Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Jerry Lee Simmons

Jerry Lee Simmons

Mar 27, 2005

Anderson...Jerry Lee Simmons, 68, resident of Madison County, passed away on Sunday morning, March 27, 2005 at his residence, after an extended illness.He was born January 10, 1937 in Elwood, the son of Clarence A. and Mary DePaolo Simmons.He served in the Indiana National Guard and retired from Delco Remy in Anderson, Plant 3, in 1992.He was a member of...

Mabel Louise Warren

Mabel Louise Warren

Mar 24, 2005

Chesterfield...Mabel Louise Warren, age 82 a former resident of Daleville passed away on March 24, 2005 following an extended illness. She was born in Anderson on February 10,1923 and was the daughter of Thaddeus and Charlotte (Johnson) Hall. She retired from Delco Remy in 1974. She had lived in Moonsville for 12 years, before moving to Daleville.Survivors include a son;...

Leroy D. Lennen

Leroy D. Lennen

Mar 23, 2005

LeRoy D. Lennen, 69, of Daleville, Indiana, died Wednesday morning at Community Hospital in Anderson after sufferning from failing health for several years. His death was unexpected.He was born on May 11, 1935 in Fishersburg, Indiana and resided in Daleville most of his life. He served with the Marines in Korea and was discharged in 1954. LeRoy retired from Delco...

James L. Zirkle

James L. Zirkle

Mar 16, 2005

Anderson...James Lee Zirkle, 66, resident of Anderson, was called to be an angel of God on Wednesday morning. He has gone to be with his eldest son, Jim Zirkle, Jr.He was born in Middletown on March 3, 1939 the son of Carl R. and Lena M. Zirkle.He was a graduate of Middletown High School.He retired from Delco Remy in 1994...

Bonnie Marie Reger

Bonnie Marie Reger

Mar 15, 2005

Anderson...Bonnie Marie Reger, 90, resident of Bethany Point Health Campus, died at the nursing center on March 15, 2005 after a brief illness.She was born in Yorktown, Indiana, November 30, 1914, the daughter of Arthur Dallas and Dessie Ethel Brown Walters.She retired in 1975 from Delco Remy of General Motors.She was a Daleville High School graduate and a member of...

Hollis Russell Linder

Hollis Russell Linder

Mar 15, 2005

Muncie...Hollis Russell Linder, 70, resident of Muncie, died March 15, 2005 at Ball Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.He was born in Jamestown, TN, October 4, 1934, the son of William Porter and Flossie Stephens Linder.He retired in 1986 from Franks foundry in Muncie after 32 years as a mold maker.He lived for over 45 years in the Muncie area.He...

Kenneth Neild Alspaugh

Kenneth Neild Alspaugh

Mar 12, 2005

Anderson...Kenneth Neild Alspaugh, 69, resident of Anderson, passed away Saturday at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Mechanicsburg, Indiana, April 26, 1935, the son of Mendel and Virginia Neild Alspaugh.He retired in 1976 from the United States Air Force.Survivors include his wife: Lorretta Marcille Simmons Alspaugh of Anderson, Children: Jennifer Anderson, Denise Anderson, Mia Beuno, and Mark...

Donald ""Bird"" Strange

Donald ""Bird"" Strange

Mar 11, 2005

Daleville...Donald ""Bird"" Strange, 70, resident of Daleville, died Friday at his home in Daleville.He was born in Burkesville, Kentucky, June 15, 1934, the son of Charles and Reba Garrett Strange.He was a 1953 graduate of Daleville High School and attended Ball State University.He owned an operated Bird Strange Real Estate for over 20 years as well as Bird's Smokehouse BBQ....

Margaret Sarah Ritchie

Margaret Sarah Ritchie

Mar 4, 2005

Middletown...Margaret Sarah (Humbles) Ritchie, 89, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Mooreland, Indiana, January 6, 1916, the daughter of William and Tena Swoveland Humbles.She retired from the Metamora Cheese Shop where she had been a cashier for many years.She had been a member of the EAgles Lodge of Muncie, the...

Myrtle Faye Wilson

Myrtle Faye Wilson

Mar 2, 2005

Middletown...Myrtle Faye (Sprong) Wilson, 92, resident of Middletown and former resident of Webster City, Iowa, passed away early Wednesday morning at the residence of her granddaughter.She was born in West Bend, Iowa, September 21, 1912, the daughter of Frank and Ica Dean Hollet Sprong.She had worked for many years as a Home Healthcare provider.She had attended the United Methodist church...

Mary G. Sharpe

Mary G. Sharpe

Mar 1, 2005

Anderson...Mary G. Sharpe, 81, former Anderson resident, died Tuesday evening at Rawlins House convalescent Center in Pendleton after an extended illness.She was born in Fedora, South Dakota, November 7, 1923, the daughter of Robert and Zanza Hoffman Petteys.She retired from Tri County Golf Course in Middletown after 17 years of service.She moved from Anderson to Middletown in 1955 and moved...

David Edgar Shellabarger

David Edgar Shellabarger

Feb 24, 2005

Daleville...David Edgar Shellabarger,62, loving father, son, husband and brother, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday evening at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born March 29, 1942 in Muncie, the son of Edgar W. and Helen Brown Shellabarger.He retired from Guide Division of General Motors in Anderson where he had worked for over 40 years. He was...

Nell Ruth Fuller

Nell Ruth Fuller

Feb 23, 2005

Middletown...Nell Ruth Reynolds Fuller, 80, longtime resident of Middletown, died Wednesday at Community Hospital in Anderson, after an extended illness.She was born in Etowah, Tennessee, September 8, 1924, the daughter of Roy D. and Lucy Thomas Reynolds.She had worked as a Qualified Medical Assistant at the New Castle development Center in New Castle and was a longtime member of the...

Ella Loretta Hilligoss

Ella Loretta Hilligoss

Feb 18, 2005

Middletown...Ella Loretta Harney Hilligoss, 73, resident of Middletown, died Friday at her home after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, March 16, 1931, the daughter of Orville and Lena Harney.She moved to Middletown in 1958 and had been manager at the Middletown American Legion at one time.Survivors include her husband: James Hilligoss of Middletown, 3 sons: James M. (Sharon)...

Norman S. Watts

Norman S. Watts

Feb 14, 2005

Chesterfield...Norman S. Watts, 80, former Chesterfield resident, died early this morning at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown.He was born in Connersville, Indiana, May 1, 1924 the son of Alva and Lula Selby Watts.He retired from Delco Remy in 1974 and attended Knightstown High School.He was a PFC in the US Army in WW 2 serving at Normandy, Northern France, the...

Stephen Carl Young

Stephen Carl Young

Feb 8, 2005

Indianapolis...Stephen Carl Young, 47, died February 8, 2005 unexpectedly in Indianapolis.He was born in Anderson, March 28, 1957, the son of William J. and Rachel Perry Young.He had lived in the Middletown area most of his life.He was a 1975 graduate of Shenandoah High School and attended Ball State University and Purdue University.He worked as a toolmaker at Guide Corporation...

Linda H. Hunt

Linda H. Hunt

Jan 25, 2005

Middletown...Linda H. Hunt, 69, resident of Middletown, died January 25, 2005 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after an extended illness.She was born June 26, 1935 in Lebanon, IN, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hodge.She was a graduate of Frankfort High School and attended Indiana University School of Music, and obtained a Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees...

Daniel M. Barton

Daniel M. Barton

Jan 24, 2005

Shirley...Daniel M. Barton, 44, resident of rural Shirley, died unexpectedly Monday at Community Hospital in Anderson, after a brief illness.He was born December 14, 1960 in Indianapolis, the son of Woodrow and Ann Barton of Spencer, IN.He was a graduate of Plainfield High School in 1979 and Purdue University in 1983. He was employed at Bearing Point Consulting as a...

Terry Wayne Miller

Terry Wayne Miller

Jan 24, 2005

Muncie...Terry Wayne Miller, 55, resident of Muncie, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening.He was born in Anderson, January 18, 1950, the son of Marvin Dale and Imogene Keesling Miller.He was a 1967 graduate of Middletown High School and was a laboratory technician at Two-Sons Tool and Dye Corporation in Muncie.Survivors include: 2 sons: Andrew Wayne Miller of Pendleton and Shawn Miller...

Betty Ann Spall

Betty Ann Spall

Jan 23, 2005

Middletown...Betty Ann Spall, 85, resident of Miller's Merry Manor of Middletown, died January 23, 2005 at St. Johns Medical Center unexpectedly.She was born May 2, 1919 in Eastons, Kentucky, the daughter of Charles and Ada Keown. Betty always said that some of the happiest days of her life were spent in Eastons. As a child she would visit from house...