Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Marie M. Harris

Marie M. Harris

Jun 30, 2012

Marie M. Harris, 82, of Plainfield, passed away June 30, 2012 in Hendricks Regional Health. She was born October 6, 1929 in Snow Hill, NC to the late Clarence and Kathleen Moore. She was a waitress and homemaker for many years. Marie was a member of the Southwood Baptist Church in Beech Grove. Graveside services will be Tuesday, July 3,...

Betty L. Leap

Betty L. Leap

Jun 30, 2012

Betty L. Leap, 83, of Brownsburg, passed away June 30, 2012 in her residence. She was born September 29, 1928 in Marion County to the late Shirley and Alma Price. She was a cheerleader and graduate of Avon High School. Betty was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Brownsburg. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 3, at 10:00...

Rebecca Ann Stutz

Rebecca Ann Stutz

Jun 25, 2012

Rebecca Ann Stutz, 67, of Plainfield, passed away June 25, 2012. She was born December 11, 1944 in Indianapolis to the late Charles and Martha Jean (Bly) Riddle. She was a school teacher for Plainfield and Mooresville School Systems, retiring in 1993. She was also a Governess in Lake Forest and Chicago IL, as well as a Nanny in Plainfield...

Martha V. Bryant

Martha V. Bryant

Jun 20, 2012

Martha V. Bryant, 89, of Plainfield, passed away June 20, 2012. She was born June 19, 1923 in Kansas City, MO to the late Herbert and Lulu Neidenberger. She was a 1941 graduate of Monrovia High School. Martha was a homemaker and worked for Link-Belt and PSI for several years until 1953 when she became co-owner of Bryant Oil Company...

Robert L. McGinnis

Robert L. McGinnis

Jun 13, 2012

Robert L. McGinnis, 82, of Plainfield, passed away June 13, 2012. He was born November 27, 1929 to the late Keith N. and Grace R. (Arnett) McGinnis in Monroe County, IN. He retired from the Indiana State Police Department in 1978 after 21 years. He then went to work for the Indiana Department of Transportation as a State Investigator for...

Marilyn E. Stanley

Marilyn E. Stanley

Jun 11, 2012

Marilyn E. Stanley, 80, of Plainfield, passed away June 11, 2012. She was born September 27, 1931 to the late George and Challis (Johnson) Weed in Indianapolis, IN. She worked as a real estate agent from 1990-2012 with various real estate offices, including Woody and Associates. She was a member of the Plainfield Friends Meeting, the Plainfield Church Federation, served...

Helen Anders

Helen Anders

Jun 6, 2012

Helen Anders, 88, of Plainfield, formerly of Mooresville, passed away June 6, 2012. She was born January 18, 1924 to the late Oscar and Margaret McNelley in Plainfield, IN. She was a sales representative for Merle Norman Cosmetics. She had attended the Light and Life Free Methodist Church. Helen is survived by her husband, Leroy D. Anders; two daughters, Debra...

Bernard Trent

Bernard Trent

Jun 6, 2012

Bernard Trent, 85, of Plainfield, passed away June 6, 2012. He was born November 7, 1926 to the late William and Weyburn (Dooley) Trent in Indianpolis, IN. Bernard was a 1944 graduate of Avon High School. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. He started his career in 1943 unloading box cars at A&P Grocery retiring after 41 years...

Wilbur E. Prose Jr.

Wilbur E. Prose Jr.

Jun 4, 2012

Wilbur E. Prose Jr., 68, of Plainfield, passed away June 4, 2012. He was born November 8, 1943 to the late Wilbur E Sr., and Mae Pauline (Bain) Prose in Terre Haute, IN. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. He was a former firefighter in Terre Haute and later became a system engineer for Lucent Technologies for...

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...