Valis D. Bingham

Valis D. Bingham, 68, of 325 East Broad Street, Lyons, died Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at his residence.

Born Dec. 14, 1922 in Switz City, he was the son of Otis W. and Alza Mae (Buskirk) Bingham. He was a 1941 graduate of Switz City High School and moved to Lyons in 1949 where he operated the Lyons Electric Co. for 10 years.

He was a Greene County Veterans Service officer from 1961-66. He began a career in politics and as a Democrat County Clerk and was county auditor when he retired in 1985.

He was then elected to an at-large seat on the Greene County Council in 1988. He was a board member of the Four Rivers Rehabilitation Service, a member of the United methodist Church of Lyons, a veteran of World War II where he served in England with the Army Air Froce, was a member of the Lyons Masonic Lodge, the Terre Haute Scottish Rite and the Lyons American Legion.

Survivors include his wife, Betty June (Isenogle) Bingham; one sone, Brad Bingham of Bloomfield; one daughter, Shana Bowman of Greenwood; two Beatrix Payne and Mary Lea Schalk both of Crawfordsville; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Milford O. Bingham.

Services werre 2 p.m. Friday at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Dr. Wayne Brown and the Rev. Bret Myers officiating.

Burial was in Grandview Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society

Bloomfield News 15 Aug. 1991

Last updated 10.11.2009