Larry E. Plummer, age 78, of Marion passed away Monday, February 18, 2019 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Larry Eugene Plummer was born to Eugene H. and Betty L. (Jeffries) Plummer on October 18, 1940 in Marion Indiana. He graduated from Marion High School in 1958. He proudly served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. After leaving the Army, he was employed at Foster Forbes for many years. Larry was a member of the Deer Creek Conservation Club, the Van Buren American Legion and the N.R.A. He was also a life member of the D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans). He married Trudy A. Perdue on September 12, 1970. She preceded him in death on February 13, 2015. Together they had one son, Christopher (Laura) Plummer and two grandsons, Aaron and Jonah. He is also survived by his brother, James Plummer; sister-in-law, Sherry Eberst; and several nieces and nephews. He will be missed by his special friends Jeff, Anna, Dan, Kellie, Larry, Dave and Linda (the dinner gang that he enjoyed so much!) He also will be missed by his three precious cats, Mandy, Zelda and Sambo. In addition to his wife and parents, he was also preceded in death by two sisters, Patricia J. (Plummer) Turner and Sue Anne (Plummer) Grose. Friends and family may call from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2019 at Raven-Choate Funeral Home, 1202 W. Kem Road, Marion, Indiana. Funeral Services will begin at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Jeff Jahn officiating. Burial with military honors will be held immediately following the funeral service at Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Marion-Grant County Humane Society, 505 S. Miller Avenue, Marion, Indiana 46953. Online condolences may be shared at www.ravenchoate.com Donations may be made to: Marion-Grant County Humane Society 505 S. Miller Avenue, Marion IN 46953
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Larry E Plummer October 18 1940 February 18 2019 (age 78).
Source: Raven-Choate Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Marion, state: Indiana
Am so sorry to hear about Larry Plummer’s death. As soldiers go, he was always one of my “favorites”. Seems as if I have known him forever, though I never saw him between 1965 in Gelnhausen and 2010 at Fort Knox. Then, at the Gettysburg reunion in 2016, we had dinner together. Nearly a fifty-year interval between conversations! I never met Mrs. Plummer who I understand died in 2015.
I was Larry’s company commander, Company B 1/33 Armor. One day, in early 1964, First Sergeant Church ran into my office, excited, and saying, “We have found an Armorer.” He had interviewed and selected Larry Plummer. In explanation, a good Armorer had to like (and know) weapons, have a penchant for following Army regulations, recognize the need for detail and supporting records, feel strongly about his work, and have the ability to focus and work alone, with little or no supervision. Larry was all that. From that day forward, we never had an Arms Room issue or problem. IG inspections were a breeze. He was magnificent at his work, a model at doing a tough, sometimes thankless, job.
In Gelnhausen, we had a mix of soldiers: Regular enlistees, usually the youngest. Draftees, usually the oldest. Volunteer draftees, all ages. Typically, they were all good soldiers, from different backgrounds and motivations, but bent on working hard, serving their country and themselves and returning home, better for the experience. I am not exactly sure which category identified Larry, but, I assure you he did his job well and provided great service to his country. I am not sure what he did later in life but I am sure he did it well, in the same deliberate detail, and continued his love for weapons and marksmanship. Like so many young men of that era, serving their country for a period of time was a very expected, standard practice, and very important to each of them. Larry did it well.
I went on to serve more than thirty years in the Army and still recall Gelnhausen, Germany, and some of the soldiers there, particularly Company B1/33, as very, very special. I will always remember Larry.
My best to his family.
Ralph Roger Wolfe
Colonel, USA Retired
February, 2019