Edna Dawn Law Hay Seebauer Murphy

Mrs. Edna Dawn Law Hay Seebauer Murphy, age 97 of Logansport, Indiana and formerly of Madison, entered this life on June 4, 1928 in Campbellsburg, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late William Albert and Bessie Miles Law. She was raised and schooled in Kentucky before moving to the Switzerland and Jefferson counties area. Edna worked in Madison, Indiana at a young age at the Shoe Factory. She then went to work at Hanover College in the soda shop. She first married Kenneth Hay in 1947 in Madison, Indiana and had three children before his death in 1953. In 1956, she married her second husband Walter Kenneth Seebauer and with this union two more children were added to the family. She moved to northern Indiana in 1956 and raised her family there. She was divorced and then married Robert E. Murphy in August 1970 in Valparaiso, Indiana and they enjoyed 23 years together until his death in 1993. She worked many years as a cashier at the A&P Store in Portage, Indiana and managed a bakery for 14 years. The couple purchased three theaters in Northern Indiana - Rochester Times Theater, Nappanee Theater, and North Judson Gable Theater. Together they spent many hours working together as business owners. In retirement, she lived a bit in Florida, getting jobs at dress shops and even worked for Walmart as a greeter. She also served as a caregiver for a few years and was proud she was able to help the elderly patients. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Elks, the Moose Lodge in Fulton County, Indiana and Allen County Fort Wayne, and the Country Club. She attended Baptist and Methodist churches through the years. She was a faithful contributor to Shop with a Cop for many years. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, spending time with her family, and attending family reunions. Edna died on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 3:25 a.m. at the Miller Merry Manor in Logansport, Indiana.

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A LOVING FAMILY Edna will be missed by her loving daughters, Rebbeca "Becky" Hay Thomas and her husband James of Lohman, Missouri, Joyce Seebauer Nedoff and her husband James of Kannapolis, North Carolina, Janet Seebauer Wagoner of Rochester, Indiana and Julie Murphy Hopkins and her husband, Stan; her sister-in-law Gwen Kay Law of Madison, Indiana; 18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, William Albert Law, died November 4, 1974, her mother, Bessie Miles Law, died June 24, 1988, her husbands, Kenneth Hay and Robert Murphy, her brothers, Frank "Bud" Law, Kenneth E. Law and Billy Law, her sisters, Ora Lee Law, Louise Hartman (Nub), Mary Bullock (Don), Emogene Konkle (Jimmy), Pauline Roberts (James), her sons, Richard Hay Seebauer and Michael Hay Seebauer (LuCinda) , her son-in-law, Timothy Wagoner and her grandson, Joshua Nash Wagoner.

FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., by at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery, 600 West Fifth Street in downtown Madison, Indiana

VISITATION

Friends may visit Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana.

MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Springdale Cemetery. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The family would like to thank, Miller Merry Manor in Logansport, Indiana and Guardian Angels Hospice for the care of our mother.

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