Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Leah L. Abrams

Leah L. Abrams

Oct 17, 2012

Leah L. Abrams, 74, of Plainfield, passed away October 17, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born December 1, 1937 to the late Saul and Elvina Mindling in Watertown, OH. Leah was an educator whose mantra in life was to help people be more than they thought they could be. She was a language graduate of Ohio...

Jack E. Moon

Jack E. Moon

Oct 15, 2012

Jack E. Moon, 81, of Plainfield, passed away October 15, 2012. He was born January 21, 1931 to the late Adna and Marie (Atwood) Moon in Indianapolis, IN. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a claims manager for Indiana Insurance Company for 30 years retiring in 1993. He was a member of the...

Ruth M. Dorris

Ruth M. Dorris

Oct 14, 2012

Ruth M. Dorris, 102, of Clayton, passed away October 14, 2012. She was born June 9, 1910 to the late Robert and Mallie (Ausbrooks) Farmer in Portland, TN. She was a seamstress for Mechanics Laundry for 15 years. She is survived by two sons, Jerry C. (Elizabeth) and Kenneth M. Dorris; a daughter, Dorothy Blackburn; 9 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren,...

Linda Ann Lehman

Linda Ann Lehman

Oct 12, 2012

Linda Ann Lehman, 62, of Indianapolis, passed away October 12, 2012. She was born March 18, 1950 in Cleveland, OH and is survived by her parents, Charles L. and Jeannette A. Lehman. She is the dear sister of Priscilla "Pat" Lehman and Philip Lehman, and Aunt of Aaron Lehman. The family lived in Parma, OH where she attended Parma Public...

Virginia Lee Davis

Virginia Lee Davis

Oct 9, 2012

Virginia Lee Davis, 71, of Mooresville, IN passed away October 9, 2012 in St. Francis Hospital, Mooresville. She was born April 8, 1941 in Indianapolis to the late Lester and Bernice Hatfield. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Davis and her sister Iris Curtis. Graveside services will be Saturday, October 13, at 10:30...

Allen Gaines Jr.

Allen Gaines Jr.

Oct 4, 2012

Allen Gaines Jr., 83, of Plainfield, passed away October 4, 2012. He was born August 23, 1929 to the late Allen Sr., and Ollie (Jeffries) Gaines in Aurora, IL. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War. He owned and operated Al's Paint and Body Shop in Plainfield from 1984 until he retired in 2009. He is survived...

Gregory Scott Best

Gregory Scott Best

Oct 2, 2012

Gregory Scott Best, 51, of Plainfield, passed away October 2, 2012. He was born April 30, 1961 to the late Jack K. and Carolyn Sue (Disborough) Best in Indianapolis, IN. He was a graduate of Ball State University. He was currently working in sales and marketing at Chick-Fil-A in Plainfield. Greg is survived by his daughter, April D. Best; a...

Raymond Allen Williams

Raymond Allen Williams

Sep 30, 2012

Raymond Allen Williams, 71, of Plainfield, passed away September 30, 2012 in his residence. He was born July 12, 1941 in Beals, KY to the late Thomas P. and Willie Mae Williams. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired in 2002 from Alimak Elevators in Bridgeport, CT as a journeyman/electrician and service technician....

Katherine Aletha Smock

Katherine Aletha Smock

Sep 21, 2012

Katherine Aletha Smock, 94, of Avon, passed away on September 21, 2012 at Park Square Manor in Avon where she lived since 2001. She was born December 29, 1917 to the late Herman and Ruth (Rader) Trinkle in Elnora, IN. After graduating from high school, she moved to Indianapolis and attended the Lane Business School. She then worked as a...

Marilyn L. Cochran

Marilyn L. Cochran

Sep 18, 2012

Marilyn L. Cochran, 79, of Plainfield, passed away September 18, 2012. She was born to the late Paul and Katherine (Kaiser) Drews in Indianapolis, IN. She was a production worker for Projected Sound for 30 years retiring in 2010. She was a member of St. Susanna Catholic Church, Plainfield. Marilyn is survived by her son, William H. (Laura Wilson) Cochran;...

Robert E. Brown

Robert E. Brown

Sep 14, 2012

Robert E. Brown, 89, of Plainfield, passed away September 14, 2012. He was born November 2, 1922 in Greenfield, IN, to the late Paul and Mary Brown. He was a 1947 graduate of Butler University and US Navy veteran of WW II and the Korean War. Bob retired in 1987 from Lincoln Federal Bank in Plainfield as a loan officer....

Charles Estle Poole

Charles Estle Poole

Sep 12, 2012

Charles Estle Poole, 99, just 16 days away from his 100th birthday, of Plainfield, passed away September 12, 2012. He was born September 28, 1912 in Peoria, IL to the late Riley and Myrtle (Poynter) Poole. He retired from Chrysler Foundry in 1977 as a welder. He married Nellie P. Blanton on February 24, 1940 in Somerset, KY and she...

Doris A. Elmore

Doris A. Elmore

Sep 11, 2012

Doris A. Elmore, 79, of Plainfield, passed away in her home. She was born August 11, 1933 to the late Oscar and Zona (Phelps) Whitaker in Indianapolis, IN. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Philip A. (Vicki) Elmore; two brothers, Don and Harold Whitaker; three sisters, Alberta Norton, Evelyn Martin, and Pauline Fields; a grandson, Aaron...

Donald T. Billups

Donald T. Billups

Sep 11, 2012

Donald T. Billups, 83, of Plainfield, passed away September 11, 2012 in Indiana University West Hospital in Avon, IN. He was born January 3, 1929 in Portsmouth, OH to the late David and Mabel Billups. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Don was a graduate of the Indiana School of Mortuary Science. He worked for...

Willie Hugh McBride

Willie Hugh McBride

Sep 10, 2012

Willie Hugh McBride, 85, of Clayton, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2012. He was born October 7, 1926 to the late Herman and Drue (Rich) McBride in Hilham, TN. In 1948 he moved his family to Indianapolis. He started working for Stark & Wetzel later known as Rath Packing for over 30 years. He also worked at Cloverleaf &...

Van L. Wilson

Van L. Wilson

Sep 8, 2012

Van L. Wilson, 67, of Plainfield, passed away September 8, 2012 in St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born July 7, 1945 in Hendricks County, IN, to the late Harley and Beulah Wilson. He was a draftsman for RCA for 18 years. He also worked for Roadway Trucking as a dispatcher for 15 years. He was a member of...

Iona Jean Mote

Iona Jean Mote

Sep 7, 2012

Iona Jean (Price) (McKibben) Mote was born October 6, 1925 in Plainfield, IN. Iona Jean passed away in the home of her daughter and son-in-law Ruth Ann and Rich Powell in Galveston, IN. on September 7, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dawson and Ruth Price and husbands, Monte E. McKibben and Martin W. Mote. She is...

Brittany M. Cooper

Brittany M. Cooper

Sep 6, 2012

Brittany M. Cooper, 19, of Ridgeland, SC, formerly of Plainfield, IN, passed away September 6, 2012. She was born January 7, 1993 in Denver, CO. She is survived by her mother and step-father, Elaina S. and Jason D. Fittje; her father, Darren Thebo; two sisters, Schyanne Fittje and Mickelle Thebo; grandfathers, John Cooper and Eric Holt; a great grandmother, Freeda...

Glenn R. Price

Glenn R. Price

Sep 4, 2012

Glenn R. Price, 87, of Indianapolis, passed away September 4, 2012. He was born September 2, 1925 to the late Fred and Hazel (Morris) Price in Bridgeport, IN. He was a 1943 graduate of Avon High School. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. He was a lifelong Hendricks County Farmer. He also was a truck driver for Renners...

Thomas A. Price

Thomas A. Price

Sep 4, 2012

Thomas Allen Price 67, Plainfield, died peacefully on Sept 4, 2012, while surrounded by his loved ones. He was an extremely loving, caring, and patient man who did not let disabilities sustained in an automobile accident get in the way of caring and providing for his family. Tom was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on December 1, 1944, to the late...

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