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James Duane Pottorff

James Duane Pottorff

Oct 19, 2003

Middletown...James Duane Pottorff, 62, resident of the Mechanicsburg area, died unexpectedly at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson on Monday evening.He was born, March 2, 1944, the son of Robert P. and Anna Daymon Pottorff.He was a US Army veteran and a graduate of Markleville High School 1959 and Ball State university 1969.He retired from Delco Remy of General Motors...

Grace Mae Youngs

Grace Mae Youngs

Oct 14, 2003

Sulphur Springs...Grace Mae Youngs, 89, resident of Sulphur Springs, died Tuesday evening at the home of her son, after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, July 5, 1914, the daughter of James L. and Emma Brown Pursley.She had worked as a waitress at the Iron Kettle Restaurant in Sulphur Springs for over 12 years retiring in 1990.She had lived...

Mark Kent Huffman

Mark Kent Huffman

Oct 14, 2003

Chicago...Mark Kent Huffman, 39, former resident of the Daleville area, passed away in Chicago, Illinois, October 14, 2003.He was born in Anderson, Indiana, December 6, 1963, the son of Merriel and Mary Hill Huffman. He had been involved in retail marketing at Bloomingdales for 12 years and was a 1982 graduate of Daleville High School.He was preceded in death by...

Mary Doane Templeton

Mary Doane Templeton

Oct 10, 2003

Middletown...Mary Doane Templeton, 81, lifetime resident of Middletown, went to be with the Lord on October 10, 2003. at St. John's Medical Center in Anderson, after an extended illness.She was born July 9, 1922 in Middletown, the daughter of Frederick and Isophine Riley Pierce.She had worked at Delco Remy in years past and was the Vice President of Templeton and...

Edward Howard Day

Edward Howard Day

Oct 10, 2003

Middletown...Edward Howard Day, 83, longtime resident of Middletown, died Friday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born, March 18, 1920 in Salt Lick, Kentucky, the son of Chester and Jessie Sorrell Day. Heretired from Delco Remy in Anderson in 1982 after 41 years of service. He was a WW 2 Navy Veteran.He had lived in Middletown over 60 years...

Aaron Paul Shanahan

Aaron Paul Shanahan

Oct 7, 2003

Anderson...Aaron Paul Shanahan, 9 day old son of Rodney Alan and Catrina Michelle Wallen Shanahan, died unexpectedly Tuesday.Besides his parents, he is survived by a twin sister: Abigail LeeMae and 2 brothers: Jordan and Jacob. Also surviving are paternal grandparents: Leslie Paul (Tina) Shanahan of Marion and Pamela Mae (Bill) Groce of Anderson, Maternal grandparents: Allen Keith (Stacy) Wallen of...

Millie Cline

Millie Cline

Sep 29, 2003

Middletown...Millie Cline, 76, resident of Middletown died Monday evening at her home after an extended illness.She was born in Pulaski County, November 21, 1926, the daughter of Samuel E. and Alice Tunis Saine.She as a member of the Middletown Church of the Nazarene where she was active in the funeral dinner committee, the Missionary Society, and the Choir. She also...

Deborah Faith Whiteman

Deborah Faith Whiteman

Sep 27, 2003

Carmel...Deborah Faith Whiteman, 50, resident of Carmel, Indiana, passed away Saturday at St. Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief illness.She was born in Anderson, May 10, 1954, the daughter of Philip Whiteman and Patricia Figel Branham.She had lived in the Carmel area for over ten years.Survivors include her Father and Step mother: Philip (Marilyn) Whiteman of Anderson and her...

Robert Charles Powell

Robert Charles Powell

Sep 19, 2003

Daleville...Robert Charles Powell, 41, resident of Daleville, died Friday at ManorCare Nursing Facility in Anderson after an extended illness.He was born January 24, 1962 the son of Robert L. and Marcie Robertson Powell.He had worked for over twenty years at Pay-Less Supermarkets and currently had worked at Phar Moor in Anderson.He was a 1981 graduate of Daleville High School and...

John Victor Mcshirley

John Victor Mcshirley

Sep 18, 2003

New Castle...John Victor McShirley, 87, resident of New Castle and a former resident of Sulphur Springs, died Thursday at his home.He was born in Henry County, August 18, 1916, the son of Herbert and Sylvia Ellison McShirley.He was a 1934 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and an Army Veteran of WW 2 serving in the invasions of Casablanca, Solarno...

Mary Kathryn Baker

Mary Kathryn Baker

Sep 9, 2003

Middletown...Mary Kathryn Baker, 87, resident of Middletown and former resident of Sulphur Springs, died Tuesday afternoon at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was born in Clinton County, Indiana, February 13, 1916 the daughter of Earl and Nell Bozell Floyd.She had retired from Brooks Foods in Mt. Summit in 1978 where she had been a payroll clerk for 26...

Margaret Bernice Frazier

Margaret Bernice Frazier

Aug 25, 2003

Sullivan, Missouri...Margaret Bernice Frazier, 84, of Sullivan Missouri, passed away August 25, 2003 at the Life Care Center in Sullivan.She was born October 11, 1918 at St. Catherine, Ontario, Canada the daughter of Donald and Marjorie (Buck) Showalter. As a young girl, she moved to the United States and ultimately settled in the Anderson, Indiana area. On September 1, 1940,...

Lois L. Brown

Lois L. Brown

Aug 15, 2003

Yorktown...Lois L Brown, 75, resident of Yorktown, passed away Friday morning at the Elmcroft Center in Muncie after an extended illness.She was born June 19, 1928 in Colorado Springs, CO, the daughter of Joseph and Wilma Houtz Losey.She was a lifelong resident of Yorktown moving from Grove, Kansas in 1949.She retired in 1988 from teaching in the Anderson School System...

Lynne Ellen Kemerly

Lynne Ellen Kemerly

Aug 10, 2003

Anderson...Lynne Ellen (Smith) Kemerly, 38, resident of Anderson and formerly of Middletown, died unexpectedly at her home.She was born in Anderson, February 24, 1965, the daughter of Ralph and Barbara Gibson Smith.She had worked at the Middletown Medical Clinic for several years.Survivors include her husband: Marvin Kemerly of Anderson, 3 daughters: Amanda Smith of Anderson, Jessica Jones of Anderson and...

Hubie H. King Iii

Hubie H. King Iii

Aug 10, 2003

South Bend...Hubie H. King III, 27, of South Bend, Indiana and formerly from Middletown, went to be with his Lord and SAvior on Sunday morning.He was born June 11, 1976, the son of Hubert H. and Lisa B Rhodes King, Jr. of Middletown.He graduated from Shenandoah High School in 1994 and graduated cuma sum laude from Northwestern College in Lima...

Robert Leroy Hiday

Robert Leroy Hiday

Aug 8, 2003

Middletown....Robert Leroy Hiday, 76, resident of Middletown, died unexpectedly Friday at Community Hospital in Anderson after a brief illness.He was born in Anderson, September 21, 1926, the son of Roy S. and Nola C. Morris Hiday.He had worked at Muncie Paving and was a mechanic for Atlas Ready Mix for many years. He was a veteran of the US Navy...

Wanda Ann Hendricks

Wanda Ann Hendricks

Aug 5, 2003

Middletown...Wanda Ann (Fausset) Hendricks, 70, resident of Middletown, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter in Middleotwn after an extended illness.She was born in Spiceland, November 17, 1932, the daughter of Glen and Ruth Brewer Fausset. She had worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson but had lived in Tennessee for many years before recently returning to Indiana.She was...

John Llewelyn Huffman

John Llewelyn Huffman

Aug 4, 2003

Daleville...John Llewelyn Huffman, 83, resident of Daleville, died Monday morning at Bethany Point Healthcare in Anderson after a brief illness.He was born in Daleville, June 24, 1920, the son of Merriel and Viola McKinsey Huffman.He spent 41 1/2 years in the tool room at Delco Remy and farmed his grandfathers farm, first with horses and then with a tractor. He...

F. Ruth Hatfield

F. Ruth Hatfield

Aug 4, 2003

Yorktown...F. Ruth (Gibson) Hatfield, 92, Yorktown, died Monday morning at The Waters in Yorktown.She was born in Muncie, IN, November 15, 1910, the daughter of Jacob W. and Bertha Mae Polland. She had been a homemaker all her life.She was preceded in death by her husband: Joseph in 1998 and a daughter: Phyllis Jean Flowers.She was a member of the...

Wanda S. Cannon

Wanda S. Cannon

Aug 3, 2003

Bradenton, FL...Wanda S. Cannon, 84, former Daleville resident, passed away Sunday in the Bradenton Healthcare Facility in Bradenton Florida after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, Indiana, July 15, 191 the daughter of William Harold and Carrie Eva Stanley Stephens.She was a graduate of Anderson High School and retired from General motors in 1980 after 30 years in manufacturing....

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