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Sandra L. Tackett

Sandra L. Tackett, 69, of Huntington, IN, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at 12:35 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Tackett was a factory worker and worked many years for Pyle Industries and Wayne Metals, retiring from M&S Sheet Metal more than seven years ago.

She was born May 17, 1948, in Pikeville, KY, to Crawford and Garnet Thompson Snodgrass. She married Timothy W. Tackett on Sept. 4, 1993, and he survives.

Additional survivors include four sons, James (Melissa) Detamore, of Warren; Travis (Justine) Tackett, of Fort Wayne; and Robin (Kimberly) Detamore and Steven (Candace) Tackett, both of Berne; two daughters, Kelly (Robert) Palmer, of Andrews, and Ginger (Shane) Fahrnow, of Roanoke; two brothers, Wade (Shelby) Maynard, of MacArthur, OH; and Robert (Alice) Snodgrass, of Huntington; four sisters, Clara (Arnold) Rife, of Upper Sandusky, OH; Patricia Conley and Leslie Johnson, both of Huntington; and Faye (Bill) Farrell, of Harrisburg, IL; 16 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Calling is Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home, Huntington. A service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Lancaster Cemetery, Huntington County.

Memorial gifts may be made to Cancer Services for Huntington County in care of McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home, 715 N. Jefferson St., Huntington, IN 46750.

Online condolences may be made at www.mcelhaneyhartfuneralhome.com.