Helen Marie Mabbit

Obituary

Helen Marie Mabbitt

May 25, 1926 - February 18, 2023

Helen Marie Mabbitt, age 96, passed away February 18, 2023, in Carmel, IN, after a short illness. She was born May 25, 1926, in Harrah, OK, to Hattie and Joseph Czarny/Moblack. Her father died when she was a baby and she always knew Harry W. Whitnah as her loving dad.

She was graduated from Harrah High School in 1945. It was her dad who, through his work at Tinker Air Force Base, introduced her to her future husband, Charles R. Mabbitt, whose crew had flown into TAFB to have work done on their aircraft. They were married September 30, 1945, in Pampa, TX, where he was stationed as a master sergeant in the Army Air Corp.

They owned a printing business, American Duplicating Service, in Indianapolis, IN, for 20 years. After Bob’s death, Helen moved back to Harrah for several years to live with her widowed mother. She returned to Indianapolis and worked 19 years for the Sears Roebuck and Co. department store. She was interested in national and world events and was an exceptional conversationalist.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two sisters, Lillian Hargrove and Betty Honea, a brother, Lee Edward Whitnah; sister-in-law, Carolyn Whitnah; and son-in-law, James T. Benton.

She is survived by daughter, Sandra Benton and son, Terry Mabbitt and wife, Donna, of Coatesville, IN; brother and sister-in-law, Robert Whitnah and wife, Sue; brother-in-law, Harold Kent Honea; grandchildren: James J. Benton and wife, Erin; Adrianne Solmonson and Derek; Cris Mabbitt and wife, Andee; Jill Velikan and Jeff; grandchildren: Cambria Roberts, Arianna Lee, Broderick Lee, Harper Benton and Nash Benton, Devin Mabbitt, Rachel Mabbitt, Josie Velikan and Sophie Velikan; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A graveside service will be held 3:00 p.m. April 14, 2023, at the Memory Lane Cemetery in Harrah, under the care of Asa Smith Parks Funeral Service. Online condolences may be made at www.asasmith.net