FENTERS, Mark O. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Mark O. Fenters, 55, of Perrysville, IN, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2006, in St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born in Crawfordsville, June 2, 1951, he was the son of Catheryn Walker Fenters and the late Oran Butler Fenters. He was raised in Williamsport, Indiana and had lived in Waynetown, graduating from Waynetown High School in 1969. He lived most of his life in Fountain County and in Perrysville for the past three years. Mark worked at Raybestos Product Co., in Crawfordsville for 34 years. He had owned the Attica Sport & Hobby Shop which dealt in sports cards and memorabilia. He was a member of the Stringtown Church of God. He was a Civil War history enthusiast. He was a fielder with a vintage baseball team in Danville, Illinois, called the Vermillion Voles and his nickname was "Lefty". He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, collecting antiques, and was an avid reader and writer. He was formerly married to Helen Bush. Surviving are five children, Erika Fenters and Aaron Fenters of Washington, Indiana, Valerie Runion (husband: Terry) of Hillsboro, Andrew Fenters and Ashley Fenters, of Lafayette; his mother, Catheryn Fenters of Royal Center; a sister, Mary Plummer (husband: Larry) of Kewanna; and three brothers, Dennis Fenters (wife: Rita) of Indianapolis, Mike Fenters (wife: Cheryl) of Lafayette and Alan Fenters (wife: Liz) of New Bremen, Ohio. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Cheyenne, Sydney, and Sierra Runion, and his dear friend, Sharon Townsend of Oxford. Arrangements were handled by Maus Funeral Home in Attica on Friday, December 29. Services were held on Saturday, December 30, with Pastor Greg McDonald officiating. Interment in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society.