Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Edward F. Weiss

Edward F. Weiss

May 19, 2018

Edward F Weiss, 83, of Daleville, Indiana, passed away on May 19, 2018 surrounded by his family at his side at Community Hospital in Anderson. Ed was born in Jacksonburg, Indiana on April 21, 1935.  He graduated from Greensfork High School and married Donna M Weiss (Bryan) on September 17, 1955.  He began his working career farming, milking cows and...

Susan Kay Collins

Susan Kay Collins

May 7, 2018

Middletown...Susan Kay Collins, 68, resident of Middletown, passes away May 7, 2018 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Anderson, October 10, 1949 the daughter of Ed and Pat Grieves Hedgecraft.  She had worked for several years at Sam Pierce Chevrolet in the Human Resources Department in Daleville.  She was a 1967 graduate of Anderson High...

Clyde Joseph "Joe" Fithian

Clyde Joseph "Joe" Fithian

May 3, 2018

Clyde Joseph (Joe) Fithian, 71, resident of Anderson, passed away Thursday at his home.  He was born October 14, 1946 in Anderson, the son of Clyde J. and Anna Marie Fortwinger Fithian. He was a 1965 graduate of Middletown High School. He was a member of the UAW 662 and retired from General Motors Delco Remy.  He attended the Middletown...

Nancy A. Scarborough

Nancy A. Scarborough

May 2, 2018

Fishers...Nancy A. Scarborough, 82, resident of Fishers, passed away in Fishers on May 1, 2018. She was born in Delaware County, March 4, 1936, the daughter of Willard Gilbert and Thelma Irene Helvie Wean. She was a graduate of Daleville High School, class of 1954 and received her BS in Education from Purdue University and her MA in Education from...

Peggy Sue Rednour

Peggy Sue Rednour

May 1, 2018

Shirley...Peggy Sue Rednour, 80, resident of Shirley, passed away May 1, 2018 at the home of her son in Middletown. She was born in Mooreland, Indiana, March 25, 1938 the daughter of Robert and Ressie Elizabeth Clark Kirby.  She was a 1956 graduate of Mooreland High School.  She was active in the Red Hat Society "Rambling Roses" and loved to...

Doris M. Benbow

Doris M. Benbow

May 1, 2018

Muncie....Doris Maxine (Crum) Benbow, 94, resident of Muncie, passed away May 1, 2018 at Westminster Village in Muncie. She was born April 21, 1924, the daughter of Homer and Fleeta Lindley Crum. She was a graduate of Anderson High School and retired  in 1980 from General Motors where she had worked on assembly. She had been preceded in death by...

Virginia Rector

Virginia Rector

Apr 30, 2018

Middletown...Virginia B. Rector, 91 resident of Middletown passed away on April 30, 2018. She was born in Anderson, Indiana, January 7, 1927, the daughter of Rev. Arthur Badgley and Naomi Beamish Badgley. She attended Anderson High School. She was a member of the First Evangelistic Church in Dalton, GA. She very much enjoyed ceramics. She was preceded in death  her...

Florencie Belle Walters

Florencie Belle Walters

Apr 27, 2018

Anderson... Florencie Belle Walters, 92 resident of Anderson, passed away April 27, 2018.  She was born February 12, 1926, the daughter of Ester and Winnie Dizmond. She spent 72 years within the local area where she was a homemaker. She spent much time being involved with Farm Bureau.  She also dedicated time to the Lions Club of Middletown. She was...

Jerry Golden

Jerry Golden

Apr 24, 2018

Daleville... Jerry E. Golden, 76, resident of Daleville, passed away April 24,2018 at his home in Daleville. He was born July 18, 1941, the son of Donald and Thelma (Coy) Golden. He was a 1959 graduate of Dayton High School in Dayton, Indiana.  He attended Ball State and majored in education. He became a police officer for The Delaware County...

Nancy E. Martin

Nancy E. Martin

Apr 23, 2018

Nancy "Betty" E. Martin, 90 resident of Anderson, passed away April 23, 2018 at Lindburg Crossing Retirement Care in Anderson. She was born, November 20, 1927 in Eaton, Indiana the daughter of Frank and Zeola Brewer Gindhart.  She was a 1945 graduate of Daleville High School and was past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star..  She worked...

Margaret L. Pittsford

Margaret L. Pittsford

Apr 22, 2018

Middletown...Margaret L. Pittsford, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 22, 2018 after a brief illness.  she was born on July 10, 1926 in Middletown to John and Rachel Dellinger Alexander and lived most of her life in the Middletown area. She retired from the Middletown Post Office after 35 years.  She was able to spend the winters in Florida...

Mary Edrafaun Pierce

Mary Edrafaun Pierce

Apr 21, 2018

Mary E. Pierce, 83, of Daleville died unexpectedly on April 21, 2018. She was born in Moonsville on February 8,1935 and is the daughter of Hazel (Hensley) and Clyde Hodson. Mary worked at Anderson Banking Company which later became PNC for 30 years, retiring from there. Mary was an voracious reader and was a published author. She wrote the children's...

Richard (Dick) Joe Allen

Richard (Dick) Joe Allen

Apr 18, 2018

Richard (Dick) Allen, 84, of Middletown, Passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born on October 18, 1933, The son of Eugene and Geneva (Campbell) Allen.  He Graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1952 and attended Butler University for 2 years.  He married Kay Osborne in 1953,...

Brian Paul Shanahan

Brian Paul Shanahan

Apr 17, 2018

Middletown....Brian Paul Shanahan, 50, resident of Middletown, passed away April 17, 2018 at his residence. Memorial services are pending.

Jeffrey A. Moore

Jeffrey A. Moore

Apr 16, 2018

Born November 14, 1971 and passed away on April 16, 2018 in Delray Beach, Florida where he resided.  He was a graduate of Alexandria Monroe High School in 1990, Ball State University where he received his Bachelor's Degree and Indiana State University where he received his Master's Degree. He is survived by his daughters Madison and Morgan Moore both of...

Mary Hodson

Mary Hodson

Apr 8, 2018

Markleville....Mary Qualls Hodson, 91, resident of Markleville, passed away April 8, 2018 at St Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Arkansas, June 4, 1926, the daughter of James and Gertrude Gobel Qualls. She was a graduate of Cape Gerardo, MO High School and retired from General Motors in Anderson after 30 years of service. She was a...

Charles C. Riley

Charles C. Riley

Apr 5, 2018

Sulphur Springs....Charles Clarence Riley, 93, resident of Sulphur Springs, died April 5, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born May 7, 1924 in Honey Creek, the son of Clarence and Julia Fadely Riley and lived most of his life in Honey Creek and Madison County. He was a graduate of Middletown High School class of 1942.  He served with...

Jean Wisehart

Jean Wisehart

Apr 1, 2018

Fishers....Jean F. Wisehart, 86, resident of Fishers and longtime resident of Middletown, passed away April 1, 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Fishers.  She was born in Monrovia, Indiana, May 9, 1931, the daughter of Paul and Edna Spanneth Shuler. She was a graduate of Monrovia High School and received Masters Degrees in education as well as a Divinity. She...

Diana L. Fulkrod

Diana L. Fulkrod

Apr 1, 2018

Diana L. Fulkrod, 71, resident of Middletown, passed away April 1, 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Anderson.  She was born in Elwood, Indiana November 21, 1946. She was a bus driver for many years with the Shenandoah School Corporation. She is survived by her three sons. A Memorial services will be held on April 13, 2018 at 6:00 PM...

Estella "Teddy" May Keesling

Estella "Teddy" May Keesling

Mar 24, 2018

Middletown...Estella May "Teddy" Keesling, 85, resident of Middletown, passed away at her home on Saturday, March 24, 2018. She was born on January 19, 1933 in Anderson, Indiana, the daughter of Golden and Esther (Patterson) Harry.  She graduated from Lapel High School in 1952 and married her husband Norman on August 17, 1952, also in Lapel.  In 1957 Norman and...