Marvin E. Lundy

Marvin Eugene “Buster” Lundy Jr., 65, of New Castle, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie following an extended illness. He was born May 11, 1944 in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Marvin Eugene Lundy Sr. and Dorothy (James) Lundy Welliver. Buster was a 1962 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School and attended Ball State University. He retired in 1999 from Delco Remy in Anderson. He loved sports and for many years coached Little League Baseball and Basketball. He found great enjoyment in baseball and could often be found at the ball diamond. In the recent years he loved watching his grandchildren play sports in Indianapolis. He was a big supporter of I.U. Basketball and was an avid New Castle Trojans, Cincinnati Reds and Indianapolis Colts fan. He loved his black lab “G’Boy.” He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Chris (Bicknell) Lundy, whom he married on January 25, 1964; a daughter, Tamra “Tammy” (husband: Brad) Cadwallader of Farmland; a son, Troy (wife: Terri) Lundy of Greenwood; two grandchildren, Max and McKenna Lundy of Greenwood; two sisters, Carolyn McCall of New Castle and Nancy (husband: Larry) Young of New Castle; his father and mother-in-law, Leonard and Thelma Bicknell of Hagerstown; sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathy (husband: Ross) Walter of Muncie, Mike (wife: Brenda) Bicknell of Hagerstown, Jackie (husband: Gary) Daffron of Cromwell, and David Bicknell of New Castle; also several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Debbie Lundy and a sister-in-law, Becky Bicknell. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Sproles Family Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Davis officiating. Burial will follow in South Mound Cemetery West Lawn Addition. Friends may call from 5 – 8 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to the funeral Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial Contributions may be made to the New Castle Little League with envelopes available at the funeral home. You may send the family a personal condolence at www.sprolesfamilycares.com.

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Marvin E. Lundy

May 11, 1944 - March 6, 2010