Freida F. Cosby, age 105, of Brookville, Indiana and a former longtime resident of Crawfordsville, Indiana died peacefully early Tuesday morning, October 8, 2024 at the Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville, Indiana.
She was born October 5, 1919 in Clinton County, Indiana to John & Opal Hill, her mother Opal passed away in 1923, and Freida was taken in by Orville & Myrtle Doty, who later adopted her.
She attended Sugar Plain grade school and graduated from Thorntown High School with the class of 1937. She then attended Beck’s Beauty College in Indianapolis, graduating in 1939. She was employed at beauty shops in Greencastle, Indiana and Lebanon, Indiana until 1944.
On March 4, 1944 she was united in marriage to Wayne J. Cosby after his return from World War II; they moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1945. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Crawfordsville for 70 years.
She was a member of the home Demo Club for 65 years; she was a member and Past President of the Harmony Eighteen Club; and a 50 year member of the Farm Bureau. She was a member of the Riley Cheer Guild for 60 years, having made over 30,000 puppy pillows for children at Riley Children’s Hospital until they discontinued the program.
In August 2014, she moved to Brookville, Indiana to be close to her daughter. She is now a member of the Brookville United Methodist Church in Brookville.
Survivors include her daughter & son-in-law, Pam & John Ingermann of Brookville, Indiana; two grandchildren, Greg (Patty) Ingermann & Jennifer (Brett) Lanning all of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; five great-grandchildren, Zach Ingermann, Luke Ingermann, Derek Lanning, Megan Lanning, Tyler Lanning; one great-great grandson Ivàn Ingermann; a half-sister, Pat Stoops of Chillicothe, Illinois; two half-brothers, Larry Hill of Shelbyville, Kentucky and David Hill of Frankfort, Indiana.
She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as her husband, Wayne J. Cosby who died February 11, 2005; as well as a brother, Howard Hill; a half-brother, Harold Hill; and two half-sisters, Helen Hemmerling and Janet Douglas.
Family & friends may visit from 5 until 7:00 P.M. on Friday, October 11, 2024 at Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home, 1025 Franklin Avenue, Brookville.
Funeral Services will be conducted on Saturday, October 12, 2024, 1:00 P.M, at Hunt & Son Funeral Home, 107 North Grant Avenue, Crawfordsville, Indiana, where there will be visitation from 12:00 Noon until the time of the service at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday. The burial will immediately follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Brookville United Methodist Church or the First Christian Church of Crawfordsville.
The staffs of Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home and Hunt & Son Funeral Home are honored to serve the Cosby family to sign the online guest books please visit www.phillipsandmeyers.com or www.huntandson.com