Mary Edgerton
Mary Carter Edgerton was born on the Carter Family Farm in Grant County, Indiana on April 21, 1915. Her parents were Ray and Marie Kelly Carter. She spent a happy childhood with her parents, her sister, Martha Carter Sipe and her Grandfather, Joseph Carter. She married the love of her life, J.C. ?Bud? Edgerton, after her graduation from Ball State Teachers College. They became the proud parents of Jerry, Jane, and Sara. Mary spent her professional life teaching elementary school in Marion Community Schools, beginning in the early 1930s. She was one of the first female educators in Grant County. She was a member of Psi Iota Xi, American Association of University Women and Delta Kappa Gamma. Upon retirement, she was an active volunteer with Marion General Hospital auxiliary. She was a birthright Quaker and a lifetime member of First Friends Meeting in Marion. In 2002, Mary moved to Indianapolis to be cared for by her daughter Sara. She spent five years making new friends at the Forum at the Crossing Retirement Community. For the past 14 months she has resided in the Marquette Manor Health Care Center, and fought a long battle with Parkinson?s Disease. She is survived by...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
r son, Jerry (Lynn Langway) Edgerton, New York City, and her daughters, Jane (Tom) Reckford, Washington, D.C. and Sara Edgerton, Indianapolis. She is also survived by her cousins, Winnie Davis and Merrill Dailey, Indianapolis, brother-in-law, John Edgerton of Pine Village, several nieces and a nephew and her devoted caregiver, Linda Ralston. A memorial service will be held at First Friends Meeting of Indianapolis on Monday, April 21st from 4:00 ? 5:00 pm with a reception following. A memorial service will be held at First Friends Meeting in Marion at a later date. You are invited to visit www.leppertmortuary.com to sign the guestbook, leave a personal message or in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to First Friends Meeting of Indianapolis or Habitat For Humanity. Arrangements and care by Leppert Mortuary, Nora Chapel.
