Although she likes to travel to other states, for Brenda Meyer the place to stay is here in Rush County. Past travels have taken her to several states to see what the differences are but she always returns to her Hoosier home.
She and her mother Estella Meyer live together in Falmouth. They share their home with a cat called Tabby, and until last February with a Dachshund named Cedric.
“We do miss him,” Brenda said.
The best reason to live in Rush County is the people, according to Meyer.
“We have a lot of friendly people, and helpful. If you need help, they’re there to help you. You go to the big cities and they’re out for the individual,” she said. “I always like it because I help people and they help me. I think that’s why I stay. I really do.”
She has encountered many, many people in her more than 20 years of working at Rushville’s Wal-Mart. She now is Customer Service Manager and spends her time “up front” helping customers with complaints. She works from the Service Desk, resolving problems and reporting to department managers when a consumer requests an item that isn’t available.
“If they want items that we don’t carry I give that to the managers so we can start getting new merchandise,” she said.
This Falmouth resident enjoys scrapbooking and reading.
“I read a lot, mostly mysteries and autobiographies,” she said.
The daughter of the late John H. Meyer, Brenda has one brother, Albert Meyer, who lives in Columbia in Fayette County and one sister, Della Deweese, who lives in Brownsburg.
Brenda is active at Plum Creek Christian Church.
“I help out at church with different things, anything that needs done like dinners or anything the church needs,” she remarked.
She attended Webb School for her elementary years then Rushville Junior High School.
“It was in the old yellow one that’s no longer there,” she said.
A 1970 graduate of Rushville Consolidated High School, she noted that it was a big change from the size of the elementary school to the newly consolidated high school.
“It was so different because there were more students. I made new friends and there were more opportunities,” she observed. “There were a lot of people from different county schools.”
Her favorite subject was Latin, taught by Justine Mitchell, who was adept at challenging and intriguing students. Latin Club was Meyer’s favorite activity and she also was a member of Cheerblock, Y-teens and the homemakers club. Latin Club was very active at the time.
“They did a lot. We dressed in togas and all that kind of stuff. That was back in the old times when we acted out. We had a good time,” she recalled.
Jan Voiles can be contacted at jan.voiles@rushvillerepublican.com or at (765) 932-2222 ext. 107. Add a comment to this story at www.rushvillerepublican.com
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