Colleen Mae Lucas, 83, of Westport, passed away at 5:43 a.m. on Thursday,
October 27, 2022 at the Decatur County Memorial Hospital. She was born on
January 25, 1939 in Saginaw, Michigan the daughter of Leon and Mary Ethel
(Fetter) Hart. She was raised in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High
School in 1958. On August 11, 1958 she was united in marriage to Ronald Lee
Lucas. He preceded her in death on February 1, 2022. From this union of 63 years
they were blessed with children, Karen, Teresa, Brian and Michael. She was a
devoted minister’s wife and a loving stay-at-home mom. She drew her strength and
her faith from the churches she served with her beloved husband, Ron. They
served in the communities of Tunnelton, Bono, Fort Ritner, Lawrenceport and
Westport. After Ron’s retirement in 1998 they settled in Westport. She still had
the calling to serve from the pulpit for several local Methodist churches. Her
final duties as a minister was at the old Westport Methodist Church. She was a
member of the Greensburg United Methodist Church. She is survived by her
daughters, Karen (Lewis) Wright of Madison and Teresa (Daniel) Anson of
Vincennes; sons, Brian Lucas of Madison and Michael (Kim) Lucas of Mineral City,
Ohio; a sister, Wilma Hampton of Westport; 7 grandchildren; 9 great
grandchildren and her beloved cat, Muffins. She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; step father, Leon Hart; sisters, Maxine Evans and Jane Webb;
half-sisters, Patricia Dobbs and Linda Spaugh; half-brother, Robert Hook.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022 at
the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Stephens officiating. A time of
visitation will be held on Friday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service.
Following her wishes, Colleen will be cremated and burial will take place at a
later date at the Westport Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Greensburg United Methodist Church through the funeral home. Online condolences
can be made to the family at www.bassgasper.com .