Arthur M. Stout, age 80, of Muncie, IN formerly of Fairmount, IN, died Saturday June 5, 2010, at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie IN.
He was retired from the Marion General Motors Plant where he worked for 38 years. He was a member of the CPC Sympathy Club and UAW Local 977. He also had work parttime for the Forrest Smith Massey-Ferguson, Fairmount, he particularly enjoyed working on combines. He enjoyed fishing and collecting John Deere and Coke-a-Cola memoribilia. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Korea from Oct. 1951 to May 1952 where he received the Purple Heart.
He was born to the late Archie McKinley and Rachel May (Downen) Stout on Aug. 26, 1929 at Gaston, Indiana.
He married his wife of 57 1/2 years, Lillie Mae Howell on September 8, 1951 in Columbus, Georgia. She preceded in death May 6, 2009.
Daughter: Norma (Husband Jerry) Gephart, Muncie, IN
Step-daughter: Linda Turner, Marrietta, GA.
Sons: Arthur Miles (Wife Christine) Stout, University Park,
IA Thomas Burton (Wife Tawny) Stout, Orlando, FL
Six Grand Children;
Amy Carvel, Anderson, IN
Ryan (Wife Amanda) Smith, Muncie, IN
Thomas Burton Stout II, Jennifer Stout, Lillie Stout, all of Orlando, FL Terri Johns, Ft. Myers, FL
Jeff Scott Howell, Toledo, OH
Five Great-Grand Children; Alexis Jade Andrews
Brianna Nicole Smith, Aaron Daniel Ward, Alexis and Payton Johns
Sister: Etta Mae (Husband Clifford) Bottenfield, Fawnshin, CA
5 Brothers: Indentical Twin, Archie Junior (Wife Lavina) Stout, Kokomo, Donald (Wife Agnes) Stout, Rochester, IN, John and Howard Stout, both of Wabash, IN James (Wife Bonnie) Stout, Macy, IN
She was preceded in death by Step-daughter Carolyn Jannette (Jones) Singletary, Sister, Beulah Clevenger, Brother, Charles Stout.
Arrangements are being handled by Armes-Hunt Funeral Home, 415 S. Main St., Fairmount, IN where friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 PM Tuesday. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home with Rev. David Stout Sr. officiating. Interment will be at Park Cemetery, Fairmount, IN
Memorial Contributions to the Indiana Parkinson Foundation, 7195 Burlat Lane, Noblesville, IN 46062 or at www.indianaparkinson.org/ or care of the funeral home.
On line condolences may be made at www.armeshuntfuneralhome.com