MARY LOU WHIPPLE
Mary Lou Whipple, 87 of Laurel, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021. She was born on March 11, 1934, in Fayette County, to Edward Reisert and Emily Boyer Reisert.
Mary Lou graduated from Fairview High School.
She worked as a personnel secretary at Root’s Blower for 20 years.
Mary Lou married Charles “Bud” Whipple on November 22, 1972, in Muncie. Together Mary Lou and Bud were dairy farmers for 12 years and had bailed hay all over Fayette County. For 15 years, they owned and operated Whipple Meat Packing with Norman and Phyllis Whipple. Mary Lou and Bud were a successful team and worked hard together every day.
Mary Lou worked hard starting at an incredibly young age. She loved her house plants and to garden, she was known for her “green thumb.”
Along with her beloved husband of 48 years she is survived by her daughters, Beth (Dennis) Becker and Bernadine (Benji) Voris; a stepdaughter, Pamela (Mick) Jackson; four grandchildren, Jenee (Jim) Kirkendall, Catherine (Matt) Boyd, Clay Reisert and Clint Reisert and nine great grandchildren, Baylee Kirkendall, Nicholas Vail, Brennen Boyd, Elijah Biggs, Gavin Reisert, Emmy Lou Boyd, Gabriel Reisert, William Kirkendall and Gentry Reisert.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Paul Edward Reisert and a sister, Catherine Coleman.
Visitation for Mary Lou will be held on Sunday, May 9, 2021 from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m., at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W. 8th St. Connersville, Indiana 47331. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m., at the funeral home with Matt Parsley officiating. Burial will follow in Orange North Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601; or Chron’s and Colitis Foundation, 733 Third Avenue Ste. 510, New York, NY 10017; or sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Those can also be made at the funeral home.
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