Lavern Stephens Polston, age 89 of Plainfield, IN, formerly of Somerset, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023  in Plainfield.  

Lavern was born on August 27, 1934 in Jabez, KY to the late Veno Stephens and Lola Wilson Stephens.  On December 19, 1953, Lavern married her husband, Arlo Kimball Polston in Ringgold, GA and they shared 62 years of marriage prior to his passing in 2015.   She was a member of Christian Home Church,  Jabez, KY.  Her Christian faith and devotion to her church was of utmost importance to her.   Lavern loved Gospel Music and she enjoyed singing at the nursing homes and in church.  She retired from American Mutual Life Insurance in Indianapolis, IN before relocating back to Somerset.  She was also employed by WalMart for thirteen years.

Lavern was preceded in death by her parents, Veno and Lola Wilson Stephens; her husband, Arlo Polston; and one sister and brother-in-law,  Irene and Marvin McGowan; her brother-in-law, Grover Leonidus McGowan; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Flonnie and Arvil Polston.

Survivors include her sister, Christine McGowan of Plainfield, IN; her nephew, Gregory (Beverly) McGowan of Plainfield, IN; her niece, Vickie (Kurt) Spoerle of Carmel, IN; four great nieces, Lindsey (Jason) Catellier, Valerie (Gregory) Horn, Melanie (Nicholas) Lewis-Walls,  and Ella (Michael) Minatel; three great nephews, Sam (Natalie) Spoerle, Stephen (Shannon) McGowan, and Philip Spoerle;  five great great nieces, Allison, Camryn, Delaney, Claire and Kaleigh; and seven great great nephews, Logan, Jacob, Clayton, Garrett, Lucas, Leo and James; and a host of nieces and nephews on the Polston side whom she loved dearly.

Visitation for Lavern Polston will be on Friday, November 3, 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Hwy 80, Somerset, KY 42503.  

Her funeral service will follow at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Reverend Ritchie Curtis and Reverend Mark Polston officiating.  

Burial will be at Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, KY.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Military Springs Cemetery, Jabez, KY for upkeep and maintenance.  Donations can be mailed to Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1441, Somerset, KY  42502.

You are welcome to view the obituary and offer condolences to the family at our website:  www.LakeCumberlandFuneralService.com