Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Robert "Bob" G. Riggs

Robert "Bob" G. Riggs

Feb 29, 2020

Muncie...Robert "Bob" G. Riggs, 63, resident of Muncie, passed away at his home after an extended illness.  He was born in New Castle, Indiana, May 24, 1956, the son of Robert Lee and Norma Lorene Reddick Riggs.  He was a 1974 graduate of Shenandoah High School and a member of the State Championship Marching Raider Band playing the trombone. He...

Marvin Edward Smith

Marvin Edward Smith

Feb 27, 2020

Muncie...Marvin Edward Smith, 61, resident of Muncie, passed away February 27, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  He was born in Muncie, April 26, 1958, the son of Enos Edward Smith and Ynona Ellen Caudill Hammond. He was a 1977 graduate of Muncie Southside High School and was a Press Operator for Container Corporation for many years. He was...

Robert David Mundell

Robert David Mundell

Feb 23, 2020

Middletown...Robert David "Bobby" Mundell, 51, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday evening at St. Vincent's  Regional Hospital in Anderson .after an extended illness. He was born in Anderson, July 3, 1968, the son of Robert D. Mundell  and Phyllis Jeanne Burr.  He was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and was a Fireman for the Middletown Fall Creek Fire Department  ...

Thomas Newton Rudd

Thomas Newton Rudd

Feb 19, 2020

Sulphur Springs.........Thomas Newton Rudd, 54, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away at the home of his sister. He was born December 1, 1965, the son of Thomas Rudd and Alice Sparks (Swinehart). He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Survivors includes his brothers: Mark Rudd of Indianapolis and Travis Rudd of Connersville, one sister, Michelle Selig...

Donna M. Franklin

Donna M. Franklin

Feb 17, 2020

Donna M. (Nelson) Franklin, 93, passed away Monday evening February,17,2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 9, 1926 in Muncie, to the late Merrill and Hazel (Clark) Nelson. She was a 1944 graduate of Daleville High School and worked for her father at his hardware store along with working at the Bronco Restaurant...

Timothy Lee True

Timothy Lee True

Feb 4, 2020

Albany...Timothy Lee True, 64, passed away in Albany, Indiana on February 4, 2020.  He had been a Middletown resident for many years.  He was born in Hancock County, Indiana, April 14, 1955, the son of Charles Thomas and Cora Marguerite Sylvester True. He was a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School and worked for many years as an area field...

Joseph Allen Hamm

Joseph Allen Hamm

Jan 27, 2020

Joseph Allen Hamm passed away last Monday at the of age 75, son of Huey Jean and Kathryn Lucille Hamm, born in Hotchkiss, WV on 7/28/1944, and Died 1/27/2020 in Daleville, Indiana. he was proceeded in death by his parents, and brothers Bobby Jean Hamm, Jimmy Ray Hamm, Huey Judson Hamm, and Ronnie Hamm. He is survived by his siblings...

Carl Dion Jackson

Carl Dion Jackson

Jan 23, 2020

Middletown....Carl Dion Jackson, 82, resident of Middletown, passed away Thursday at Glen Oakes Healthcare in New Castle.  He was born in Sullivan Indiana, March 31, 1937, the son of Ermine Lacy and Rosa Hale Jackson.  He had been a coal miner before working at Delco Remy and retiring in 1991 after 30 years of service.  He also farmed. He loved...

Cathy Jo Dwiggens

Cathy Jo Dwiggens

Jan 19, 2020

Cathy Jo (Johnson) McCrobie Dwiggens passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Anderson after a long illness.  Born in New Castle on December 15, 1952 to Irma and Virgil (Pete) Johnson, she is survived by husband John, son Seth McCrobie (Mindy Downs), brother Jim Johnson (Marla), family and friends. Preceded in death by her parents,...

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:...