Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Phyllis Louise Stiles Saunders
May 2, 2000
Phyllis Louise Stiles Saunders, 72, Indianapolis, died Tuesday, May 2.
She was a homemaker.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Indianapolis.
Services: 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 5 in Flanner & Buchanan Washington Park East Mor…[read more at Tributes.com]
Rosemary Mahnen
May 2, 2000
Rosemary Mahnen, 75, Indianapolis, formerly of Waynetown, died Tuesday, May2.
Before retiring, she was a secretary for various companies.
Graveside services: 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 in Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown.
There will be no calli…[read more at Tributes.com]
The Rev. Dewayne Smith
May 2, 2000
The Rev. DeWayne Smith, 40, Indianapolis, died Tuesday, May 2.
He was a minister three years for Beulah Baptist Church. He also was a welder 15 years for Genquip Corporation.
Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 6 in Beulah Baptist Church, of which he…[read more at Tributes.com]
Vernon E. Holt
May 2, 2000
Vernon E. Holt, 70, Indianapolis, died Tuesday, May 2 in Community East Hospital.
He worked 32 years for A.B. Cochran Co., retiring in 1992. He was a member of Laborers International Union Local 120.
Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 4 in Flanner &…[read more at Tributes.com]
Shirley Jane Dunn Simpson
May 1, 2000
Shirley Jane Dunn Simpson, 77, Indianapolis, formerly of Monon, died Monday, May 1.
She was a secretary for the Indianapolis Public School Board , retiring in 1971.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 669; the Pearl Harbor Sur…[read more at Tributes.com]
Sharon L. Hausz Strauser
May 1, 2000
Sharon L. Hausz Strauser, 56, Indianapolis, died Monday, May 1.
She was an administrative assistant for Benefits Specialists.
Services: 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 5 in St. Peter Lutheran Church, of which she was a member.
Calling: 4 to 8:00 p.m. Thurs…[read more at Tributes.com]
Hubert N. Scott
May 1, 2000
Hubert N. Scott, 80, Indianapolis, died Monday, May 1.
He was general manager for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for 25 years and was a 50-year member of Masonic Lodge 500.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
S…[read more at Tributes.com]
Donna L. Arthur
Apr 30, 2000
Donna L. Arthur, 61, Indianapolis, died April 30.
She worked for RCA Corp. and Link-Belt, retiring in 1979.
Services: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Township Mortuary, with calling from 10:00 a.m.
Burial: Floral Park Cem…[read more at Tributes.com]
Earnest Taylor
Apr 30, 2000
Earnest Taylor, 85, Indianapolis, died April 30.
He was a machine operator 31 years for Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corp., retired in 1977.
He was a member of Gethsemane General Baptist Church and United Auto Workers Local 933…[read more at Tributes.com]
Hiram Junior Standifer
Apr 30, 2000
Hiram ‘Junior’ Standifer, 74, Indianapolis, died April 30.
Before retiring, he had been a meat manager for 7-Eleven stores.
A Navy veteran of World War II and a Pearl Harbor survivor, he was a member of Broad Ripple American Legion.
Memorial co…[read more at Tributes.com]
Billy Earl Leece
Apr 30, 2000
Billy Earl Leece, 47, Indianapolis, died April 30.
He was a subcontractor for Zoom Express.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Army National Guard.
Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity.
Services: …[read more at Tributes.com]
William A. Thomas
Apr 29, 2000
William A. ‘Bill’ Thomas, 80, Indianapolis, died Saturday, April 29 at Community East Hospital.
He managed a Texaco service station for 28 years, retiring in 1981. He also was a schoolbus driver 20 years for Lawrence Township Schools.
Mr. Thomas w…[read more at Tributes.com]
Donald Lee Charles
Apr 29, 2000
Donald Lee Charles, Jr., 44, Indianapolis, died April 29.
He was an independent salesman for Kirby Company, Dayton, Ohio, and was a member of Calvary Temple of Indianapolis.
Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2 in Flanner & Buchanan Washington Park Ea…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mamie B. Deaton
Apr 29, 2000
Mamie B. (Bowling) Deaton, 90, Plainfield, died Saturday, April 29 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
She was a cook 10 years for the Indiana School for the Blind, retiring in 1972.
She attended First Assembly of God in Indianapolis.
Services…[read more at Tributes.com]
John Robert Hartig
Apr 29, 2000
John Robert Hartig, 70, Indianapolis, formerly of Fresno, CA., died April 29.
He was a self-employed swimming pool contractor 20 years, retiring in 1989. Previously, he was a furnace bricklayer 18 years for Pittsburgh Plate Glass in Maryland and Califo…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mary Josephine Wagner Neal
Apr 28, 2000
Mary Josephine Wagner Neal, 86, Greenfield, died Friday, April 28.
She worked for Fannie May Candy Shop, retiring in 1988.
She was a member of St. Simon Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Ser…[read more at Tributes.com]
Milton Totton
Apr 28, 2000
Milton Totton, 89, Indianapolis, died Friday, April 28.
A retired ironworker, he was a 55-year member of International Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers Local 22.
Mr. Totton also had been a mechanic in the 1933 and 1934 Indi…[read more at Tributes.com]
Louise Wildridge Perks
Apr 27, 2000
Louise Wildridge Perks, 79, Indianapolis, died Thursday, April 27.
She was a teacher for Richmond, Indiana Community Schools for 23 years, retiring in 1975, and was past president of Richmond Community Schools Parent Teacher Association.
She was a m…[read more at Tributes.com]
Darrell D. Forker
Apr 27, 2000
Darrell D. Forker, 46, Indianapolis, died Thursday, April 27.
He had been a meat cutter for Schnucte’s Grocery, Evansville.
He was a Navy veteran.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Memorial service: 2:00 …[read more at Tributes.com]
John E. Mathews
Apr 27, 2000
John E. Mathews, 58, Indianapolis, died Thursday, April 27.
He worked as a body shop repairman for Enterprise Collision Center.
Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 1 in Flanner & Buchanan Morris Street Mortuary, with calling from 4 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, …[read more at Tributes.com]
