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Mitchell Borden Davis

Mitchell Borden Davis

Jan 8, 2020

Mitchell B. Davis passed away on January 8th 2020 after a brief illness. Mitch was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Davis and Frances (Borden) Davis and his brother Maurice Davis. Mitch is survived by his wife Jodi (Huber) Davis. 6 children, 4 from previous marriage to Brenda Batchelor and 2 by marriage to Jodi (Huber) Davis. Michelle (Davis)...

Sandy J. Skinner

Sandy J. Skinner

Jan 7, 2020

Daleville...Sandy J. Skinner (Huffman) 74, resident of Daleville, passed away at her residence.  She was born in Anderson, Indiana, December 15, 1945, the daughter of George R. and  Golden E. Walters Huffman. She was a graduate of Markleville High School and International Business College. She worked as a Pharmacy Tech. She was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church since...

Elizabeth Susan Nielsen

Elizabeth Susan Nielsen

Jan 7, 2020

Ingalls...Elizabeth Susan Pollock Nielsen, 58, resident of Ingalls, passed away January 7, 2020 at her residence.  She was born in Muncie, Indiana, April 7, 1961, the daughter of Thomas and Maxine Fields Pollock. She was a member of the Mothers Club of Pendleton and the Emmaus Lutheran Church. Susan touched many peoples lives, from her career in the travel and...

Jonah Michael Clark Ashcraft

Jonah Michael Clark Ashcraft

Jan 5, 2020

Markleville....Jonah Michael Clark Ashcraft, 17, resident of Markleville, passed away Sunday morning at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.  He was born in Mesquite, Texas and had lived in Markleville all of his life. He was a junior at Pendleton Heights High School and loved music, people and Basketball. Survivors are his mother and father Theodore  "Ted" and Heather (Lively)...

Molly Jayne Day

Molly Jayne Day

Dec 28, 2019

Yorktown...Molly Jayne Day, 43, resident of Yorktown passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana, September 6, 1976, the daughter of Gary Swank and Karen Swank. Molly was a 1994 graduate of Monroe Central High School where she had been a cheerleader and a trumpet player in the three time...

Russell Lee Godsey

Russell Lee Godsey

Dec 27, 2019

New Castle....Russell Lee Godsey, 36, resident of New Castle, passed away in Muncie on December 27, 2019. He was born in Anderson, March 10, 1983, the son of William Godsey and Carl Huffman Hamilton. He attended Union High School and worked for several years at Jiffy Lube in New Castle and loved cars and four wheeling. He is survived by...

Barbara Ann Ritchie

Barbara Ann Ritchie

Dec 27, 2019

Middletown...Barbara Ann Ritchie, 90, passed away at Living Petals Nursing Care in Middletown on December 27, 2019.  She was born in Richland Township, July 21, 1929 the daughter of John J. Clotilde Hodson Mills. She was a graduate of Anderson High School and worked for 25 years at Daleville Schools in the Cafeteria retiring in 1990.  She was a member...

Larry Eugene Reedy

Larry Eugene Reedy

Dec 26, 2019

Larry Eugene Reedy, 74, resident of Middletown, passed away December 26th at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.  Larry was born in Anderson, October 4th, 1945, the son of Dennis and Mable Keesling Reedy.  He married Sharon Thomas Reedy on April 3, 1971 and they have been married for 48 years. Larry grew up on his parents'...

Gail Louise Hale

Gail Louise Hale

Dec 19, 2019

Middletown....Gail Louise Hensley Hale, 69, resident of Middletown, passed away at her home early on December 19, 2019.  She was born in Noblesville, May 29, 1950, the daughter of Raymond and Marguerite Esterline Hensley. She was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and attended Olivet Nazarene University.  She received her teaching degree from Anderson University and her MA from Ball...

Dorothy "Dottie" Jeanette Downing

Dorothy "Dottie" Jeanette Downing

Dec 18, 2019

Indianapolis...Dorothy "Dottie" Jeanette Downing (Justus), 95, former resident of Daleville, passed away December 18, 2019 at St. Franciscan Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born June 17, 1924, in Switz City, Indiana, the daughter of Loam and Blanche Frey Justus.  She was a graduate of Switz High School and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. She was an R.N. at Ball Memorial...

Bennett Michael Gaunt

Bennett Michael Gaunt

Dec 17, 2019

New Castle...Bennett Michael Gaunt, infant son of Branden Todd Michael Gaunt and Madison Breanne Lyall, passed away December 17, 2019 at Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle. He was born in Anderson, September 23, 2019. Besides his parents he is survived by his mother's significant other: Michael Haffner, Paternal grandparents: Todd Gaunt and Amy Myers of Anderson, maternal grandparents:...

Robert D. Leathers, Sr.

Robert D. Leathers, Sr.

Dec 15, 2019

Chesterfield....Robert Dwaine Leathers, Sr., 81, resident of Chesterfield, passed away at Community Heart and Vascular Hospital in Indianapolis, December 15, 2019. He was born in Chesterfield, Indiana, March 18, 1938, the son of Marion and Addie McAllister Leathers. He worked for many years through General Motors with Canteen Corporation and was a member of the UAW 663.  He served in...

Lloyd R. Werking

Lloyd R. Werking

Dec 14, 2019

Middletown....Lloyd Roady Werking, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away December 14, 2019 at Community Hospital in Anderson.  He was born in New Castle, Indiana, October 26, 1927, the son of Curtis and Malinda Werking. He was a graduate of New Lisbon High School and a US Navy Veteran. He owned and operated the Werking Sign Company in Middletown for over...

Joseph Bud Weiser

Joseph Bud Weiser

Dec 11, 2019

Joseph Bud Weiser, 78, passed away, Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown, Indiana, after a valiant fight against Parkinson's disease. Bud was born in Middletown, Indiana, on January 25, 1941, to George Leslie and Dora "Dode" Ellen (Leffler) Weiser. Bud graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1959, where he played basketball and baseball...

Vicky L. Nixon-Richeson

Vicky L. Nixon-Richeson

Dec 8, 2019

Anderson...Vicky L. Nixon Richeson (Emswiller), 63, passed away December 8, 2019 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson after a brief illness.  She was born in Anderson, May 17, 1956, the daughter of Bobby Emswiller and Shirley (Mock) Black.  She had lived in this area most of her life and was a graduate of Shenandoah High School. She worked at...

Theodore Paul Jenkins

Theodore Paul Jenkins

Dec 1, 2019

Middletown....Theodore Paul Jenkins , 54, resident of Middletown passed away Sunday December 1st, 2019 at his residence after an extended illness surrounded by family. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana July 11, 1965 the son of Cecil Paul Jenkins and Mary Jane Scoggin. He recently worked at Harvest Market in Middletown and absolutely loved the people he worked with. He...

Carolyn Ann Pugsley

Carolyn Ann Pugsley

Dec 1, 2019

Middletown...Carolyn Ann Wilson Pugsley, 76, resident of Middletown, passed away December 1, 2019 ay St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Noblesville, April 11, 1943, the daughter of Samuel and Eva Millikan Wilson.  She worked for several years at Snug Harbor Group Homes, and Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She lived in the area for 59 years and...

Phillip H. Ambs

Phillip H. Ambs

Dec 1, 2019

Phillip H. Ambs age 83 of Springfield, Ohio,  passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 1, 2019 in his loving home.  He was born the son of Everett Michael & Helen Marie (Mattingly) Ambs on August 19, 1936 in Anderson, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife of 54 years, Joyce Ann (Chapman) Ambs; siblings, James...

Ethel Mae Kendall

Ethel Mae Kendall

Nov 30, 2019

Ethel Mae (Hunter) Kendall ,88, passed away quietly in her home on November 30, 2019 following an extended illness. She was born February 18, 1931 in Middletown to Clinton and Esta (Bowers) Hunter. She was a 1949 graduate of Middletown High School, worked for Delco Remy Division, and later was a cook in the Middletown School System. After retiring from...

Brenda Ward

Brenda Ward

Nov 29, 2019

Brenda "Benzi" J. Ward of Greenwood, Indiana, died on November 29 from a brief illness at 79. Born November 18, New Castle Indiana, to Lena Ellington Mettert Utt and Russell Mettert, Brenda was a life-long Indiana Hoosier. Brenda enjoyed her family, painting ceramics, coloring pages, jewelry, and socializing with friends. She also enjoyed attending local reenactment events, watching Disney and...

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