Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Joy Anne Hornaday

Joy Anne Hornaday

Dec 6, 2020

Middletown...Joy Anne Caine Hornaday, 80, resident of Middletown passed away Sunday morning at her home.  She was born in New Castle, Indiana June 17, 1940 the daughter of Ivan (Whitey) and Betty Osborne Caine.  She was a 1958 graduate of Sulphur springs High School. She had worked as manager of PJ's Beauty College for many years. She had attended church...

Ora Eugene Swinford

Ora Eugene Swinford

Dec 6, 2020

Daleville.....Ora Eugene "Gene" Swinford, 93, longtime resident of Daleville, passed away on Sunday.  He was born in Madison County, Indiana, July 26, 1927 the son of Everett Preston and Jennie Atterberry Swinford. He attended School in Zena, Indiana and retired from General Motors (Delco Remy) where he had been an electrician for 35 years.. He was a US navy veteran...

Alicia Foster

Alicia Foster

Dec 5, 2020

On December 5th 2020 Alicia Foster loving mother of three and wife passed away unexpectedly from covid complications at the age of 43 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.. Alicia was born in November 15th 1977 and was a 1996 graduate of Shenandoah where she loved spending time in the plant factory learning her love of flowers and growing...

Michelle Denise Cookman

Michelle Denise Cookman

Dec 5, 2020

Anderson....Michelle "Shelley" Denise Cookman, 55, died December 5, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.  She was born  in Anderson, April 11, 1965, the daughter of Michael and Sharon Cookman.  She graduated from Concord High School and received a degree in Deaf Education from Ball State University. She taught school in Augusta, Georgia and Warsaw, Indiana. In 2006 she took...

Larry K. Singer

Larry K. Singer

Dec 2, 2020

Larry K Singer, 80, passed on Wednesday, December 2 at IU Ball Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.  He was born in Anderson, September 23, 1940.   He retired from GM, Delco Remy after 30 years. He lived in Anderson a great deal of his life, but lived the last several years in Middletown, Indiana. His was preceded in death by...

Sheila Diane Becker

Sheila Diane Becker

Nov 29, 2020

Sulphur Springs......Sheila Diane (Pritchett) Becker, 68, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away November 29, 2020 at her residence.  She was born in New Castle, Indiana, February 8, 1952 the daughter of Paul and Doris Cowan Pritchett. She was a 1970 graduate of New Castle High School and attended Ball State University.  She attended Sulphur Spring Christian Church and loved bowling...

Ruth Ann Mckissack

Ruth Ann Mckissack

Nov 27, 2020

Farmland...Ruth Ann (Voyles) McKissack, 77, resident of Farmland, passed away 11/27/2020 at Parker Health Care in Parker City.  She was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, June 18, 1943, the daughter of Ancil and Pauline (Andres) Voyles. She was a graduate of Center High School (1961) and had been a housewife most of her adult life.  She and her husband loved to...

Kenneth E. "Sam" Stautamoyer, Sr.

Kenneth E. "Sam" Stautamoyer, Sr.

Nov 21, 2020

Daleville....Kenneth E. "Sam" Stautamoyer, Sr., 72, resident of Daleville, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 23, 1948 the son of Kenneth S. and Clara Kathryn Bricker Stautamoyer. He was a 1968 graduate of Daleville High School where he was a 4 year athlete playing baseball and basketball.  He...

Bobby Gene Witham

Bobby Gene Witham

Nov 18, 2020

New Castle....Bobby Gene Witham, 86, resident of New Castle, passed away at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis on November 18, 2020.  He was born in Clinton County, Kentucky, September 21, 1934 the son of Hebert and Mary Dicken Witham.  He was a graduate of Lewisville High School and retired from Delco Remy in 1997 after 43 years of service. He...

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...