Louvina was born in 1885. She was the daughter of French Awbrey and Ella Sharp. She passed away in 1982.
Mrs. Costin died Tuesday at the Muncie residence of her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Curtis, 2900 S. Jefferson, where she had lived the past four years.
Mrs. Costin was born in Owen County, Ky., and came to the Muncie area in 1910. She was employed with Durham Manufacturing Co. for more than 20 years before retiring in 1963. She was a member of Fox Creek Christian Church, Fox Creek, Ky., and Warner Gear Sympathy Club Auxiliary.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Curtis are two other daughters, Mrs. Lola Redwine, Gulfport, Fla., and Mrs. Letha Sours, Muncie; her son, Lemuel H. Cooper, Dublin; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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