Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Nancy Lindsay Bricker
Dec 9, 2021
Nancy Lindsay Bricker, who loved to be called "Pretty Nancy" by all, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 9, 2021 at her Anderson, Indiana residence. She was born February 4, 1941 in Henry County Indiana. Nancy was a 1959 Knightstown High School graduate and retired from Independent Federal Credit Union in 1997. She was a member of the...
Phillip Eugene Grady
Dec 5, 2021
Phillip Eugene Grady, 81 passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021. He was born on October 24, 1940 to the late Harold and Ethel (Conn) Grady. Phillip graduated from Middletown High School in 1958 and attended Ball State University. He was an apprentice tool maker for GM then moved to Delco Battery and became an Engineer with Delco Remy. Before Phillip's...
Elizabeth "Betsy" King
Nov 29, 2021
Elizabeth "Betsy" King, 78, of Middletown passed away Monday November 29, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born January 20, 1943 in Cincinnati, OH to the late John J. and Helen M. (South) Prichett. Betsy was a 1960 graduate of Indian Hill High School in Ohio after high school she went onto Bethesda Hospital...
Stephen Stanley
Nov 28, 2021
Stephen Stanley, 77, of Middletown passed away Sunday November 28, 2021 at his residence after courageous battle with cancer. He was born on March 20, 1944 in New Castle to the late Jesse and Florence Mae (Toloday) Stanley. Stephen served his country in the Army National Guard. He was a Tool and Die maker at Guide Lamp and retired after...
Ashely Nicole Bright
Nov 25, 2021
Ashely Nicole Bright, 28 resident of Richmond, passed away in Richmond unexpectedly. She was born New Castle, December 9, 1992 the daughter of Barry Bright and Patricia Bailey Walker. She attended Frankton High School and worked for Burger King in Richmond. She is survived by her parents: Barry Bright (Charity) of Greenfield and Patricia Walker of Richmond, 2 children: Colton...
Gary Dale Green
Nov 19, 2021
Gary Dale Green, 66, resident of Middletown, passed away November 19, 2021 at St Vincent's Ascension Regional Hospital in Anderson after a brief illness. He was born December 10, 1954 in Rushville, Indiana the son of George Dale and Harriett J. Hopkins Green. He grew up and lived in Middletown since 1960. He attended school in classes for children with...
Carolyn Sue Mandrell
Nov 19, 2021
Carolyn Sue Mandrell passed away Nov.19, 2021. She was born Aug. 3,1936 in Greenfield, IN, to the late Jess and Helen Milliner. Carolyn loved bowling, camping, traveling to all the NASCAR tracks with her husband and friends, and visiting with family and friends. She is survived by her husband of 54yrs, Jerry Mandrell Sr.; daughter, Brenda (Jim) Stambaugh, son, Jerry...
Betty Lee Heaton
Nov 17, 2021
Betty Lee (Gwinn) Heaton passed away November 17, 2021 at home in Carmichael, California. She was born June 27, 1928 at St. John's hospital in Anderson Indiana to the late Blake Gwinn Sr. and Mollie Duke (Shrout) Gwinn. Betty is survived by her daughter Jane Heaton; son-in-law John Williams of Carmichael, California; a brother Blake Gwinn Jr, wife Celsa of...
Linda Ramsey
Nov 11, 2021
Linda "Luke" Ramsey, 73, of Middletown passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family and friends on Thursday November 11, 2021. She was born on August 28, 1948 in Beartown, WV to the late Lawerance "Doc" and Lillian (Spears) Davidson. Linda always told everyone that she was born on the side of the mountain in a chicken coop...
Cathy Lynn Pederson
Nov 9, 2021
Cathy Lynn Pederson, 70 passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021. She was born on April 28, 1951. Cathy graduated from Tipton High School in 1969 and attended IU @ Kokomo and Ivy Tech in Anderson. She was raised by her grandparents Henry & Thelma Pederson who raised her essentially as the youngest sibling instead of a granddaughter. She is survived...
Lola Grace Ashton
Nov 6, 2021
Lola Grace (Bittner) Ashton, 89 resident of Middletown went to be with the Lord on November 6, 2021 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born in New Castle, Indiana, October 30, 1932, the daughter of Martin and Gladys (Hinshaw) Bittner. She was a graduate of New Castle (Henry Township) High School and worked several years as a...
Richard John Benfield
Nov 5, 2021
Middletown...Richard John Benfield 77, resident of Middletown passed away November 5, 2021 at Ascension Health St. Johns Hospital in Anderson after a lengthy illness. He was born in Anderson, February 11, 1944 the son of Herbert and Thelma Maxine Manis Benfield. He was a 1962 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from General Motors (Guide Lamp). He was a...
Barbara Deloris Lewis
Oct 29, 2021
Barbara Deloris Lewis, 86, resident of Middletown, went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana December 15, 1934, the daughter of Claude M. and Opal B. (Douglas) French. Barbara attended the Middletown Church of the Nazarene until she was no long able to attend. Barbara worked for many years...
Patricia A. Mead
Oct 28, 2021
Patricia A. Mead passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2021. She was born in Middletown on September 8, 1932 a daughter of the late Alvin and Agnes (Moon) Hulse. Patricia graduated from Middletown High School, after 45 years of service she retired from Delco Remy. She is survived by her son, Tom Smith of Anderson; a brother, Tom (Shirley) Hulse...
Delores June Walters
Oct 26, 2021
Delores June Walters passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. She was born in New Castle on November 25, 1936 a daughter of the late James and Etta (Davis) Dalton. Delores was a member of the Middletown Baptist Church. She retired from Liebhardt Mills and enjoyed life with her husband and family. She is survived by her son, Ronald Walters...
Deborah Anne Redick
Oct 26, 2021
Deborah "Deb" passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 26th. She was born May 10, 1958 in Findlay, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her father William Arthur Sackmann and her mother Suzanne Marie Tanneur Sackmann of Findlay. She was also preceded in death by her son SGT Robert James Redick of Middletown. She is survived by her...
Jill Dene Manis
Oct 23, 2021
New Castle...Jill Dene Manis, (77), passed away (October 23, 2021) at her residence in New Castle. She was born December 14, 1943 in Anderson, the daughter of Granger and Donalddene Larsen Campbell. She was a 1962 Middletown High School graduate and also graduated from Apex Beauty School in 1963. Jill married Joe Manis in 1963 and had four children. Jill...
Jeffery Allan Davis
Oct 22, 2021
Jeffery Allan Davis, 59, passed away October 22, 2021 at Bon Secours Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston, NC. He was born March 25, 1962 in Muncie. He graduated from Shenandoah High School and was a self-employed painter. He is survived by his Parents, Robert and Ruth Ann Odle; partner, Percy Dickens; sisters, Vicky Craig, Cindy (Rick) Hodson and Cheryl (Rocky)...
Michiael L. Minnick
Oct 16, 2021
Michiael L. Minnick, 92, passed away on October 16, 2021, after a brief illness. Mike, as he was known to friends and family, was a lifelong resident of Middletown, IN a place he cherished throughout his life. Mike graduated from Middletown High School in 1947 and served as a military policeman in the Marine Corps. He earned bachelor's and master's...
James Cameron Mcshirley
Oct 11, 2021
James Cameron McShirley, 66, resident of Rural Middletown/Sulphur Springs, passed away October 11, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in New Castle, January 18, 1955 the son of John Victor and Mary Sears McShirley. Jim was brilliant, forward-thinking, intuitive, and imaginative. Often seeing things in ways that others would never have considered. His interests ranged from...