Darlene L. Bristol

Darlene L. BristolDarlene L. Bristol, 68, Windfall died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at her residence after a 3-year illness.  She was born January 3, 1941 in Hamilton County to Leo & Catharine L. (Buscher) Joerger.  On October 27, 1962 she married Ralph E. Bristol and he preceded her in death on May 2, 2008.She was a homemaker and had worked at Essex Wire, Pfizer Genetics, Tipton Hospital, Tipton Nursing Home and Pioneer.  Darlene was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.She is survived by one son, Richard A. Bristol and wife Theresa, Windfall; one daughter, Barbara A. Writtenhouse and fiancé Tim Lee, Muncie; seven grandchildren, Megan Griffin, Joshua Bristol, Tyler Bristol, Taylor Bristol, Tabitha Bristol, Kayla Powell and Logan Writtenhouse; two great-grandchildren, McKenzie & Madison Griffin.  Darlene is also survived by one sister-in-law, Barbara Malott, New Madison, Ohio.  She was preceded in death by one brother, Richard Malott.Darlene's funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Leroy Kinnaman presiding.  Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.Memorial donations to fight pancreatic cancer may be made to the American Pancreatic Association, P.O. Box 14906, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, or to the American Cancer Society, 2723 South Albright Road, Kokomo, Indiana, 46902 to fight colon cancer.