Madison Heights High School
1965 Class Reunion

Terry L. Plew


Sept. 3, 1947 - May 7, 2007

From the Anderson Herald Bulletin Obituaries on May 8, 2007...

Terry L. Plew, 59, Anderson, died suddenly May 7, 2007, at Saint John’s Medical Center.

He was born Sept. 3, 1947, in Anderson, and resided in Anderson all of his life. Terry was a 1965 graduate of Madison Heights High School and served his country in the U.S. Navy.

Terry retired in 1999 from Fisher Guide Division of General Motors after 32 years of service. Currently, he had worked as a school bus aide for South Madison Community School Corp. for special education kids.

He was a member of Eastview Church of the Nazarene and the United Auto Workers Local 663.

He is survived by his wife, Karen (Davis) Plew, whom he married Sept. 14, 1968; two daughters, Andrea and husband Mark Strittmatter of Florida, and Lynsey Plew and fiancé Donnie Horseman of Anderson; brother, Thomas and wife Kathy Plew of Anderson; two grandsons, Jacob Strittmatter and Jackson Horseman; mother-in-law, Ada Davis of Anderson; sister-in-law, Kathy Gipe of Markleville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester K. and JoAnn (Watkins) Plew; brother-in-law, Micheal Gipe; and father-in-law, Edmond Davis.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson, with the Rev. Thomas Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the VFW 266.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the South Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Eastview Church of the Nazarene, 2552 E. 200S, Anderson, IN 46017.

Note from Mike Richey, classmate…

The viewing is today (Thursday) from 3 to 8 pm and the funeral is Friday at 10 am in the Loose South Chapel. I lived in the same nieghborhood as Terry for a couple years and knew his family well. His dad, Chet, died suddenly at work of a heart attack when he was only 55 years old. His mother, JoAnn, died just a few years ago. I can't remember exactly, but I last saw her in Florida four years ago. Mike

Additional News relating to Terry Plew's death from the Anderson Herald Bulletin written by Shawn McGrath...

5:28 p.m.: Man died of heart attack, not crash

Investigators say an Anderson man died of natural causes and was not killed as a result of a chain-reaction crash involving two other vehicles.

Terry Plew, 59, died of a heart attack, according to officials with the Madison County Coroner’s Office.

Police believe that Plew suffered a heart attack while driving a 2001 Chevrolet S10 eastbound on 38th Street, near Columbus Avenue, shortly before noon on Monday.

Plew crashed into the rear of a 1999 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 24-year-old Carrie T. Hyatt, Anderson.

Hyatt then rear-ended a stopped 2000 Ford Contour driven by Clerisa Eiler, 22, Anderson.

Anderson Fire Department medics took the three to Saint John’s Hospital, where Plew was pronounced dead, according to police. Hyatt and Eiler complained of pain, but their injuries weren’t considered life-threatening.

Anderson Police Detective Joel Sandefur, who is the department’s spokesman, said the three were wearing seat belts.

6:12 p.m.: Anderson police investigating cause of fatal crash...

Anderson police are investigating whether a driver’s death was related to a vehicle crash or a medical condition shortly before noon Monday.

Anderson police Detective Joel Sandefur said Terry Plew, 59, Anderson, was driving a 2001 Chevrolet S10 pickup eastbound on 38th Street, near intersection of Columbus Avenue, at about 11:50 a.m.

While the crash remains under investigation, police suspect Plew suffered some type of medical emergency that likely caused him to rear-end a 1999 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 24-year-old Carry T. Hyatt, Anderson, Sandefur said.

Hyatt’s Malibu then struck the rear of a stopped 2000 Ford Contour driven by 22-year-old Clerisa Eiler, Anderson.

Anderson Fire Department medics took Plew to Saint John’s Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Sandefur said. Hyatt and Eiler was also taken to Saint John’s for treatment after complaining of pain.

Investigators are still trying to determine if Plew’s death was caused by the crash, or the medical condition. Investigators weren’t immediately sure the nature of Plew’s medical condition. Cause of Plew’s death is being investigated by the Madison County Coroner’s Office, Sandefur said.

Police didn’t release whether Plew or the other drivers were wearing seat belts.