Rosemary J. Brantley, 88, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017. She was born April 9, 1929 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Ivy James and Vera Mae Taylor. Rosemary was a member of the Union Baptist Church. She retired from the Indiana State Hospital in 1985 as a Psychiatric Attendant.

Surviving is her daughter Kathy Eason of Brooklyn, New York, 2 grandchildren, Chalice and Cameron Taylor of Tampa Florida and a brother Edward (Deloris) Tharp Jr. She was preceded in death by a daughter Gail Taylor and 3 siblings Julia Roberson, Danny and Morris Taylor and her husband William Brantley.

Memorial graveside service will be Friday 2:30 p.m. December 22, 2017 at Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. There is a time of greeting the family from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. Friday December 22 at the funeral home.