Ballard and Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services Logo

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Loretta M. Alspaugh

Loretta M. Alspaugh

Nov 15, 2020

New Castle... Loretta Marcel (Simmons) Alspaugh age 85, resident of New Castle, Indiana passed away Sunday November 15, 2020 at Hickory Creek at New Castle .  She was born in New Castle, Indiana, June 24th 1935, the daughter of Orville and Reva Simmons.  She retired from Chrysler in Kokomo, Indiana.  She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, spoiling all...

Bernard Harmon Griggs, Jr.

Bernard Harmon Griggs, Jr.

Nov 10, 2020

Middletown...Bernard Harmon Griggs, Jr., 74, resident of Middletown passed away November 10, 2020 at his residence.  He was born in Henry County, July 17, 1946 the son of Harmon and Katherine Parrish Griggs. He had worked for Ford Motors Company for 33 years retiring in 2004.  He was a member of the UAW and the Sixth Street Christian Church. He...

Nicky Pierre Luyet

Nicky Pierre Luyet

Nov 7, 2020

Middletown...Nicky Pierre Luyet, 75, resident of Middletown, passed away On November 7, 2020 at his residence.  He was born in Elwood, Indiana, July 21, 1945, the son of Marshall J. and Ruth Matthews Luyet. He was a 1963 graduate of Frankton High School and retired from General Motors (Delco Remy) in 1996. He was a member of the Middletown First...

Paul Woodrow Friend, Jr.

Paul Woodrow Friend, Jr.

Nov 6, 2020

Albany....Paul Woodrow Friend, Jr., 77, resident of Albany, passed away Friday evening at his residence.  He was born in Elwood, Indiana, August 18, 1943, the son of Paul W. and Virginia Robinson Friend. He was a graduate of Elwood High School and had been an electrician for Allison's, Borg Warner and New Venture Gear.  He was a member of the...

Katherine Sue Alspaugh

Katherine Sue Alspaugh

Oct 29, 2020

Huntington....Katherine "Kathy" Sue Alspaugh, 76, resident of Huntington, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020.at her residence.  She was born in Anderson, Indiana, January 17, 1944, the daughter of Walter and Anna Haines.  She was a graduate of Anderson High School (1962) and prepared taxes at Hunter Tax Service for many years in Muncie.. She was preceded in death by her...

Vivian Jean Shelton

Vivian Jean Shelton

Oct 28, 2020

Middletown....Jean Shelton, 80. resident of Middletown, passed away October 28, 2020 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She was born in Campton, Kentucky, December 1, 1939, the daughter of Hilliard Mort Barker and Fannie Smith Childers.  She had been a homemaker her entire life and enjoyed bowling and the Red Hat Society.  She was a member of the Mounds Baptist...

Curtis Howard West

Curtis Howard West

Oct 27, 2020

Middletown....Curtis Howard West, 81, resident of Middletown passed away October 27th, 2020 at his home.  He ws born in Auburn, Indiana, December 29, 1938, the son of Fisher Curtis and Marian L. Williams West. He received his BA from Indiana University and a MA in Library Science from Purdue University.  He taught math for 24 years at the Indiana Reformatory...

Levi Douglas Delieu

Levi Douglas Delieu

Oct 26, 2020

Levi Delieu was born in Corvallis, Oregon on October 23rd, 1981and  passed away October 26th, 2020 in Gaston. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Geneva. Levi is survived by his wife, Melissa; his father Jim Delieu, his children, Marybeth (Hartford City) and Owen Swift; his sisters, Abby (Hartford City) and Genni (Mississippi); his Godchildren, Josephene, Collin Jr., Makenzie,...

Helen J. Hatfield

Helen J. Hatfield

Oct 26, 2020

Helen Hatfield age 74, of Anderson Indiana passed away on October 26, 2020 at Community Hospital in Anderson Indiana. Helen was born in Newark Ohio on May 5th 1946 the daughter of the late Daniel and Helen Scanlon. Helen was a home maker who loved spending time with her children, fishing, attending different church services with Pentecostal being her favorite,...

Richard David Brown

Richard David Brown

Oct 25, 2020

Richard David Brown, age 72, passed away Sunday at his home in Anderson. He was born in Madison County, June 15, 1948, the son of Richard and Delores Brown. He lived in Henry and Madison County all of his life. David worked a number of years at General Motors. He was also an LPN for over 40 years; he loved...

Roberta Jeanette Haynes

Roberta Jeanette Haynes

Oct 21, 2020

New Castle....Roberta Jeanette (Huffman) Haynes, 80, resident of New Castle, passed away Wednesday at Stonebrook Nursing Center in New Castle. She was born in Henry County, April 29, 1940, the daughter of Robert and Crystal Huffman and had lived in Henry County all of her life living for 53 years in the Cadiz community. She had been a homemaker. She...

Mary Elizabeth Songer

Mary Elizabeth Songer

Oct 19, 2020

Anderson...Mary Elizabeth White Songer, 84, resident of Anderson, passed away at her residence on October 19, 2020. She was born in Anderson, April 24, 1936, the daughter of James and Grace White.  She was employed for many years at CVS Pharmacies. She has lived in Anderson her entire life and assisted her husband in establishing  Songer Automotive in Anderson. She...

Donald Keith Cumins

Donald Keith Cumins

Oct 15, 2020

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Donald Keith Cumins. Don passed away on Oct. 15th, 2020 of Covid-19 pneumonia.  He was born Jan. 13th, 1935 in Fort Recovery, OH but grew up in Westfield, In.  At 17 years old he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and spent 2 years fighting for our country in...

Michelle Marcum

Michelle Marcum

Oct 14, 2020

Middletown....Michelle Lynne (Painter) Marcum, 66, resident of Middletown passed away at her residence on October 14, 2020.  She was born in Anderson, January 12, 1954 the daughter of Thomas and Lorita Swinford Painter. She was a 1974 graduate of Madison Heights High School and worked for Meijer Stores for several years. Survivors include her husband of 29 years, Terry Dale...

David Marion Johnston

David Marion Johnston

Oct 3, 2020

Daleville.......David Marion Johnston, 80, resident of Daleville, passed away at his home on September 30th, 2020. He was born in Winchester, Indiana, October 7, 1939  the son of Wayne G. and Ellen Owens Johnston.  He was a graduate of Winchester High School and was a veteran of the US Air Force. He had been a teacher in electronics for ITT...

Gloria Jean Mitchell

Gloria Jean Mitchell

Sep 29, 2020

Middletown....Gloria Jean (Purdue) Mitchell, 75, resident of Middletown, passed away September 24, 2020 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Muncie April 13, 1945 the daughter of Floyd and Lillian Hiatt Purdue. She ws a 1963 graduate of Middletown High School and worked for Harvest Market for many years.  She attended the Middletown Church of the...

Charles Delano Blake

Charles Delano Blake

Sep 27, 2020

Charles D Blake age 72 and a lifelong resident of Anderson, passed away surrounded by his family following a prayer on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Ascension St Vincent Hospital in Anderson, Indiana.  He was born August 13, 1948 in Muncie, the son of Emmett R and Francis Blake.  Charlie graduated in 1967 from Frankton High School in Frankton, Indiana. ...

William Joseph Weightman Iii

William Joseph Weightman Iii

Sep 25, 2020

William Joseph Weightman III, 50 Bill Weightman died September. 25, 2020 at his home in Shelbyville, Indiana. Bill was born September 17, 1970 in Muncie, Indiana to Bill and Jerri Weightman. He recently worked several years at Greensburg Honda as an Assembly worker and many years for Indianapolis International Airport  as a baggage transport tech and aircraft cabin prep specialist....

Diane Marlene Williams

Diane Marlene Williams

Sep 23, 2020

Daleville....Diane Marlene (Craig) Williams, 57, resident of Daleville, passed away September 23, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Muncie, Indiana, May 7, 1963, the daughter of John and Wilda Siberry Craig. She was a graduate of Daleville High School and received her BA in Business Administration from Ball State University.  She worked for many years as Director of...

Benny Joe Brock

Benny Joe Brock

Sep 18, 2020

Middletown...Benny Joe Brock, 88, resident of Middletown, passed away September 18, 2020 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Elwood, Indiana, January 12, 1932, the son of Ora and Edith Waymire Brock.  He farmed for many years and also retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He was a graduate of Summitville High School and...

Share by: