Wayne Cary

March 26, 1947 - June 6, 2020

Charles “Wayne” Cary, 73, of Indianapolis and formerly of Monrovia, unexpectedly passed from this life on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Community East Hospital. He was born on March 26, 1947 in Indianapolis to the late Charles Cary and Geneva (Pierce) Finley. Born one of three children, Wayne attended Arsenal Technical High School before being drafted into the United States Army during the Viet Nam War. He proudly served his country as a Paratrooper guarding the Panama Canal. Wayne met and married the love of his life, Fran, in 1966. They married, and together the happy couple raised three wonderful children before settling in Monrovia. Working for Lilly Industrial Coatings for thirty years, Wayne was later employed with Shaughnessy Paper Company, before retiring in 2012. A jokester, Wayne loved reading books; his favorite subject was Science Fiction, enjoying stories of the paranormal. A passionate gardener, he spent free time going to yard sales, movies, and dinners out. A devoted family man, Wayne will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure to know him. Along with his father, Wayne was preceded in death by his loving wife of fifty-one years, Frances Mae “Fran” Cary; and brother, Dale Cary. Wayne leaves behind his mother, Geneva Pierce of Beech Grove; children, Marci McCoy (husband, Billy) of Indianapolis, Marc Cary (wife, Amy) of Centerville, Ohio and Mandy Miller (husband, Brian) of Maryville, Tennessee; sister, Joni Cary of Beech Grove; adored grandkids, Brent and Kristen, Jakob and Savannah, London and Brooklyn. Family and close friends are invited to Celebrate Wayne’s Life on Saturday, June 13, 2020, from 2 to 5pm, at the Cary residence in Briarwood Lake, Monrovia. Cremation Arrangements were entrusted to Light Memorial & Funeral Chapel in Monrovia. To share a favorite story, sign the online guest registry or light a candle in his memory visit www.lightmemorial.com.