Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Charles Leon Gipson

Charles Leon Gipson

Dec 8, 2009

Charles Leon Gipson, 76, of Sebring, FL. formerly of Plainfield, IN. passed away December 8, 2009 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, FL. Leon was born May 12, 1933 in Indianpolis to the late Robert Jesse and Dora Gertrude Gipson. He retired from Circle B Company after having 25 years in the Carpenters Union Local 758. His other memberships...

James Edwin Clutter

James Edwin Clutter

Dec 7, 2009

James Edwin Clutter, 82, of Plainfield, IN. passed away December 7, 2009. He was born August 20, 1927 in Brazil, IN. to the late James C. and Ruth N. Clutter. He was the former owner of Jeco Plastic Products in Plainfield retiring in 1999 after 20 years. He also owned J.E. Clutter and Associates from 1965 - 1979. His career...

Bill R. Jones

Bill R. Jones

Dec 4, 2009

Bill R. Jones, 83, of Morgantown, Indiana, passed away December 4, 2009 in Johnson Memorial Hospital. He was born September 14, 1926 in Hammond, Indiana. He was a lifelong self-employed carpenter. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 6, at 11:30 am in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, where friends may call on Saturday, December 5, from 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Friends...

Oma E. Johnson

Oma E. Johnson

Dec 4, 2009

Oma E. Johnson, 82, of Brownsburg, formerly of Danville passed away December 4, 2009 in Hendricks Regional Health. She was born March 2, 1927 in Red Boiling Springs, TN. to the late Amos and Aleen Lee. She had worked several years for Herff Jones Company in Indianapolis as a jewelry polisher. She was a member of Whitestone Christian Church in...

Lola E. Springate

Lola E. Springate

Dec 1, 2009

Lola E. Springate, 94 of Plainfield, IN. passed away December 1, 2009. She was born July 2, 1915 in Indianapolis to the late Frank and Mary Angrick. She retired in 1977 after 45 years as a school teacher for Wayne Township School Corp. She earned her B.S. and Master's degrees from Butler University. Lola was a member of St. Susanna...

Albert John Hall

Albert John Hall

Nov 17, 2009

Albert John Hall, 94, Plainfield, passed away November 17, 2009 at Hendricks Regional Health. He was born March 29, 1915 in Plainfield to the late John and Ida (Newlin) Hall. Albert Hall was a lifelong farmer. He also drove a school bus for over 30 years for the Plainfield School Corporation and was a rural mail carrier for 37 years...

Larry R. Wiley

Larry R. Wiley

Nov 11, 2009

Larry R. Wiley, 69, of Freedom, IN. formerly of Plainfield, IN. passed away November 11, 2009. He was born March 12, 1940 in Connorsville, IN. to the late Rex and Helen Wiley. For most of his life he was raised by Max and Helen Pool. Larry was a 1958 graduate of Manuel High School when he joined the US Navy....

Mary Lyndall Gladden

Mary Lyndall Gladden

Nov 10, 2009

Mary Lyndall (Sayre) Gladden, 86 of Clayton, IN. passed away November 10, 2009. She was born in Letart, West Virginia to the late Clark and Irene (Yonker) Sayre. She was raised on a dairy farm near Letart and worked in a defense plant in Columbus, OH. during WW II. In 1946 she married George Gladden of Bridgeport, IN. In 1954...

Winnona Lou Wayman

Winnona Lou Wayman

Nov 9, 2009

Winnona Lou Wayman (80), passed away November 9, 2009. She was born in Pattinsburg, MO, on October 3, 1929, to Kenneth Richard Grant and Ida Mildred Brooks Grant Nichols. Lou married Stanley Bryan Wayman (deceased) in KC, MO, on September 2, 1960. They had one child, Jera Lyn Wayman Foggin. She recently moved in with her daughter Jera and her...

Martin J. (Joe) Sechrest

Martin J. (Joe) Sechrest

Nov 6, 2009

Martin J. (Joe) Sechrest, 48, of Indianapolis, IN. passed away November 6, 2009. He was born July 22, 1961 to the late Martin C. and Madge Sechrest. He was a medical transcriptionist for St. Vincent Hospital several years. A funeral service will be Tuesday, November 10 at 11:00 am in Maple Hill Cemetery Chapel. Visitation will be Monday, November 9...

James Tony Madden

James Tony Madden

Nov 4, 2009

James Tony Madden, 81, of Plainfield, passed away Nov. 4, 2009. He was born March 1, 1928 to the late Roy and Dovie (Morris) Madden in Loveland. OH. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. He was a graduate of Eastern Kentucky Univ., and received his Master's degree from Butler Univ. He began his teaching career in a two...

Margaret Ann O'Kon

Margaret Ann O'Kon

Oct 30, 2009

Margaret Ann O'Kon, 71, of Plainfield, passed away October 30, 2009. She was born August 12, 1938 to the late William and Lenora (Wheeler) Stanley in Brazil, IN. She was a 1956 graduate of Plainfield High School. She worked for PSI, Plainfield for 22 years retiring as executive secretary in 1995. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Courtney A. Diodato

Courtney A. Diodato

Oct 29, 2009

Courtney A. Diodato, 32, of Indianapolis, passed away October 29, 2009. He was born January 27, 1977 in Tipton, IN. He was a fork lift operator for TLC in Plainfield. He is survived by his mother, Lois E. Cady; a daughter, Katie Diodato; a sister, Sabrina Ann Shidler; grandmother, Connie Cady; and great grandmother, Vera Cox, and many aunts and...

John McGuire Jr.

John McGuire Jr.

Oct 29, 2009

John McGuire Jr., 78, of Danville, IN formerly of Shoals, IN, passed away October 29, 2009. He was born November 26, 1930 to the late John Sr., and Nellie Olive (Johnson) McGuire in Keensburg, IL. He was a US Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by two sons, Franklin Keith McGuire and John A. McGuire III;...

Lillie Mae Ware

Lillie Mae Ware

Oct 29, 2009

Lillie Mae (Harrison) Ware, 85, of Plainfield, passed away October 29, 2009. She was born March 22, 1924 to the late Ira and Gracie (Poynter) Harrison in Garrod County, KY. She was a packer for the US Rubber Co, Indpls, for 20 years retiring in 1983. She is survived by a daughter, Terry A. (Darrel) Porter; a sister, Marie (Albert)...

Edward E. Whalen

Edward E. Whalen

Oct 26, 2009

Edward E. Whalen, 81 of Plainfield IN was called home by his heavenly Father on October 26, 2009. Ed is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Lou Wilson Whalen, his brother Donald Whalen of Sacramento, CA, his son E. Alan Whalen, daughter-in-law Lynda Sue, his daughter Linda Ann McLarty, son-in-law Thomas McLarty, grandchildren Amber Larkin and Andrew Larkin,...

Ernest J. Holloway

Ernest J. Holloway

Oct 25, 2009

Ernest J. Holloway, 76, of Plainfield, passed away October 25, 2009. He was born November 15, 1932 to the late Arthur and Lucille (Croteau) Holloway in Lunenburg, VT. He owned and operated Holloway Auto Parts, Plainfield for over 20 years retiring in 1993. He is survived by two daughters, Barbara J. (Lawrence) Porter and Brenda S. (Tim) Hutchison; three grandchildren,...

Dean Franklin Turner

Dean Franklin Turner

Oct 25, 2009

Dean Franklin Turner, 81, of Plainfield, passed away October 25, 2009 after a brief illness. Dean was born October 19, 1928 in Vermillion County to the late Dana and Audrey (Boswell) Turner. He graduated from Tangier High School in 1947 and moved to Hendricks County where he met his wife Carolyn Gabel Turner. They were married June 25, 1950 and...

Emma A. Harvey

Emma A. Harvey

Oct 25, 2009

Emma A. (LaRoche) Harvey, 84, of Plainfield, IN. passed away October 25, 2009. She was born October 18, 1925 in Charlestown, IL. to the late Charles and Alice LaRoche. She was a cafeteria worker for 10 years with the Plainfield Community School Corp. She was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Harvey as well as 3 brothers and...

James D. Manning Jr.

James D. Manning Jr.

Oct 25, 2009

James D. Manning Jr., 82, of Plainfield, passed away October 25, 2009. He was born December 28, 1926 to the late James D. Sr., and Nancy (Staggs) Manning. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. He retired in 1986 after 44 years as a locomotive engineer from Conrail (formerly the New York Central Railroad) St Louis Division....