Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Joyce Ann Ashton
Dec 3, 2017
Middletown....Joyce Ann East Ashton, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away December 3, 2017 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.She was born in Middletown, January 25, 1934, the daughter of Hobart and Marie Heflin East.She was a 1952 graduate of Middletown High School and worked for many years in sales at the Dorothy Blevins Shoppe.She had been preceded in death...
Donald Alan Davis
Dec 2, 2017
Daleville....Donald Alan Davis, 66, passed away Saturday at his residence.A family celebration will be held at a later date.
Wilma Marie Jones
Nov 29, 2017
Petersburg....Wilma Marie Jones, 71, resident of Petersburg and formerly of Daleville, passed away November 29, 2017 in Petersburg.She was born in Houston, Tx, November 27, 1946, the daughter of William and Mary Mountcastle Fadely.She attended Shenandoah Schools and was a hairdresser/owner of Honey's Hair Fashions in Daleville.She had attended St. Mary's Catholic Church in Anderson.Survivors are her husband: Don of...
Patricia Joan Hilburt
Nov 21, 2017
New Castle....Patricia Joan (McGuire) Hilburt, 91, passed away November 21, 2017 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Orlando, Florida, March 9, 1924, the daughter of James and Glyde Maine McGuire.She was a 1944 graduate of Anderson High School and a proud Indian basketball fan.She had worked at First National Bank, Anderson Banking Company, First United Methodist...
Thelma Figel
Nov 20, 2017
Kennard...Thelma Figel, 95, resident of the Waters in New Castle passed away November 20, 2017.She was born in Sulphur Springs, September 4, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Valeta Keesling.She worked at General Motors Guide Lamp for 30 years and belonged to the UAW 663. She loved to Crochet and cook for family.She belonged to two Brotherhood and Sisterhoods in...
Gilbert D. Bunner
Nov 20, 2017
Springport....Gilbert D. Bunner, 86, of Springport, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at Living Petals Healthcare.He was born February 3, 1931 the son of Robert and Flossie Reger Bunner. He was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School (1948) and served in the US Army. He married his high school sweetheart, Clarice Crandall who passed away in 1982. His parents...
Karen Jane Kelley
Nov 19, 2017
Middletown....Karen Jane (Antrobus) Kelley, 67, resident of Middletown, passed away early Sunday morning at her residence.She was born in Middletown, April 11, 1950, the daughter of Raymond and Barbara Watson Antrobus.She had worked at the Middletown Elementary School for many years and retired from Comcast. She coached softball for many years and received an education certificate from H and R...
Robert Lynn Parsley-Popplewell
Nov 9, 2017
Anderson...Robert Lynn Parsley Popplewell, 52, resident of Anderson passed away unexpectedly in Henry County on November 9, 2017.He was born in Muncie, July 5, 1965, the son of William Lee Parsley and Peggy Bratcher Popplewell.He was a steelworker and a member of the Steelworkers Union and the Sons of the American Legion.He was preceded in death by fathers: William parsley...
Hugh Phillip Bell
Nov 4, 2017
Anderson....Hugh Phillip Bell, 87, former Sulphur Springs resident, passed away at Community Hospital in Anderson on November 4, 2017.He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, November 14, 1929, the son of Elmo and Ruth Annita Stewart Bell.He was a 1948 graduate of Pendleton High School. He worked as a mechanic at Hardy's Machine Shop. He worked in the family Trucking company...
Nina Jean Gross
Oct 31, 2017
Daleville....Nina Jean Gross, 70, resident of Daleville, passed away Tuesday at her residence.She was born in Muncie, Indiana, October 3, 1947, the daughter of Raymond and Mary Kiser Gross. She was a 1965 graduate of Daleville High School and retired as a postal worker in Daleville in 2009 after 35 year.She was a member of the Daleville American Legion Auxillary...
Mary Eileen Morgan
Oct 29, 2017
Daleville....Private service for Mary Eileen Morgan were held at Marion National Cemetery in Marion Indiana.
Dolores Haines Ayres
Oct 24, 2017
Anderson....Dolores Haines Ayres, 84, resident of Anderson, passed away October 24, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne. She was born August 14, 1933, the daughter of Walter C. and Anna G Wainscott Haines.She attended Anderson High School and retired in 1986 from General Motors Delco Remy in Anderson.She was a member of the Middletown Church of the Nazarene, UAW...
Phillip W. ""Bud"" Forney
Oct 23, 2017
Markleville....Phillip W. ""Bud"" Forney, 83, resident of Markleville, passed away Monday at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Mechanicsburg, May 22, 1934, the son of James E and Lilith Cox Forney. He attended Middletown High School and was self employed in farming for many years.He was a member of the Middletown, Mechanicsburg and Markleville Masonic Lodge and received the...
Curtis Darrell Bishop
Oct 18, 2017
Portland....Curtis Darrell Bishop, 80, resident of Persimmon Ridge Nursing Care in Portland, passed away early Wednesday morning. He was born in Russellville, AL, March 30, 1937 the son of Joel F. and Dorothy Rice Bishop.He was a truck driver for most of his adult life driving for Marsh Supermarkets for 29 years retiring in 1999.He was a US Army veteran...
Rowen J. Gahagen
Oct 16, 2017
Muncie...Rowen J. Gahagen, infant daughter of Heidi Nicole Smierciak Kinder and Erich Justin Gahagen passed away October 16, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital shortly after birth.Besides her parents, she is survived by her paternal grandparents: Edwin and Sherri Gahagen of Indianapolis and maternal grandmother: Ann Smierciak, aunt: Kimberly Keaton (Shawn) and additional aunts and uncles.A celebration of her...
L. Martha Solomon
Oct 9, 2017
Lapel...L. Martha (Johnson) Solomon, 96, resident of Lapel, passed away at Edgewater Woods Nursing Care in Anderson on Monday.She was born in Spiceland, May 18, 1921 the daughter of Rollin and Nettie Denny Johnson. She was a 1939 graduate of Spiceland High School and was a homemaker all her life.She was a member of the Spiceland United Methodist Church.Survivors are...
John Bruce Steadman
Sep 30, 2017
Middletown....John Bruce Steadman, 64, resident of Middletown, passed away September 30, 2017 at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in New Castle, June 9, 1953, the son of Horace and Lena Walker Steadman.He was a 1971 graduate of Shenandoah High School and a veteran of the US Air Force.He is survived by his wife of 18 years: Sandy (Lankford) of...
Elizabeth Angela Kern
Sep 28, 2017
New Castle...Elizabeth Angela (Abshire) Kern, 70, resident of New Castle, passed away September 28, 2017 at the home of her son in Fishers.She was born in Henry County, February 16, 1947, the daughter of Charles Fredrick and Audrey M. Godsell Abshire.She was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and Ball State University and received her Masters of Social Work...
Jeremy Keith Rogers
Sep 27, 2017
Middletown....Jeremy Keith Rogers, 46, resident of Middletown, passed away September 27, 2017 at his residence.He was born January 10, 2017 in Anderson, the son of James and Mabel Keith Rogers.He was a 1989 graduate of Shenandoah High School and lived in the area his entire life.Survivors are one son; Jeremy Keith Rogers II of Middletown, brother: Randall Webb of Elkhart...
Sandi Sue Perkins
Sep 22, 2017
Middletown...Sandi Sue (Elder) Perkins, 66, resident of Middletown, passed away September 21, 2017 at Countryside Healthcare in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, September 15, 1951 the daughter of Marvin Eugene and Elsie (Russell) Elder. She was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah High School and had owned and operated ""The Radiant Bride"" Bridal Shop in Anderson for 22 years.She was preceded...