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Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Francis Eugene Ashton
Nov 27, 2019
Middletown....Francis Eugene Ashton, 93, longtime resident of Middletown passed away Wednesday morning at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Anderson, Indiana April 1, 1926, the son of Earl and Mary Huffman Ashton. He retired from Westinghouse after 20 years of service. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Middletown. He farmed and painted farm...
Marilyn Beatrice Jackson
Nov 25, 2019
Middletown....Marilyn Beatrice Tackett Jackson, 83, longtime resident of Middletown passed away late Monday evening in New Castle. She was born in Chicago, IL, December 5, 1935, the daughter of Lee and Frances Wilson Tackett. She was a graduate of Dugger High School and retired from General Motors- Delco Remy in 1991 after 25 years of service. She attended the Cadiz...
Frances Miriam Russell
Nov 23, 2019
Middletown....Frances Miriam Russell, 96, resident of Middletown, passed away at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Saturday. She was born in Rushville, Indiana, August 26, 1923, the daughter of Roy B. and Inez J Reynolds Saunders. She was a 1941 graduate of Milroy High School and was a member of the Sixth Street Christian Church. She belonged to the Christian...
Guy "Chip" J. Sork
Nov 21, 2019
Guy J. "Chip" Sork, II, age 58, of Ferdinand, formerly of Middletown, Indiana, passed away at 3:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at his residence. He was born July 26, 1961, in Anderson, Indiana, to Guy J. and Carla M. (McCracken) Sork; and married Demitra Hart on April 13, 2017, in Jasper, Indiana. Guy was a quality supply engineer...
Phyllis Lorraine Laird
Nov 19, 2019
Phyllis Lorraine Laird...73, resident of Anderson passed away November 19, 2019 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Jackson Michigan, June 25, 1946, the daughter of Brad and Gladys Stinson Wright. She was a graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School (1964) and worked for over 25 years for Comcast as a systems designer in Indianapolis....
Paula Mae Crose
Nov 12, 2019
After an extended illness and couragous fight, Paula May Crose is flying with the angels in heaven on November 12, 2019. She was born October 12, 1955 to Nora Circle Crose (deceased) and Paul James Crose (deceased) in Muncie, Indiana. She was preceded in death by brother; William (Bill) Crose and sisters; Darlene Shocker and Debbie Ralph. She is survived...
Betty Lou Hook
Nov 8, 2019
Daleville....Betty Lou (Jackson) Hook, 90, resident of Daleville passed away at her home on November 8, 2019. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, November 14, 1928, the daughter of Lloyd and Lottie McClure Jackson. She was a 1949 graduate of Kennard High School and retired in 1983 from Western Electric after 22 years of service. She was an avid reader,...
Gordon Leslie Absher
Nov 3, 2019
Middletown...Gordon Leslie Absher, 87, resident of Middletown passed away peacefully Sunday morning at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Muncie, Indiana December 4, 1931, the son of Adrian U. and M. Aleen Louderback Absher. Gordon attended Royerton and graduated from Eaton High School in 1949. After high school Gordon enlisted in the US Army for 3...
Franklin Dale Bennett
Oct 23, 2019
Yorktown....Franklin Dale Bennett, 78, resident of Yorktown passed away Wednesday at the home of his son in Middletown. He was born in Anderson, June 28, 1941, the son of Ralph and Sarah Fern Hawkins Bennett. He was a Yorktown High School graduate and attended Purdue University. He was owner of Bennett Electric for over 20 years. He was an electrician...
Cherryl Lynn Davis
Oct 15, 2019
Muncie...Cherryl Lynn Barkdull Davis, 69, resident of Muncie, passed away early Tuesday morning at her residence. She was born in Anderson, October 30, 1950, the daughter of Basil and Jaquelyn Seward Barkdull. She worked at the Main Street Café and loved putting together Jigsaw puzzles, and listening to music. She lived in this area most of her life. Survivors are...
Seth Edward Bussa
Oct 7, 2019
Seth Edward Bussa, 24, of Muncie, joined his father, David Bussa, in the restful peace and joy of Heaven on Monday, October 7, 2019. He was born on June 8, 1995, in Muncie, to the late David Bussa and Kay (Howell) Bussa. Seth was a quiet soul with a huge heart who would give you the shirt off his back...
Edna Louise Hurdle
Oct 4, 2019
Edna Louise Hurdle, 86, of Muncie passed away Friday, October 04, 2019 at Yorktown Manor. She was born on April 18, 1933 in Coffee County, TN a daughter of the late Fred and Alta (Morris) Martin. Edna retired from the Muncie General Motors Plant where she served in the cafeteria. She attended the Mt Olive United Methodist Church for any...
Betty Jean Ashby
Oct 3, 2019
Betty Jean Ashby, 93, of Daleville passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at her residence. She was born on July 4, 1926 in Anderson, a daughter of the late Harry Lee and Dorothy (Meyer) Dunn. Betty had attended the Chesterfield Christian Church for several years. She worked in a defense plant in California for six months in 1945 and...
Donald W. Kelley
Oct 3, 2019
Donald "Kelley" W. Kelley, 74 of Middletown passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born June 2, 1945 in Anderson, a son of the late Thomas Edward and Anna Marie Kelley. Kelley had attended Madison Heights High School and graduated from Ivy Tech in 1982 with an associate degree in appliance repair. He...
Carla Jean Jackson
Oct 1, 2019
Middletown....Carla Jean Jackson, 63, resident of Middletown passed away October 1, 2019 at Glen Oakes Nursing Center in New Castle. She was born in Anderson, January 20, 1956, the daughter of Carl and Marilyn Tackett Jackson. She was a 1974 graduate of Shenandoah High School and the Anderson School of Nursing. She worked in the health care vocation many years...
Madalene Gladys Stewart
Oct 1, 2019
Middletown....Madalene Gladys Stewart, 102, resident of Middletown and longtime resident of Indianapolis, passed away October 1, 2019 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Delaware County, March 23, 1917 the daughter of Henry Clay and Bethel E Keesling Stewart. She was a graduate of Cowan High School (1936) and worked for 36 years at Indiana Bell Telephone....
Diane P. Lowry
Sep 29, 2019
Homosassa, Florida...Diane P. Lowry, 73 resident of Homosassa, Fl., and longtime resident of Middletown, Indiana, passed away in Florida on September 29, 2019. She was born in Henry County, Indiana, April 18, 1946, the daughter of Arnold and Doris Aileen Burke Carwile and Arnold Pring. She was a 1964 graduate of Cadiz High School and the Indianapolis Business Academy. She...
Chad Dustun Bowers
Sep 27, 2019
Spiceland...Chad Dustun "Dusty" Bowers, 45, resident of Spiceland, passed away on September 27, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Muncie, March 9, 1974, the son of David A. Bowers and Trenna Bertram (Curnutt) He was a pipeline Welder most of his life and a member of Local #157 and loved hunting and collecting cars and also...
Vivian Ruth Melton
Sep 25, 2019
Middletown....Vivian Ruth Melton, 88, resident of Middletown passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at St Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Anderson, December 10, 1930, the daughter of Benjamin and Sadie Barber Graddy. She attended Middletown High School and had been a homemaker most of her adult life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Steven Lee Bray
Sep 24, 2019
Middletown....Steven Lee Bray, 64, resident of Middletown, passed away September 24, 2019 at Roudebush Veteran Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born in New Castle, IN, January 20, 1955 the son of Paul and Christine Dick Bray. He worked for General Motors (Guide Lamp) and was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. Survivors are two daughters: Angela Seward Bray...
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