Mary Etta Comstock

Mary Etta Comstock February 10, 1923 - January 10, 2013 Mary Etta (Dunn) Comstock, age 89, a long time resident of Greenfield passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Golden Living Center. She was born February 10, 1923 in Cordova, North Carolina to the late Henry Merritt and Mary Lee (Brigman) Dunn. Mary met her husband, John C. Comstock, Jr., when he was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and they were married on Christmas Day, 1943. During World War II Mary worked in the cotton mills in Gastonia, North Carolina until her husband returned in 1946 when she moved to his native Greenfield to begin their lives together in earnest. Mary worked for Indiana Bell as a telephone operator in the days when they were needed to complete calls. She loved this job and her co-workers with whom she met for many years after to recall good times. Mary became a housewife with the birth of her first child and enjoyed the role of mother and grandmother the remainder of her life. She was a member of Trinity Park United Methodist Church and a past member of Miriam Chapter #64 OES. She is survived by her son, John C. Comstock III of Indianapolis, daughters Linda (Brian) Comstock-Teel of Nashville, IN and Lisa (Tim) Bowling of Greenfield, sister Frances Furr of Gastonia, NC., She had five grandchildren, Rick Petersen, Kim Kaler, Adam Brizendine, Ashley Brizendine and Colleen Comstock, and six great-grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John, in 2002, and brothers, Curtis, Gilbert, James, Vius, and Pete Dunn. Visitation will be Sunday, January 13, 2013 from 2:00-6:00 at Stillinger Family Funeral Home- Pasco Chapel of Greenfield. Funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Monday, January 14, 2013 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to The Parkinsons Awareness Association of Central Indiana, INC. Online condolences can be shared at www.stillingerfamilyfuneralhome.com