Christine Jo Little

Christine Jo Little, 58, passed away peacefully at 9:00 am on Monday, March 30 after a lengthy battle with colon cancer at the Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Fort Wayne after a weekend of being surrounded by close friends who shared her life. She was born in Warsaw on August 12, 1956 to William F. and Earlene (Heagy) Little and raised on the family farm where she developed her lifelong passion for animals. She was literally an animal whisperer with her innate ability to fully understand and communicate with them. Chris spent her life assisting with the care of her beloved brother Ken who was afflicted with spina bifida. Theirs' was a special bond that included their own private language and instinctively knowing what the other was thinking. Together, they were guilty.” Individually “innocent.” Chris and Ken graduated together from Warsaw High School with the Class of 1976. She enjoyed her time cheering at the many dog agility trials she attended. She derived enormous pleasure holding dogs and visiting with her many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents Roy V. and Phoebe Little and Maurice and Vergie Heagy and her brother Kenneth W. Little. She is survived by her sister, Carolyn (John) Williamson of Claypool. A graveside service will be at 11:00 am Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Graceland Cemetery, Claypool with Pastor Butch Troke officiating. There is no visitation hours planned. Memorial contributions may be made to Dream Paws Animal Rescue, 3015 Wild Cherry Ridge, West, Mishawaka, Indiana 46544. McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw was entrusted with the arrangements.