Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Jean L. Sheets

Jean L. Sheets

May 20, 2014

Jean L. Sheets, 84, of Indianapolis, passed away May 20, 2014. She was born May 4, 1930 in Detroit, MI to the late Lee and Ella Gant. She was a 1948 graduate of Ben Davis High School. Jean was a homemaker and member of Bridgeport Central Baptist Church. She was also past president of Hendricks County Art League. She was...

Linda L. Montgomery

Linda L. Montgomery

May 19, 2014

Linda L. Montgomery, 74, of Plainfield, passed away May 19, 2014. She was born October 5, 1939 in Indianapolis to the late David and August Bradley. Linda was a homemaker and member of Avon United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 22, at 12:00 pm (Noon) in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, where friends may call on Wednesday, May 21,...

Leroy J. Ambler

Leroy J. Ambler

May 16, 2014

Leroy J. Ambler, 87, of Plainfield, passed away May 16, 2014. He was born January 16, 1927 in Indianapolis to the late Luther and Jennie Ambler. He was a WWII and Korean War Navy veteran. Leroy retired in 1991 as a butcher for Schwab's IGA in Mooresville. He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Plainfield, where a...

Mary Amy Thompson

Mary Amy Thompson

May 16, 2014

Mary Amy Thompson, 92, of Plainfield, passed away May 16, 2014 in her residence. She was born June 22, 1921 in Bridgeport, IN to the late Windfield and Susie Cress. Amy was a 1939 graduate of Ben Davis High School and member of Plainfield Friends Meeting. She retired from Link-Belt in 1982 after 20 years as a printer/packager. Funeral services...

William E. Craven

William E. Craven

May 14, 2014

William E. "Bill" Craven, 85, of Plainfield, passed away May 14, 2014. He was born February 22, 1929 in Mooresville, IN to the late Frank and Hazel Craven. He was a 1948 graduate of Clayton High School. Bill was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Plainfield. He retired from Howard Sams after many years as a manager. Funeral services...

Joyce June Storm

Joyce June Storm

May 13, 2014

Joyce June Storm, 76, of Plainfield, passed away May 13, 2014. She was born June 7, 1937 to the late Walter and Violet (Charles) Osborn in London, England. She worked at the Plainfield Post Office as a carrier and later as a clerk for 20 years retiring in 1997. Joyce loved all things Royal, and was a lover of cats....

Roselyn L. Larkin

Roselyn L. Larkin

May 13, 2014

Roselyn L. Larkin, 86, of Plainfield, passed away May 13, 2014. She was born October 11, 1927, in Indianapolis to the late Cecil and Opal Lee Bates. Roselyn was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd E. Larkin in 2004. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 17, at 1:00 pm in Plainfield Christian Church, where friends...

James E. Conover

James E. Conover

May 11, 2014

James E. Conover, 69, of Plainfield, passed away May 11, 2014. He was born October 14, 1944 to the late Arvin and Emma (Murrell) in Columbia, KY. He was a charter member of Christ Church in Plainfield. He worked for RA Fawcett and Associates in Avon for 22 years. Later he was a dual Machinist and Millwright for Olin Brass...

Randy L. Deibel

Randy L. Deibel

May 9, 2014

Randy L. Deibel, 44, of Plainfield, passed away May 9, 2014. He was born November 23, 1969 in Dover, OH. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. He was a Senior Technical Director for AT&T for 15 years. Later he worked as a Automation Engineer for Miller-Eads Automation in Indianapolis. Randy is survived by...

Troy L. Dare

Troy L. Dare

May 8, 2014

Troy L. Dare, 56, of Avon, passed away May 8, 2014. He was born December 10, 1957 in Quincy, IL. He was a 1976 graduate of Plainfield High School. He was a real estate agent for Carpenter Realty in Avon for 5 years and for the past two years he owned JMV Enterprises. He was a member of Kingsway Christian...

Kenneth E. Farley

Kenneth E. Farley

May 5, 2014

Kenneth E. Farley, 67, of Plainfield, passed away May 5, 2014.  He was born June 27, 1946 to the late Stanley and Emily (Wolpert) Farley in Hamilton, OH.  Ken was a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, serving as a field medic, during the Vietnam War.  He was a graduate of Purdue University, and taught Computer Science at IUPUI.  He...

Carl R. Reed

Carl R. Reed

May 3, 2014

Carl R. Reed, 72, of Plainfield, passed away May 3, 2014.  He was born January 9, 1942 to the late Dayton and Stella (Olson) Reed in Morgantown, IN.  He was a US Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.  He worked as an inspector and in maintenance while in the service and after his discharge he continued his trade with...

Lois Virginia Carr

Lois Virginia Carr

May 2, 2014

Lois Virginia Carr, 83, of Plainfield, passed away quietly surrounded by family on May 2, 2014. She was born August 22, 1930 to the late Charles and Zelma (Walker) Petticrew in Champaign, IL. She was preceded in death by a sister Ruth Kujawa. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Wallace (Wally) Carr; three sons, David (Laura),...

Mildred L. Gibson

Mildred L. Gibson

Apr 30, 2014

Mildred L. Gibson, 81, of Plainfield, passed away April 30, 2014.  She was born June 18, 1932 to the late Paul and Maggie (Gasper) Parker.  She is survived by a son, Walter A. "Bud" (Julia) Gibson Jr; four daughters, Mae L. (Stan Bell) Yeley, Patricia A. Holmes, Jennifer S. (Joe) Yannayon and Carol M. (Louis) Parsons; 11 grandchildren, 14 great...

Ruth A. Hamilton

Ruth A. Hamilton

Apr 19, 2014

Ruth A. Hamilton, 101, of Indianapolis, passed away April 19, 2014 in Chandler, AZ.  She was born March 28, 1913 to the late Henry and Alice (Moehler) Goll in Indianapolis, IN.  She was a homemaker.  She graduated from Ben Davis High School, and married James R. Hamilton on September 20, 1935.  Ruth enjoyed cooking and entertaining friends and family.  She...

Macklin (Mack) J. Swinney

Macklin (Mack) J. Swinney

Apr 18, 2014

Macklin (Mack) James Swinney, 27, of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on April 18, 2014. He was born May 4, 1986 in Indianapolis. Mack was a 2004 graduate of Ben Davis High School. He enjoyed surfing with friends and family at Dale Hollow Lake, playing frisbee golf and spending the month of May at the...

Chester C. Scherf Jr.

Chester C. Scherf Jr.

Apr 13, 2014

Chester C. Scherf Jr., 63, of Brownsburg, passed away April 13, 2014 in his residence. He was born September 15, 1950 in Port Washington, WI, to the late Chester C. Sr. and Gloria Scherf. Chet was a truck driver for R.L. Carter Trucking Company in Clayton, IN.  Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 16, at 11:00 am in Maple Hill...

Jessica L. Broady

Jessica L. Broady

Apr 13, 2014

Jessica L. Broady, 26, of Cicero, passed away April 13, 2014.  She was born June 28, 1987 in Urbana, IL.  She was a 2006 graduate of Avon High School, and a 2010 graduate of IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology with a BS in Construction Engineering Management.  While at IUPUI she was on the Dean's list four times and graduated in the...

Carolyn J. (Beagle) Davee

Carolyn J. (Beagle) Davee

Apr 12, 2014

Carolyn J. (Beagle) Davee, of Plainfield, peacefully passed away April 12, 2014.  She was born January 2, 1955 in Indianapolis to Jerome and Emma Lee Beagle.  She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Indiana University, and was an RN at IU and St. Vincent Hospitals in Indianapolis as well as at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville.  Carolyn truly loved...

Madelene Miller

Madelene Miller

Apr 11, 2014

Madelene Miller, 84, of Avon, passed away April 11, 2014.  She was born June 21, 1929 in Kokomo, IN.  She was a homemaker.  She is survived by two sons, Paul L. and William Miller Jr.; 2 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Miller.  Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, April...

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