Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Elizabeth Knight

Elizabeth Knight

Dec 6, 2013

Daleville...Elizabeth Knight,83, resident of rural Daleville, passed away at her residence Friday morning.Services are pending at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, Daleville.

Margaret Alice Utt

Margaret Alice Utt

Dec 5, 2013

Anderson...Margaret Alice (Boggs) Utt, 89, passed away at St Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital December 5, 2013.She was born April 16, 1924, the daughter of Thomas and Mae Cottrell Boggs in Galpolis, Ohio.She was a graduate of Gallia Academy and retired from Delco Remy Plant 10 in Anderson.She also worked as a ammo specialist for the armed forces in West Virginia.She...

Harold Coleman Wages, Sr

Harold Coleman Wages, Sr

Dec 5, 2013

Yorktown...Harold C. Wages, 81, passed away Thursday at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.He was born in Preston, KY, May 29, 1932, the son of Roy and Estelle Wells Wages.He was a graduate of Muncie Central High School and retired from Warner Gear in Muncie after 37 years and had lived in Yorktown since 1969.He had been active in Junior Achievement,...

Georgia Lee Moore

Georgia Lee Moore

Nov 30, 2013

Daleville....Georgia Lee (Talmage) Moore, 90, resident of Daleville, passed away November 30, 2013 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, September 18, 1923, the daughter of Lee and Minnie Sutton Talmage.She loved in Daleville most of her life and loved antique cars, the Andy Griffith Show and drinking a cold beer while laughing with family...

Annette Louise Bates

Annette Louise Bates

Nov 29, 2013

Middletown...Annette Louise Bates, 42, Middletown, passed away at St. Vincent Regional Hospital of Anderson.Service are pending at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, Middletown

Richard E. Brown

Richard E. Brown

Nov 26, 2013

Chesterfield...Richard E. Brown, 87, originally from Middletown, Anderson, passed away November 26, 2013 at Community North Heart Hospital.He was born in Marion, January 14, 1926, the son of Russell and Ovie Hawkins Brown.He retired from Container Corporation in 1988 after 40 years.He was a 1942 graduate of Middletown High School and a veteran of US Navy during WW 2.Survivors include...

Charlie Shelton

Charlie Shelton

Nov 22, 2013

Middletown...Charlie Shelton, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Friday evening.He was born in War Creek, KY, the son of Robert and Nannie Johnson Shelton.He retired from Guide Lamp/GM in Anderson in 1988 after 36 years of services.He was a member of Mounds Baptist Church and loved to play blue grass music and was always...

Andrew Ryan Cooper

Andrew Ryan Cooper

Nov 21, 2013

Middletown.....Andrew (Andy) Ryan Cooper, 30, of San Jose, California, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013. He was born December 17, 1982, in Charleston, Illinois, and was the son of Drew and Sue (Snyder) Cooper. He married Amber Powers on May 31, 2004, in Middletown, Indiana. Andy was the second of eight children and the eldest son of Drew and...

Myrtle Moore

Myrtle Moore

Nov 19, 2013

Daleville...Myrtle Moore, 68, longtime resident of Daleville, passed away Tuesday at Community Heart and Vascular Center in Indianapolis.She was born in Brethet County, KY, the daughter of Theo and Cindy Thacker Perkins.She had been a homemaker all of her life and preceded in death by her husband Victor A. Moore, 14 brothers and sisters and 1 son: Brian Keith Moore.Survivors...

Carolyn Marie Welch

Carolyn Marie Welch

Nov 17, 2013

Middletown...Carolyn Marie Welch, 78, resident of Middletown, passed away at her residence unexpectedly.Services are pending at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, Middletown.She was born in New CAtle, Indiana, January 29, 1935 the daughter of Paul Thomas and Louise West Mayer.She worked at Arrow Daperies in Westfield.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Franklin, and a son: Perry.Survivors...

Ruth Eleanor Schlegel

Ruth Eleanor Schlegel

Nov 17, 2013

Muncie...Ruth Eleanor (Donaldson) Schlegel, 94, resident of Westminster Village, passed away at her residence.She was born August 27, 1919 in Benton County, Indiana, the daughter of Elmer and Hanna (Reiners) Donaldson. She graduated from Pine Township School and Indiana Central College.She married Don H. Schlegel in 1943 and was an elementary teacher for many years, first in Benton County and...

Robert W. Gifford

Robert W. Gifford

Nov 14, 2013

Anderson...Robert W. Gifford, 68, resident of Anderson, passed away at Community Hospital of Madison County Thursday morning.He was born in Anderson, September 27, 1945, the son of George and Mary Clark Gifford. He had worked for many years at Hopewell Industries.He was a member of the Sunshine Club of the Middletown Nazarene Church and loved to bowl.He was preceded in...

Glenda Joann Dillon

Glenda Joann Dillon

Nov 8, 2013

Middletown...Glenda Joann Dillon, 79, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Knightstown, November 2, 1934, the daughter of Herbert and Dorothy Ottinger Smalley.She was a graduate of Middletown High School and retired as a secretary from New Castel Community Schools.She was a member of Tri County Christian Church in Middletown.Survivors...

Chester W. Barnes

Chester W. Barnes

Nov 3, 2013

Chester W. Barnes, age 86, of Alamogordo, NM, died on November 3, 2013. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Barnes [nee Richman] and brother, Roger Barnes, of Alexandria, IN. Survivors include his sister, Carol Carr, of Columbia, TN, brother Malcolm Barnes, of Alexandria, IN, son Mark Barnes of Baton Rouge, LA, daughter Anne Dollinger of Pembroke Pines, FL, son...

Bradley Jay Cook

Bradley Jay Cook

Oct 31, 2013

Anderson....Bradley Jay ""Vern"" Cook, 58 resident of Anderson, passed away early Thursday morning at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Anderson, January 6, 1955. the son of Kenneth Leon and Doris Jean Luellen Cook.He was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and worked at Reflectix Corporation.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister: Julia Lynn Golish.Survivors...

Charles Ray Melton

Charles Ray Melton

Oct 28, 2013

Middletown....Charles Ray Melton, 86, resident of Middletown, passed away Monday morning at his residence.He was born in Orange County, Indiana, February 11, 1927, the son of Milton Warren Lola Onins Hawkins Melton.He was a 1945 graduate of Paoli High School and retired as an electrician from Delco Remy/GM after 26 years of service. He worked at Universal Electric for 15...

Cheryl Ann Schull

Cheryl Ann Schull

Oct 24, 2013

Muncie...Cheryl Schull, 59, resident of rural Daleville, passed away October 24, 2013 at St. Vincents Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Daleville, June 27, 1954, the daughter of Charles and Marilyn (Richman) Bradbury.She was a 1973 graduate of Daleville High School and worked as custodian at Tabor Baptist Church where she had been a member for over 25 years.Survivors...

Marcella Marie Dwiggens

Marcella Marie Dwiggens

Oct 21, 2013

Middletown...Marcella Marie (Moore) Dwiggens, 82, resident of Middletown, passed away Monday morning at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.She had been preceded in death by her husband: Harold Jr., in 2001.She was born in Mechanicsburg, Indiana, August 5, 1931, the daughter of Lee and Sylvia Ashby Moore.She had been a homemaker her entire life and attended the Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church.Survivors...

Helen Rebecca Ayres

Helen Rebecca Ayres

Oct 20, 2013

Middletown...Helen Rebecca (Porter) Ayres, 92, died October 20th at Bethany Pointe Health Campus in Anderson. She was born in Winamac, IN, June 6, 1921 to Dr. John Emmett and Clara Noble Porter. During her childhood she lived in Greencastle, Whiting, Terre Haute, Valparaiso, and Peru and graduated from Greencastle High School. She graduated from DePauw University in 1942 and taught...

Minnie B. Payne

Minnie B. Payne

Oct 17, 2013

Middletown....Minnie B.(Shoemaker) Payne, 89, resident of Middletown, passed away Thursday at St. Vincents Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Michigantown, IN, March 12, 1924, the daughter of Theodore and Grace Earlywine Shoemaker.She married Douglas Payne in 1941 who preceded her in death on December 10, 1999.She worked at Delco Remy and attended the Pilgrim Holiness Church.She also worked at...