Edna Louise Church, 73, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 at her residence.
Born to William Henry "Bill" and Alma (Culham) Russell on March 19th, 1945, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Edna was a 1964 Graduate of Walter E Stebbins High School in Mad River Township, Dayton, Ohio. She later attended classes at Sinclair Community College, also in Dayton, Ohio.
Edna retired from Lowes in 2013, prior to Lowe's, she worked at Gem Sportswear, The Belle Center IGA and NCR. She enjoyed gardening and preserving food (initially by necessity, but later more recreationally), sewing and crochet.

Edna is survived by her loving husband, Steven Church, Children, Sean Hill and Michelle Hill, Step-children Steven (Karen) Church Jr and Amanda (Nick) Close, Grandchildren, Skylar, Austin, Jordan, Stephanie and Aaron, Great- grandchild, Ethyn, her brother, William "Mickey" Russell, her sister, Melissa (Alan) Collins, Sister in law, Linda Lee Slusher, Nieces, Kelly Hill, Tracey Hill Metzger, Lisa (Neal) Worrell, Laura (Pete) Wood and Danielle (Bob) Sharp, Nephew, Dan Slusher and many cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a Son, Russell Eugene Hill, Step-son, Christopher Marvin Church, Grandparents, Harold and Edna (Johnson) Culham, Grandparents, William Henry and Ella (Rogers) Russell, Father and Mother in Law, Carl Dean and Evelyn (Saxton) Church, Aunt and Uncle, Elsie and Auburn Culham, Uncle, Donald Ray Culham, Uncle, Clarence (Katherine) Russell, Uncle, Emory Austin (Stella) (Hazel) Russell, Aunt, Lilian (Wyatt) Wilkinson, Aunt, Volena (Gardner) Smith, Cousins, Donald Auburn and Madeline Culham, Brother in law, James M. Frantz and Nephew, Michael Hill.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon Saturday June 2, at Jennings Farley & Seeley Funeral Home & Crematory 5591 US Rt 68 S. West Liberty, Ohio. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until time of service