Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Clara Helen Wells
Mar 16, 1999
CLARA HELEN (MCRAE) WELLS, 82, Indianapolis, died March 16. She was an administration assistant at Bobbs-Merrill Publishing for l5 years, retiring in l983. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Services: 10:00 a.m. March 20 in Flanner & Buchan…[read more at Tributes.com]
Noel G. Howard
Mar 16, 1999
NOEL ‘GENE’ HOWARD, 57, Indianapolis, died March 16. He was a maintenance worker for Hoosier Village Retirement Center, retiring in 1986.  He was an Army veteran.
Mr. Howard was a member of Pleasant Heights Baptist Church. He was a graduat…[read more at Tributes.com]
Frank W. Mcelfresh
Mar 15, 1999
Frank ‘Bill’ McElfresh, 74, Indianapolis, died March 15.  He worked for Indianapolis Power & Light Company for 30 years, retiring in 1986.  He was an Army veteran of World War II.  Mr. McElfresh was a member of Fairfax Christ…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mary Jean Maupin
Mar 15, 1999
MARY JEAN (FINCHUM) MAUPIN,74, Martinsville died March 15. She was a homemaker and a member of Mars Hill Bible Baptist Church.
Services:  1:00 p.m. March 19 in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Township Mortuary, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. March 1…[read more at Tributes.com]
Velma M. Schaaf Conway
Mar 15, 1999
VELMA M. SCHAAF CONWAY, 92, Indianapolis, died March 15.
A registered nurse, she had worked for Washington High School for nine years.
She was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of the Indiana University Alumni Associat…[read more at Tributes.com]
Rahja Leya-Myah Hamilton
Mar 15, 1999
RAHJA LEYA-MYAH HAMILTON, 5-week-old daughter of Semoka Flagg and Ronnie Hamilton, died March 15.
Services: 11:00 a.m. March 18 in Washington Park North Mortuary, with calling from 10:00 a.m.
Burial: Washington Park North Cemetery.
Other…[read more at Tributes.com]
Harry E. Hanner
Mar 15, 1999
HARRY E. HANNER, 49, Indianapolis, died March 15.
He was a load assembler for Carter-Lee Lumber Co. for eight years, retiring in 1994.
Services: 10 a.m. March 18 in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Township Mortuary, with calling from 4 to 9 p.m. March …[read more at Tributes.com]
C. Fred Brockman
Mar 15, 1999
C. FRED BROCKMAN, 74, Westfield, formerly of Indianapolis, died March 15.
He worked for Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corp. for 35 years, retiring in 1984 as a senior buyer.
A violinist, he played for more than 50 years with the At…[read more at Tributes.com]
H. Lamar Clark
Mar 14, 1999
H. LAMAR CLARK, 67, New Palestine, died March 14.He had worked 36 years for Formica Corp.  He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Services: 11:00 a.m. March 17 in First Church of the Nazarene, of which he was a member.
Calling: 3 to 5…[read more at Tributes.com]
Raymond H. Ritter
Mar 14, 1999
RAYMOND H. RITTER, 68, Zionsville, died March 14.He was an educator in Lagoda, Thornton, Washington and Zionsville for 36 years, retiring in 1992.He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.Mr. Ritter was a graduate of Purdue Universi…[read more at Tributes.com]
Paul R. Gates
Mar 14, 1999
PAUL R. GATES, 91, Indianapolis, died March 14.  He was a milkman 44 years for Roberts Dairy, retiring in 1977.
He was a member of Lighthouse Tabernacle Church.
Services: 11:00 a.m. March 17 in Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary, with …[read more at Tributes.com]
Clorene Mayfield Arthur
Mar 13, 1999
CLORENE MAYFIELD ARTHUR, 81, Indianapolis, died March 13.
She was a laborer 28 years for RCA Corp., retiring in 1979.
Services: 11 a.m. March 17 in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Township Mortuary, with calling from 6 to 8 p.m. March 16.
Burial: New Ros…[read more at Tributes.com]
Orlynn Mae Rogers Ingram
Mar 13, 1999
ORLYNN MAE ROGERS INGRAM, 66, Indianapolis, died March 13.
She worked 24 years for Bell Telephone Co., retiring in 1993.
Previously, she was a meat packer for Kroger and a receptionist for Flanner & Buchanan Lawrence and Morris Street mortuaries.
Mr…[read more at Tributes.com]
Margie N. Caruther West
Mar 13, 1999
MARGIE N. CARUTHERS WEST, 65, Indianapolis, formerly of Bowling Green, Ky., died March 13.She had been a factory worker 22 years for Creative Expressions.Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Chapter of the National Committee f…[read more at Tributes.com]
Charles A. Shearer
Mar 13, 1999
CHARLES A. SHEARER, 86, Crescent City, Florida, formerly of Indianapolis, died March 13.  Before retiring, he was a tool and die maker at Chrysler Corporation, Indianapolis and Kokomo, for 20 years.  He also worked at J-4 Machine Shop,…[read more at Tributes.com]
Leland Ford
Mar 13, 1999
LELAND FORD, 71, Indianapolis, died March 13.He worked for ADT Security Systems for 35 years as a supervisor and an alarm installer.He was a member of Communication Workers of America.Memorial contributions may be made to the Ameri…[read more at Tributes.com]
Elizabeth L. Sauer
Mar 13, 1999
ELIZABETH SAUER, 92, Indianapolis, died March 13.
She retired after having worked at H.P. Wasson and Co. department store and William H. Block Co., where she was a buyer.
Services: 10:00 a.m. March 16 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of which she …[read more at Tributes.com]
Edwin Ted Plum
Mar 13, 1999
Memorial services for Edwin G. ‘Ted’ Plum, 93, Cincinnati, formerly of Indianapolis, a civic leader and retired vice president of Indiana Bell Telephone Co., will be at 2 p.m. March 18 in Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary. Calling will be from noon…[read more at Tributes.com]
Vivian B. Barnes Strother
Mar 12, 1999
VIVIAN R. BARNES STROTHER, 81, Indianapolis, died March 12.
She worked 18 years for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service at Fort Harrison, retiring in 1986.
Previously, she worked at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School and H. Duff Vilm Mortgage Co…[read more at Tributes.com]
Noah Christopher Epperson
Mar 12, 1999
NOAH CHRISTOPHER EPPERSON, infant son of Ronald G. and Beverly Westerfield Epperson, Indianapolis, died March 12.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Open Arms Program in care of Community Hospitals Foundation.
Services: 11 a.m. March 16 in Holy…[read more at Tributes.com]
