Leslie L. “Les” Richhart, Indianapolis
- Age: 88, Passed Away: March 15, 2013
- Anthony J. Victor Jr., 62
- Sandra Ann Majors, 50
- William Earl “Billy” Hommel, 77
- Gilbert Gray Gordon, 92
- Willard “Coy” Cox, 64
- Myra E. Wilson, 89
- Josephine Luckett, 90
- Margaret E. Long, 96
- Marian C. Kibbe, 88
- David K. Firth, 81
- Joseph H. Cortese, 77
- Linnie P. Burton, 91
- Donald W. Baker, 64
- Herbert Alfred “Herb” Smith, 87
- Evelyn E. “Ernie” (Lambert) McGee, 88
- Chuck Petro Daugherty, 58
- Anna Mae Cox, 79
- Myrtle Marie Tout, 85
- Valley Houston Hancock Sr., 72
- Edith Mae Elrod, 87
- Robert A. “Jr.” Davidson, 82
- Anna Mae Cox, 79
- Betty Francis Brian, 82
- Marjorie Lucille Beasley, 76
- Sherrie Lee Snodgrass, 65
 Leslie L. “Les” Richhart |
Leslie L. “Les” Richhart, 88, went home to be with his Lord unexpectedly on Friday, March 15, 2013, from Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
By his side was his loving wife of 65 years, Elsie M. (Throckmorton) Richhart, whom he married on Feb. 7, 1948, in Morgantown.
Les was a resident of Franklin and a former longtime resident of Trafalgar.
He was born in Brown County on Feb. 7, 1925, to his parents, the late James W. “Willie” and Maude Leona (Dine) Richhart.
Les was a 1944 graduate of Trafalgar High School and went on to serve as a radio technician second class with the U.S. Navy from 1944 until 1946 during World War II. In 1951, Les served with the Navy again during the Korean War as an electronics technician first class. After his dedicated service to his country, Les found work as a foreman in the electronics rework department for the U.S. Naval Avionics facility in Indianapolis for more than 30 years, retiring in 1980.
Les was an active member of Franklin Memorial Christian Church since 2006 and was a
former member of the Whiteland Christian Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher, and First Christian Church of Morgantown.
Les was an avid reader of the Bible, National Geographic and the Rifleman magazines. He was a life member of the NRA and enjoyed woodworking, tending to his vegetable garden and working with guns and gun stocks.
Les and his wife are the godparents to Katie (Jason) Carey of Bloomington and Makaleigh Layman of Nineveh and their siblings, Shannon Calloway from Whiteland, Clifton Layman of Hawaii, and Shane Smith and Casey and Cory Layman, all of Nineveh; and will be remembered by his two sisters, Bonnie Sensel of Indianapolis and Anita (Phil) Schiver of Plainfield; nieces, Martha Walker and Karen Richhart, both of Indianapolis, and Lori Wetzel of Mooresville, N.C.; and a nephew, Bill Sensel of Atlanta.
The Revs. Richard Throckmorton, Stan Icenogle and Larry McAdams will conduct a funeral service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Franklin Memorial Christian Church, 1720 N. Graham Road in Franklin. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery in Morgantown, with military rites presented by the Martinsville American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guards.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Meredith-Clark Funeral Home, Cremation and Personalization Center in Morgantown.
Memorial contributions may be sent in honor of Les to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674.
Expressions of caring and kindness can be made to the Richhart family at Meredith-clark.com.
Information: 812-597-4670
