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Ruth Kathleen Ballard

Ruth Kathleen Ballard

Jul 24, 2003

Cicero, IN...R. Kathleen Ballard, 72, resident of Cicero, IN, went to be with the Lord July 24, 2003, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.She was born in Celina, TN and later lived in Atlanta and Cicero Indiana. She married William (Bill) Doyle Ballard in 1952 and resided in Tipton. They moved to Daleville in 1964. She was a homemaker, seamstress and...

Wilson Marshall Smith

Wilson Marshall Smith

Jul 10, 2003

Middletown...Wilson Marshall Smith, 90, resident of Middletown, died July 10, 2003 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Jefferson County, July 8, 1913, the son of John S. and Martha ""Daisy"" Stewart Smith. He was a 1931 graduate of North Madison High School and retired from Delco Remy in Anderson in 1974 after 28 years in the...

Daniel Ralph Coble

Daniel Ralph Coble

Jul 7, 2003

Ellisville, MS...Daniel Ralph Coble, 56, resident of Ellisville, MS, died July 7, 2003 at his residence.He was born in Anderson, Indiana but had lived in Jones County for 26 years and worked with youth ministry in Ft. Collins, Colorado with the Awana program. He was a graduate of Tennessee Temple Bible College and retired from Delphi Automotive working as a...

Evelyn (Hoppes) Copeland

Evelyn (Hoppes) Copeland

Jul 5, 2003

Anderson...Evelyn Jeanne (Hoppes)Copeland, 66, resident of Anderson, passed away July 5, 2003 at Americare Nursing Facility in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born in Madison County on December 9, 1936, the daughter of Richard E. and Gertrude R. Alley Hoppes.She had worked at Samsill Corporation in Ft. Worth Texas for over 10 years in the sewing department. She was...

Gene P. Wood

Gene P. Wood

Jul 2, 2003

ANDERSON... GENE Paul (WOODY) Wood, Age 66, went home to be with his Lord on July 2, 2003. He was the son of Kenneth and Ada Marie (Hughes) Wood, and was born on June 1, 1937. He received his GED from Chrysler High School in New Castle and Married Linda (Humphries) on April 12, 1958. He was employed for 32...

Alan Wayne Coffey

Alan Wayne Coffey

Jun 29, 2003

Middletown: Alan Wayne Coffey, 52 a resident of Middletown of 26 years, died Sunday June 29 at St. John's Medical Center after a suden illness. He was born on October 4, 1950 to James and Mae (Hatfield) Coffey in New Castle. He was a 1968 graduate of Chrysler High School, New Castle. He married Carolyn Morgan on July 19,1969. He...

Earl Moreland

Earl Moreland

Jun 22, 2003

Muncie...Earl Moreland, 81, resident of the Muncie area, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, June 22, 2003 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson, after an extended illness.He was born in Delaware County, November 22, 1921, the son of Harry V. and Alta M. Smith Moreland.Earl attended Daleville Schools and had worked in the former Middletown Canning...

Michael Joe Hawk

Michael Joe Hawk

Jun 18, 2003

Middletown....Michael Joe Hawk, 55, resident of Middletown passed away early Wednesday morning at Community Hospital in Anderson, after an extended illness.He was born in Anderson, July 21, 1947, and had lived in Anderson and Chesterfield before moving to Middletown.He was an employee of the Indiana Department of Revenue for over 33 years.He attended the First Baptist Church of Middletown.Survivors include...

Thelma Farmer Clevenger

Thelma Farmer Clevenger

Jun 7, 2003

Middletown....Thelma Mundell Farmer-Clevenger, 85, resident of Middletown, died Saturday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.She was born June 19, 1917 in Honey Creek, Indiana, the daughter of Floyd and Adda V. Ritchie Mundell. She was a 1934 graduate of Middletown High School and attended Indiana Business College. She was a member of the Middletown United Methodist Church.Survivors include 3...

Veleta Mcshurley

Veleta Mcshurley

Jun 7, 2003

Grafton, VA....Veleta McShurley, 100, former Henry County native, passed away in Grafton, Virginia on Saturday, June 7, 2003.She had lived in Yorktown, Virginia and had been a longtime resident of the Sulphur Springs area. She was preceded in death by her husband Scott McShurley and and a daughter: Judith Davis.She is survived by her son-in-law: Charles R. Davis, Jr., of...

Betty J. Blackson

Betty J. Blackson

May 22, 2003

Campbellsville, Kentucky...Betty J. Blackson, 59, resident of Campbellsville, died May 22, 2003 at her residence after an extended illness.She was born May 22, 1944 in Warsaw, Indiana, the daughter of Juanita Teghtmeyer of Akron, Indiana and the late Clarence Teghtmeyer.She had been a beautician and volunteered as ambulance driver for the Middletown EMS. She was an avid bowler.Surviving beside her...

William Dean Jenkins

William Dean Jenkins

May 13, 2003

Middletown...William (Bill) Dean Jenkins, 67, resident of Middletown, died Tuesday morning at St. Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis, after a brief illness.He was born in Henry County, December 11, 1935, the son of Herbert and Goldie Bunker Jenkins.He retired in 1991 from Delco Remy of Anderson after 37 years of employment. He lived in Middletown for over 20 years moving from...

Pearl Daufain Sharp

Pearl Daufain Sharp

May 12, 2003

Daleville....Pearl (Daufain) Sharp, 94, resident of the Daleville area, died Monday evening at her residence after a brief illness.She was born in Hoxie, Arkansas, February, 28, 1909, the daughter of John and Nora McMillan Daufain. She had worked as kitchen manager for Story's Truck Stop in Daleville for over 30 years.She was a member of the Westside Church of Christ...

Norman Lawson

Norman Lawson

Apr 29, 2003

Anderson...NORMAN LAWSON, 76 resident of Anderson, started his new adventure, April 29th, 2003.He was born March 2, 1927 in Anderson, the son of Charles and Mabel Lawson. He lived in Anderson most of his life.He was a proud veteran of WW 2 and Korea and had retired from Delco Remy in 1979 after 30 years of service. He was a...

Eddie Gene Witham

Eddie Gene Witham

Apr 23, 2003

New Castle...Eddie Gene Witham, 43, resident of rural New Castle, died Wednesday afternoon at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson, after a brief illness.He was born in New Castle, December 9, 1959, the son of Bob Gene and Betty D. Miller Witham.He was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and was a US Army Veteran. He was a 20 year...

Martha Colleen Vaught

Martha Colleen Vaught

Apr 18, 2003

Middletown...MARTHA P. COLLEEN (Poer) VAUGHT, 66, resident of Middletown, died Friday morning unexpectedly at the Indiana Heart Institute in Indianapolis.She was born in Knightstown, November 3, 1936, the daughter of Russell and Margaret Poer. She moved from Knightstown to Sulphur Springs before moving to Middletown. She was a 1954 Sulphur Springs High School graduate.She retired in 1987 from Delco Remy...

Margaret Ollene Johnson

Margaret Ollene Johnson

Apr 14, 2003

Tipton...Margaret Ollene Johnson, 92, former Daleville resident, died Tuesday morning in Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.She was born in Hamilton County, December 1, 1910 the daughter of Edward J. and Floy Hill Nance.She had been preceded in death by her husband Julian and one son Mark, as well as a brother, Lester Nance.She was a graduate of Jordan Conservatory at...

Glee M. Morrison

Glee M. Morrison

Apr 13, 2003

Trough Creek Valley, PA...GLEE MARGUERITE MORRISON, 84, resident of Trough Creek Valley, PA, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at J. C. Blair Hospital, in Huntingdon, PA.She was born on March 5, 1919 in Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elza and Julia Ann (Hardin) Kiser. She had married Mendall Morrison, who preceded her in death on June 30,...

Mary (Lodge) Haynes

Mary (Lodge) Haynes

Apr 12, 2003

Anderson...Mary (Lodge) Haynes, 89, resident of Anderson, died peacefully at her home with her family on April 12, 2003.She had lived most of her life in Mechanicsburg as a homemaker the daughter of Oliver and Lola Hendricks Lodge.Survivors include: 1 son: Robert Allen Haynes (Brenda) of Chesterfield, and 1 daughter: Anita Poer of rural Daleville, Grandchildren: Timothy Jones (Donna) of...

Richard M. Hamilton

Richard M. Hamilton

Apr 11, 2003

Middletown...RICHARD M. HAMILTON, 89, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday morning at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown, after an extended illness.He was born in Madison County, November 28, 1913, the son of Paul and Maude Staley Hamilton.He was a 1935 graduate of Anderson, High School and retired from Delco Remy in Anderson in 1972 after serving more than...

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