Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Myrtle Lee Phipps

Myrtle Lee Phipps

Oct 14, 2008

Anderson...Myrtle Lee Brummett Phipps, 79, resident of Anderson and former Middletown resident, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at Community Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born in Sunnybrook, KY, December 6, 1928 the daughter of Haskell and Nona Stinson Rigney.She was a graduate of Ivy Tech Technical School and Shenandoah High School. She had been manager of the...

Kristopher Stephen Shipley

Kristopher Stephen Shipley

Oct 2, 2008

Muncie...Kristopher Stephen Shipley, 32, former Daleville resident, passed away on Thursday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital from a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his friends and family.He was born in Muncie, June 21, 1976, and was a 1994 graduate of Daleville High School. He lived in Delaware County his entire life.He worked for ten years at Marsh...

Barbara Josephine Fullerlove

Barbara Josephine Fullerlove

Sep 27, 2008

Yorktown...B. Josephine ""Jo"" (Hancock) Fullerlove, 89, resident of Yorktown, passed away Saturday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.She was born in Daleville, April 10, 1919, the daughter of Carl A. and Hilda F. McAllister Hancock.She was a 1937 graduate of Daleville High School and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Daleville.She was a former employee...

Herschel Junior Musick

Herschel Junior Musick

Sep 23, 2008

Daleville...Herschel Junior Musick, 85, resident of Daleville, passed away Tuesday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Summitville, Indiana, May 7, 1923, the son of Abraham and Blanche Musick.He retired from Lynch Corporation in Anderson where he worked as a machinist.He was a veteran of US Army in WW 2.He lived in Daleville since 1952 and was a...

John William Pierce

John William Pierce

Sep 6, 2008

Springport...John William Pierce, 85, resident of Springport, passed away at Muncie Healthcare on Saturday morning.He was born in Delaware County, April 22, 1923, the son of Kenneth G. and Bertha Hofherr Pierce.He was a 1941 graduate of Daleville High School and a Navy Veteran of WW 2.He retired from Chrysler Corporation in New Castle in 1978.He was a member of...

Janice Eileen Ziegler

Janice Eileen Ziegler

Sep 1, 2008

Wabash...Janice Eileen (Fuller) Ziegler, 57, former Middletown resident, passed away Monday at her home in Wabash.She was born in New Castle, IN, April 4, 1951. the daughter of Glenn and Nell Reynolds Fuller.She was a member of the Wabash Church of the Nazarene and a past member of the Middletown Church of the Nazarene.She worked at Western Electric for 16...

Geneva C. Kinnett

Geneva C. Kinnett

Aug 22, 2008

Middletown...Geneva C. Kinnett, 87, resident of Middletown, passed away August 22, 2008 at the Waters in New Castle.She married Lovell Kinnett on December 24, 1939.She was born in Salt Lick, Kentucky, the daughter of Elmer and Lena may Atchison Staton.Survivors include her children: Mary Jane (Ron) Walcott and Tony Elmer (Mary) Kinnett both of Middletown, grandchildren: Catherine (Jeff) Yergin of...

Joseph Harold Mcgrady

Joseph Harold Mcgrady

Aug 19, 2008

Middletown...Joseph Harold McGrady, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Middletown, June 18, 1925, the son of John Joseph and Ada Helen Evans McGrady.He farmed and retired from Dana Corporation in New Castle.He was a member of the Cadiz Lions Club and attended the Cadiz Christian Church.He was on...

Vernell Kenneth Walters

Vernell Kenneth Walters

Aug 12, 2008

Middletown...Vernell Kenneth ""Boss"" Walters, 73, resident of Middletown, passed away at his residence August 12, 2008 after an extended illness.He was born in Monticello, KY, March 30, 1935, the son of John Anderson and Anna Lee Dishman Walters.He retired in 1990 from Delco Remy in Anderson after 30 years of service.He was a member of the UAW 662 and loved...

Joyce M. Davis

Joyce M. Davis

Aug 8, 2008

Yakima, WA...Joyce M. Davis, 82, former Middletown resident, passed away in Yakima, Washington, the home of her daughter.She was born in North Manchester, IN, April 12, 1926, the daughter of Leo and Treva Current Myers.She was a graduate of Redkey High School and attended Indiana Business College. She worked for Indiana Bridge and Odell Architecture.She was a member of Psi...

Joseph W. Whitehead

Joseph W. Whitehead

Jul 30, 2008

Pendleton...Joseph William Whitehead, age 77 a resident of Pendleton, Indiana, passed away, Wednesday July 30, at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown, after an extended Illness. He was born on August 24, 1930 in Anderson, the son of Otto Wallace Whitehead and Blanche Olive (Hood). He had been employed at Nicholson File in Anderson for 25 years and worked...

Margaret Ellen Butterfield

Margaret Ellen Butterfield

Jul 23, 2008

Sulphur Springs...Margaret Ellen (Gregory) Butterfield, 80, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away at St. John Medical Center in Anderson, July 23, 2008.She was born March 15, 1928 in Oregon City, OR.She was co-founder of Butterfield's Furniture in New Castle.She moved to Sulphur Springs from Arizona four years ago.She worked in finance in San Francisco and in Phoenix for several years.She...

Edelene Clair Crabtree

Edelene Clair Crabtree

Jul 17, 2008

Middletown...Edelene Clair (King) Crabtree, 76, resident of Middletown, passed away Thursday morning at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown.She was born in Jamestown, TN, October 9, 1931, the daughter of Obie L. and Roxie L. Crabtree King.She was a homemaker her entire life.She attended the Maplegrove Church of God.Survivors include her husband of 53 years: Bobby James Crabtree of Middletown, 2...

Billie Frank Fleming

Billie Frank Fleming

Jul 11, 2008

Middletown...Billie Frank Fleming, 74, resident of Middletown, passed away at Middletown Nursing Center on Friday morning.He was born in Bethpage, TN, June 9, 1934, the son of James and Bessie Stamps Fleming.He was a graduate of Bethpage High School and was Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Payless Supermarkets for over 37 years. He retired in 1999.He attended the...

Melba Lois Murdock

Melba Lois Murdock

Jun 30, 2008

Middletown...Melba Lois Dollar Murdock, 84, resident of Middleton since 1955, passed away on June 30, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown following an extended illness.She was born on February 6, 1923 in Anderson, IN, the daughter of Dayton and Ida Pettigrew Dollar.She had been a homemaker her entire life.She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50...

Ejgil Grissell

Ejgil Grissell

Jun 29, 2008

Anderson...Ejgil Grissell, 58, resident of Anderson, passed away at ManorCare Healthcare in Anderson Sunday morning.He was born on January 4, 1950 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Survivors include two daughters, 2 grandchildren and 3 brothers.There will be no services.Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, 118 South 5th, Middletown, IN.Online Guestbook at: www.ballardandsons.com

Fred W. Orr, Jr

Fred W. Orr, Jr

Jun 23, 2008

Middletown...Fred W. Orr, Jr, 63, longtime resident of the Daleville/Middletown area, passed away Monday morning at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Anderson, May 6, 1945, the son of Fred and Ora C. Gibson Orr.He was a 1963 graduate of Daleville High School and retired from Guide Lamp of Anderson in 1999 after 36 years as a...

Margaret Cletus Mcnally

Margaret Cletus Mcnally

Jun 13, 2008

Chesterfield...Margaret Cletus McNally, 84, resident of Chesterfield, passed away Friday afternoon at Miller's Merry Manor in Chesterfield.She was born in Ft. Wayne, May 16, 1924, the daughter of Elmer and Leah Huffman Grocock.She was a graduate of Avilla High School and worked at Don's Bar-B-Q, Stoops Express, and the L & K Motel and restaurant.She moved to Chesterfield in 1965.She...

Robert E. Whitson

Robert E. Whitson

Jun 2, 2008

Anderson...Robert E. ""Bob"" Whitson, 81, passed away June 2, 2008 at home after a sudden illness. He was born in Chattanooga, TN, August 18, 1926, the son of Addison and Audie Spall Whitson.He resided in Anderson all of his life.He retired from Hayden's Anderson Transit after 20 years of service driving a school bus for special needs children. He worked...

Margaret M. Mcdonald

Margaret M. Mcdonald

Jun 1, 2008

Muncie...Margaret May ""Chickie"" McDonald, 81, longtime Muncie area resident, passed away Sunday evening at Muncie Healthcare and Rehabilitation.She was born in Waltham, Mass, September 3, 1926, the daughter of Harold and Margaret Madden May.She had been a homemaker most of her life.She attended St. Mary's Catholic Church.Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband: John M. McDonald,1...