Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Delmar Gene C
May 30, 2017
Anderson...Delmar Gene Coffman, Sr., 73, resident of Anderson, passed away Tuesday evening at his residence.He was born in Muncie, Indiana, October 29, 1943, the son of John and Lillian Jones Coffman.He was a US Army Veteran and had worked as a mechanic most of his life.Survivors include his wife: Mary Catherine (O'Bryant) of Anderson, 3 children: Charlene Richards (Bruce) of...
Phillip Lee Fadely
May 21, 2017
Ingalls...Phillip Lee Fadely, 73, resident of Ingalls, passed away at IU Health Saxony Hospital in Indianapolis on May 21, 2017.He was born in Anderson, January 4, 1944, the son of Virgil and Louise Fox Fadely.He was a 1962 Middletown High School. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He served as Staff Sargent.He was an active sponsor...
Adrienne Alice Doyle
May 18, 2017
Middletown...Adrienne Alice (Miller) Doyle, 81, resident of Middletown, passed away at her residence on May 18, 2017.She was born in Middletown, January 23, 1936, the daughter of Olaf and Lola Miller.She had worked with her father at farming at the age of 9 and continued through her life. In 1950 she began working at the Middletown Canning Factory and continued...
Teresa Alberta Ford
May 18, 2017
Muncie....Teresa Alberta Ford, 54, resident of Muncie, passed away May 18, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital unexpectedly.She was born in Anderson, November 25, 1962 the daughter of Richard and Donna Collins Shock.She had been a homemaker and a graduate of Anderson Highland High School.She attended Grace Baptist Church.Survivorsing are 4 children: Brandy McKee (Ryan) of Muncie, Grace Ford...
Laura Lucille Feller
May 15, 2017
Daleville...Laura Lucille Feller, 98, resident of Daleville, passed away May 15, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.She was a former resident of Ft. Wayne and was born in Reading, Michigan, August 28, 1918, the daughter of Nelson and Nellie Augusta Adams Hiestand. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School and Bowling Green University working in Education and Library...
Donald Wayne Leisure
May 14, 2017
Donald Wayne ""Marble"" Leisure, 75, resident of Daleville, passed away Sunday at his residence peacefully surrounded by friends and family.He was born in Grant City, IN, July 15, 1941 the son of Lloyd and Velma (Edwards) Leisure.he attended Charlottesville High School and retired from General Motors in 1998 after 35 years of service.He had been preceded in death by his...
Chester W. Turner
May 13, 2017
Daleville....Chester William Louis Turner, 88, resident of Daleville, passed away Saturday evening at his residence.He was born in Winchester, Kentucky, February 22, 1929, the son of William M and Lillie McIntyre Turner. He was an active trucker most of his life and retired from McLain Trucking where he had driven for over 30 years.He was a member of the Teamsters...
Hazel Marie Keesling
May 12, 2017
Yorktown...Hazel Marie Razor Keesling, 92, resident of Yorktown, passed away at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital on Friday.She was born in Mt. Summit, December 21, 1924, the daughter of Fant J. and Sarah Belle Atchison Razor.She was a graduate of Mt. Summit High School (1942) and worked for many years in the Shenandoah Schools Cafeteria.She was a member of the Psi...
Dorris Lee Shipley
May 10, 2017
Daleville...Dorris Lee (Hall) Shipley, 76, resident of Daleville, passed away May 10, 2017 at her residence.She was born in Portageville, Missouri, April 28, 1941, the daughter of Roy and Irene Corgan Hall.She was a 1959 graduate of Anderson High School and retired from General Motors after 25 years of services.She was a member of the Redhat Society, Kappa Sigma Beta,...
Mabel Sater
May 9, 2017
Daleville...Mabel Sater, resident of Daleville passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the age of 90 at St. Vincent' s Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born one of three daughters born to Charles and Gertrude Beacham..She is survived by her husband of 63 years: Jack Sater of Daleville, 2 sons: Lon and Bob Clayton, 9 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and...
Virginia Ellen Howard
May 6, 2017
Muncie...On May 6, 2017, Virginia Ellen Howard 98, left our world to join her husband as they continue their marriage in Heaven. She was born in Progress, Indiana, November 30, 1918, the daughter of Merrill Hugh Totton and Olive Mercer Stiffler Totten. Virginia married Arthur Wilburn Howard, October 23, 1938, then giving birth to three loving children: Linda Lee Haney...
Marga Worley
May 6, 2017
Marga (Beck) Worley of 288 East High Middletown passed away May 6, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born April 26, 1927 in Frankfurt, Germany to Hans Christian Beck and Maria Beck she spent her childhood and formative years in Germany. Growing up she was faced with many of the hardships and adversities of World War II. Including...
Peter J. Priddy
Apr 19, 2017
Middletown....Peter ""Pete"" J. Priddy, 70, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday morning at his residence.He was born in Anderson, January 20, 1947, the son of Jack Noyse and Mary Karel Hopkins Priddy.He was a 1965 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from General Motors in Anderson after 40 years of service. He was a member of the UAW 662...
Steve M. Hines
Apr 13, 2017
Jasonville...Steve M. Hines, 70, resident of Jasonville and former resident of Middletown, passed away April 13, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana from injuries sustained a car accident.He was born in Anderson, July 20, 1946, the son of Clarence and Mary Lawson Hines.He retired from Delco Remy General Motors in Anderson.He was a member of the Jasonville Assembly...
Melissa Jo Marcum
Apr 11, 2017
Alexandria....Melissa Jo Marcum, 38, resident of Alexandria passed away April 11, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Anderson, December 8, 1978, the daughter of Jeffrey Lynn and Diana June Oakley Marcum.She was a graduate of Highland High School and worked many years at Jimmy's Dairy Bar in Pendleton.Beside her parents, she is survived by her daughter: Kashmer Skyy...
Terrance D. English, Jr
Apr 11, 2017
Anderson...Terrance English Jr, infant son of Terrance English and Kasie Malone passed away at birth on April 11, 2017 at Community Hospital in Anderson.Besides his parents he is survived by his brothers and sisters: Alex Malone, Abraham Alvarez, Jr, Ka'Marion English, Terrianna English, Jerran English and Jeramya English, maternal grandparents: Susan and Brent Smith, paternal grandmother: Shalisa Tolbert.he was preceded...
Donna Mae Platt
Apr 10, 2017
Donna Mae (Ramsey) Platt 78, resident of Daleville, passed away Monday at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson Indiana. She was born in Gwynneville, Indiana, May 22, 1938, the daughter of Robert and Marian (Havens) Ramsey.She was a graduate of Morristown High School and was a homemaker most of her life.She is survived by her husband of 60 years: Wayne...
Darlene Marie Simmons
Apr 2, 2017
Darlene Marie (Fortwengler) SimmonsDarlene Marie Simmons, 78, of Markleville, passed away on April 2, 2017. She was born in Anderson, IN on December 28, 1938 to the late John Benard Fortwengler and Marie Elizabeth (Huhn) Fortwengler. She graduated in June 1956 from St. Mary's Catholic School in Anderson, and in August married Jerry Lee Simmons. Together they raised five children....
James Graham Shoemaker
Mar 31, 2017
James ""Jim"" G. Shoemaker, 83, lifetime Daleville resident, passed away with his family by his side at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown on Friday, March 31, 2017. Jim was born in Daleville on June 23, 1933 to the late John Shoemaker and Jane Walker Fernald. He was a 1953 graduate of Daleville High School and owned and operated Jim Shoemaker...
Dorothy M. Wright
Mar 28, 2017
Dorothy M. Wright, 99, of Middletown, passed away at her residence with her family by her side on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. She was born in Daleville on April 18, 1917 to the late Walter and Mae (Scott) Hodson. Dorothy was a 1935 graduate of Daleville High School and worked in the cafeteria at Shenandoah High School for many years....