Subject: Mardenna Hunter goes home to heaven for Christmas
Mardenna Johnson Hunter, 96, passed away December 22, 2006.
Mardenna had many interests. She painted many works of art in oil and
watercolor. She won acclaim in a national historical art contest with
one of her paintings.
Mardenna also studied genealogy. She wrote three books on early families
(Singletons, Pattons and Howland) and helped others with their family
trees. She conducted classes on how to trace your ancestry, with her
most popular talk being how to trace back to Adam and Eve (Hunter,
Johnson and Related Families).
Mardenna was born at home June 23, 1910, in Indianapolis, to Emsley W.
Johnson Sr., attorney and founder of Speedway State Bank. Her mother was
Katherine Griffin Johnson who was an elementary school principal.
Mardenna had one brother, the late Emsley W. Johnson Jr., Judge of
Superior Court Room 4. She was graduated from Shortridge High School in
1928 and received a Bachelor's of Science degree in 1932 from Butler
University. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Mardenna married Curtis Hunter in 1937, who preceded her in death in
2004. She was owner and officer of Hunter Homes, Choice Properties, and
General Hunter Apartments. She also worked at Speedway State Bank.
Mardenna traveled extensively visiting her ancestral home in Scotland,
England and Wales. She also traveled to Canada, Mexico, China, Central
American and South America.
She was an 83 year member of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. Her other
organizational memberships included the Indiana Mayflower Society,
Indianapolis Propylaeum, People of Vision, Keep Indiana Beautiful, The
Doers Club, The Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis Symphony
Society, Women's Department Club, Clowes Hall Women's Association and the
Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mardenna is survived by her son, Winston L. Hunter (Mary Beth);
daughters, Virginia H. Browning (Scott J.) and Diana J. Hunter;
grandchildren Charlton S. Browning, Audrey E. Neucks, Carson W. Hunter;
and great-grandchildren Taylor E. Browning, Lauren M. Browning, Hunter
Scott Browning, and Jacob J. Neucks.
Funeral Services will be Thursday, December 28, 2006, at 11 AM at
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, with visitation on Wednesday, December
27, 2006, at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Center in Broad Ripple from 4
to 7 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church, 418 E. 34th St., Indianapolis, IN 46205-3795.
Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.
After the funeral and service at the grave there will be a luncheon at
Newport Bay Club House, 7402 Somerset Bay, Indianapolis, IN 46240.
Diana Hunter
www.DianaHunter.com