Sharon Mutter

Sharon (Crockett) Mutter, 73, of Carmel, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at home. She was born on January 28, 1942 to the late Dr. Harold M. and Harriet (Martin) Crockett in Indianapolis. Sharon lived in the Indianapolis area all of her life. She attended Shortridge High School; and attained a Master's Degree in Education at Butler University, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi.
Sharon was an elementary school teacher until she gave birth to her second child, and retired to be a stay-at-home mother. She returned to work in 1979, and was employed at (formerly) Walker Research, Inc. In 1994, she began her own business, Sharon Mutter Field Sources, Inc., where she enjoyed a career of more than 32 years in marketing research. Due to this courageous adventure, she met people from all across the country by attending numerous conferences in different states. She achieved much success in her field, and attained multiple awards, including the Honorary Lifetime Membership Award in 2005, the Marketing Research Association's Award of Excellence in 1997, Distinguished Service Award in 1999, and the Great Lakes Chapter Service Award (also in 1997), where she served on every board position in the Chapter and sat on multiple committees. She developed the "Buddy Program" to help new members of the Chapter get acclimated at the annual conferences. She was then affectionately nicknamed "Buddy" by her colleagues. Sharon retired on January 1, 2015 and was planning to attend her final conference in San Diego to be honored for her retirement, service and undying love for marketing research. Her final accomplishment was finally getting on Facebook.
She is survived by her daughter, Lisa A. (Michael) Freestone of Phoenix, AZ; son, Scott A. Mutter of Zionsville; sister, Linda (Jack) Crockett Roberts of Carmel; and brothers, William (Joan) Crockett, and David (Susan) Crockett.
Services will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260, with calling beginning at 4:00 pm immediately prior to the service.
Donations may be made to the Ragan Fund, c/o Fairview Presbyterian Church, 4609 N. Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208, 317-251-2245; or the Marketing Research Association (MRA), 1156 15th Street NW, Suite 302, Washington, DC 20005, 202-800-2545.