Date Of Birth: July 16, 1947
Date Of Death: March 19, 2008
Irene Mae Eyre, 60, of Indianapolis, passed away March 19th, 2008 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born July 16, 1947 to W. Murray and Christina Bishop in New Brunswick, Canada. She was a Manager for Village Pantry for 16 years.Irene is survived by four daughters, Carol Davis, Louise (Delbert) Southgate, Yvonne (Scott) Smith, and Heather Eyre; a son, Derek Eyre; eight grandchildren, Joey, Brian, D.J., Keith, Nikita, Colin, Brooke, Olivia; and close friend, Charles Eyre. She was preceded in death by a brother, Barclay Bishop; and a sister, Christine Bishop.Memorial Service will be at Christians United Soldiers Memorial Chapel, 5626 Lawton Loop East Dr., Indianapolis, IN, at 2:00 pm on Monday, March 24th, with visitation starting one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Irene’s name to Odyssey Healthcare, 5303 Lakeview Pkwy S. Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46268.
Delbert W Southgate says
My first memories of my mother In law, before she was my mother In law is when I was working at a Waffle & Steak as a cook she came in with her husband Charlie. They walk in from next door the place was called Post Pub,It was St,Patricks day, she had her red hair up in a bee hive due and a green dress and we served green eggs and green waffle’s. She always had great attitude & funny, she liked my sum times silly jokes. She always smiled even on her worse days no matter how bad she hurt. You couldn’t help but be happy around her she never wanted any thing but she gave every thing. And the best thing she gave me was her daughter’s hand in marrage because she is just like her. I could go on & on she was just that way. But she will be very deeply missed. But if you are saved you will see her again!! cool!, but for those are not won’t that is just the truth!!!!! sorry All in love Delbert.
Heather says
I know that my mom was a wonderful grandmother. She spoiled my daughter Olivia to no end. She loved her so much and always told her that. My memories of them together will always be told to Olivia so that she will know just how much her gran loved her. She will be missed very much.
Louise says
My mother loved watching sports, Tiger Woods was her favorite Golfer. She liked working at Village Pantry because she enjoyed meeting new people. My mom played the lottery and won on the daily 3 the evening she passed away. She would have bought more scratch off tickets with that money. I took care of her for the last couple of months and we talked all the time. It was the best time and I will never forget that. She is the best!!!
Joey Southgate says
Full of love and laughter and a will that just never gave up. She fought to the very last end of her life and even then, she still didn’t want to go. She always had a smile on her face and she kept the laughter going even when in her life things weren’t always as great as they seemed, but you couldn’t tell. She would only let you know what she wanted you to know. The last couple months of her life were the best for her. Even though it wasn’t a good time for her health wise, she was the happiest she had been in a very long time. Some of you might know this lady as a friend, a loved one, or a stranger who made you laugh at Village Pantry. I know her as “Gran”. Even though I didn’t visit her as much as I could of, or maybe as much as I should of, we always had a great time when I did. Even though she was a grandparent she was also like one of my buddies. She is the grandparent that I could talk sports to all day and she would know what you were talking about and she could argue back who was the better golfer or the better football team.
Gran,
Thank you for the all the smiles you put on my face, thank you for treating me as great as you did the others and including me in your life. The memories of you will be held in my life forever and I will be able to see you soon! I love you!
P.S. When I scratch a lotto ticket and win. I will know you had a hand in it and gave me some of your lotto luck!!!
Angel Turner says
When Louise began caring for her mom she had to take my children with her. She and Charlie have taken them in just as they were their own grandkids. My children and I are grateful for the last several months, they got the opportunity to get to know Irene and love her. They came home everytime they saw her with such good things to say. When i had to tell my 6 and 3 year old children she had passed, they were so upset and all they talked about was how much they loved Irene and how much they would miss her. She made that kind of impact on my children – imagine how many others there were. They are young but I am very sure they will always remember her.
Sharon Robertson says
There is not a single person on earth loved as much as a mother. They love and care for us when we can not care for ourselves. They protect us when we do not know we can get hurt. They share our joys and sorrows when we are adults. They love us no matter what we do in life. Encourage us to move forward in our lives when in fact they have to leave us on our own.
Irene was this kind of mother to her children. Let us remember all the love and joy she brought to all the lives she touched while she was here on earth. Let us also celebrate the fact that the Lord came to carry her home in His loving arms.
Darla Closser says
I first met Irene when she was managing the Village Pantry at Washington and Arlington and I was her Food Service Specialist. We became friends and I have missed her at work. She was a joy to talk to and I enjoyed her accent. She always spoke very loving about her family.She called me when she was sick and we were at least able to say good bye. She touched my heart long ago and I will miss her.