ELKINS, Darrell E.
Date of birth: 18 November 1940 Acton, Marion County, Indiana
18 November 2008 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
18 November 2008 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
SOURCE: Franklin Daily Journal, 19 November 2008
Darrell E. Elkins, 68, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at his residence in Franklin. He was a former resident of Morgantown and Brown County. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette E. (Wilson) Elkins; two sons, Scott A. (Wendy) Elkins of Whiteland and Mark A. (Betty) Kerner of Indianapolis; two daughters, Leslie S. Gess of Camby and Karen S. (Richard) Thorpe of Indianapolis; a half brother, Michael Elkins of Franklin; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Silas E. and Only O. (Wright) Elkins; his first wife, Donna Kay (Norman) Elkins; two sisters, Marilyn Pieper and Elenora Hutton; and a brother, Raymond E. Elkins. The Rev. Eugene Baker Jr. will conduct a funeral service at noon Friday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home, Cremation and Personalization Center, 179 E. Mulberry St. in Morgantown. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Acton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Care Center of Johnson Memorial Hospital, 1125 W. Jefferson St., Franklin, IN 46131. Information: (812) 597-4670; www.meredith-clark.comSubmitted by Mark Wirey