Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Deloris Caudill

Deloris Caudill

Oct 30, 2018

Daleville...Deloris (Keen) Caudill, 89, resident of Daleville passed away Tuesday at Millers Merry Manor in Chesterfield, She was born in Marion, Indiana Dec. 7, 1928 the daughter of Frank and Anna (Vanderneck) Amrhine. She attended Muncie Schools, she became a Homemaker where she cared for her three children. She enjoyed Wednesday evening meals at Daleville United Methodist Church for many...

Lora Pearl Gift

Lora Pearl Gift

Oct 29, 2018

Middletown...Lora Pearl Gift, 86, resident of Middletown passed away Tuesday at St. Vincent Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Middletown, Indiana May 31, 1932, the daughter of Arthur and Blanch (Fletcher) Hall. She was a graduate of Middletown High School. She spent many years volunteering at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown and also spent 18 years volunteering her time...

Virgina T. Hunter

Virgina T. Hunter

Oct 20, 2018

Middletown...Virginia T. Hunter, 93, resident of Middletown passed away Saturday at Rawlins House Nursing home in Pendleton.  She was  born in Frankton, Indiana, October 26, 1924, the daughter of Linville and Sara Gooding Trissel.  She was a graduate of Frankton High School and retired from General Motors (Guide Lamp) in Anderson after 31 years of service. She was a member...

Barbara Jean Shelton

Barbara Jean Shelton

Oct 18, 2018

Barbara Jean Shelton, 82, of Mt. Summit passed away October 18 following a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born on February 12, 1936 to Marshall W. and Thelma P. Lambert Johnson in Knoxville Tennessee. Barbara spent her early days on the family farm near Harrogate Tennessee and attended Ellen Myers Elementary school.  The family moved to Scott County Indiana...

Doris Kristeen Katzmarek

Doris Kristeen Katzmarek

Oct 17, 2018

Daleville....Doris Kristeen (Hartzell) Katzmarek, 66, resident of Daleville passed away Wednesday at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.  She was born in Muncie, September 9, 1952, the daughter of James and Vita Orebaugh Hartzell. She was a 1970 graduate of Daleville High School and worked for many years at Wal-Mart. She attended Trinity Community Church and the former Pikes Peak...

David Lee Emswiller

David Lee Emswiller

Oct 14, 2018

Middletown...David Lee "Crockett" Emswiller, 53, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday morning at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Anderson.  He was born in Muncie, February 24, 1965 and his parents were Bobby and Betty Gothard Emswiller.  He attended Shenandoah High School and worked for many years at Liebhardt Mills as well as BRS heating and Air Conditioning where he was...

Thelma Grace Mills

Thelma Grace Mills

Oct 13, 2018

On Oct.13, 2018, Thelma "GRACE" Luttrull Mills, 84.5 yrs old, was in the presence of her Lord, healed and rejoicing in the happiest reunion she had ever been to. Among that joyous reunion, was her beloved husband of 61 yrs, Paul Mills, her parents, Isaac and Opal (Nelson) Luttrull, her sister and brother in law, Joyce and Herschel Drake, 5...

Dorothea W. Ballard

Dorothea W. Ballard

Oct 12, 2018

Middletown...Dorothea W. Ballard, 101, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, June 3, 1917, the daughter of Otto and Martha Krueger Winters.  She was a graduate of Merrill High School and Franklin Blvd School of Nursing in Chicago. She was a member of the Yorktown Church...

Katherine "Katie" L. Carico

Katherine "Katie" L. Carico

Oct 9, 2018

Yorktown...God gained another angel into his care on October 9, 2018, as Katherine "Katie" L. Carico, dedicated and caring Nurse and Nurse Anesthetist, passed at her home. She was born in Anderson, Indiana, March 11, 1929 the daughter of George Henry and Helen Lee Shipley Carico. She was a graduate of  Anderson High School (1947)and the Athesthetist school of Ball...

Billy Joe Levell, Jr.

Billy Joe Levell, Jr.

Oct 8, 2018

Billy Joe Levell, Jr., 51, of Anderson, passed away at his home October 8, 2018. He was born January 1, 1967 in Nuremburg, Germany, the son of Billy Joe and Cherry Sneed (Jarvis). He was a 1985 graduate of Daleville High School and a longtime resident.  He lettered in wrestling in high school.  He was a avid fisherman and hunter....

Mary Louise Keesling

Mary Louise Keesling

Oct 5, 2018

Markleville...Mary Louise Humphrey Keesling, 85, resident of Rawlins House Nursing Center of Pendleton, passed away Friday morning at the center. She was born in Connersville, June 20, 1933, the daughter of Norvin and Margarete Engleking Humphrey. She had worked for many year as a clerk and the Liquor Shop in Markleville. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Joseph Bailey Owen

Joseph Bailey Owen

Sep 25, 2018

Daleville...Joseph Bailey Owen, 76, resident of Daleville, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Carmel. He was born in Clay County, Kentucky, October 4, 1941, the son of Joseph and Ethel Shelton Owen. He retired after 30 years from General Motors (Delco Battery). He was a 1959 graduate of Pendleton Heights High School. He was a member of the UAW...

Kaytlyn Renay Hampton

Kaytlyn Renay Hampton

Sep 24, 2018

Shirley...Kaytlyn Renay "KK" Hampton, 17, resident of rural Shirley, passed away Monday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  She was born in Henry County, August 9, 2001.  She was a sophomore at Shenandoah High School.  She attended the Grand Avenue Baptist Church in New Castle and was a cheerleader.  She also played softball, volleyball and Track. She loved the...

Donald Kay Gregory

Donald Kay Gregory

Sep 24, 2018

Ocala, FL.......Donald Kay "Cricket" Gregory, 70, resident of Ocala, FL, passed away in Florida on September 24, 2018.  He worked for years at Pilot Truck stop in maintenance. Survivors are his wife: Victoria of Ocala, 1 brother: Kenny Gregory (Kathy), Markleville, and  4 nieces.  He was preceded in death by his first wife: Linda L., mother and father, 1 brother:...

Charles Everett Arnold

Charles Everett Arnold

Sep 23, 2018

Middetown.....Charles Everett Arnold, 81, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday morning at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born in Martinsville, March 2, 1937, the son of Harold and Halsie Mason Arnold. He worked for many years at Gen Air of Indianapolis and was Police Chief of Middletown in the 1970's.  He was a veteran of US Marine Corps....

Ann B. Ellison

Ann B. Ellison

Sep 16, 2018

Anderson...Ann Butorac Ellison, 100, resident of Anderson, passed away September 16, 2018 at Providence Health Care in Anderson. She was born in Salem, PA, February 22, 1918 the daughter of George and Mary Komadina Butorac.  She worked for many year at the former Turtle Creek Nursing Home in Housekeeping. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband: Omer,...

Larry Lee Sheddrick

Larry Lee Sheddrick

Sep 15, 2018

Middletown....Larry Lee Sheddrick, 77, resident of Middletown, passed away September 15, 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital Anderson..  He was born in Andeson, July 28, 1941 the son of Paul and Jeanette Judge Sheddrick.  He was a 1960 graduate of Middletown High School and worked for Triple A Insurance before his retirements. He was a US Air Force veteran, a member...

Kaylee Ann Barnes

Kaylee Ann Barnes

Aug 25, 2018

December 23rd, 1998 is a day this family will never forget. It's the day that we got the best person in the world, Kiki (Kaylee) Ann Barnes. From just a young age Kiki made her life goal to make people happy. She was just a child when she gained her love of care bears. She always had her green blanket...

Valentine Jackson Rinker

Valentine Jackson Rinker

Aug 25, 2018

Anderson...Valentine Jackson Rinker, 77, resident of Anderson, passed away at his home August 25, 2018.  He was born in Anderson, August 13, 1941 the son of Basil and Rachel Marie Thompson Rinker. He was a US Army Veteran  and worked at Guide Lamp Division of General Motors. He was a member of the Disabled American Veteran and the American Legion....

Stephen Creed Kowell, Jr.

Stephen Creed Kowell, Jr.

Aug 21, 2018

Chesterfield....Stephen Creed Kowell, Jr., 80, resident of Chesterfield, passed away August 21, 2018 at Community Hospital in Anderson. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, October 26, 1937 the son of Stephen and Dorothy Terry Kowell. He was a US Navy Veteran serving on the USS Intrepid and worked for many years at Miller's Merry Manor in Chesterfield. Besides his parents,...