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Eric Stephen Smith

Eric Stephen Smith

Feb 7, 2021

Daleville....Eric Stephen Smith, 51, resident of Daleville passed away at his residence on February 7, 2021.   He was born in Anderson, February 26, 1969 the son of Stephen Smith and Connie Richardson.  He was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and worked for several years at Neat Trucking in New Palestine. He has three children, Joshua Smith (Abbi Farmer) of...

Judith Hollis

Judith Hollis

Feb 4, 2021

Yorktown....Judith Ann Hollis, 71, resident of Yorktown, passed away Thursday February 4, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Logansport, Indiana May 25, 1949, the daughter of Elmer and Glendora Rushton Hollis. She was a 1967 graduate of Yorktown High School and worked for over 20 years at Life Touch Senior Portraits..  She was a member of the Yorktown...

Robert Stewart King, Jr.

Robert Stewart King, Jr.

Feb 4, 2021

Middletown...Robert S. King, Jr., 77, resident of Middletown, passed away February 4, 2021 at Providence Healthcare in Anderson.  He was born in Muncie, Indiana, November 2, 1943, the son of Robert S.King, Sr. and Marjorie Hope Patterson Sterling. He attended Cowan Schools and retired from St. Johns Hospital as an electrician after 30 years of service. He was a member...

Janet Lou Berry

Janet Lou Berry

Jan 29, 2021

Janet Lou Berry, 87, resident of Middletown, passed away January 29, 2021 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was born in Middletown, Indiana, June 12, 1933, the daughter of Emory and Lorene Chapman Hodson. She was a 1951 graduate of Sujphur Springs High School and retired after 30 years at General Motors. She worked as a hairdresser for 13...

Russell Earl Deck

Russell Earl Deck

Jan 27, 2021

Middletown...Russell Earl Deck, 94, resident of Edgewater Woods in Anderson, passed away January 27, 2021.  He was born in Knightstown, October 13, 1926 Ethel Martha Wooten Deck and Ralph Edward Deck. He had worked in Skilled trades for General Motors and retired after 56 years.  He was a veteran of WW 2 serving in the Seabees of the US Navy....

Todd Brian Mcdonnell

Todd Brian Mcdonnell

Jan 27, 2021

Todd Brian McDonnell 47, of Middletown IN passed away January 27, 2021. He was born May 4, 1973 in Muncie IN. The son of Patricia (Best) McDonnell and Alex McDonnell. He was a twin brother to Scott McDonnell. He was graduate of Shenandoah High School in 1991.  He was a very loving father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He would...

Donald R. White

Donald R. White

Jan 27, 2021

Middletown.....Donald R. White, 85, resident of Middletown passed way at his home, January 27, 2021.  He was born in Anderson, Indiana, August 7, 1935, the son of William Franklin and Mary Manilla Bennett White.  He was self employed as a farmer and retired in 1993 from General Motors. He was a graduate of Cadiz High School (1953) and received certification...

Charles Richard Froman

Charles Richard Froman

Jan 25, 2021

New Castle...Charles Richard Froman, 70, resident of New Castle, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Muncie, Indiana, April 5, 1950, the son of Robert E. and Edith Lou Pierce Froman. He was a graduate of Pendleton Heights High School (1968) and worked at Delco Remy in Anderson. He loved music and had a...

James Dean Fields

James Dean Fields

Jan 25, 2021

James Dean Fields 52 of Middletown, IN passed Away Monday, January 25, 2021, at his home in Indianapolis, IN. He was born September 10,1968 in Hartford City, IN. Son of Carol Dean Fields and Cathy Shaw (Swift), and bonus father Robert Shaw Sr. James was a 1987 graduate of Shenandoah High School and entered the United States Marine Corp shortly...

Avis Evalyn Stevens

Avis Evalyn Stevens

Jan 20, 2021

New Castle...Avis Evalyn Stevens, 83, resident of New Castle, passed away January 20, 2021 at her home. She was born in Anderson, Indiana, January 24, 1937 the daughter of Elmer Ilo and Geneva Stinson Clark. She was a homemaker, a girl scout leader and delivered the Anderson Herald newspaper for over 13 years.  She was on the Cadiz town board...

Stephen Lee Mullen

Stephen Lee Mullen

Jan 19, 2021

Daleville...Stephen L. Mullen, 69, resident of Daleville, passed way on January 19, 2021 at Community North heart and Vascular Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness. He was born November 4, 1951 in Anderson, the son of Jerry and Billie Jo Camden Mullen. He was an Anderson Highland graduate.  he never met a stranger and was always quick with a...

Cecil Curtis Skeen

Cecil Curtis Skeen

Jan 16, 2021

Anderson....Cecil Curtis Skeen, 81, resident of Anderson passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Elwood, Indiana March 6, 1939, the son of Henry Curtis and Luella McFall Skeen. He was a graduate of Elwood High School and retired from General Motors in 1994.  He was a member of the UAW Local 662. He...

Christopher Lee Lancaster

Christopher Lee Lancaster

Jan 11, 2021

Daleville...Christopher Lee Lancaster, 43, resident of Daleville, passed away January 11, 2021 at his residence. He is survived by his mother Melanie M Huser (Thomas) of Daleville, brother, James C Lancaster (Heidi) of Daleville, 2 step sisters, Melissa Waugh (Michael) of Muncie and Kellie Sparks (Victor) of Muncie, his pit bull, Tonaz, aunts Anita Bennett, Brenda Taylor and Thomajean Lancaster,...

Roberta June Walters

Roberta June Walters

Jan 5, 2021

Muncie....Roberta "Bobbie" June Walters 70 resident of Muncie, passed away January 5, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was born in Vincennes, August 23, 1950, the daughter of Robert and Margaret Koening Chambers. She was a graduate of Cowan High School in 1968 and worked for several years at Village Pantry. Survivors are her husband John...

George Joseph Fadely

George Joseph Fadely

Jan 4, 2021

Middletown....George Joseph Fadely, 95, resident of Middletown passed away January 4, 2021 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.  He was born in Honey Creek, February 22, 1925, the son of Lerten and Grace Ethel Fadely. He was a 1942 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Local 103 as a crane operator as well as Delco Remy.  He...

Cherri Lynn Johnsen

Cherri Lynn Johnsen

Jan 1, 2021

Cherri Lynn (Dilts) Johnsen of Shirley, Indiana passed into eternity on Friday, January 1 in her home. Cherri was born in Logansport, Indiana on November 10, 1961 to Ernest and Myrna Dilts, both of whom preceded her in death. Cherri was a 1980 graduate of Lewis Cass High School and also graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Agricultural...

Ronald Eugene Corn, Sr.

Ronald Eugene Corn, Sr.

Dec 29, 2020

Daleville...Ronald Eugene Corn, Sr. resident of Daleville passed away on December 29, 2020 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.  He was born in Muncie, January 20, 1948 the son of Charles E. and Florence Murdock Corn. He was a 1968 graduate of Daleville High School and a veteran of the US Navy.  He worked for many years in his...

Rita Sue Lane

Rita Sue Lane

Dec 28, 2020

The world lost a loving wife and mother, Rita Sue Wallen Lane 59, of Middletown, Indiana, on Monday, December 28th, 2020. She was born to parents Eula A. Wallen and Willie L. Wallen, on 04/27/1961 in New Castle, Indiana. She graduated from Shenandoah High School and went on to study and become a QMA. After spending many years as a...

Joseph Harold Haag, Jr.

Joseph Harold Haag, Jr.

Dec 28, 2020

Middletown....Joseph Harold Haag, Jr., 66, resident of Middletown passed away December 28, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  He was born in Indianapolis, January 21, 1954, the son of Joseph and Lenora Haag, Sr.  He was a gradate of John Marshall High School.  He had been self employed as a painter. Survivors are his sisters Carolyn Stone...

Marie Gadberry

Marie Gadberry

Dec 24, 2020

Mechanicsburg.... Marie Gadberry, 90, of Mechanicsburg went to be with our Lord Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown after a hard battle with Covid-19. She was born March 29, 1930 in Willow Branch the daughter of Charles T. and Ethel Cook Davis.  She was one of fifteen children raised by her parents, ten from their union...

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