Obituary of Ardith Elaine Lux

Ardith Elaine Lux,, 89, passed away Monday evening, June 16, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Funeral services for Ardith will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton, with Pastor Gary Marzolf, of Newton, conducting the services. A visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the services on Friday. In lieu of flowers memorials in Ardith’s name: are being designated to Jasper County Humane Society. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. Ardith, the daughter of Lloyd and Maude (Woody) Stolkesberry, was born July 12, 1924, in Knoxville. She was a graduate of the Knoxville Senior High, Class of 1945. On January 22, 1949, Ardith was united in marriage with Clifford Pink in Newton. They had lived several place prior to Clifford’s death in Indiana. Ardith was employed as a secretary for many years, Legal Secretary to Leon Miller in Knoxville, and secretary to the Jasper County Sherriff and County Attorneys. On July 1, 1961, Ardith married Gilbert Lux in Newton. Gilbert would precede her in death on April 23, 1988. She had devoted her life to her husbands and friends. Ardith enjoyed reading; was passionate about her flowers, gardening, her yard, of which was an array of colors and Casey her cat. Ardith was preceded in death by her parents and both of her husbands. Those left to honor Ardith’s memory include her cousins and several nieces and nephews.