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Jan. 17, 2018, at the age of 89.Services will be held at Flanner and Buchanan, Washington Park North, 2706 Kessler Blvd West Drive, Indianapolis IN 46228, January 22, 2018 with visitation at 10 am and memorial at 11 am.He was married to Phyllis L Chandler for nearly 60 years, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his sister, Marianne Shields (Montgomery Shields) of Seymour, IN; his brother in-law Larry Davis (Nancy Davis), his children, Andrew D. Chandler (Mrs. Gwen Chandler) of Augusta, GA, Edward S. Chandler (Mrs Gail Chandler) of Carmel, IN, Sara S. Stevens ( Mark Stevens) of Ormond Beach, Florida, and Richard S. Chandler (Mrs. Sharon Chandler) of Speedway, IN; his grandchildren, Amanda K. Jeffares (Rev. Russell Jeffares), Kristen E. Toth (MAJ Kevin Toth), Meredith Chandler, Katelyn Walker (Charles Walker), Rachel Chandler, David O. Chandler (Mrs. Sarah Chandler), Jeremiah Stevens ( Mrs.Carrie Stevens), Emilee Bohannon (Brian Bohannon) Zachary Chandler and Megan Chandler; and his much loved 11 great grandchildren. Art is also survived by three nephews and two nieces.Art was born in New Albany, IN to Arthur D. and Lora F. Chandler, of Seymour, IN. He lived in Jeffersonville, IN and moved to Seymour IN where he graduated high school. Art and his family were evacuated from Jeffersonville to Seymour in 1937 as a result of severe Ohio River flooding. Out of school for a week, he had a pass for free movies and snacks; he said he had a ball of fun! Art entered the US Navy in June, 1946 as an aerial weatherman, having served aboard the USS Saipan. He was discharged in February 1948. He received a BS in microbiology from Purdue and a MS from Butler University. He retired from Dow Chemical, human health research in 1990 where he did viral and mutagen research. He is a co-patent holder of the world’s first measles vaccine.Art loved his family and is remembered for his great laughter and humor by his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed visiting all of his family and never met a person with which he could ...

Current in Carmel, a photo featuring Michael Feinstein and Marilyn Maye credited the wrong photographer. The photo was taken by Marc Lebryk. Prevail goes purple—Prevail, Inc., a Noblesville-based nonprofit advocating for victims of crime and abuse, is asking for community partners to “go purple” during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. During this campaign, Prevail is offering to local businesses and community members a simple way to stand with each other and work to end acts of violence together. Prevail is asking the community to be creative and pick a day and wear purple. To sign up, download the Go Purple Campaign Packet on Prevail’s website at prevailinc.com.Voter registration deadline—The deadline to vote in the Nov. 6 election is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. For more, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov/222/Current-Election-Information.St.Vincent award – For the second consecutive year, the St.Vincent Heart Center’s Heart Emergency Unit received the Award of Distinction for Excellent Performance in Overall Quality of Care from Professional Research Consultants, Inc. The designation is awarded only to those healthcare settings at or near the 100th percentile of surveyed patients who rate the overall quality of care as Excellent. To learn more awards, including eligibility and criteria, visit PRCCustomResearch.com.Civil War Roundtable –David Powell will present The Battle of Chickamauga at 7 p.m. at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Hamilton County Civil War Roundtable at Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square. Powell has spent the last decade studying Chickamauga and has published several books on the topic. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. College news – Jennifer Lyons of Carmel was named to the dean’s list at The University of Alabama. In addition, Lyons, along with Carmel resident Madeline East, both graduated from The University of Alabama during summer commencement. Abigail Enright and Kriste...

CBS4 will stream live coverage of the parade on its Indy Facebook page from the newly-relocated parade review stand on east Carmel Drive at Flanner and Buchanan. The live stream will begin at 10:30 a.m. July 4. The station will also provide a link to the broadcast that will allow people to watch the parade later.“We are very excited to have CBS4 covering the CarmelFest parade this year,” said James Bednarski, chairman of CarmelFest. “This will finally facilitate grandma and grandpa in other geographies being able to watch the grandkids participate in the Fourth of July parade.”The CarmelFest parade is presented by Centier Bank. ...