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Ellen Eileen Donovan

Ellen Eileen Donovan

Aug 5, 2020

Muncie...Ellen Eileen (Griffis) Donovan, 96, resident of Muncie, passed away at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital on Wednesday. She was born in Lawrence, Indiana, December 19, 1923, the daughter of Donald and Martha Helvey Griffis.  She was a graduate of Yorktown High School and worked for over 30 years in the cafeteria at Daleville Schools. She was preceded in death...

Timothy Jay Vores

Timothy Jay Vores

Aug 4, 2020

Daleville...Timothy Jay Vores I, 65, resident of Kokomo, passed away at the home of his daughter in Daleville on Tuesday.  He was born in New Castle, Indiana, January 4, 1955, the son of Max and Maxine Vores.  He was a 1974 graduate of Shenandoah High School and Worked for 32 years with General Motors retiring in 2006.He was a life...

Kyle Allen Baker

Kyle Allen Baker

Jul 31, 2020

Anderson...Kyle Allen Baker, 23, resident of Anderson, passed away at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson on Friday.. He was born in Anderson, November 19, 1996, the son of Chad William and Jami Marie (Anderson) Baker. He was a 2016 graduate of Shenandoah High School and worked as an Apprentice through the Associated Builders and Contractors Program. He also had...

Emory Cecil Reece

Emory Cecil Reece

Jul 27, 2020

Rev. Emory Cecil Reece, Jr., 89, Anderson, Indiana passed away July 27, after a brief illness. He was born in Greensboro, Indiana and preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Audra (Wood) Reece. A graduate of Asbury College and The Christian Theological Seminary, He began serving for more than 70 years of ministry, first in the Methodist Church, and...

Joseph Irvin Rowls

Joseph Irvin Rowls

Jul 26, 2020

Muncie...Joseph Irvin Rowls, 68, resident of Muncie, passed away at his residence on Sunday evening July 26, 2020.  He was born in Muncie, September 19, 1951, He attended Muncie Central High School and worked for several years at Rick Huffman Security. He attended the Yorktown Church of the Nazarene. He was preceded in death by his parents Walter and Rebecca...

Nancy Jo Sanders

Nancy Jo Sanders

Jul 24, 2020

Middletown...Nancy Jo Sanders, 71, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was born in New Castle, Indiana, May 1, 1949, the daughter of Joe and Eva (Jean) Smith Sanders. She worked at Warner Press for 27 years in Anderson and EPI printing for 20 years in Indianapolis. She was a 1967 graduate of...

Carolyn Sue Buss

Carolyn Sue Buss

Jul 19, 2020

Muncie...Carolyn Sue (Keesling) Buss, 85, resident of Muncie, passed away at her residence in Muncie Sunday morning.  She was born in Middletown, June 4, 1935, the daughter of Robert and Ellis Dykes Keesling. She was a 1953 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Westinghouse in Muncie after 30 years of service. She had lived in Middletown and Monterey,...

Kay Stevenson

Kay Stevenson

Jul 13, 2020

Yorktown....Kay Stevenson, 78, resident of Yorktown, passed away July 13, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was born July 10, 1942 on her parents farm, the daughter of Joe and Ruth Gibson Hatfield. She was a graduate of Daleville High School (1960) and had been a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed gardening and working...

Laura Sue Leisure

Laura Sue Leisure

Jul 12, 2020

Daleville....Laura Sue Leisure, 90, resident of Daleville, passed away Sunday morning at her residence. She was born in Selma, Indiana, June 2, 1930, the daughter of Charles R. and Freda Berg Bicknell.  She was a graduate of Muncie Central High School and worked for over 20 years at Story's Truck Stop in Daleville. She was a life member of the...

Stephen K. Fields

Stephen K. Fields

Jun 30, 2020

Middletown...Stephen K. Fields, 77, resident of Middletown passed away June 30, 2020 at his residence. He was born in   New Castle, April 5, 1943, the son of Noble H. and Rebecca Clensy Fields. He was a 1961 graduate of Middletown High School   and was a stand - out athlete for   the Mighty Cossacks Basketball teams. He retired from General Motors...

Keith Allen Peavler

Keith Allen Peavler

Jun 27, 2020

Keith Allen Peavler, 61 of Troy, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at his residence in Troy, Missouri. He was born on November 6, 1958 in Henry County, Indiana and the son of the late Myron and Mary Peavler. Keith was united in marriage to Angelika Eggleston on June 16, 2018 at their residence in Troy, Missouri. He...

Rosalie Jane Riley

Rosalie Jane Riley

Jun 26, 2020

Rosalie Jane Riley, 95,passed away on Friday, June 26,2020 at her residence. She was born on April 24,1925 to the late Henry W. and Mable E. Harrison . She grew up in Middletown , and spent much of her adult life in Anderson. Rosalie worked as a secretary for Delco Remy for 38 years before her retirement.  She and Max...

William Joseph Garrett

William Joseph Garrett

Jun 23, 2020

Anderson....William Joseph Garrett, 86, resident of Anderson and longtime resident of Chesterfield, passed away June 23, 2020 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.  He was born in Sulphur Springs, Indiana, August 14, 1933, the son of Pliny Barnard and Beulah May Harter Garrett. He was a 1951 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and retired from Delco Remy after...

Ina Louise Bowling

Ina Louise Bowling

Jun 16, 2020

Anderson....Ina Louise (Conley) Bowling, 84, resident of Anderson and longtime resident of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday morning at Community Hospital of Madsion County.  She was born in Grayson, Kentucky, February 8, 1936, the daughter of Luther and Nancy Jane (Sparks) Conley. She attended school in Carter County, Kentucky and was a housewife all of her life. She attended the...

Roger Dale Alexander

Roger Dale Alexander

Jun 9, 2020

Daleville...Roger Dale Alexander, 36, resident of Daleville, passed away June 9, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Private services are planned.

Andrew Ray Twibell

Andrew Ray Twibell

Jun 8, 2020

Andrew Ray Twibell, 36, passed away Monday morning, June 8, 2020, at his residence following a long illness. Andrew was born October 21, 1983, in Muncie, the son of Barry and Renee Samples Twibell. He attended Burris Laboratory School and graduated from Heritage Hall Christian School, Muncie, in 2002, where he served as class president and was a member of...

Michael Ronald Stafford

Michael Ronald Stafford

Jun 5, 2020

Nokomis, FL....Michael Ronald Stafford, 46, resident of Florida passed away in his sleep on June 5, 2020.  He was a graduate of Daleville High School (1992) and was active in many sports. He was taught the flooring trade by his father and went on to become self employed as a flooring contractor. He had a heart for people and animals...

Gregory A. Hudson

Gregory A. Hudson

Jun 5, 2020

Chesterfield, IN.....Greg Hudson, 73, Chesterfield, joined his heavenly father June 5, 2020.  He was born June 13, 1946, the son of Raymond and Helen Hudson.  Greg grew up in Selma and was a member of the class of 1964 Selma Bluebirds basketball team and their undefeated season. After high school, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a TV...

Joe Clark

Joe Clark

Jun 3, 2020

Chesterfield....Harold Joe Clark, 64, resident of Chesterfield, passed away June 3, 2020 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. He was born in Anderson, December 7, 1955, the son of Roy and Susie Creel Clark  He was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and received an Associate's degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. He had been Facility Maintenance Manager for the ...

Janel Novella Woods

Janel Novella Woods

Jun 2, 2020

Daleville....Janel Novella Woods, 36, resident of Daleville, passed away June 2, 2020 in Muncie.  She was born in Anderson, June 17, 1983, the daughter of Larry Bennett and Bertha Novella Ross Woods. She was a graduate of Heritage Hall Christian School where she was on the honor society and received her degree in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She had...

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