Elmira F. Vermillion Annis, 91, of Indianapolis, passed away May 18, 2015. Born June 13, 1923 in Columbus, Indiana she was the daughter of the late Oliver O. and Sophrona (Callam) Jones. She was a 1941 graduate of Columbus High School. Elmira worked as a foundry foreman with Chrysler Motor Company for over thirty years, then with the Central Indiana Counsel on Aging. She married Edgar Vermillion, who preceded her in death in1984.
She then married Robert Annis, who also preceded her in death in 1999.
An avid fisherman with husband Edgar, and she enjoyed travel with her husband Robert. She also enjoyed reading and yardwork. She was presented with the Elmira Annis Rise Scholarship from the Eli Lilly family school of Philanthropy on her 90th birthday, presented by fellow trustees of the R.B. Annis Educational Foundation. She was a supporter of Girl Scouts of America, Brown County Art Society, and a board member of R.B. Annis Foundation. She is survived by Daughter - in - Law, Becky Vermillion; sisters, Mae Henderson, and Jane Patterson; a sister - in - law, Billie Jo Hatfield; two grandchildren, Scott (Elaine) and Todd (Michelle) Vermillion; nine great grandchildren, Nicholas, Eric, Laura, Misty, Ashley, Nikolas, Dylan, James, and Kiefer and two great- great grandchildren, Memphis and Colten. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Oliver Hugh Vermillion, and a granddaughter, Stacy Vermillion. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015 in Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 1977 S. S.R. 135, Greenwood. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to Calvary Baptist Church .www.forestlawncemetery-fh.com