. Burial will take place in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Genealogical Endowment Fund at The Allen County Public Library.
