May 10, 1971-Sept. 9, 2006

Monday, September 11, 2006

Paul Anthony Cruz, 35, Indianapolis, died Saturday at Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, as the result of an automobile accident.

Born in Indianapolis, he was the son of Anthony and Marian (Jeffers) Cruz.

He was a 1989 graduate of North Putnam High School.

He worked at Wal-Mart in Brownsburg and Jacobson Warehouse in Plainfield.

Survivors include his parents, Marian Cruz and Norbert Schott, Roachdale; sisters Amy Jost and husband Benjamin, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Leah Pugh and husband Gene, Mooresville; maternal grandmother Mildred Jeffers, Anderson; and companion Shayna Odle, Indianapolis.

He was preceded in death by his father, grandparents, and grandfather Albert Jeffers.

Services will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greencastle, with Father Stephen Jarrell officiating.

Burial will be at Roachdale Cemetery.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Condolences may be e-mailed to inbth@keystonegroup.com.