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Alice “Kat” Ousley 75, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 9:40 P.M. Sunday, March 24, 2024 at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Ernestine M. Raclin House, Mishawaka, Indiana.
She was born on February 27, 1949 in Lackey, Kentucky, the daughter of Mart and Dora (Owens) Reed. Alice moved to Indiana from Kentucky in the late 1980’s and had worked at various factories.
Survivors include her children, Cleisa (Jerry) McCoy, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Melissa (Al) Oulsey, Logansport, Indiana, Lenville Dean (Michelle) Ousley, Bourbon, Indiana, Marti (Billy) Ellis, Rochester, Indiana, fifteen grandchildren, twenty eight great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, brothers, Jack (Glenda) Reed, Rochester, Indiana, Joe (Billie) Reed, Knox, Indiana, sisters, Sue (Ray) Shepherd, Gunlock, Kentucky, Bernice Filbeck, Louisville, Kentucky, Sandy (Larry) Childers, Martin, Kentucky, several nieces and nephews and her two canine companions, Pixie and Little B. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, Michael Reed, brothers, David Reed and Phillip Reed, and great granddaughter, Makena Whybrew.
A celebration of Life will take place at a later date with interment in the family cemetery in Kentucky. Arrangements by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, Indiana. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com
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