Assault victim, Judy Annis, passed away from her injuries

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - ABC57 reported in September of authorities saying 81-year-old Judy Annis was assaulted by 68-year-old Randy Scott. 

According to her family, Annis recently passed away from her injuries. 

Annis suffered significant injuries including a punctured lung and skull fractures, following the attack.

With this news, a previous assault charge for Scott, has shifted to a murder, as prosecutors filed the murder charge against Scott on Wednesday, October 11. 

A Go Fund Me page is being presented by Annis' family, trying to reach a goal of $5,000 for financial support to give "neighborhood Granny," as Annis was lovingly known as, a burial and celebration of life that she deserves.

The family also asks for prayer for peace. 

Annis' granddaughter, Heather Valentiny, speaks of her grandmother as a loving, generous angel who opened her home to anyone in need. 

Annis is a mother of two, grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 22 and great-great-grandmother of one. 

So far, after two days, $1,110 has been raised.