Mary Lou Kendall, 89, of rural Roann, Indiana, died at 7:30 pm, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her home. She was born on June 30, 1932, in Huntington, Indiana, to Maurice and Jennie (Trout) Reed.
Mary Lou was a 1950 graduate of Somerset High School. She married Arthur Kendall at the Treaty Church of Christ on September 1, 1955; he died October 28, 2019. She worked at Pop’s Sweet Shop, General Tire, Emmalou’s Clothing Store, the Depot Antique Store, and Vernon Manor Children’s Home, all of Wabash. Mary Lou was a member of Bachelor Creek Church of Christ.
She is survived by three children, Jay (Cynthia) Kendall and Jenny (Mike) See, both of Roann, and Kathy (Chuck ) Lindley of Pegram, Tennessee; five grandchildren, Annie (Scott) Smith of Silver Lake, Indiana, Stephanie (Justin) Hove of Roann, Aaron (Michelle) See of Macy, Indiana, Ryan (Nikki ) Kendall of Akron, Indiana, and Andrew (Megan ) See of Peru, Indiana; 17 great grandchildren, sisters and brother, Helen Dawes of Urbana, Indiana, Max (Ruth) Reed of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dorothy Brouhard of Springfield, Ohio, and Nancy (Larry) Meyer of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Joy Kendall, grandson-in-law, Trevor Hughes, brother, John Reed, and her sister, Ruth Long.
A Celebration of Mary Lou’s Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Roann.
Preferred memorial is Wabash-Miami Area Program.
The memorial guest book for Mary Lou may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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