Dr. Joseph W. Claudy, O.D., 82, of Whiteland, IN. passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Greenwood Village South Pavilion. He was born January 26, 1936 in LaPorte, IN to Ralph Kenneth Claudy and Lillie Ruth (Tumbleson) Claudy. He married Mary Jo (Reynard) Claudy on April 8, 1961 at the Modoc United Methodist Church in Modoc, IN, she survives.
He was a 1954 graduate of Southport High School and a 1967 graduate of the Indiana University School of Optometry in Bloomington, IN. He had been an optometrist in Whiteland, IN since 1967 and also provided exams at Camp Atterbury in Johnson County. He attended Mt. Auburn United Methodist Church in Stones Crossing, Greenwood, IN. He was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Optometrists and had served on many mission trips including Haiti, Equator, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador. He had two favorite hobbies gardening and racing Formula Vees. He had also served in the Indiana Army National Guard.
Survivors include his wife Mary Jo (Reynard) Claudy of Whiteland, IN; his daughter Lori A. Sherman (Bill) of Noblesville, IN; sister Alice Dove (Eugene) of New Palestine, IN; brother and sister-in-law Robert Lee Reynard and Vicky Reynard of Muncie, IN; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Kenneth Claudy and a sister Lillian Claudy.
The Reverends Jeff Buck and David Joseph will conduct a service celebrating the life of Dr. Joseph W. Claudy, O.D. on Friday, August 31, 2018 at 6 P.M. at Mt. Auburn United Methodist Church, 3100 West Stones Crossing Road, in Greenwood, IN, where friends may call from 2PM till service time at the church. A graveside service will be conducted at 11AM on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Riverside Cemetery in Losantville, IN or at www.losantvilleriverside.org. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to the Mt. Auburn United Methodist Church, 3100 West Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, IN, 46143, attention Youth Missions; or One Mission Society, 941 Fry Road Greenwood, IN, 46142. Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 300 South U.S. 31 (Morton Street) in Franklin, IN, is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.swartzmortuary.com. Information at 317-738-0202.