Dianne Layne LaMaster Merillat

Dianne Layne LaMaster Merillat, of Sellersburg, Indiana died November 14, 2023, aged 79 years old.  Dianne was an alumnus of Silver Creek High School and of Indiana University, where she earned a BS degree in secondary education and a MS degree in guidance and counseling.  She was a retired counselor from Charlestown High School, Charlestown, IN, where she taught English, speech, and journalism before she became a guidance counselor.  After retiring, she was for ten years a member of the Board of Directors for the Clark County Youth Shelter, serving as President and in various other offices.  Dianne was a member of the Sellersburg United Methodist Church.

Preceding Dianne in death were her parents, Claude H, and Annabel Wells LaMaster, her husband of 30 years, Richard S. Merillat, and her brother, Claude H. LaMaster, Jr.  She is survived by her nephew Drew H. LaMaster (wife Kristin, daughters Annabelle, Lilliana, and Madelyn), her niece Emily LaMaster McGrath (daughter Grace), her niece Meredith LaMaster, and her sister-in-law Barbara LaMaster.  All are residents of Louisville, KY, except Meredith of Chicago, IL.  She is also survived by her sister-in-law Mary Miller (husband Steve) of Sellersburg, IN, her nephew Geoffrey Miller (wife Sara, daughter Isabella) of Boca Raton, FL, her niece Jennifer Tezak (husband Nik, daughter Emilia, son Oskar) of Boulder, CO, and by many cousins, especially Dale McKinley (wife Tammy), Cindy Embry, and Donna Frazier.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at the Garr Funeral Home in Sellersburg with interment to follow at Sellersburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sellersburg Cemetery, Hospice of Southern Indiana Home Care, or the Clark County Indiana Youth Shelter.