Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Gail Louise Hale
Dec 19, 2019
Middletown....Gail Louise Hensley Hale, 69, resident of Middletown, passed away at her home early on December 19, 2019. She was born in Noblesville, May 29, 1950, the daughter of Raymond and Marguerite Esterline Hensley. She was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and attended Olivet Nazarene University. She received her teaching degree from Anderson University and her MA from Ball...
Dorothy "Dottie" Jeanette Downing
Dec 18, 2019
Indianapolis...Dorothy "Dottie" Jeanette Downing (Justus), 95, former resident of Daleville, passed away December 18, 2019 at St. Franciscan Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born June 17, 1924, in Switz City, Indiana, the daughter of Loam and Blanche Frey Justus. She was a graduate of Switz High School and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. She was an R.N. at Ball Memorial...
Bennett Michael Gaunt
Dec 17, 2019
New Castle...Bennett Michael Gaunt, infant son of Branden Todd Michael Gaunt and Madison Breanne Lyall, passed away December 17, 2019 at Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle. He was born in Anderson, September 23, 2019. Besides his parents he is survived by his mother's significant other: Michael Haffner, Paternal grandparents: Todd Gaunt and Amy Myers of Anderson, maternal grandparents:...
Robert D. Leathers, Sr.
Dec 15, 2019
Chesterfield....Robert Dwaine Leathers, Sr., 81, resident of Chesterfield, passed away at Community Heart and Vascular Hospital in Indianapolis, December 15, 2019. He was born in Chesterfield, Indiana, March 18, 1938, the son of Marion and Addie McAllister Leathers. He worked for many years through General Motors with Canteen Corporation and was a member of the UAW 663. He served in...
Lloyd R. Werking
Dec 14, 2019
Middletown....Lloyd Roady Werking, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away December 14, 2019 at Community Hospital in Anderson. He was born in New Castle, Indiana, October 26, 1927, the son of Curtis and Malinda Werking. He was a graduate of New Lisbon High School and a US Navy Veteran. He owned and operated the Werking Sign Company in Middletown for over...
Joseph Bud Weiser
Dec 11, 2019
Joseph Bud Weiser, 78, passed away, Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown, Indiana, after a valiant fight against Parkinson's disease. Bud was born in Middletown, Indiana, on January 25, 1941, to George Leslie and Dora "Dode" Ellen (Leffler) Weiser. Bud graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1959, where he played basketball and baseball...
Vicky L. Nixon-Richeson
Dec 8, 2019
Anderson...Vicky L. Nixon Richeson (Emswiller), 63, passed away December 8, 2019 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson after a brief illness. She was born in Anderson, May 17, 1956, the daughter of Bobby Emswiller and Shirley (Mock) Black. She had lived in this area most of her life and was a graduate of Shenandoah High School. She worked at...
Phillip H. Ambs
Dec 1, 2019
Phillip H. Ambs age 83 of Springfield, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 1, 2019 in his loving home. He was born the son of Everett Michael & Helen Marie (Mattingly) Ambs on August 19, 1936 in Anderson, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife of 54 years, Joyce Ann (Chapman) Ambs; siblings, James...
Carolyn Ann Pugsley
Dec 1, 2019
Middletown...Carolyn Ann Wilson Pugsley, 76, resident of Middletown, passed away December 1, 2019 ay St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Noblesville, April 11, 1943, the daughter of Samuel and Eva Millikan Wilson. She worked for several years at Snug Harbor Group Homes, and Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She lived in the area for 59 years and...
Theodore Paul Jenkins
Dec 1, 2019
Middletown....Theodore Paul Jenkins , 54, resident of Middletown passed away Sunday December 1st, 2019 at his residence after an extended illness surrounded by family. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana July 11, 1965 the son of Cecil Paul Jenkins and Mary Jane Scoggin. He recently worked at Harvest Market in Middletown and absolutely loved the people he worked with. He...
Ethel Mae Kendall
Nov 30, 2019
Ethel Mae (Hunter) Kendall ,88, passed away quietly in her home on November 30, 2019 following an extended illness. She was born February 18, 1931 in Middletown to Clinton and Esta (Bowers) Hunter. She was a 1949 graduate of Middletown High School, worked for Delco Remy Division, and later was a cook in the Middletown School System. After retiring from...
Brenda Ward
Nov 29, 2019
Brenda "Benzi" J. Ward of Greenwood, Indiana, died on November 29 from a brief illness at 79. Born November 18, New Castle Indiana, to Lena Ellington Mettert Utt and Russell Mettert, Brenda was a life-long Indiana Hoosier. Brenda enjoyed her family, painting ceramics, coloring pages, jewelry, and socializing with friends. She also enjoyed attending local reenactment events, watching Disney and...
Francis Eugene Ashton
Nov 27, 2019
Middletown....Francis Eugene Ashton, 93, longtime resident of Middletown passed away Wednesday morning at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Anderson, Indiana April 1, 1926, the son of Earl and Mary Huffman Ashton. He retired from Westinghouse after 20 years of service. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Middletown. He farmed and painted farm...
Marilyn Beatrice Jackson
Nov 25, 2019
Middletown....Marilyn Beatrice Tackett Jackson, 83, longtime resident of Middletown passed away late Monday evening in New Castle. She was born in Chicago, IL, December 5, 1935, the daughter of Lee and Frances Wilson Tackett. She was a graduate of Dugger High School and retired from General Motors- Delco Remy in 1991 after 25 years of service. She attended the Cadiz...
Frances Miriam Russell
Nov 23, 2019
Middletown....Frances Miriam Russell, 96, resident of Middletown, passed away at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Saturday. She was born in Rushville, Indiana, August 26, 1923, the daughter of Roy B. and Inez J Reynolds Saunders. She was a 1941 graduate of Milroy High School and was a member of the Sixth Street Christian Church. She belonged to the Christian...
Guy "Chip" J. Sork
Nov 21, 2019
Guy J. "Chip" Sork, II, age 58, of Ferdinand, formerly of Middletown, Indiana, passed away at 3:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at his residence. He was born July 26, 1961, in Anderson, Indiana, to Guy J. and Carla M. (McCracken) Sork; and married Demitra Hart on April 13, 2017, in Jasper, Indiana. Guy was a quality supply engineer...
Phyllis Lorraine Laird
Nov 19, 2019
Phyllis Lorraine Laird...73, resident of Anderson passed away November 19, 2019 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Jackson Michigan, June 25, 1946, the daughter of Brad and Gladys Stinson Wright. She was a graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School (1964) and worked for over 25 years for Comcast as a systems designer in Indianapolis....
Paula Mae Crose
Nov 12, 2019
After an extended illness and couragous fight, Paula May Crose is flying with the angels in heaven on November 12, 2019. She was born October 12, 1955 to Nora Circle Crose (deceased) and Paul James Crose (deceased) in Muncie, Indiana. She was preceded in death by brother; William (Bill) Crose and sisters; Darlene Shocker and Debbie Ralph. She is survived...
Betty Lou Hook
Nov 8, 2019
Daleville....Betty Lou (Jackson) Hook, 90, resident of Daleville passed away at her home on November 8, 2019. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, November 14, 1928, the daughter of Lloyd and Lottie McClure Jackson. She was a 1949 graduate of Kennard High School and retired in 1983 from Western Electric after 22 years of service. She was an avid reader,...
Gordon Leslie Absher
Nov 3, 2019
Middletown...Gordon Leslie Absher, 87, resident of Middletown passed away peacefully Sunday morning at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Muncie, Indiana December 4, 1931, the son of Adrian U. and M. Aleen Louderback Absher. Gordon attended Royerton and graduated from Eaton High School in 1949. After high school Gordon enlisted in the US Army for 3...
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