Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Audra A. Acton

Audra A. Acton

May 31, 2012

Audra A. Acton, 82, of Indianapolis, passed away May 31, 2012. She was born January 27, 1930 in Indianapolis to the late Paul and Mary Brewer. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton L. Acton and a daughter, Jodi Dennison. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 2,...

Sarah P. "Bea" Halliburton

Sarah P. "Bea" Halliburton

May 28, 2012

Sarah P. "Bea" Halliburton, 99, of Indianapolis, passed away May 28, 2012. She was born September 25, 1912 in Fountain Head, TN to the late Elbert Sydney and Elizabeth (McCloud) Dunham. She retired in 1977 from L. Strauss & Company after 30 years as a cashier and gift wrapper. Bea was a member of Bridgeport Central Baptist Church. She was...

Audrey H. Thompson

Audrey H. Thompson

May 26, 2012

Audrey H. Thompson, 85, of Plainfield, passed away May 26, 2012. She was born July 1, 1926 to the late Charlie Lee and Cora E. (Suder) Keck in Greencastle, IN. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bridgeport Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Darrell L. (Frances) and George Thompson; three daughters, Jan (Mike) Duncan, Shirley...

David W. Shaw

David W. Shaw

May 23, 2012

David W. Shaw, 77, of Plainfield, passed away May 23, 2012. He was born May 27, 1934 to the late Thomas M. and Alice (Thompson) Shaw in Muncie, IN. He was a 1953 graduate of Ben Davis High School. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a road officer for the Speedway Police Department for...

Donald L. Jenkins

Donald L. Jenkins

May 18, 2012

Donald L. Jenkins, 63, of Plainfield, passed away May 18, 2012 in ManorCare of Prestwick. He was born on April 14, 1949 in Indianapolis to the late Paul and Faith Jenkins. Don was a 1968 graduate of Northwest High School in Indianapolis. He worked over 20 years for Beechcraft and attended Avon United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Tuesday, May...

Freda June Bishop

Freda June Bishop

May 17, 2012

Freda June (Belt) Bishop, 64, of Plainfield, passed away May 17, 2012 in Methodist Hospital. She was born July 26, 1947 in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Ovid Clellan and Rosetta Murl Belt. She had been a beautician several years for Hair Keepers in Indianapolis. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 22, at 10:30 am in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home,...

Charles A. "Tony" Elliott

Charles A. "Tony" Elliott

May 15, 2012

Charles A. "Tony" Elliott, 77, of Plainfield, passed away May 15, 2012. He was born May 29, 1934 in Indianapolis to the late James and Margaret Elliott. He was a truck driver 44 years for the Keebler Cookie Company. He and his wife were also foster parents to a number of children. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Marjorie E. Grundy

Marjorie E. Grundy

May 12, 2012

Marjorie E. Grundy, of Plainfield, passed away May 12, 2012 at the age of 95. She was born February 14, 1917 on the family farm "Glenwood" just west of Peoria, IL to the late Fred S. and Nira (Waugh) Frye. She grew up showing award winning Aberdeen Angus and Dairy calves with two of her brothers. In the middle to...

Ken A. Hayden

Ken A. Hayden

May 12, 2012

Ken A. Hayden, 58, of Indianapolis, passed away May 8, 2012 in St. Vincent Hospice. He was born November 30, 1953 in Indianapolis to the late James Fred and JoAnn June Hayden. Ken had worked for 42 years at Sports Spot in Indianapolis as a sales manager. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 18, at 7:00 pm...

Betty L. Sims

Betty L. Sims

May 11, 2012

Betty L. Sims, 84, of Plainfield, passed away May 11, 2012. She was born September 5, 1927 to the late Asher and Ruth (Milner) Craig in Thorntown, IN. She received her BA from Ball State University. She was a high school business education teacher at Sheridan High School and later at Decatur Central High School in the late 1940's an...

Anita Mae (Thompson) Hunt

Anita Mae (Thompson) Hunt

May 10, 2012

Anita Mae (Thompson) Hunt, 86, of Plainfield, passed away May 10, 2012. She was born March 23, 1926 on Walnut Ridge in Washington County, IN, the oldest of three children of the late Talmage and Edna Thompson of Campbellsburg, IN. She grew up in Rush Creek Valley of Washington County, IN. She married David L. Hunt on April 1, 1956...

Ima Kelley

Ima Kelley

May 8, 2012

Ima Kelley, 83, of Indianapolis, passed away May 8, 2012 in Millers Merry Manor, Indianapolis. She was born June 7, 1928 in Wayne County, KY to the late Charles and Pearl (Baker) Sullivan. She was a homemaker and widow of Irvin O. Kelley who passed away in 1992. She was a member of the Power of Prayer Community Church, Indianapolis....

James W. Moran Sr.

James W. Moran Sr.

May 8, 2012

James W. Moran Sr., 74, of Indianapolis, passed away May 8, 2012. He was born April 21, 1938 to the late Carson and Lillie (McGowan) Moran in Russell Springs, KY. A private service will be held at Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, Plainfield, with burial to follow at Maple Hill Cemetery, Plainfield. He worked for General Motors as an assembly line worker...

Roy Cordray

Roy Cordray

May 5, 2012

Roy Cordray, 89, of Avon, passed away May 5, 2012. He was born August 7, 1922 to the late Roy and Lydia Margery Cordray in Mooresville, IN. He was a US Marine Corps veteran of WWII. He worked as a tool and die maker for Hamblen Gage Co for 16 years and later as a project manager for R.P. Milhous...

Mildred Audrey Beckley

Mildred Audrey Beckley

May 2, 2012

Mildred Audrey (Koontz) Beckley, 94, of Plainfield, went to her heavenly rest on May 2, 2012 following a long battle, supervised by hospice and assisted by daughters and family members. She was born October 11, 1917 to the late Earl and Audrey Koontz in Indianapolis, IN. She graduated from Acton High School in 1935 where she fell in love with...

Marilyn R. Love

Marilyn R. Love

Apr 30, 2012

Marilyn R. Love, 77, of Plainfield, passed away April 30, 2012. She was born September 25, 1934 to the late Jennings B. and Marian (Rodman) Randolph in Lafayette, IN. She was a homemaker and a member of the Plainfield Christian Church. She is survived by four sons, Frank M. (Gayle) Love Jr., Randy R. (Sandy), Scott J. (Lydia) and Gary...

Susan Kay Means

Susan Kay Means

Apr 30, 2012

Susan Kay (Hunt) Means, 61, of Indianapolis, passed away April 30, 2012. She was born April 14, 1951 to the late Harry and Wanda (Hazel) Hunt in Indianapolis, IN. She was a custodian for the Avon Community School Corporation for 13 years until 2008. She is survived by a son, Michael E. (Tricia) Hunt; a daughter, Stephanie A. (Michael) Naylor;...

Dawn M. Weber

Dawn M. Weber

Apr 27, 2012

Dawn M. Weber, 46, of Plainfield, passed away April 27, 2012. She was born May 26, 1965. She was a homemaker and a member of the Plainfield Apostolic Church, 1602 Stanley Road where services will be held on Tuesday May 1, 2012 at 10:30 am. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 pm Monday April 30 in the Hampton-Gentry Funeral...

Karen Denise Williams

Karen Denise Williams

Apr 23, 2012

Karen Denise (Jordan) Williams, 51, of Danville, passed away April 23, 2012. She was born in Indianapolis on December 25, 1960 to Ralph Harold and Ethel Loretta (Stanley) Jordan. She was a 1979 graduate of Morton Memorial High School at the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Childrens Home. Her latest employment was at Wal-Mart in Plainfield, where she worked in the...

James C. Thomas

James C. Thomas

Apr 21, 2012

James C. Thomas, 79, of Avon, passed away April 21, 2012. He was born June 19, 1932 to the late William and Sallie Thomas in Mars Hill, NC. He was a car salesman for Collins Oldsmobile for 30 years retiring in 2000. He was a member of the Avon United Methodist Church, 6850 E. US 36 in Avon, where funeral...