Anna Belle Trueblood

Anna Belle Martin Trueblood, age 105, of Salem, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Salem Crossing.

Mrs. Trueblood was born March 17, 1920 to Logan J. and Mattie Luse Martin at the Martin home, south of Salem, Indiana. She attended school at College Hill and Pekin, graduating from Pekin High School in 1937. She kept in touch with her classmates during their lives and was the last living member of that graduating class. She attended Indiana University studying to become a teacher. During her career, she taught at Pierce Township Consolidated Schools, at a school in Aurora, Indiana and also at West Washington. She married Harold E.Trueblood on May 8, 1947 and they were married until his death in 1992. Together they shared two daughters. She was a longtime member of First Christian Church in Salem and taught Sunday School for many years. She loved gardening, reading, sewing, collecting dolls and sharing stories from her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Logan and Mattie Martin, her husband, Harold Trueblood, her three younger brothers, Logan E. Martin, Russell G. Martin and Kenneth L. Martin and one son in law, Butch Earls.

She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Trueblood Earls, and Brenda Trueblood Adkins (Buddy), and one granddaughter Anna Mary Earls, all of Salem.

Services for Mrs. Trueblood will be held on Thursday, May 29 at 1:00p.m. at Weathers Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10:00a.m. until the time of service, also at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.