Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Judith Ann Webber
Mar 14, 2015
Middletown...Judith Ann (Barnard) Webber,80, resident of Middletown, passed away Saturday evening at Morrison Woods Health Center in Muncie.She was born near Fortville, Indiana, July 9, 1934, the daughter of William F. and Iduna Brandle Barnard.She was a 1951 graduate of Anderson High School and worked for many years as a Library Aid in the Shenandoah Schools.She was a member of...
Debora ""Debby"" Jo Allen
Mar 12, 2015
VEro Beach, FL....Debora ""Debby"" Jo Allen, 62, died peacefully at her home on March 12th in Vero Beach, Florida. She had been suffering from Polycystic Renal/Kidney failure for the past 10 years. She was the daughter of Marion Lee and Joan K. Allen, Middletown, Indiana. She graduated from Shenandoah High School in 1970 and earned a BS and MA degree...
Virginia ""Ginny"" Sims Catron
Mar 2, 2015
Middletown....Virginia Ann ""Ginny"" (Sims) Catron,88 Middletown, Indiana, passed away peacefully March 2 at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown after a lengthy illness. Ginny was born in Muncie, IN October 6, 1926 to Bernice (Funkhouser) and Cleon C. Sims. She led a full 88 years and had a smile for everyone she met.She graduated from Daleville High School, Class of 1944,...
John Arlie Rench
Feb 27, 2015
Muncie....John Arlie Rench, 73, resident of Muncie, passed away Fridayat IU Ball Memorial Hospital.He was born in Muncie, December 24, 1941, the son of Earl and Wynona Rench.He was a graduate of Muncie Central High School where he held the High Hurdle Track record for many years. He worked for over 10 years at M & M Bus Company of...
Richard ""Dick"" Stevenson
Feb 25, 2015
Chesterfield....Richard ""Dick"" Stevenson,65. resident of the Chesterfield/Daleville area, passed away Wednesday at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Muncie, February 6, 1950, the son of Cleatus and Vivian Woods Stevenson. He retired from Frito-Lay.He was a 1968 graduate of Daleville High School and was a superior athlete holding the track school records set in 1967 and 1968...
Susan Renee Williams
Feb 23, 2015
Anderson...Susan Renee Williams, 54, resident of Anderson and longtime resident of Oxford, NC, passed away Monday morning at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Muncie, Indiana, November 26, 1960, the daughter of Orin Lee and Joyce Ann Cranor Williams.She worked for The Maids of Noblesville and lived in Anderson...
Rose M. Holmes
Feb 18, 2015
Markleville....Rose Marilyn (Tidus) Holmes, 88, resident of Markleville, passed away Wednesday morning at Community Hospital in Anderson. She was born, June 20, 1926, the daughter of Oscar O. and Gladys Lewis Tidus. She had been a homemaker most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband: James A. Holmes in 2002, a brother and a...
James Roy ""Bimbo"" Cornwell
Feb 17, 2015
Anderson...James Roy ""Bimbo"" Cornwell, 62, resident of Anderson, fought valiantly against his illness and peacefully went home to be with Lord at his home surrounded by his family.He was born in Westover, MA, September 6, 1952, the son of William Cornwell and Angeline Teixeira Cornwell.He graduated from Indianapolis Washington High School and worked as a plasterer for Malernee Plastering in...
Lorena Naomi Costerison
Feb 13, 2015
Daleville...Lorena Naomi Costerison, 89, resident of Daleville, passed away Friday evening at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.She was born in Daleville, March 11, 1925, the daughter of Aleck and Edessie Carpenter Costerison.She graduated from Daleville High School in 1944 and retired from AT & T where she had been a telephone operator for over 30 years.She was a member of...
Michael Marion Loser
Feb 9, 2015
Middletown...Michael Loser, 59, Middletown, passed away Monday at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Elwood, April 27, 1955, the son of Marion Pearl Loser and JoAnne Klump Loser.He was a graduate of Pendleton Heights High School.He was a master electrician and worked in maintenance at St. Vincent's Hospital Systems as well as Ashpaulgh Electric.He owned and operated...
Margaret Lucretia Givens
Feb 9, 2015
Middletown...Margaret L. Givens, 87, resident of Middletown, passed away Monday at Bethany Pointe Health Campus after an extended illness. She was born in Elkhart Indiana, April 21, 1927, the daughter of John J. and Lillian E. Hall-Grimes Miller.She was a homemaker but worked at Oakville Post Office, Westminster Community Center, and Sears Farm Store in New Castle.She had lived her...
Ashlyn Lauryn Price
Feb 2, 2015
New Castle...Ashlyn Lauryn Price, infant daughter of Jeremy Chad and Angela Dawn Becker Price, passed away February 2, 2015 at Henry County Hospital in New Castle at birth.Besides her parents, she is survived by 2 brothers: Cayle of New Castle and Coy of Shirley, 1 sister: Alexys Price of Shirley, Paternal Grandmother: Leisa Price of New Castle, Maternal grandparents: Butch...
Charles Edward Norris
Jan 27, 2015
Middletown....Charles Edward Norris, 80, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Memphis, TN, December 31, 1934, the son of Paul and Ethel Norris.He was self employed for over thirty years as a well driller.Survivors are his wife of 38 years: Linda Kay (Pierce) of Middletown, 5 children: Lori Mendenhall of...
Wayne Dale Morgan
Jan 16, 2015
Daleville....Resting Safe in the arms of the Lord, Wayne Dale Morgan, 64, resident of Daleville, passed away Friday at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital Anderson after a brief illness.He was born in Anderson, November 5, 1950, the son of Herman and Alma Whitson Morgan.He attended Anderson High School and worked for over 40 years at Phillips Industries as a crane operator...
Katherine Dennis Sears
Jan 9, 2015
Middletown....Katherine Dennis Sears, 97, former Middletown resident, passed away at Manor Care in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, January 8, 1918, the daughter of Joe and Emma Stewart Dennis.She attended Anderson High School and retired from RCA in 1983.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband: LaMar, 2 sisters, 1 grandchild, and 2 great grandchildren.Survivors are her children:...
Colleen Hensley Hartzell
Jan 9, 2015
Yorktown...Colleen Hensley Hartzell, 82, former resident of Yorktown, passed away Friday evening at Liberty Village in Muncie.She was born in Madison County, June 26, 1933, the daughter of Gilbert and Aidah Ashby Hensley.She was a 1951 graduate of Yorktown High School and retired from Marsh Supermarkets.She is survived by her husband: Harold Marvin Hartzell of Yorktown, 3 children: James Hartzell...
Mark Ellis Riggs
Jan 4, 2015
Chesterfield.....Rev. Mark Riggs,63, resident of Chesterfield, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning.He was born in Greenfield, Indiana, December 27, 1951, the son of Curtis Jean and Patricia Lee Ellis Riggs.He was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah High School and Cedarville University with a degree in Pastoral Ministries.He had worked for over 25 years at Dennis Equipment in New Castle. He also...
Dorothy Margaret Conn
Jan 2, 2015
Anderson...Dorothy Margaret (Holler) Conn, 94, formerly of Middletown, passed away Friday evening at Vermillion Place in Anderson.She was born in Flint, MI, June 13, 1920, the daughter of Glenn and Anna Assmussen Holler.She was a graduate of Flint Central High School and Ball State University with a BA in Education.She was a homemaker and substitute teacher for many years.She was...
Donna Rae Shipley
Dec 30, 2014
Chesterfield...Donna Rae Shipley,80, resident of Millers Merry Manor of Chesterfield, passed away Tuesday morning.She had lived in the Anderson/Chesterfield area since 1955 and had worked in the accounting office of Ft. Benjamin Harrison for 19 years retiring in 1985.She was born in Vincennes, Indiana, May 7, 1934, the daughter of Charles N. and Virginia Manning McMillen. She was preceded in...
Richard Lee Thornburg
Dec 30, 2014
Middletown....Richard Lee Thornburg, 85, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Middletown, August 16, 1929, the son of Ernest and Marguerite Kaiser Thornburg.He was a graduate of Middletown High School and Served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict.He owned and operated Dick's Liquor Locker stores for over 20...