Conkle Funeral Home - Avon

Arlene Richmond, 80, passed away Monday July 29th, 2024, at Life's Journey hospice facility in Avon, IN. Arlene was born December 19, 1943, in Greenfield, Indiana. She worked for Indiana Petroleum Council in Indianapolis as office manager and retired after 45 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas and Ruth Richmond, sisters Mary Ellen and Beverly Richmond and brother Tommy Richmond, all of Greenfield, Indiana. She is survived by her brother Ben Richmond of Deltona, Florida, and family Wilma, Alex, Kyle and Sarah Labra of Indianapolis, Indiana. Nieces Carla and Eric Carver, Carri and Frank Mullis, Christine and Randy Jones and nephew Derek Richmond also...

Mark L. Hess, age 65, of Indianapolis, passed away unexpectedly on July 22, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana surrounded by loving family. He was born on November 29, 1958, to the late Arthur L. Hess and Sondra A. (Wilson) Hess in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mark grew up in Logansport, Indiana, the oldest of five children. He graduated from Ball State University in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in management. Mark went on to earn his Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in mental health and addiction at Indiana University. Mark was an avid reader, logged hundreds of miles biking the city, and enjoyed extensive traveling, especially in his early years which included...

Lawrence Allen Rickey 79 of Avon passed away June 5, 2024. He was born September 2, 1944, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, the son of George Wayne and Thelma Louise Rickey. Lawrence served our country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a mechanic by trade. Lawrence was a member of Liberty Baptist Church West Indianapolis. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Wayne Rickey and sister Sharon Largent. He is survived by his wife Beverly Rose Rickey, daughter Amanda Fields and her husband Jason and her grandchildren Kaylin Fields and Brayden Fields. A memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. June 22, 2024, at the Liberty Baptist Church West Indianapolis, 10450 East County...

Don Damrow, age 70, of Avon, IN, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023. Don was born October 10, 1952, in Sheboygan, WI to the late Glenn Damrow and Vernetta (Schuh) Damrow. Don was an auto racing enthusiast. In his early life, he and his brothers competed in regional stock car races and later he enjoyed watching all types of racing. Don became a licensed electrician and through his career held positions progressing from gas station attendant to maintenance manager at companies including Thiel's Deep Rock, K.W. Muth Co., Woodstock Co., Pace Dairy Foods Co., and Borden, Inc. Grocery and Specialty Products. He was an avid woodworker, skilled in crafts and home DIY projects, and continued...

Karen R. Robbins, 64, of Avon moved on to a new garden on August 29, 2023. Karen was born on August 5,1959 to Robert and Shirley (Money) Hayes. Karen was the creative genius behind Avon Gardens. She took what was her grandparent's farm and turned it into spectacular gardens where many came to understand her motto of Seek the Unique! She loved finding unique flowers, plants, shrubs and trees to create "lovely" gardens. There have been almost 2,000 couples that have had the pleasure of exchanging their vows in the gardens. Anyone that knew Karen would agree one of her favorite things to do was to help anyone looking for help with their own gardens, whether it be a few flowers or a whole...

Mary Ann Cates 87 of Avon passed away November 16, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday November 21, 2022 at Conkle Funeral Home, Avon Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service. A graveside service will be held at 12 p.m. C.T. Tuesday at Locust Hill Cemetery, Evansville, IN. The complete obituary may be seen at www.conklefuneralhome.com.

G. David Petts passed away peacefully on March 5, 2022, at the age of 76, at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN. He was born on November 12, 1945 in Vincennes, IN to the late J. Homer Petts and the late B. Gertrude (Mitchell) Petts. Dave treasured his life-long friends, Fred Donnoe, John Burke, and Jim Bible, from their days growing up in Vincennes spent fishing, talking about old vehicles, and running around town together. In 1965, Dave joined the United States Army and proudly served his country in Vietnam. Although his service ended in 1968, he was always honored to be a part of the military and could tell you stories of his experiences from around the...

Mary Alice Boodt 74 of Avon passed away September 28, 2021. She was born September 30, 1946 in Kokomo, Indiana the daughter of Robert and Dorothy Heflin. Mary was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Boodt. She is survived by a son, Joe Green and his wife Laura, a daughter, Amy Ruff and her husband Wilson, daughters, Misty Boodt and Deani Purvis, brother, Tom Helfin and sister, Kathy Franklin Thompson, grandchildren Austin Green and his wife Kaylee, Olivia Green, Casey Stewart, Carly Purvis, Ally Purvis, Mary Hannah Ruff, Ben Ruff, Will Ruff, Sam Ruff, great grandson, Mason Green. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday...

Thomas Edwin (Ed) Breeden, age 88, past away December 29, 2020. Born May 23, 1932 in Paoli, Indiana as the oldest child of Thomas N and Jennie (McIver) Breeden. He graduated from Paoli High School in 1950. Following high school, he entered the US Army and served his country during the Korean War. After completing his tour of duty, Ed enrolled in Purdue University and completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Business Management. Ed went on to have a diverse career. He worked at Ford Motor Company, Allison and GMC. He retired from the RCA International Licensing Division where he traveled extensively in southeast Asia. After retirement he...

Robert "Bob" Griner Evans, 88, most recently of Brownsburg Indiana went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after contracting Covid 19 and reunited with his lifetime love Margaret "Ann" Evans on December 8, 2020. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 22, 1932 to William "Bill" Evans and Margaret Rose (Griner) Evans. Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years Margaret Ann (Williams) Evans, his sister Jane Kline, his brother John L. Evans and his grandson Evan P. Smock. Survivors include two daughters Claire Abel (Bryan) and Lisa Wiesehan(Ronald) and one son RobertEvans (Jayne), 7 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. After...

Thelma Lee Salmon, former resident of Harrison and Floyd Counties, passed away on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Danville, IN. Thelma was born July 23, 1925, in Rosewood, IN to George and Minnie (Arnold) Robinson. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert H Salmon, Jr (2012), and sons Allen Salmon (2014) and Timothy (Maggie) Salmon (2018). She is survived by her son Phillip (Mary) Salmon, 6 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral Service at Conkle Funeral Home, Avon, IN. (www.conklefuneralhome.com)

Melinda Dawn Garland-Searcy 55, of Indianapolis, passed away April 30, 2020 in her home. A private family ceremony will be held on May 7 at Conkle Funeral Home, Avon Chapel. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her honor to catsociety.org or to seedsofhopeindy.org The complete obituary may be viewed at www.conklefuneralhome.com.

R. Myron Wheeler, age 87, of Lizton, IN, passed away March 25th in Methodist Hospital. Myron was the son of Gilbert Wheeler and Jewel (Kelly) Wheeler Ludlow, of Amo, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife Sally (Archer) Wheeler and would have been married to her 67 years on April 3rd. Also surviving are his daughter, Myra Jenice (Jennie) Wheeler and son, Kelly Wheeler (Lisa) of Lebanon, IN. Also surviving are 2 grandchildren, Kelsey Leadman of Plainfiled, Bradley Wheeler of Clermont and step-grandchild, Brittany Powells of Avon. He is also survived by 9 great grandchildren. Myron attended school in Amo and graduated from Butler University School of Pharmacy in 1955. ...

Gail "Chris" Christian Pedevilla, 74, passed away peacefully with his wife, Karen at his side on Friday, February 28, 2020 at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, after a 2 1/2-year battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. He resided in Avon, IN at the time of his passing. Chris was preceded in death by his parents, John Angel Pedevilla and Ruth (Wilson) Pedevilla, brothers Ronald Pedevilla and Juan Pedevilla. He is survived by his beloved wife of 32 years, Karen; their three children Emily (Zachary) Williams of Westfield, IN, Anthony Pedevilla of Avon, IN, and Adam Pedevilla of Denver, CO; His siblings Dolores Wynen of Mishawaka, IN, Roland (Sharon) Pedevilla of...

Lois Jeanne Gansert Martin, 86, of Indianapolis passed away Monday, February 3, 2020. She was born July 20, 1933 in Connersville, IN, daughter of Wm. Russell and Cecile Frances (Ward) Gansert. On September 5, 1953, she married Charles E. Martin. She is survived by their four daughters; Donna Kimpel, Gayle Jones, Karen (Terry) Pennington, Linda (Bob) Lutes, 17 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothea Thiesing of Manassas, VA and Patricia Conner of Plainfield; two sisters-in-law, Beverly Gansert of Hohenwald, TN and Pearline Brahm of Ferdinand; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Charles E. Martin; her parents;...

Kenneth Anton Dreher Jr. 74 passed way after a sudden illness on Saturday November 9th at 6:10 pm at Methodist Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute, IN on November 8th 1945 to Kenneth Anton Dreher Sr. & Eva Marie Hutchinson Dreher. He is a 1963 graduate of Wiley High School and attended Indiana State University. He also served as a member of the Indiana Air National Guard. Ken worked as a professional air traffic controller for 13 years at the Indianapolis Center, a profession he LOVED! He later retired from UPS after 33 years of service as a feeder driver. He also co-chaired the safety committee for 22 years at UPS. Ken received the Master Truck Driver award from the Indiana Motor...

Gail Anne Gugenheim 66 of Coatesville ( Heritage Lake) passed away October 13, 2019. She was born October 5, 1953 in Indianapolis the daughter of the late Warren and Alice Angrick. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Gugenheim; son, Daniel Gugenheim (Elizabeth); brother, George Angrick; grandchildren, Adrienne and Samuel Gugenheim. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday October 18, 2019 at Conkle Funeral Home, Avon Chapel. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.