Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Aaron Paul Shanahan

Aaron Paul Shanahan

Oct 7, 2003

Anderson...Aaron Paul Shanahan, 9 day old son of Rodney Alan and Catrina Michelle Wallen Shanahan, died unexpectedly Tuesday.Besides his parents, he is survived by a twin sister: Abigail LeeMae and 2 brothers: Jordan and Jacob. Also surviving are paternal grandparents: Leslie Paul (Tina) Shanahan of Marion and Pamela Mae (Bill) Groce of Anderson, Maternal grandparents: Allen Keith (Stacy) Wallen of...

Millie Cline

Millie Cline

Sep 29, 2003

Middletown...Millie Cline, 76, resident of Middletown died Monday evening at her home after an extended illness.She was born in Pulaski County, November 21, 1926, the daughter of Samuel E. and Alice Tunis Saine.She as a member of the Middletown Church of the Nazarene where she was active in the funeral dinner committee, the Missionary Society, and the Choir. She also...

Deborah Faith Whiteman

Deborah Faith Whiteman

Sep 27, 2003

Carmel...Deborah Faith Whiteman, 50, resident of Carmel, Indiana, passed away Saturday at St. Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief illness.She was born in Anderson, May 10, 1954, the daughter of Philip Whiteman and Patricia Figel Branham.She had lived in the Carmel area for over ten years.Survivors include her Father and Step mother: Philip (Marilyn) Whiteman of Anderson and her...

Robert Charles Powell

Robert Charles Powell

Sep 19, 2003

Daleville...Robert Charles Powell, 41, resident of Daleville, died Friday at ManorCare Nursing Facility in Anderson after an extended illness.He was born January 24, 1962 the son of Robert L. and Marcie Robertson Powell.He had worked for over twenty years at Pay-Less Supermarkets and currently had worked at Phar Moor in Anderson.He was a 1981 graduate of Daleville High School and...

John Victor Mcshirley

John Victor Mcshirley

Sep 18, 2003

New Castle...John Victor McShirley, 87, resident of New Castle and a former resident of Sulphur Springs, died Thursday at his home.He was born in Henry County, August 18, 1916, the son of Herbert and Sylvia Ellison McShirley.He was a 1934 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and an Army Veteran of WW 2 serving in the invasions of Casablanca, Solarno...

Mary Kathryn Baker

Mary Kathryn Baker

Sep 9, 2003

Middletown...Mary Kathryn Baker, 87, resident of Middletown and former resident of Sulphur Springs, died Tuesday afternoon at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was born in Clinton County, Indiana, February 13, 1916 the daughter of Earl and Nell Bozell Floyd.She had retired from Brooks Foods in Mt. Summit in 1978 where she had been a payroll clerk for 26...

Margaret Bernice Frazier

Margaret Bernice Frazier

Aug 25, 2003

Sullivan, Missouri...Margaret Bernice Frazier, 84, of Sullivan Missouri, passed away August 25, 2003 at the Life Care Center in Sullivan.She was born October 11, 1918 at St. Catherine, Ontario, Canada the daughter of Donald and Marjorie (Buck) Showalter. As a young girl, she moved to the United States and ultimately settled in the Anderson, Indiana area. On September 1, 1940,...

Lois L. Brown

Lois L. Brown

Aug 15, 2003

Yorktown...Lois L Brown, 75, resident of Yorktown, passed away Friday morning at the Elmcroft Center in Muncie after an extended illness.She was born June 19, 1928 in Colorado Springs, CO, the daughter of Joseph and Wilma Houtz Losey.She was a lifelong resident of Yorktown moving from Grove, Kansas in 1949.She retired in 1988 from teaching in the Anderson School System...

Lynne Ellen Kemerly

Lynne Ellen Kemerly

Aug 10, 2003

Anderson...Lynne Ellen (Smith) Kemerly, 38, resident of Anderson and formerly of Middletown, died unexpectedly at her home.She was born in Anderson, February 24, 1965, the daughter of Ralph and Barbara Gibson Smith.She had worked at the Middletown Medical Clinic for several years.Survivors include her husband: Marvin Kemerly of Anderson, 3 daughters: Amanda Smith of Anderson, Jessica Jones of Anderson and...

Hubie H. King Iii

Hubie H. King Iii

Aug 10, 2003

South Bend...Hubie H. King III, 27, of South Bend, Indiana and formerly from Middletown, went to be with his Lord and SAvior on Sunday morning.He was born June 11, 1976, the son of Hubert H. and Lisa B Rhodes King, Jr. of Middletown.He graduated from Shenandoah High School in 1994 and graduated cuma sum laude from Northwestern College in Lima...

Robert Leroy Hiday

Robert Leroy Hiday

Aug 8, 2003

Middletown....Robert Leroy Hiday, 76, resident of Middletown, died unexpectedly Friday at Community Hospital in Anderson after a brief illness.He was born in Anderson, September 21, 1926, the son of Roy S. and Nola C. Morris Hiday.He had worked at Muncie Paving and was a mechanic for Atlas Ready Mix for many years. He was a veteran of the US Navy...

Wanda Ann Hendricks

Wanda Ann Hendricks

Aug 5, 2003

Middletown...Wanda Ann (Fausset) Hendricks, 70, resident of Middletown, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter in Middleotwn after an extended illness.She was born in Spiceland, November 17, 1932, the daughter of Glen and Ruth Brewer Fausset. She had worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson but had lived in Tennessee for many years before recently returning to Indiana.She was...

F. Ruth Hatfield

F. Ruth Hatfield

Aug 4, 2003

Yorktown...F. Ruth (Gibson) Hatfield, 92, Yorktown, died Monday morning at The Waters in Yorktown.She was born in Muncie, IN, November 15, 1910, the daughter of Jacob W. and Bertha Mae Polland. She had been a homemaker all her life.She was preceded in death by her husband: Joseph in 1998 and a daughter: Phyllis Jean Flowers.She was a member of the...

John Llewelyn Huffman

John Llewelyn Huffman

Aug 4, 2003

Daleville...John Llewelyn Huffman, 83, resident of Daleville, died Monday morning at Bethany Point Healthcare in Anderson after a brief illness.He was born in Daleville, June 24, 1920, the son of Merriel and Viola McKinsey Huffman.He spent 41 1/2 years in the tool room at Delco Remy and farmed his grandfathers farm, first with horses and then with a tractor. He...

Wanda S. Cannon

Wanda S. Cannon

Aug 3, 2003

Bradenton, FL...Wanda S. Cannon, 84, former Daleville resident, passed away Sunday in the Bradenton Healthcare Facility in Bradenton Florida after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, Indiana, July 15, 191 the daughter of William Harold and Carrie Eva Stanley Stephens.She was a graduate of Anderson High School and retired from General motors in 1980 after 30 years in manufacturing....

Ruth Kathleen Ballard

Ruth Kathleen Ballard

Jul 24, 2003

Cicero, IN...R. Kathleen Ballard, 72, resident of Cicero, IN, went to be with the Lord July 24, 2003, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.She was born in Celina, TN and later lived in Atlanta and Cicero Indiana. She married William (Bill) Doyle Ballard in 1952 and resided in Tipton. They moved to Daleville in 1964. She was a homemaker, seamstress and...

Wilson Marshall Smith

Wilson Marshall Smith

Jul 10, 2003

Middletown...Wilson Marshall Smith, 90, resident of Middletown, died July 10, 2003 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Jefferson County, July 8, 1913, the son of John S. and Martha ""Daisy"" Stewart Smith. He was a 1931 graduate of North Madison High School and retired from Delco Remy in Anderson in 1974 after 28 years in the...

Daniel Ralph Coble

Daniel Ralph Coble

Jul 7, 2003

Ellisville, MS...Daniel Ralph Coble, 56, resident of Ellisville, MS, died July 7, 2003 at his residence.He was born in Anderson, Indiana but had lived in Jones County for 26 years and worked with youth ministry in Ft. Collins, Colorado with the Awana program. He was a graduate of Tennessee Temple Bible College and retired from Delphi Automotive working as a...

Evelyn (Hoppes) Copeland

Evelyn (Hoppes) Copeland

Jul 5, 2003

Anderson...Evelyn Jeanne (Hoppes)Copeland, 66, resident of Anderson, passed away July 5, 2003 at Americare Nursing Facility in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born in Madison County on December 9, 1936, the daughter of Richard E. and Gertrude R. Alley Hoppes.She had worked at Samsill Corporation in Ft. Worth Texas for over 10 years in the sewing department. She was...

Gene P. Wood

Gene P. Wood

Jul 2, 2003

ANDERSON... GENE Paul (WOODY) Wood, Age 66, went home to be with his Lord on July 2, 2003. He was the son of Kenneth and Ada Marie (Hughes) Wood, and was born on June 1, 1937. He received his GED from Chrysler High School in New Castle and Married Linda (Humphries) on April 12, 1958. He was employed for 32...