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Michael Melvin Garner

Michael Melvin Garner

Dec 5, 2002

Middletown....Michael Melvin Garner, Jr., 45, resident of Middletown, died Thursday at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis, after an extended illness.He was born in Coosbay, Oregon, October 25, 1957, the son of Michael M. and Margarent Garner Sr. of Myrtle Point, Oregon. He was a graduate of Western High School in 1975 in Las Vegas. He had lived in Middletown...

Thomas Wheatley Giles

Thomas Wheatley Giles

Dec 4, 2002

McMinnville, TN....Thomas Wheatley Giles, 82, resident of Beach Grove Tennessee, died Wednesday morning at NHC Healthcare Center in McMinnville after an extended illness.He was born September 9, 1920 the sons of Alva and Armiddy Hovis Giles. He was a former Daleville resident and had worked at Gayle-Shores Construction retiring in 1982. He moved from Daleville to Tennessee in 1995.He had...

Ruth Harriet Best

Ruth Harriet Best

Nov 29, 2002

Middletown...Ruth Harriet Best, 81, resident of Miller's Merry Manor of Middletown, passed away Friday morning at the nursing home after an extended illness.She was born in New Castle, Indiana, November 11, 1921, the daughter of Gurney and Maurine Shepherd Gray. She retired as assistant Auditor of Henry County in 1978.She had worked as a treasurer for New Castle Schools and...

Robert Fadely

Robert Fadely

Nov 27, 2002

Middletown....Robert ""Potts"" Fadely, 80, resident of Middletown, died Wednesday morning at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Honey Creek, November 5, 1921, the son of Harry and Carolyn Ellison Fadely.He retired from Delco Remy in Anderson after 32 years in 1984. He attended Middletown High School and was a US Navy Veteran of WW 2.Survivors include his...

Doris Evelyn Peavler

Doris Evelyn Peavler

Nov 25, 2002

Middletown...Doris Evelyn (Swoveland) Peavler, 83, resident of Middletown, went to be with our Lord and Savior, November 25, 2002, at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born in Blountsville, Indiana, July 14, 1919 the daughter of Lorie and Lena Halstead Swoveland. She had been a homemaker her entire life.She was a member of the Cadiz...

Mary Louise Hale

Mary Louise Hale

Nov 22, 2002

Middletown...Mary Louise Hale, 83, resident of the Middletown community, died Friday at her home unexpectedly. She was born in Henry County, May 2, 1919, the daughter of Elwood and Eva M. Lowrey Helsley and had lived in Middletown for over 63 years. She was a member of the Middletown United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband Claude...

Charles David Weir

Charles David Weir

Oct 31, 2002

Middletown....Charles David Weir, 53, resident of the Middletown area, passed away Thursday at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Anderson, January 17, 1949, the son of Basil and Elvinia Robinson Weir.He retired from General Motors in August of this year. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the US Army.He was a member of...

Audrey Abshire Smith

Audrey Abshire Smith

Oct 28, 2002

New Castle...Audrey M. (Abshire) Smith, 78, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, October 28, 2002, while living at the Waters Convalescent Center in Henry County Memorial Hospital. She had bravely battled brain cancer and received loving care from the staff of The Waters and Henry County Memorial Hospital Hospice.She was born May 25, 1924 in Bristol,...

Doris Jean Fosnight

Doris Jean Fosnight

Oct 28, 2002

Springport...Doris Jean (Ray) Fosnight, 64, resident of Springport, died Monday morning at the Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle. She was born November 28, 1937, the daughter of Paul and Lorene Miller Ray. She was a 1956 graduate of Mt. Summit High School and retired from Brooks Foods in Mt. Summit in 1985. She was a member of the...

John Edgar Jones

John Edgar Jones

Oct 26, 2002

Muncie...John Edgar Jones, 74, resident of the rural Muncie area, went to be with his Lord on Saturday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was born in Henry County on October 13, 1928, the son of Elzie and Martha M. Clements Jones.He retired from Warner Gear in Muncie in 1978 after 30 years and also worked as a...

James A. Stinson

James A. Stinson

Oct 24, 2002

Anderson....James A. Stinson, 85, resident of the Anderson area, died Thursday evening at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson, after an extended illness.He was born April 8, 1917 in Anderson, the son of A. Hutch and Hallie Cunningham Stinson. He was a 1935 graduate of Markleville High School and had been self employed in farming his entire life.He was Past...

Dale F. Robinson

Dale F. Robinson

Oct 23, 2002

Daleville...Dale F. Robinson, 83. resident of Daleville since 1956, died Wednesday evening at Community Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born in Logansport, Indiana, October 26, 1918, the son of Archibald and Ruth Clem Shue Robinson. He was a 1936 graduate of Anderson High School and was a Veteran of the US Army serving in WW 2. He had...

Anthony Deleano Kellem

Anthony Deleano Kellem

Oct 16, 2002

Morris Illinois....Anthony Deleano Kellem, 39, former Middletown resident, died October 16, 2002 in Morris, Illinois, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.He was born in Anderson, October 14, 1963, the son of Franklin Deleano Kellem and Kathie Keesling Kellem of Anderson. He was a graduate of Shenandoah High School (1982) and had worked in the CIC Correctional facility in...

Maurice Eugene Sullivan

Maurice Eugene Sullivan

Oct 15, 2002

Daleville....Maurice Eugene Sullivan, 78, resident of Daleville, died early Tuesday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was born in Ballard County, KY, September 16, 1924, the son of the late Archie J. and Hanna Keppner Sullivan. He was a 1942 graduate of Plainfield High School and was a US Navy veteran of WW 2 and the Korean Conflict....

Sarah Marie Gould

Sarah Marie Gould

Oct 8, 2002

Middletown.....Sarah Marie Gould, 17, resident of Middletown, passed away at her residence Tuesday evening after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Wabash, Indiana, October 12, 1984, the daughter of Mark Howard and Frances Irene Genest Gould. She was a Senior at Shenandoah High School where she was active in the band, Library (Media) Club, and Riley Club....

Virgil David Haynes

Virgil David Haynes

Oct 5, 2002

Middletown...Virgil David Haynes, 78, lifetime resident of Middletown, died Saturday evening at his residence after a lengthy illness.He was born December 1, 1923 in Middletown, the son of the late Virgil and Mary Barrett Haynes.He was a 1941 graduate of Middletown High School. He served as a Technician 5th grade at Headquarters Company in the 127th Airborne battalion of the...

Mark Thomas Clevenger

Mark Thomas Clevenger

Oct 2, 2002

Muncie....Mark Thomas Clevenger, 33, longtime resident of the Daleville/Muncie communities, died Wednesday at his residence.He was born in Anderson, December 6, 1968, the son of Tom and the late Linda (Wean) Clevenger. He had been a pipefitter for Foley Plumbling for the last twelve years. He was a 1987 graduate of Daleville High School and a member of the Daleville...

Harry Freeman Spall

Harry Freeman Spall

Sep 23, 2002

Milton...Harry Freeman Spall, 83, former resident of Daleville/Middletown area, died Monday afternoon at Oakridge Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, after a brief illness.He was born in Seymour, Indiana, Janauary 21, 1919, the son of Orville and Alice Horning Spall. He had retired from Delco Remy in Anderson after 52 years of service as a sheet metal worker. He moved to this...

Frank Leon Bernhardt

Frank Leon Bernhardt

Sep 14, 2002

Daleville, IN ....Dr. Frank Leon Bernhardt, 79, resident of Punta Gorda, Florida, died Saturday at the residence of his daughter in Daleville.He was born in Fullerton, California, June 10, 1923, the son of Frank Yeager and Leona Rose Sims Bernhardt. He was a graduate of Ball State Teachers College in 1949 and received his Masters degree from the University of...

Janice Louise Jones

Janice Louise Jones

Sep 13, 2002

Mt. Summit.....Janice Louise (Thalls) Jones, 84, resident of Mt. Summit, died Friday afternoon in New Castle, after a brief illness. She was born in Richmond, November 1, 1917, the daughter of Pearl Edward and Georgia Mae Gilbert Thalls.She was a graduate of the Richmond High School and had been a cook for several years at the former Sulphur Springs School...

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