Betty Mae Bindhamer, 92, of Bloomington, passed away at Bell Trace Health and Living Center on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. She was born July 18, 1920, in Terre Haute, to William and Lela (Powell) Prentice. She was a 1939 graduate of Wiley High School in Terre Haute. Betty worked as a typing supervisor for Columbia Records. She was a member of Lifeway Baptist Church, was secretary for Ambassadors for Christ, supported many missionaries, served as a Sunday School teacher for 53 years, and enjoyed reading and puzzles.
She is survived by two daughters, Norma Winchester (John) of Wheaton, Ill., and Cathy Smith (Bob) of Bloomington; two sisters, Norma Frump (John) and Helen Curley (Kenneth), both of Terre Haute; two grandchildren, Denise Schmidt (David) and Leslee Bell (Jeff); four great-grandchildren, Lauren and Garrison Bell and Gracelyn and Marissa Schmidt; five stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, William Prentice; and two stepchildren, Darlene Stevens and Dean Bindhamer.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home, 105 N. Montgomery St., in Spencer. Pastor Steve Von Bokern will officiate. A committal service will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to the family at: www.westparrishpedigo.com.
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