Leota Mae (Roberts) Bemiss, 99, of Fort Wayne, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Park Place Senior Living, Fort Wayne where she had been living for the past two years. She dearly loved the staff, family and other visitors she had there, especially the great great grandchildren. Born on May 15, 1920 in Paulding County Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Durl and Blanch (Burt) Horner of Oakwood, Ohio. Leota served in the Civil Air Patrol during WWII, was an avid golfer and had a hole in one, a Master Gardener, a member of the Eastern Star and had various jobs in her lifetime. Most of her later adult life was spent in Zephyrhills, Fl. She is survived by her son, Charles (Maxine) Roberts of Punta Gorda, FL and Columbia City; sisters, Ruby Buckmaster of Auburn, Jeanette Dimock of Paulding, OH, Joan (Bowman) Dean of Fort Wayne, and Nancy Noffsinger of Paulding, OH; eight grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and 20 great great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Renaldo "Jack" Roberts and Chester Bemiss; sons, Richard, Jerry, and Eugene Roberts; one brother; and three sisters.

A memorial service was held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Harpers Community Funeral Home, 740 St. Rd. 930 E., New Haven with visitation two hours prior. Chaplain Jon Moody officiating. Preferred memorials are to Heartland Hospice, 1315 Directors Row, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.

A second service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Hodges Family Funeral Home, 11441 US Hwy 301, Dade City, FL 33525. Committal will follow at Chapel Hill Gardens.

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