Mary was born to parents Edmund J. and Adelia M. (Gognat) Speth, in their home, in Vincennes, Indiana, on September 8, 1936. She was always called by her first and middle names at home, because she had an Aunt Mary living only two houses away. Family members, friends and schoolmates called her Mary Lee. She was a good student and...
Joseph E. Porter, 90, passed away December 17, 2012 at Community Hospital South. He was a resident of Indianapolis. He was born January 19, 1922 to the late Layton H. and Mabel (Laws) Porter. He married Helen Dewitt on May 30, 1946 in Indianapolis, and she survives. Joseph retired from General Motors in 1980 after 39 years of service and...
Mary Jane Shelton Huffman, 80, of Indianapolis, passed away December 15, 2012 in the Yellow Rose Unit of Methodist Hospital. The daughter of John and Ethel Little Shelton, Mary was born December 15, 1932 in Indianapolis. A homemaker, she worked in janitorial for the Indianapolis Public School System. Mary is survived by daughter, Cathy (Jimmy) Hemmelman of Simpsonville, Kentucky; sister,...
Frieda C. Ford Puckett, 92, of Greenwood, passed away December 14, 2012. She was born October 9, 1920 in Indiana. Frieda worked in the linen and china departments at Wm. C. Blocks Co. She was a member of the Bargersville Christian Church and the Order of Eastern Star. Services 11:00 a.m. December 19, 2012 in Forest Lawn Funeral Home -...
Charles E. Thomas, 77, of Indianapolis passed away December 12, 2012. He was born February 17, 1935 in Franklin Co., KY to Annie Thomas. Charles was a U.S. Army Korean Conflict veteran. He married the former Lela Johnson and she preceded him in death on March 25, 2010. Charles was a Truck Driver for many years and he will be...
Dennis Michael "Mike" Hensley, age 67, of Franklin passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 12, 1945 in Indianapolis to Roy and Alice (Rose) Hensley. Mike was a U.S.Army veteran of Vietnam and he worked at Ford Motor Co. for over 30 years. He attended Franklin 1st Assembly of God Church and was an...
Walter L. Parker, 78, of Floral Park, New York and formerly of Indianapolis, passed away December 5, 2012 in New York. He was born July 2, 1934 in Evansville to the late Carlton and Elsie (Tally) Parker. He married Vera Jo Duke on February 7, 1969 in Indianapolis. She preceded him in death in 1995. Walter worked as a sales...
John R. Souza, Sr., 76, of Greenwood, passed away December 5, 2012 at the Franklin United Methodist Community. The son of Antone and Mary Rapoza Souza, John was born August 27, 1936 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. John worked 32 years as a foundry worker with Navistar, retiring in 2000. John was...
Donald E. Seidle, 86, of Greenwood, passed away December 4, 2012 in Muncie. He was born March 27, 1926 in Bedford, Indiana to the late Walter and Dorothy (McDonald) Seidle. He was a 1944 graduate of Oolitic, IN High School and a veteran of the United States Navy. He married Mary Rose King on April 7, 1944 in Bedford IN...
Mary Edna Beck Harbert, 93, of Greenwood, passed away December 4, 2012 at Greenwood Health & Living Center. The daughter of Gottlieb Ernest and Nora Cordia Rush Beck, was born December 16, 1918 in Johnson County, Indiana. A homemaker, she worked in housekeeping at the Methodist Home in Franklin and later with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for the State...