Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Ernie Lee Badger
Nov 16, 2011
Middletown...Ernie Lee Badger, 60, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday evening at his residence.He was born in Anderson, June 22, 1951, the son of Ray and Ola Wise Badger.He was a 1969 graduate of Anderson Highland High School and retired after 26 years in the US Army with the rank of Sgt First Class.He moved to Middletown from Anderson seven...
Paul Eugene Helsley
Nov 16, 2011
New Castle...Paul Eugene Helsley, 56, resident of New Castle, passed away at Ball Memorial Hospital, Wednesday evening.He was born in Henry County, January 30, 1955, the son of Earl and Marjorie Bowlin Helsley.He retired from Johnson Products after 17 years as warehouse supervisor.He attended Shenandoah High School.He coached for the Salvation Army Youth Basketball league and Raintree Football League and...
Jack Leon Warren
Nov 14, 2011
Daleville...Jack ""Sparky"" Leon Warren, 68, resident of Daleville, passed away Monday evening at his residence.He was born in Anderson, November 16, 1942, the son of Jack L. and Mabel (Hall) Warren.He was a 1961 graduate of Anderson High School and retired from General Motors Guide Lamp in 1993 where he had worked for 30.3 years as a forklift driver.He was...
Judith A. Quinn
Nov 12, 2011
Saranac Lake, NY...Judith A. Quinn, 54, former Anderson resident, passed away in Saranac Lake, NY unexpectedly.She was born in Anderson, Indiana, October 27, 1957, the daughter of Albert and Mary G Reed Davis.Survivors include two sons: Chad and Christopher Quinn, three grandchildren: Caleb, Devyn, and Mason, sisters: Cheryl Gill, Shirley McCoy, Susie Rinker and Debbie Davis, brothers: Denny Davis, Kenneth...
Kenadie Ray Hollaway
Nov 7, 2011
Indianapolis...Kenadie-Ray Hollaway (Harper), infant daughter of Tyler Hollaway and Keena-Kay Harper, died shortly after birth on November 7, 2011 at Indiana University Hospital.Graveside services are at 2:00 PM on Saturday at Mechanicsburg Cemetery.Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, Middletown Chapel is handling local arrangements.Online Guestbook at: www.ballardandsons.com
Larry Allen Mcmasters
Nov 6, 2011
Middletown...Larry Allen ""Smack"" McMasters, 62, resident of rural Middletown, passed away Sunday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Muncie, Indiana, August 24, 1949, the son of William C. and Jesse J. Bainter McMasters.He attended Sulphur Springs Schools and graduated from Muncie Central High School.He farmed for most of his life, most recently with Chapman Farms. He...
Vernabell Fern Martz
Nov 1, 2011
Anderson...Vernabell Fern (Neill) Martz, 92, resident of Muncie and former Anderson/Chesterfield resident, passed away November 1, 2011 at Golden Living Healthcare in Muncie.She was born in Anderson, July 8, 1919, the daughter of Elmer and Sylvia Polley Neill.She retired from Ft. Harrison Finance Center in Indianapolis after 30 years of service.She was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in...
Harold D. Clidence
Oct 26, 2011
Anderson...Harold D. Clidence, 95, resident of Primrose Adult Living Center, passed away early Wednesday morning at his residence.He was born in Clinton County, May 27, 1916, the son of Homer asnd Mabel Louks Clidence.He was a graduate of Sugar Creek School and was former owner of Twin Gables Restaurant in Frankfort.He was also a mayoral candidate for the city of...
Mary Edith Ayres
Oct 25, 2011
New Castle...Mary Edith Ayres, resident of Hickory Creek Nursing Care, passed away October 25, 2011, after an extended illness.She had been a resident of Middletown and graduated from Middletown High School and Ball State University.She was a member of the Sixth Street Christian Church of Middletown and had worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson and also at the Unitarian Universalist...
Carl Duane Shook
Oct 25, 2011
New Castle...Carl Duane ""Barney"" Shook, 61, resident of New Castle, passed away Tuesday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Richmond, June 28, 1950, the son of William A. and Wilma Louise Shook.He was a 1969 graduate of Hagerstown High School and worked as Maintenance Superintendant for Shenandoah Schools for many years.He retired from Dana Corporation and was...
Donna Jean Good
Oct 19, 2011
Middletown...Donna Jean (St. John) Good, 81, of Middletown, passed away Wednesday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Muncie, January 20, 1930, the daughter of Frank and Mildred Davis St. John.She was a 1947 graduate of Muncie Burris High School and retired from State Farm Agency in MiddletownShe moved to Middletown in 1973 and was a member...
Juanita M. Hoppes
Oct 18, 2011
Anderson...Juanita M. Hoppes, 86, resident of Anderson, passed away at Community Hospital in Anderson on October 18. 2011.She was born in Indiana, August 13, 1925, the daughter of Wayne and Mary Fern (Inman) Crull.She married Paul H. Hoppes on June 24, 1944 and moved to California while Paul was in the Navy.She was one of ""Rosie the Riverters"" during the...
Joyce Ann Ambs
Oct 12, 2011
Springfield, OH...Joyce Ann (Chapman) Ambs, 75 of Springfield, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in her loving home. She was born the daughter of Rufus Lowell and Thelma (Brown) Chapman, whom both preceded her in death, on February 27, 1936 in Sulphur Springs, Indiana. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years: Phillip Ambs, her...
Michael Lee Culp
Oct 11, 2011
New Castle...Michael Culp, resident of rural New Castle, passed away Tuesday morning at his residence.He was born in Anderson, September 22, 1960, the son of John Wilson Culp and Melanie Ann Tillet Davis. He was a 1979 graduate of Shenandoah High School.He worked for 16 years at Reflectix, INC in Markleville.He had lived many years in Anderson before moving to...
Connie Lou Haynes
Oct 8, 2011
Middletown...Connie Lou Haynes, 67, resident of Middletown, passed away October 8, 2011 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson following an extended illness.She was born December 14, 1943, the daughter of Robert C. and Laura Mae (Hensley) Hanna, who preceded her in death.She was a lifelong resident of Middletown and was a homemaker and bookkeeper for the family business she...
Marcia D. Robinson
Oct 4, 2011
Bedford...Marcia D. Robinson, 79, resident of Bedford, IN, passed away at St. Vincent Dunn Hospital in Bedford on October 4, 2011.She was born in Hagerstown, Indiana the daughter of Everett and Mary Cross Davisson.She was a graduate of Hagerstown High School.She retired from K-Mart after 20 years of service.Survivors are her husband: John Norman of Bedford, 1 daughter: Dixie Clark...
Mary Jane Myers
Oct 2, 2011
Middletown...Mary Jane (Jones) Myers, 84, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday morning at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Monon, Indiana, March 23, 1927, the daughter of Rufus R. and Louise Martin Jones.She was a 1944 graduate of Middletown High School and retired in 1962 from the Anderson Herald Advertising department. after 17 years.She was a member...
James M. Hilligoss, Sr
Sep 30, 2011
Middletown...James M. Hilligoss, Sr, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday morning at his residence.He was born in Anderson, May 26, 1928, the son of Orville L. and Mary Louise Hudson Hilligoss.He retired in 1981 from General Motors Delco Remy working in the tool room for 18 years.He was a veteran of WW 2 serving in the US Army in...
Garret Raymond Cole
Sep 15, 2011
Middletown...Garret Raymond Cole, infant son of Jon Lance and Emily Elizabeth Stone Cole, passed away Thursday evening at birth at St. Johns Medical Center.Beside his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents: Sheila and Larry Cole, maternal grandparents: Linda and Phil Ellis and David and Lisa Stone, maternal great grandparents: Helen Gorman and Ruth and Gene Stone, Uncle and Aunts:...
Kenny Mills
Sep 9, 2011
Kenneth A, Mills, 66, died Friday at his rural northern Henry County home after a tenacious year-long battle against sarcoma cancer. It was his third separate cancer disease. Mr. Mills was born in Muncie on June 8, 1945, to James and Catherine (Hoyer) Mills. His father ran the Muncie city bus company for many years as well as used car...