Sylvia Baker (Knight) Baker
Jul 17, 2014
Sylvia Y. Baker, 74, of Indianapolis passed away July 17, 2014. Born July 1, 1940 in Anderson, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Harles and Mamie (Phillips) Knight. Sylvia worked as a custodian for Community Hospitals and Decatur Township Schools for twenty years. She is survived by sons, Kevin and Stephen McGuire; brother, Kenneth Knight; sister, Louise (Gary)...
William Leonard Mudd
Jul 14, 2014
William Leonard Mudd, 84, of Indianapolis, passed away July 14, 2014. The son of James Madison and Helen Gertrude (Allmeroth) Mudd, William was born September 24, 1929 in Indianapolis. He had been a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fountain Square for many years and in recent years, attended St. Mark Catholic Church. He served our country in the...
Helen Porter (Dewitt) Porter
Jul 14, 2014
Helen F. Porter, 89, of Indianapolis, passed away July 14, 2014. Born December 20, 1924 in Birdseye, Indiana, she is the daughter of the late Homer R. and Gladys (Newton) Dewitt. She was a graduate of Manual Emmerich High School. On May 30, 1946 she married Joseph E. Porter in Indianapolis, and he preceded her in death in 2012. Helen...
Gary Scott Lee
Jul 14, 2014
Gary Scott Lee, the Indianapolis 500 radio network and ESPN racing commentator, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014. Gary was born November 27, 1950 in Indianapolis to William P. and Maxine (Kirkhoff) Hill. He received his degree in Broadcasting from Vincennes University with the Class of 1971. He was a former go-cart, sprint and midget racer who was very passionate...
Eva Rike (Ralstin) Rike
Jul 14, 2014
Eva Marie Rike, 85, of Greenwood, died July 14, 2014 at University Heights Health & Living in Indianapolis. The daughter of Lota M. and Pearl E. (Kraus) Ralstin, Eva was born February 10, 1929 in Butlerville, Indiana. For 30 years, she worked for RCA in manuafacturing LP records (33 1/3) and in shipping and receiving. She was a member of...
Venia Wheat (Clay) Wheat
Jul 13, 2014
Venia M. Wheat passed away quietly July 13, 2014 having lived a full life of 96 years. She was a hard-working woman who owned, along with her husband, an award winning Dairy Queen in Indianapolis, Indiana. From Kentucky roots, she was a gun slinging robber fighter, square dancer, craft and pie maker, lover of pink and roller derby queen. She...
Maryetta Phillips (Laughlin) Phillips
Jul 12, 2014
Maryetta Phillips, 79, of Nashville, Indiana passed away July 12, 2014 at Brown County Health and Living. Born July 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ashton and Cora (Bagley) Laughlin. She married Robert A. Phillips Sr. in 1954 and he preceded her in death in 1991. Maryetta worked as a Pharmacy Technician at Bloomington Hospital. She was...
Gerry Leonard Blake
Jul 12, 2014
Gerry Leonard Blake, Jr., 86, of Indianapolis, passed away July 12, 2014 at Manor Care South. The son of Gerry Leonard, Sr. and Myrtle Catherine (Dewey) Blake, Gerry was born January 12, 1928 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Gerry attended Arsenal Technical High School. He worked at Wallace Engineering for 25 years as a tool & die maker after retiring from the...
Mary Sweet (Walters) Sweet
Jul 8, 2014
Mary Margaret Sweet, 95, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. She was born November 16, 1918 in Washington, IN to William and Laura (Mandabach) Walters. Mary was a graduate of St. Simon Catholic School in Washington with the Class of 1936. She was a Salesperson at W.H. Block until 1980. Mary married Wendell Sweet and he preceded her...
Mary Long (Fishburn) Long
Jul 8, 2014
Mary Blanche Long, 82, of Indianapolis, passed away July 8, 2014. She was born January 15, 1932 in Allen Co., KY to the late Edward and Delanie (Jent) Fishburn. Mary loved flowers, cooking, singing and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, J.R. Long who passed away November 20, 1993....