Marilyn A. Thurston

Marilyn A. Thurston, 82, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, surrounded by family at the Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour. She was born November 14, 1932, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Bedna and Jesse (Terhune) Massingale. On April 20, 1952, she married her husband of 63 years, Keith B. Thurston, and he survives. Marilyn is also survived by her sons, Kim Thurston, Ed.D. and wife, Kathy, of Crothersville, and Mark Thurston and wife, Brenda, of San Diego, California; grandchildren, Christopher Thurston and wife, Tiffany of Seymour and Tiffany Brown and husband, Shawn, of Indianapolis; and great-grandchildren, Paisleigh Gray Thurston and Maddox Hayes Brown. She was preceded in death by her parents. Marilyn graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1951. She was an active and contributing member of First Christian Church and the Shelby County Republican Party. Marilyn was also a member of Psi Iota Xi Sorority and the National, State and Local Board of Realtors. Marilyn enjoyed a highly successful career in real estate, as a partner in the Boyd and Thurston Century 21 Agency and Appraisal, Inc. She deeply loved and cherished any and all time she could spend with her grandchildren. Marilyn enjoyed playing golf and accompanying Keith on many business related trips across the United States. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2015 and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Rev. Bill Horner officiating. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to Riley’s Children Foundation, 30 S. Meridian St., Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204.