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Maxine (Cronk) Loudenback

Maxine (Cronk) Loudenback

May 20, 2004

Inverness, Fla...Maxine (Cronk) Loudenback, 84, former Middletown resident, passed away May 20, 2004 in Florida, after an extended illness.She was born in Cadiz, Indiana, April 14, 1920, the daughter of George and Ruth McLain Cronk.She retired from Ball Corporation in Muncie in 1978.She was Past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star #110 of Middletown.She was preceded in...

Francis ""Cookie"" Mundell

Francis ""Cookie"" Mundell

May 18, 2004

Middletown...Francis ""Cookie"" Mundell, 88, resident of Middletown area, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.He was born April 30, 1916 in Springport, Indiana, the son of Floyd and Adda Ritchie Mundell.He was a 1935 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Delco Remy in Anderson in 1974 after 37 years of service.He was...

Crystal Helena Haynes

Crystal Helena Haynes

May 16, 2004

New Castle...Crystal Helena (Keesling) Haynes, 95, resident of New Castle, died Sunday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, after a brief illness.She was born in Henry County, October 7, 1908, the daughter of Carie Shaffer and Rosetta Goudy Keesling.She had been a homemaker most of her life.She had been preceded in death by her husband: Leighton (Bill) Lewis Haynes...

Clarence Lee Steinhall

Clarence Lee Steinhall

May 4, 2004

Middletown....Clarence Lee Steinhall, 74, resident of Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died early Tuesday morning at the nursing home after an extended illness.He was born in Sullivan, Indiana, June 19, 1929, the son of Louis and Lola Steinhall.He was a 1947 graduate of Shelburn High School and retired from Chevrolet in Muncie in 1990 after 42 years as a machine...

Michael Lee Green

Michael Lee Green

Apr 25, 2004

Bloomington...Michael Lee Green, 19, Freshman at Indiana University, passed away Sunday morning at Bloomington.He was born April 12, 1985, the son of Ronald L. and Lisa J. Shelton Green.He was a 2003 graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School and a member of the National Spanish Honor Society. He had recently pledged Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at Indiana University where he...

Gary Michael Murdock

Gary Michael Murdock

Apr 17, 2004

Chesterfield...Gary Michael Murdock, 47, resident of Chesterfield, died April 17, 2004 at the Veterans Hospital in Marion, after an extended illness.He was born April 25, 1956 in Anderson, the son of Norma (Norman) Gillespie of Anderson and Walter (Levetta) Murdock of Pendleton. He had worked as a mechanic for Bob Ellis Motors for six years.He attended Pendleton Heights High School...

Charles W. Humphrey

Charles W. Humphrey

Apr 14, 2004

Anderson...Charles W. Humphrey, 83, resident of Anderson, passed away at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Burkesville, Kentucky, October 21, 1920, the son of John and Ora Long Humphrey.He had worked as a maintenance engineer at the Muncie Courthouse for five years.Survivors include his wife: Vera Moore Humphrey of Anderson, 1 sister: Sally May Garver (Lonzie), special...

Jenny Kathryn Carter

Jenny Kathryn Carter

Apr 12, 2004

New Castle...Jenny Kathryn Cundiff Carter, 94, joined her loved ones in heaven on Monday, April 12th, 2004, at Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle after an extended illness. She had been residing with her nephew and niece, George and Zeta Carter of Daleville for the past nine months.She was born September 29, 1909 in Russellville, Kentucky to her parents;...

Francis Richard Sargent

Francis Richard Sargent

Apr 8, 2004

Middletown...Francis Richard Sargent, 63, resident of Millers Merry Manor in middletown, died Thursday at the nursing home unexpectedly.He was born in Delaware County, August 20, 1940, the son of Earl D. and Minnie VanMatre Sargent.He retired from Umittla Florida Schools custodian Department in 1994 after 20 years.He also worked for Golden Gem Groves in Florida and was a member of...

Gay Ann Willey

Gay Ann Willey

Mar 30, 2004

Glendale Kentucky...Gay Ann (Byers) Willey, 69, a life long resident of Anderson, passed away Tuesday, March 30,2004, after and extended illness.She was born Nov. 19, 1934 in Summitville, the daughter of Kenneth and Mary (Williams) Byers.She was a 1953 graduate of Summitville High School and was employed by Delco Remy division of General Moters for 20 years. She retired in...

Suzanne Davis

Suzanne Davis

Mar 30, 2004

Middletown...Suzanne (Hess) Davis,82, a life long resident of Middletown, passed away March 30,2004, after an extended illness.She was born May 22, 1921 in Middletown, the daughter of Raymond and Alma (Showalter) Hess. She was employed with Delco Remy Division of General Moters for 30 years.She was a member of Sixth Street Chirstian Church of Middletown and a 50 year member...

Beverly Sue Broadbent

Beverly Sue Broadbent

Mar 18, 2004

Middletown...Beverly Sue (Day) Broadbent, 63, resident of Middletown, died at her home after a several month illness.She was born in Muncie, July 7, 1940, the daughter of E. Howard and Oneida June Whetzel Day. She was a 1958 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Waste Management Corporation in Muncie after 25 years of service in 2002, where she...

Howard Neil Wilson

Howard Neil Wilson

Mar 11, 2004

Daleville...Howard Neil Wilson, 71, resident of Daleville, died early Thursday morning at The Waters Nursing Home in Yorktown after an extended illness.He will be missed by all who know him for his playful personality.He was born September 18, 1932, the son of Lawrence and Faye DeForrest Wilson.He was an Anderson High School graduate and worked in construction as wll as...

Eunice Nathalie Stevens

Eunice Nathalie Stevens

Mar 5, 2004

Middletown...Eunice Nathalie Reuwer Stevens, 80, resident of Middletown, passed away at her home on Friday evening after an extended illness.She was born June 25, 1923 in Annapolis, Maryland, the daughter of Theodore and Nathaliea Donaldson Reuwer.She attended high school in Baltimore and attended Catholic Business College.She was owner-operator of Stevens Orchard with her husband Bill for many years.She attended St....

Gary Lane Beaty

Gary Lane Beaty

Mar 1, 2004

Yorktown...Gary Lane Beaty, 56, resident of the Yorktown area, passed away at his home Monday morning after an extended illness.He was born in Pickett County, Tennessee, April 15, 1947, the son of Walter E. and T. Maxine Beaty.He worked in construction with Pitcock Construction Company in Chesterfield and was a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam with the 2nd airborne....

Elsie Enora Martin

Elsie Enora Martin

Feb 24, 2004

Middletown...Elsie Enora (Moore) Martin, 88, resident of the Middletown Nursing Center, died at the center February 24, 2004 after an extended illness.She was born in Highland County, Ohio, the daughter of Hobie and Millie Jane Hall Moore on April 9, 1915.She had worked at Kirkland Jewelers in Anderson for 25 years.She is survived by a son: Richard Martin of Port...

Wilbur Simeon Sellers

Wilbur Simeon Sellers

Feb 23, 2004

Middletown...Wilbur Simeon Sellers, 91, longtime resident of the Middletown area, died February 23, 2004 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born February 26, 1912 in Mooreland, Indiana, the son of Lewis Clark and Mary Elizabeth Adams Sellers.He was a 1930 graduate of Middletown High School and a US Army Veteran of WW 2, serving as an airplane mechanic...

James Edward Sanders

James Edward Sanders

Feb 22, 2004

Middletown...James Edward Sanders, 73, longtime Middletown area resident, passed away Sunday evening at Americare Nursing Home in New Castle after a brief illness.Jim was born in Muncie, November 4, 1930, the son of Marcel and Harriet Richey Sanders.He retired from the Connecticut Department of Corrections in 1989 after 31 years of service. He was a Lieutenant in the Department of...

Leddie Elsie Triplett

Leddie Elsie Triplett

Feb 21, 2004

Middletown...Leddie E. Triplett, 89, departed for Heaven on Saturday, February 21, 2004 after a brief stay at St. Johns Medical Center. Leddie lived a long, enjoyable full life. She was a loving mother, a faithful wife, and skilled homemaker whose life spanned almost a complete century.She was born in Anderson, Indiana, April 19, 1914, the daughter of Marion Francis and...

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