Date of birth: 9 January 1932, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana
Date of death: 20 November 2001, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, November 24, 2001
NORTH VERNON Russell C. "Shorty" Fleener, Sr. Russell C. "Shorty" Fleener Sr., 69, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, in North Vernon. He was a resi- dent of North Vernon and a former resident of Trafalgar. He was born Jan. 9, 1932, in Martinsville. His parents were Charles and Flossie (Pearson) Fleener. He married Marjorie (Duke) Fleener on June 9, 1950, in Trafalgar. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, Russell Fleener Jr., Michael Fleener and Tom Fleener, all of North Vernon; two daugh- ters, Mary Rosetta Gilliam of Indianapolis and Nancy Adams of North Vernon; two brothers, Doyle "Red" Fleener of Morgan- town and Frederick L. "Peanut" Fleener of Martinsville; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Delbert Fleener. He was employed for 40 years as an inspector by Allison Gas Turbine General Motors, retiring in March 1992. He was a member of Trafalgar Christian Church. The Rev. Larry Marshall will conduct a service at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Forest Lawn Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Home, State Road 135 Chapel. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in White River Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey
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