Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
James Hedge
May 26, 2021
Middletown....James (Jim) Hedge, 94, resident of Middletown died Wednesday May 26, 2021. He was born near Reelsville, Indiana to Melvin and Maxine Hedge. Later the family moved to Russellville, Indiana where Jim began and completed his elementary school education. When his family moved to Henry County, he entered seventh grade in the Sulphur Springs Common School. This is where he...
Kemberly Ann Humes
May 26, 2021
Daleville....Kemberly Ann (Swords) Humes, 54, resident of Daleville passed away on Wednesday May 26, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Dunkirk. She was born in Anderson, Indiana October 11, 1966 the duaghter of Howard and Barbara Swords. She was a graduate of Anderson Highland High School and was a homemaker most of her life. She had been preceded...
Howard Benton Painter
May 21, 2021
Middletown...Howard Benton Painter 94, resident of Middletown passed away May 21, 2021 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. This is also the day of his anniversary of his marriage to his late wife Gertrude. He was born In Claiborne, TN, November 20, 1926 the son of Thomas Benton and Roxy Cook Painter. He retired in 1991 from Ingersoll Steel...
Sherian Sue Cheatham
May 19, 2021
Daleville...Sherian Sue Cheatham, 79, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at her residence in Daleville, Indiana following a short illness. She was born on October 26, 1941 in Anderson, IN to the late Charlie and Kathleen Noble. Sue was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, sister, and aunt who lived life to the fullest. Sue never...
Donald C. Damron
May 16, 2021
Middletown...Donald C. Damron, 75, resident of Middletown, passed away at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation on Sunday May 16, 2021. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio April 3, 1946 the son of Lewis Maynard and Leah Virginia Lantz Damron. He attended school at Wayne Hills and worked in the janitorial department for Wayne Hills Apartments. He is survived by several brothers....
Patricia Elizabeth Cornwell
May 13, 2021
Middletown....Patricia Elizabeth Cornwell, 74, resident of Middletown passed away May 13, 2021 at Countryside Manor in Anderson. She was born in Columbia Wisconsin, May 2, 1947 the daughter of Christlieb and Alice Grestner. She married William C Cornwell in July of 1997. She had been a truck driver most of her life and a graduate of Sullivan Wisconsin High School....
Richard Lee Jones
May 9, 2021
Anderson...Richard Lee Jones, 65, resident of Anderson passed away May 9, 2021 at Compassus Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born in Anderson, Indiana, March 19, 1956 the son of Russell and Ruth Parks Jones. Upon cremation a memorial services is being planned. Online Guestbook is available at www.ballardandsons.com
Nicholas Finn Tomlinson
Apr 28, 2021
Yorktown...Nicholas Finn Tomlinson, infant son of Jesse Andrew and Michelle Kala Tomlinson passed away at birth on April 28, 2021 at Community Hospital in Anderson. Paternal grandparents are Brad Tomlinson and Nicole Keating and Maternal grandparents are James and Christina Corn, A Memorial service will be held on Wednesday May 5, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Ballard and Sons Funeral...
Bonnie Huxford
Apr 28, 2021
Bonnie Lou Ritchie Huxford PhD, HSPP, 78, a resident of Middletown passed away on April 28. She was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1942, seven minutes ahead of her twin sister Connie Sue, the daughter of Kenneth and Lillian Ritchie. Bonnie was a ten year 4-H member. She graduated a Sulphur Springs Bluebird with the class of 1961. She...
Brian Eugene Alder
Apr 27, 2021
Middletown.....Brian Eugene Alder, 64, resident of Middletown passed away April27, 2021 at Community Hospital in Anderson. He was born in Anderson, April 30, 1956 the son of Jim and Dorotha Alder. He was a 1974 graduate of Anderson Highland High School and worked for 42 years at General Motors Guide Lamp in Anderson. He was a member of the UAW...
Garnet Kay Redic
Apr 27, 2021
Anderson...Garnet Kay (Wyant) Redic, 94, resident of Daleville passed away at the home of her daughter in Anderson on April 27, 2021. She was born October 5, 1926 in Anaconda, Montana to Kathleen and Joseph Wyant. She married Harry W. Redic on August 24, 1945 in Seattle, WA. They moved to Valley City, N.D. and settled on a small farm...
Gordon French
Apr 27, 2021
Daleville...Gordon Clifford French, 78 resident of Daleville, passed away April 27, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Ayres, Massachusetts, February 26, 1943, the son of Chester and Gertrude Bush French. He was a US Army Veteran and worked at Security for Salle Mae in Indianapolis. He enjoyed old westerns including "How the West was Won", and old country...
Charles Edward Noble
Apr 24, 2021
Charles Edward Noble of Oldenburg, Indiana passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Arbor Grove Village in Greensburg. He was 72 years old. The son of Bedford and Elsie (Shelton) Noble was born on April 30, 1949 in War Creek, Kentucky. The 1967 Middletown High School graduate worked for Delco Remy Plant 3 in Anderson, IN for several years....
Joe Dee Manis
Apr 22, 2021
New Castle...Joe Dee Manis, 76, passed away April 22, 2021 at his residence in New Castle. He was born August 4, 1944 in Anderson, the son of Ivan and Mildred "Bibs" Manis. He was a 1962 Middletown High School graduate. He was employed by GM Guide Delphi for 40 years as a factory worker and General Supervisor in Anderson. He...
Keith Robert Stum
Apr 19, 2021
Keith Robert Stum, 49, resident of Middletown passed away April 19, 2021 at his residence near Middletown. He was born July 13, 1971 in Anderson, the son of Philip Robert and Patricia Kay Masters Stum. He was a 1989 graduate of Shenandoah High School, 1994 graduate of Ball State University and later earned an accounting degree from Ivy Tech. He...
David Brady Wooten
Apr 8, 2021
Muncie...David Brady Wooten, 66, resident of Muncie, passed away on April 8, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Muncie, February 17, 1955, the son of Denver and Beverly Sue Wiggerly Wooten. He retired from Keihn-Greenfield after 32 years as a boilermaker. and maintenance man. He loved hunting, fishing, and collecting arrowheads. He was preceded in death by his...
Patricia Ann Smith
Apr 5, 2021
Middletown...Patricia Ann Smith, 65, resident of Middletown, passed away April 5, 2021 at her residence in Middletown. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, August 16, 1955, the daughter of Robert Joseph and Dolores Marie Salerno Bunten. She was a graduate of Overbrook High School in Pine Hill, NJ and received degrees in Nursing and Medical Assisting with a certification in...
Nathan Leonard Overmeyer
Apr 4, 2021
Anderson...Nathan Leonard Overmeyer, 38 resident of Anderson passed away Sunday April 4, 2021 at The Waters Nursing Home in Muncie. He was born in Bluffton, Indiana, August 16, 1982. He had worked as a paper Shredder at Hopewell Center for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors are his sisters, Sheri Kidwell of Daleville and Teri...
Verna Deloris Peckinpaugh
Apr 2, 2021
Middletown...Verna Deloris Peckinpaugh, 88, resident of Middletown, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Webster City, Iowa, June 26, 1932, the daughter of A. William and Myrtle F. Sprong Wilson. She attended Webster City High School and was a homemaker most of her life. She attended Tri County Christian Church in Middletown. Survivors...
Betty R. Parrish
Mar 31, 2021
Middletown...Betty R. "Jean" (Reedy) Parrish, 94, lifetime resident of Middletown, passed away March 31, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson Betty was born December 6, 1926 in Honey Creek, Indiana, the daughter of Clifford and Roberta Ritchie Reedy. .She was a 1945 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from General Motors after 36 years of service....