Former Indiana first lady Josie Orr dies

Joan "Josie" Orr, who spent eight years as Indiana's first lady while her husband, Robert Orr, was governor, has died. She was 85.\nOrr died Tuesday, Alpha Funeral Services in Indianapolis said.\nHer husband, a Republican, was governor from 1981 until 1989, following eight years as lieutenant governor.\nShe married him in 1944, after spending part of World War II as a pilot ferrying airplanes across the country on their way to Europe. They lived in Evansville when Robert Orr entered the family business, Orr Iron Co., and became active in politics.\nThe Orrs had three children and divorced in 2000. Gov. Orr died in 2004 at the age of 86.\nGov. Mitch Daniels said Josie Orr "lived a one-of-a-kind life."\nFuneral arrangements were not immediately announced. Daniels directed that flags at state offices be lowered to half-staff through the day of Orr's funeral.