Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Constance J. Taylor
Aug 26, 2017
Constance Taylor
June 19, 1917 – August 26, 2017
100, preceded in death by husband, Orville G. Taylor; daughter, Diane (Walsh) and 3 grandsons. She is survived by her daughter, Janice (Stewart); 9 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.
A viewing will be held at 11am on Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 at Flanner and Buchanan – Washington...
Kristopher Michael Jennings
Aug 26, 2017
Kristopher Jennings Celebration Of Life
Join us for dinner and open mic time, share your memories and celebrate Kris’s Life with us! Sept 30th, visitation 3 – 4pm Celebration, dinner, open mic time at 4pm ALLISONVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 7701 Allisonville Rd., Indpls., 46250, (317-849-3957) Kristopher Michael Jennings,39, Indianapolis, went home to be with his Lord on Aug 26, 2017. He...
Suzanne M. Smith
Aug 26, 2017
Suzanne Pursian Smith
90 years old, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017. She was born to the late Paul M. and Opal Pursian on September 20, 1926 in Indianapolis. Suzanne graduated from St. Philip Neri and St. Agnes Academy and later attended Marian College. She was employed for an independent insurance agency, Tom Johnson agency...
Margaret Ann Mcdonald
Aug 25, 2017
Margaret Ann McDonald
Rev. Peggy McDonald, M.Div., 61, died on August 25, 2017. She was born December 7, 1955 in Aurora, Illinois. She attended school in Aurora, graduated from Oswego High School, and received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Peggy married Mark Zwoyer June 9, 1979, and they moved to Indianapolis. She graduated from...
Patricia R. Emmert
Aug 25, 2017
Patricia R. Emmert, 87 of Carmel, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017. Pat was born December 19, 1929 in Detroit, MI to the late Stuart Robison and Josephine Robison Sherry. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Wilfong Land Company in Carmel until her retirement in 2005.
Pat loved horses. She was an avid reader and enjoyed playing bridge, golf...
Richard Hugh -Dick- Gilbert
Aug 25, 2017
Dick Gilbert, 87, formerly of Carmel, passed away on August 25, 2017, at Hoosier Village, Indianapolis. Born October 25, 1929, in Evanston, Illinois, he was the son of the late Harold Robert Gilbert and Marjorie Beach Gilbert.
Dick spent the early years of his life in Wheaton, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1951. He served...
Betty L. Bilbrey
Aug 24, 2017
Betty L. Bilbrey, 85 of Carmel, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017. Betty was born August 28, 1931 in Liberty, IN to the late Fred and Bertha Durham. She graduated from IU School of Medicine with Honors from the dietary program. worked as a dietician at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville and Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL, retiring in 1990.
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Elizabeth Betty' Louise (Payne) Wills
Aug 24, 2017
Elizabeth“Betty” Louise (Payne) Wills, 89, of Indianapolis, passed away August 17, 2017.She was born May 13, 1928 in Kankakee, Illinois to the late Justin and RuthPayne. A 1946 graduate of Howe High School, Betty worked for many years as abookkeeper for the law firm Bingham Summers Welsh & Spilman before herretirement in 1990. She was an active member of Emerson...
Wilma Lois -Memo- Bracken
Aug 24, 2017
Age 96, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 24, 2017. She was born May 4, 1921 in Lafayette, Tennessee to Elbridge and Gertie (Blankenship) Mabrey. She was raised in Scottsville, Kentucky before moving to Indianapolis in 1955 where she was a meat wrapper with Safeway. She was a charter member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and spending...
Lucille M. (Speedy) Cummings
Aug 23, 2017
Lucille M. (Speedy) Cummings,84, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017. She was born on May 3, 1933 to Forest and Viola Speedy. She had been married over 60 years to Leonard Cummings, who passed away in 2012. Lucille is survived by 3 children, Barbara Woest (Dan), Randall Cummings (Jayne) and Sherry Taylor (Tim); 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Visitation...
Jacquelyn Rose Weedon
Aug 22, 2017
Jacquelyn Rose Weedon, 71, went home to be with her Lord on August 22, 2017. Jackie was a huge Colt’s fan, and loved IU, NASCAR, boating, and four wheeling with her husband Rick. She spoiled and loved her family. Jackie retired from Eli Lilly after 25 years working in their IT department and moved to the most beautiful home and...
Mary Ellen Wentworth
Aug 22, 2017
Mary Ellen Wentworth, 82, of Martinsville, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Richard F. Wentworth Sr.; parents – Carl and Sylvia Singleton; siblings – Martha Roth and Leo Singleton. Mary is survived by her children – Richard (Connie) Wentworth, David Wentworth, Timothy (Vicki) Wentworth, Carla...
Charles Tennyson, Jr.
Aug 22, 2017
Charles R. Tennyson Jr., 76 of Indianapolis, passed away on August 22, 2017.
Charles was born on March 23, 1941 to the late Addie “Murl” Hampton and Charles R. Tennyson Sr. in Dumas, Texas. After graduating high school in Pampa, Texas, he joined the Navy and after 27 years of honorable service to his country he retired with the...
Thaddeus A. Okhakhu
Aug 22, 2017
Thaddeus is Survived by his brothers Marcel, Emmarex and Father Ben Okhakhu and seven nieces and nephews. Parents, Joseph and Theresa Okhakhu are both deceased.
Donald Joseph Smith
Aug 21, 2017
Donald Joseph Smith 73, of Cicero, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on August 21, 2017.
Don is survived by his wife, Nancy, children, Kurt (Cindy), Kirsten (Shawn) Calhoun, brother Ronald (Lynn), step-children, Jakob (Colette) Wieson, Walt Wieson, and grandchildren, Jocelyn Rachel, Tyson, Logan, Brittany, Mackenzie, Kailei, Coleman and Abigail. He is preceded in death by his parents,...
Beverly J. Matlock
Aug 21, 2017
Beverly J. Matlock, 79, of Indianapolis, died on August 21, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born June 1, 1938 in Cambridge City, IN to Howard Russell Mullen and Bertha Yungk (nee Kilburn).
Beverly served as the Activities Director at the John Boner Community Center. She was an avid photographer receiving several awards for her work. She...
Carol Ann King
Aug 21, 2017
Carol Ann King was born in Beloit, Wisconsin on January 9th,1938 and passed away on August 21, 2017 at age 79. Carol and her family moved to Zionsville, Indiana in her first year and lived there the rest of her life. Carol graduated from Zionsville High Schoolin 1956 and was a Majorette and baton twirler in the Zionsville band.
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Paul Ivan Kennedy
Aug 21, 2017
Paul Ivan Kennedy, 96, of Indianapolis, passed away August 21, 2017.
Born December 2, 1920 to Marvin Stewart Kennedy and Mary Irene Welch Kennedy. Deceased brother, Marvin George Kennedy and sister, Mary Bernice Williams, father to Russell S. Kennedy, Bette Jo Helm, 3 step-daughters, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graduated from Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis in 1939. Was called...
Francis V. Mabry
Aug 20, 2017
Francis V. “Francie” Mabry
82, of Noblesville, passed away August 20, 2017. Francie was born in Crawford, TN on June 25, 1935 to the late, Alex and Tina Vaughn.
Francie, a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Indianapolis, worked many years at RCA and went on to retire from Boehringer Mannheim.
Francie was preceded in death by her...
Elizabeth Eileen (Evans) Cassida
Aug 20, 2017
Elizabeth Eileen (Evans) Cassida, 90 of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on August 20, 2017. She was born August 19, 1927 in Quincy, Indiana to Everett Loys and Lillian Mabel (Truax) Evans. She graduated from Quincy High School in 1945. She moved to Indianapolis in 1948 and married the love of her life, Kenneth Allen...
