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Harriet Bushong Collis

Harriet Bushong Collis

Nov 30, 2004

Middletown...Harriet Bushong Collis, 78, lifetime resident of Middletown, died November 30, 2004 at St. Johns Medical Center after a brief illness.She was born in Middletown, May 6, 1926, the daughter of Osa and Gretchen Swain Bushong.She was a graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Delco Remy in Anderson in 1987 after over forty years of service.She was a...

Velma ""Mell"" Turner

Velma ""Mell"" Turner

Nov 29, 2004

Daleville...Velma (Marvell) ""Mell"" Turner, 78, resident of Daleville, died November 29, 2004 at her residence after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, April 16, 1926, the daughter of Oliver and Arvilla Lawrence Michael.She had been a homemaker most of her life and was lifelong resident of the Daleville community.She was a member of the Eagles Lodge of Anderson #174...

Don Granger

Don Granger

Nov 20, 2004

Anderson...Don Granger, 89, resident of Anderson, died Saturday evening at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown, after an extended illness.He was born in Anderson, April 11, 1915, and had lived in Daleville for over 50 years before moving to Anderson six years ago.He attended Anderson High School and was past President of Child Evangelism of Madison County and was involved for...

Louise M. Wallace

Louise M. Wallace

Nov 20, 2004

Louise M. Wallace, age 83, died Saturday morning at her residence in Auburn, Indiana following an extended illness.A was a resident of Middletown, Indiana for over 50 years. She was the widow of Wilbur J.""Pete"" Wallace, who preceded her in death in 1978. She ran a beauty shop in Middletown for several years before retiring in the late 1960's.She was...

Blanche Marie (Jones) Antrim

Blanche Marie (Jones) Antrim

Nov 16, 2004

Blanche Marie Jones Antrim, age 94 a log time resident of Daleville died on November 16, 2004 after a brief illness.She was born in Olney, Ill. and was the daughter of Lynch T. and Susanna (Williamson) Jones. She was a 1928 graduate of Daleville High School and a homemaker. She was a member of the Daleville Christian Church, Past Worthy...

Edith M Kramer

Edith M Kramer

Nov 15, 2004

Edith M Kramer, 87, of Daleville, went to her Lord and Savior Monday November 15, 2004 after an extended illness.Born August 13, 1917 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Jay and Ada McKittrick. She went on to live in Chicago for several years. She moved to Anderson in 1954 then on to Daleville in 1957 where she spent the rest...

Arthur A. Good

Arthur A. Good

Nov 14, 2004

Arthur Good,passed away Sunday November 14, 2004 at the age of 102, while a resident at the Renaissance Rehabilitation and Health Center in Muncie.He was born near Middletown, Indiana on October 9, 1902 the son of George and Mary (Fry) Good. He married Lois McShurley on October 18, 1924. They lived most of their lives in the Middletown/Sulphur Springs area....

Thelma Lee Blair

Thelma Lee Blair

Nov 9, 2004

Daleville...Thelma Lee Blair, 81, resident of Daleville, died early Tuesday morning at Hancock County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.She was born in Fentress County, Tennessee, October 4, 1923, the daughter of Jackson and Bertha (Brannon) Turner.She had been a homemaker most of her life and was preceded in death by her husband: Archie C. Blair in 2001, 4 brothers...

Harlan Egan

Harlan Egan

Nov 6, 2004

Middletown...Harlan Egan, 80, resident of Middletown, died November 11, 2004 at Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle.He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, August 24, 1924, the son of Harry and Eathel (Young) Egan. He was a US Army Veteran serving in WW 2 and was a member of the US Army Band playing the trombone.He was a video...

James Wilson Hurley

James Wilson Hurley

Nov 3, 2004

Daleville....James Wilson ""Woody"" Hurley, 81, resident of Daleville, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday evening.He was born in Daleville, September 3, 1923, the son of Berryman and Beulah Fenwick Hurley. He attended Daleville High School and was a WW 2 Navy veteran serving as Fireman 1st Class.He worked as a Diesel Mechanic for Marhoffer Company for 17 years and...

Floyd C. Mcwilliams

Floyd C. Mcwilliams

Nov 1, 2004

Daleville...Floyd C. McWilliams, 103, resident of Daleville, died Monday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after a brief illness.He was born in Daleville, May 8, 1901, the son of Enos and Ella Cory McWilliams. He had been a WW 1 veteran in the US Army serving as Lieutenant in 335 Infantry division.He was a graduate of Daleville High School and...

Earl D. Carter, Sr

Earl D. Carter, Sr

Oct 30, 2004

Middletown...Earl D. Carter, Sr., 77, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 30, 2004 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson after a short illness.He was born December 28, 1926 in Livingston, TN, Overton County, the son of Earl T. and Hattie Ann Garrett Carter.He married Gloria A. Stevenson Carter in April of 1964...

John F. Shockley

John F. Shockley

Oct 29, 2004

Muncie...John F. Shockley, 85, former Jefferson Township resident, passed away Friday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Monroe Township, November 9, 1918, the son of William B. and Lavina Harman Shockley.He was a graduate of Cowan High School and was a 65 year member of Whitney Lodge #229 F & AM and a 50 year Past...

Jo Ellyn Peckinpaugh

Jo Ellyn Peckinpaugh

Oct 27, 2004

Middletown...Jo Ellyn Peckinpaugh, 78, resident of Middletown, died Wednesday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson after a brief illness.She was born in New Castle, September 20, 1926, the daughter of Noble and Lucille Allen Jones.She had lived in Henry County her entire life and was a Sulphur Springs High School graduate.She belonged to the Redbirds Club of Muncie and...

Helen Lillian Bohn

Helen Lillian Bohn

Oct 24, 2004

Indianapolis...Helen Lillian (Nana) Bohn, 78, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2004.She was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on March 14, 1926, the daughter of Calvin and Catherine (Kally) Warren. She grew up in New York City and married Eugene Francis Bohn, the love of her life, on March 16, 1949. They moved to Indianapolis in 1954, where she...

William A. Walker

William A. Walker

Oct 23, 2004

Daleville...William A. Walker, 85, resident of Daleville, died Saturday at Westminster village in Muncie, after an extended illness.He was born in Mt. pleasant Township, November 2, 1918, the son of Ward and Effie (Fosnot) Walker.He was a US Marine Veteran of WW 2 serving in Iwo Jima and retired from Chevrolet in Muncie in 1981 after 43 years of service.He...

Mary Ruth Powell

Mary Ruth Powell

Oct 13, 2004

Middletown...Mary Ruth Powell, 78, resident of Middletown, died Wednesday morning at St. Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief illness.She was born in Anderson, August 17, 1926, the daughter of Wilbert and Mary Scott (Goul) Rockwell.She was a receptionist at First United Bank in Middletown where she had worked for over 30 years.She was an Anderson High School graduate (1944)...

James Leroy Forney

James Leroy Forney

Oct 10, 2004

Anderson...James Leroy Forney, 80, resident of Anderson, died early Sunday morning at Rawlins House Convalecent Center in Pendleton, after an extended illness.He was born in Anderson, November 17, 1923, the son of Everett and Lilith Cox Forney.He retired from Guide Lamp Division of Genral Motors in Anderson in 1976 after 30 years of service.He was a WW 2 veteran of...

Jessie Mae Scott

Jessie Mae Scott

Oct 7, 2004

Daleville...Jessie Mae Gilbert Scott, 81, Daleville, passed away Thursday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She loved her God and family very much. She was born in Burkesville, Ky, September 11, 1923, the daughter of William and Fannie Mae Bunch Gilbert.She moved to Daleville in 1954 and had been a homemaker most of her life.She attended the Middletown Church...

Lisa Babette King

Lisa Babette King

Oct 3, 2004

Middletown...Lisa Babette King, 5o, resident of Middletown, died early Sunday morning at her residence after an extended illness.She was born in Muncie, November 24, 1953, the daughter of Lelton E. and Barbara Bondy Rhodes.She had been employed at West Point Stevens (Liebhardt Mills) for over 12 years before taking a medical leave of absence.She grew up in Blountsville and New...

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