Hallie M. Pierpont - 100
5/25/1910 - 6/19/2010

Muncie - Muncie – Hallie M. Pierpont, 100, passed away Saturday morning, June 19, 2010 at Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.

She was born, May 25, 1910 in Lancaster, OH the daughter of Martin H. and Florence C. (Strahan) Bechtel, moved to Muncie as a child and graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1928.

Mrs. Pierpont was a member of College Avenue United Methodist Church, Delaware Country Club, YWCA, and past president of Burris Mother’s Club. She was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels, the Well Baby Clinic at the YWCA, and a Camp Sing-A-Long Committee Member.

Surviving are two daughters, Diane Cooper, Jacksonville Beach, FL and Karen Malone (husband, Michael), Racine, WI; eight grandchildren, Catherine Cooper, Donna Younger (husband, Chris), Robin Cooper (partner, Colin Beck), Tracy Whelan, Brian Malone, Diane Malone, Mark Malone, and George Graham (wife, Andrea); four great grandchildren, Stephen, Alexus, Kemp, Sarah, and Austin; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert H. Pierpont in 1991; her son, R. Joe Pierpont in 2008; her son-in-law, Milton Cooper in 2008; three brothers; and four sisters.

Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Elm Ridge Mausoleum with Pastor Keith Williams officiating. Entombment will follow.

Friends may call at Elm Ridge Mausoleum from 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday until time of service.

Memorials may be directed to the YWCA, 310 W. Charles St., Muncie, IN 47305 or the American Diabetes Association, 6415 Castleway West Dr., Ste 114, Indianapolis, IN 46250.

The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.meeksmortuary.com