Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Franklin Dale Bennett

Franklin Dale Bennett

Oct 23, 2019

Yorktown....Franklin Dale Bennett, 78, resident of Yorktown passed away Wednesday at the home of his son in Middletown.  He was born in Anderson, June 28, 1941, the son of Ralph and Sarah Fern Hawkins Bennett. He was a Yorktown High School graduate and attended Purdue University.  He was owner of Bennett Electric for over 20 years.  He was an electrician...

Cherryl Lynn Davis

Cherryl Lynn Davis

Oct 15, 2019

Muncie...Cherryl Lynn Barkdull Davis, 69, resident of Muncie, passed away early Tuesday morning at her residence.  She was born in Anderson, October 30, 1950, the daughter of Basil and Jaquelyn Seward Barkdull. She worked at the Main Street Café and loved putting together Jigsaw puzzles, and listening to music. She lived in this area most of her life. Survivors are...

Seth Edward Bussa

Seth Edward Bussa

Oct 7, 2019

Seth Edward Bussa, 24, of Muncie, joined his father, David Bussa, in the restful peace and joy of Heaven on Monday, October 7, 2019. He was born on June 8, 1995, in Muncie, to the late David Bussa and Kay (Howell) Bussa. Seth was a quiet soul with a huge heart who would give you the shirt off his back...

Edna Louise Hurdle

Edna Louise Hurdle

Oct 4, 2019

Edna Louise Hurdle, 86, of Muncie passed away Friday, October 04, 2019 at Yorktown Manor.  She was born on April 18, 1933 in Coffee County, TN a daughter of the late Fred and Alta (Morris) Martin. Edna retired from the Muncie General Motors Plant where she served in the cafeteria.  She attended the Mt Olive United Methodist Church for any...

Donald W. Kelley

Donald W. Kelley

Oct 3, 2019

Donald "Kelley" W. Kelley, 74 of Middletown passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis.  He was born June 2, 1945 in Anderson, a son of the late Thomas Edward and Anna Marie Kelley. Kelley had attended Madison Heights High School and graduated from Ivy Tech in 1982 with an associate degree in appliance repair. He...

Betty Jean Ashby

Betty Jean Ashby

Oct 3, 2019

Betty Jean Ashby, 93, of Daleville passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on July 4, 1926 in Anderson, a daughter of the late Harry Lee and Dorothy (Meyer) Dunn. Betty had attended the Chesterfield Christian Church for several years.  She worked in a defense plant in California for six months in 1945 and...

Carla Jean Jackson

Carla Jean Jackson

Oct 1, 2019

Middletown....Carla Jean Jackson, 63, resident of Middletown passed away October 1, 2019 at Glen Oakes Nursing Center in New Castle.  She was born in Anderson, January 20, 1956, the daughter of Carl and Marilyn Tackett Jackson. She was a 1974 graduate of Shenandoah High School and the Anderson School of Nursing. She worked in the health care vocation many years...

Madalene Gladys Stewart

Madalene Gladys Stewart

Oct 1, 2019

Middletown....Madalene Gladys Stewart, 102, resident of Middletown and longtime resident of Indianapolis, passed away October 1, 2019 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She was born in Delaware County, March 23, 1917 the daughter of Henry Clay and Bethel E Keesling Stewart. She was a graduate of Cowan High School (1936) and worked for 36 years at Indiana Bell Telephone....

Diane P. Lowry

Diane P. Lowry

Sep 29, 2019

Homosassa, Florida...Diane P. Lowry, 73 resident of Homosassa, Fl.,  and longtime resident of Middletown, Indiana, passed away in Florida on September 29, 2019. She was born in Henry County, Indiana, April 18, 1946, the daughter of Arnold and Doris Aileen Burke Carwile and Arnold Pring. She was a 1964 graduate of Cadiz High School and the Indianapolis Business Academy. She...

Chad Dustun Bowers

Chad Dustun Bowers

Sep 27, 2019

Spiceland...Chad Dustun "Dusty" Bowers, 45, resident of Spiceland, passed away on September 27, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Muncie, March 9, 1974, the son of David A. Bowers and Trenna Bertram (Curnutt)   He was a pipeline Welder most of his life and a member of Local #157 and loved hunting and collecting cars and also...

Vivian Ruth Melton

Vivian Ruth Melton

Sep 25, 2019

Middletown....Vivian Ruth Melton, 88, resident of Middletown passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at St Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.  She was born in Anderson, December 10, 1930, the daughter of Benjamin and Sadie Barber Graddy.  She attended Middletown High School and had been a homemaker most of her adult life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Steven Lee Bray

Steven Lee Bray

Sep 24, 2019

Middletown....Steven Lee Bray, 64, resident of Middletown, passed away September 24, 2019 at Roudebush Veteran Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born in New Castle, IN, January 20, 1955 the son of Paul and Christine Dick Bray. He worked for General Motors (Guide Lamp) and was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. Survivors are two daughters: Angela Seward Bray...

Mark Anthony Flowers, Sr.

Mark Anthony Flowers, Sr.

Sep 22, 2019

Middletown...Mark Anthony Flowers, Sr., 31, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday afternoon.  He was born in Anderson, April 6, 1988, the son of Tammy Sue Flowers.  He was a graduate of Daleville High School and had worked for several years with ABC Construction.  He was a member of Indiana Laborers Union # 120.  He was a member of the American...

Rosemary Lewis

Rosemary Lewis

Aug 30, 2019

Middletown...Rosemary (Cupp) Lewis, 96, resident of Middletown passed away at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown on August 30, 2019. She was born in Kokomo, Indiana May 16, 1923 the daughter of  Wade T. and Versa Irick Cupp.  She was a graduate of Wilkinson High School and was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of...

John Wayne Paige

John Wayne Paige

Aug 27, 2019

Middletown....John Wayne Paige, 73, resident of Middletown passed away August 27, 2019 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.  He was born in Philadelphia Mississippi, July 29, 1946, the son of John Ivan and Susie Belle Creel Paige. He retired from General Motors (Guide Lamp) after 35 years of service and was a US Army Veteran. He was a member...

Walter A. Kelly, Sr.

Walter A. Kelly, Sr.

Aug 27, 2019

Indianapolis...Walter A. Kelly, Sr., 76, resident of Indianapolis, passed away August 27, 2019 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born in Waynesboro, Georgia, August 29, 1942, the son of Oliver Jackson and Annie Mae Griner Kelly. He was a graduate of Waynesboro High School and retired from the finance center at Fort Benjamin Harrison.  He was a US...

Martha Ellen Smith

Martha Ellen Smith

Aug 23, 2019

Martha Ellen (Gray) Smith, 97, of rural Middletown past away August 23rd following a brief illness. Martha was born in Henry Township South of New Castle on Nov. 11, 1921 to Gurney and Maurine (Shepherd) Gray.  She graduated from New Castle High School in the class of 1940. Having an identical twin sister (Ruth), many simply called her "Gray Twin"...

Molly B. Peckinpaugh

Molly B. Peckinpaugh

Aug 22, 2019

Middletown....Molly B. (Bond) Peckinpaugh, 89, resident of Middletown, passed away August 22, 2019 at her home.  She was born in Markleville, December 1, 1934, the daughter of Myron Andrew and Roberta Vivian Noland Bond. She was a graduate of Markleville High School and had been a retail Store manager for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Don I. Osborne

Don I. Osborne

Aug 18, 2019

Middletown........Don  I. Osborne passed away August 18, 2019.  He was born September 26, 1933 in Martin, Kentucky, the son of Johnnie and Margie Hall Osborne.  He had been preceded in death by his Wife: Dollie,  parents and siblings: Noma Jean Crisp and Gary Osborne. Don served on the Middletown Dietrich Memorial Park Board as president for many years and served...

Kathryn Ann Reddington

Kathryn Ann Reddington

Aug 17, 2019

Anderson...Kathryn Ann Hannon Reddington, 89, longtime resident of Middletown, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday evening at Primrose Healthcare in Anderson.  She was born in Anderson, December 29, 1929, the daughter of Edward J. and Nellie Payne Hannon.  She had been preceded in death by her husband Howard Reddington, Jr. She was a  Middletown High School graduate...