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Nell Ruth Fuller

Nell Ruth Fuller

Feb 23, 2005

Middletown...Nell Ruth Reynolds Fuller, 80, longtime resident of Middletown, died Wednesday at Community Hospital in Anderson, after an extended illness.She was born in Etowah, Tennessee, September 8, 1924, the daughter of Roy D. and Lucy Thomas Reynolds.She had worked as a Qualified Medical Assistant at the New Castle development Center in New Castle and was a longtime member of the...

Ella Loretta Hilligoss

Ella Loretta Hilligoss

Feb 18, 2005

Middletown...Ella Loretta Harney Hilligoss, 73, resident of Middletown, died Friday at her home after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, March 16, 1931, the daughter of Orville and Lena Harney.She moved to Middletown in 1958 and had been manager at the Middletown American Legion at one time.Survivors include her husband: James Hilligoss of Middletown, 3 sons: James M. (Sharon)...

Norman S. Watts

Norman S. Watts

Feb 14, 2005

Chesterfield...Norman S. Watts, 80, former Chesterfield resident, died early this morning at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown.He was born in Connersville, Indiana, May 1, 1924 the son of Alva and Lula Selby Watts.He retired from Delco Remy in 1974 and attended Knightstown High School.He was a PFC in the US Army in WW 2 serving at Normandy, Northern France, the...

Stephen Carl Young

Stephen Carl Young

Feb 8, 2005

Indianapolis...Stephen Carl Young, 47, died February 8, 2005 unexpectedly in Indianapolis.He was born in Anderson, March 28, 1957, the son of William J. and Rachel Perry Young.He had lived in the Middletown area most of his life.He was a 1975 graduate of Shenandoah High School and attended Ball State University and Purdue University.He worked as a toolmaker at Guide Corporation...

Linda H. Hunt

Linda H. Hunt

Jan 25, 2005

Middletown...Linda H. Hunt, 69, resident of Middletown, died January 25, 2005 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after an extended illness.She was born June 26, 1935 in Lebanon, IN, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hodge.She was a graduate of Frankfort High School and attended Indiana University School of Music, and obtained a Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees...

Terry Wayne Miller

Terry Wayne Miller

Jan 24, 2005

Muncie...Terry Wayne Miller, 55, resident of Muncie, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening.He was born in Anderson, January 18, 1950, the son of Marvin Dale and Imogene Keesling Miller.He was a 1967 graduate of Middletown High School and was a laboratory technician at Two-Sons Tool and Dye Corporation in Muncie.Survivors include: 2 sons: Andrew Wayne Miller of Pendleton and Shawn Miller...

Daniel M. Barton

Daniel M. Barton

Jan 24, 2005

Shirley...Daniel M. Barton, 44, resident of rural Shirley, died unexpectedly Monday at Community Hospital in Anderson, after a brief illness.He was born December 14, 1960 in Indianapolis, the son of Woodrow and Ann Barton of Spencer, IN.He was a graduate of Plainfield High School in 1979 and Purdue University in 1983. He was employed at Bearing Point Consulting as a...

Betty Ann Spall

Betty Ann Spall

Jan 23, 2005

Middletown...Betty Ann Spall, 85, resident of Miller's Merry Manor of Middletown, died January 23, 2005 at St. Johns Medical Center unexpectedly.She was born May 2, 1919 in Eastons, Kentucky, the daughter of Charles and Ada Keown. Betty always said that some of the happiest days of her life were spent in Eastons. As a child she would visit from house...

Harold Ray Farmer

Harold Ray Farmer

Jan 20, 2005

Shirley...Harold Ray Farmer, 57, lifetime resident of the Shirley area, died early Thursday morning at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown after a brief illness.He was born in New Castle, IN, the son of George I. and Leona Mae Ebbert Farmer.He was self employed and loved riding motorcycles. He was active in A.B.A.T.E. and prided himself on motorcycle safety and education.He...

Leola P. Hull

Leola P. Hull

Jan 19, 2005

Muncie...Leola P. Williams Hull, 88, lifelong resident of Addison, PA, passed away on Wednesday evening at Liberty Village Nursing Home in Muncie.She was born in Mingo Junction, Ohio, April 4, 1916, the daughter of Leonard and Eva Clister Williams.She was lifelong member of State Line Methodist Church of Grantsville, MD., and a graduate of Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing in...

Eugene Baker

Eugene Baker

Jan 17, 2005

Middletown...Eugene Baker, 82, resident of Middletown, died Monday morning at the home of his grandson in Middletown.He was born in Anderson, July 18, 1922, the son of Elmer and Lydia Baker.He was a WW 2 veteran of the US Army and retired from Commercial Motor Freight after 18 years of service.He loved eating at the Middletown Diner and the Iron...

Joe William Blackmer

Joe William Blackmer

Jan 11, 2005

Alexandria...Joe William Blackmer, 78, resident of rural Alexandria, passed away on Tuesday morning at his residence.He was born in Muncie, November 23, 1926, the son of Harvey and Evelyn Daily Blackmer.He had been plant superintendent for Rock-Wool Inulation Company and actually started plants in Texas and Missouri. He was a WW 2 veteran of WW 2 serving in the US...

Bobby G. Emswiller

Bobby G. Emswiller

Jan 7, 2005

Middletown...Bobby Gene Emswiller, 77, lifetime resident of Middletown, died Friday at his residence unexpectedly.He was born in Middletown, July 7, 1927, the son of Ralph and Iva Neff Emswiller. He had attended Middletown Schools and retired from Guide Lamp of Anderson in 1987 after 32 1/2 years of service.He was a veteran of the US Navy and the US Army...

Julie Ann Watson

Julie Ann Watson

Jan 5, 2005

Anderson...Julie Ann (Myers) Watson, 41, resident of Anderson, died Wednesday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, February 17, 1963, the daughter of Robert E. and Mary Jane Jones Myers.She had worked in several business' both in clerical and secretarial fields.She was a 1981 Shenandoah High School graduate and attended the Sixth...

Kathy Marcum

Kathy Marcum

Dec 31, 2004

Chesterfield...Mary Kathleen Marcum, 69, longtime resident of the Chesterfield-Daleville area, died Friday evening at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born in Clinton County, Kentucky, January 9, 1935, the daughter of Elmer and Irene Burchett Hawkins. She worked in many capacities at the American Legion and was the former co-owner of the Bossman restaurant in...

Arthur James Gustin

Arthur James Gustin

Dec 31, 2004

Daleville...Arthur James Gustin, passed away December 31, 2004, at Bethany Pointe Health Campus in Anderson after an extended illness.He was born September 24, 1907 in Chesterfield, the son of John and Nellie Mae Trimble Gustin.He was lifelong resident of the Chesterfield/Daleville area and retired from Delco Remy in 1968 where he had been a foreman in the Tool Grinding Shop.He...

Mary Lou Bartle

Mary Lou Bartle

Dec 27, 2004

Daleville...Mary Lou (Barkdull) Bartle ""Granny"", 76, Daleville, passed away Monday at her home after an extended illness.She was born in Daleville, March 5, 1928, the daughter of Frank and Margaret Willis Barkdull.She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 446.Survivors include 1 daughter: Mary ""Peggy"" Brown Maynard, (husband Larry), of Alexandria, brother: Basil Barkdull (wife Essa) of Anderson,...

Dannis Imogene Bronenberg

Dannis Imogene Bronenberg

Dec 16, 2004

Warsaw...Dannis Imogene (Hayden) Bronenberg, 91, former Anderson area resident, died December 16, 2004 in Warsaw Indiana after an extended illness.She was born near Daleville, December 7, 1913, the daughter of Daniel Sylvester and Alpha Mae Shimer Hayden.She was a homemaker most of her life.Survivors include 2 sons: Nicky (Paula) Bronnenberg of Anderson and Michael (Donna) Bronenberg of Leesburg, Indiana, 4...

Janice K. Dowling

Janice K. Dowling

Dec 10, 2004

Daleville...Janice K. Dowling, 49, resident of Daleville, passed away December 10, 2004.She was born in Elkhart, Indiana, the daughter of Leo and Gertrude Hawk Fausnaugh.She had worked at the department of Motor Vehicles in Indianapolis and Anderson for 11 years and was also a housewife.She moved to Daleville in 1986.She had been preceded in death by her parents and her...

Naomi Ruth Rodecap

Naomi Ruth Rodecap

Dec 7, 2004

Middletown...Naomi Ruth (Teaford) Rodecap, 76, resident of Middletown, passed away at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown, after an extended illness.She was born March 12, 1929 in Dark County, Ohio, the daughter of David and Viola Keister Teaford.She attended Anderson High School and worked for many years at the former Bretzinger Grocery Store in Middletown. She worked with the American Legion...

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