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Doris Marie Followell, 85, of Sullivan and formerly of Hymera went home to be with the Lord at 6:15 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2008. The 1941 graduate of Hymera High School was born April 21, 1923 in Hymera to Clyde Bicknell and Sarah Taylor Bicknell. She was a teacher in the Northeast School Corporation for over twenty years and a former owner of the Shakamak Restaurant and Followell's Catering. She was a member of the Sullivan First United Methodist Church, a past Worthy Matron and fifty-year member of the Hymera Chapter 289 Order of the Eastern Star, a member of the Indiana State Teachers Association and the Gideon's. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ezra "Junior" Followell, one son Jerry Followell, one brother Harold Bicknell and three sisters Margaret and Ruth Bicknell and Genevie Cheatham.

Survivors include one daughter Linda Zellers of Shelburn, two sisters Virginia Bolinger, Farmersburg and Ernestine Templeton, Carmel, six grandchildren Darin Zellers, Aaron Zellers, Karen Caddell, Jill Followell, Thomas Followell and Betsy See, nine great grandchildren and other relatives.

Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dan Sinkhorn officiating. Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery at Farmersburg. Visitation is 5-8:00 p.m. Friday with Eastern Star services at 7:00 p.m.