Imogene Zapora

Imogene Zapora, 87, of Millburg, passed away on Sunday morning, June 25, 2006 at Lakeland Specialty Hospital in Berrien Center. A Memorial Service will be held 3:00 P.M., Saturday, July 8, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3231 Boyer Rd., Coloma, with Donald Goff officiating. Memorials may be made to the Watchtower Society. Those wishing to share a memory or sign the guest book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Imogene was born April 27, 1919 in Brinkley, Arkansas. She was one of three children born to Hugh & Molly (West) Sadler. On June 14, 1969 she married Carey Zapora in Benton Harbor. Imogene’s interests included making quilts and gardening. She loved flowers, and she especially appreciated humming birds, because they reflect Jehovah’s wonderful creation, and she loved traveling with her husband, Carey. As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, she enjoyed being in the ministry work with her many friends. Imogene loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “She was loved by everyone who met her.” Imogene is survived by her husband of 37 years, Carey Zapora; her children, Mary Ann Cobe of Benton Harbor, Eunice (Vernon) Froehlich of Dowagiac, Ron (Shirley) Petty of North Carolina, Darlene (David) Reece of Benton Harbor, and Timothy Petty of Detroit; brother John Floyd Sadler, of Trumann, Arkansas; and by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael J. Petty; brother Harold Lloyd Sadler, and sister Marguerite Walker.