Margery Ellen Hindman

Margery Ellen Hasbrook Hindman, Age 87 years, was born to Harold L. and Charlotte W. Hasbrook on July 22, 1922 in Ft. Wayne, IN, the second of two children. Her older brother, Thomas C. Hasbrook, passed away in 1995 at the age of 75. Their parents also preceded them. Margery and her family moved to Indianapolis in 1929, and except for 2 � years spent in Oak Park, IL during her Sophomore and Junior years at Oak Park & River Forest High School, she lived most of her life in Indianapolis. Margery graduated from Shortridge High School in 1940, and followed her brother to Indiana University where Tom was a Kappa Sigma and Margery became a Delta Gamma, each of them living in their respective fraternity and sorority houses. Both of them were leaders on campus. Margery was editor of the Arbutis Yearbook for two years and then a senior representative for all women students at IU. Among other honors, she was a Junior and Senior member of Mortar Board, a group chosen for outstanding scholarship and leadership in service to the University. Margery first met Thomas M. Hindman Jr. when he dropped by her home to see his fraternity brother, Tom Hasbrook. A day later a mutual friend called and asked Margery if she could go out with Tom Hindman. The rest is history. They went to an outdoor ballroom in Indianapolis (called Westlake) for five straight nights, and fell in love big time. They both enjoyed dancing so much! Soon they were engaged and were married November 23, 1943, in Irvington United Methodist Church. This was during Tom�s Thanksgiving furlough from the Signal Corp for which Tom served four years during WW II. Their love affair lasted for 59 years, when Tom passed away July 21, 2002. Margery had a wide variety of interests over the years of which included the Green Thumb Garden Club, serving as president in 1948; the Indianapolis Alumni Director of Delta Gamma serving as president from 1950-1952; President of the Indianapolis Alumni of Mortar Boards in 1960; charter & lifetime member of Irvington Dancing Club; Co-founder of Indiana State Art Teachers Association of which she served as president in 1974; Castleton Plaza Merchants Association, serving as president from 1978 through 1990; a Stephen Minister for Castleton United Methodist Church; and a member of Castleton Christian Crusaders Sunday school classes from 1985 � 2010. Margery lost her wonderful mother to pancreatic cancer in 1963. In her loss, she looked for something to fill the void, and it became teaching art. She was first placed as a junior high art and reading teacher, and then pursued a Masters Degree in Art Education at night and in summers. By 1966 she had received her degree, and started teaching at Arlington High School as one of three art teachers. When John Simpson retired, she became the Head of the Art Department. After eight years, she quit teaching and along with husband Tom, built a new store in the Castleton area called Hindman�s Creative Art Center. The store was complete with custom framing, art materials, furniture, restoration, commercial art and two large classrooms with several teachers. They taught calligraphy, drawing, oil and acrylic painting, watercolor and perspective. This adventure lasted for 16 years and then they embarked on another new store in the Geist area, Hindman�s Gallery and Framing. After four years, Tom�s health began to decline and they decided to retire and say farewell to their twenty year old �baby�. Margery is survived by her loving sons, both of whom live in Indianapolis, Jim and his wife Shelly, Richard and his wife Sara; her six grandchildren, Lindsay, Brad, Holly, David, Matt and John; and a great-grandson, Jack. She will be greatly missed. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 9, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Shirley Brothers Fishers-Castleton Chapel, 9900 Allisonville Road, with funeral services Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

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Margery Ellen Hindman

July 22, 1922 - February 5, 2010