Myron L. "Buck" Meredith

Myron L. “ Buck” Meredith, Died on December 17, 2023 at the age of 94. He was born in Indianapolis on February 28, 1929, to Lemmie and Hattie Page Meredith, who had come from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, in the 1920s. Buck was “Buster” to his family, but when Lemmie died in 1940, many things changed for him, including a new neighborhood friend calling him “Buck”. The name stuck. Buck began contributing to the household income at age 14, working at the neighborhood Kroger at 30th & Winthrop Ave., where he gained experience, he never forgot. Before graduating from Arsenal Technical High School in 1947, he began working at Colonial Bakery, where he would eventually become Director of Engineering. He also worked for West Baking Company starting in 1965, returning to Colonial in 1970 until his retirement in 1990. He detoured from the bakery business for two years to serve in the U.S. Army from 1951-53, working in a transportation battalion where he drove high explosives all across Germany. After his return to Indianapolis, he married a girl down the street, Elnora “Nory” Yount, and they were together 60 years until her death in 2015. They are survived by daughter, Joyce Meredith; son-in-law, Jeff Gill; and grandson, Christopher M. Gill. Buck was the youngest and last living of his family, brothers, Leslie Woodrow “Woody”, and Damon; and twin sisters, Rethel Jean Fiscus & Reta Moffett. He was uncle to many nieces and nephews. To the end of his life, Buck was fascinated by devices, mechanics, and how things worked, enjoying coming up with unexpected ways to fix things, whether his daughter’s talking doll, a sluggish sump pump, or an automobile or motorcycle that’s not quite running right. He had a private passion for music, admiring & trying to emulate on his guitar Les Paul, Chet Atkins, and Wes Montgomery, the last of which he learned from during breaks at performances around Indianapolis through the 1950s. “Here he comes again,” said Montgomery, as Buck came to the stage doors looking to learn from a master. Buck passed away “Round Midnight” on the 17th. Now along with him “The World is Waiting for the Sunrise.” Visitation will be Saturday, December 23, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at 10:00 a.m. at Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel, 9606 E. Washington Street.

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Myron L. "Buck" Meredith

February 28, 1929 - December 17, 2023