Hoosier native Florence Henderson dies at age 82

LOS ANGELES (WTHR) – Florence Henderson, the "Brady Bunch" Mom, Hoosier native, and Indianapolis 500 singer, has died. She was 82 writes Carlos Diaz of WTHR.

She died surrounded by family and friends, her manager, Kayla Pressman, said in a statement late Thursday.

Henderson, a native of Dale, Indiana, was well known in Indiana for singing "America the Beautiful" and "God Bless America" at the Indianapolis 500. She was the Grand Marshal of 2016's 100th Running of the race.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway shared a statement on her passing Friday morning:

"Florence Henderson had an amazing impact on generations of Americans through her platform as an actress and an even more profound impact on Indianapolis Motor Speedway fans through her passion for and contribution to those special moments leading up the command to start engines at the Indianapolis 500. Our fans looked forward to seeing her on Race Day each year and her pre-race involvement became one of the expected annual traditions that makes the Indianapolis 500 so powerful. This past year, we were pleased to have honored her as the Grand Marshall for the 100^th Running of the Indianapolis 500. More importantly, Florence Henderson was a treasured friend of the Hulman-George family for many years and the bond between them was as strong as family. We thank her for her friendship and love for our sport and her friends and family will be in our prayers. She was a lovely lady and she will be missed."

We lost a great friend everybody …she was so much fun at the Indy 500 #WTHR @IMS https://t.co/Czch6QAWjl

— dave calabro (@calabro13sports) November 25, 2016

IMS President Doug Boles tweeted that Indy 500 fans everywhere will miss her:

FH shared a passion for the 500 that all @IMS fans have & she was an integral part of 500 pageantry & traditions each year. We will miss her https://t.co/D8K2oGXmux

— J. Douglas Boles (@jdouglas4) November 25, 2016

Florence Henderson sings before the 87th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2003. (Photo: IndyCar/Kay Nichols)

Florence Henderson sings before the 88th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2004. (Photo: IndyCar/Ron McQueeney)

Florence Henderson sings "God Bless America" before the 89th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2005. (Photo: IndyCar/Michael Voorhees)

Florence Henderson with Roger Penske (Photo: IndyCar/Chris Jones)

Florence Henderson with Mari Hulman George (Photo: IndyCar/Dave Edelstein)

Florence Henderson signs autographs at IMS. (Photo: IndyCar/Chris Jones)

Florence Henderson with Jim Nabors (Photo: IndyCar/Dave Edelstein)

Jim Nabors, Ruth Buzzi and Florence Henderson (Photo: IndyCar/Jim Haines)

Florence Henderson at the 500 Festival Parade (Photo: IndyCar/Dana Garrett)

Florence Henderson sings at the 2011 Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar)

Florence Henderson sings at the Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Dave Edelstein)

Arie Luyendyk with Florence Henderson before the Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Dave Edelstein)

Florence Henderson sings at the Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Doug Mathews)

Florence Henderson sings at the Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Chris Jones)

Jim Nabors and Florence Henderson at the Indianapolis 500 Victory Banquet in 2014. (Photo: IndyCar/John Cote)

Florence Henderson sings at the Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Chris Jones)

Florence Henderson performs "God Bless America" before the 2015 Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Chris Jones)

Florence Henderson before the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Shawn Gritzmacher)

Florence Henderson before the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. (Photo: IndyCar/Shawn Gritzmacher)

She stopped by our Raceday Morning show to speak with Angela Buchman: