Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Zella Christine Shirey

Zella Christine Shirey

Oct 4, 2016

Daleville...Zella Christine Bronnenberg Shirey, 96, Daleville resident, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Morrison Woods Health Campus. She was born in Madison County on June 23, 1920 to the late John and Neva (Fosnot) Bronnenberg. She was a 1938 graduate of Markleville High School.In previous years, Zella worked at Delco Remy, Johnson Drug Store...

Jesse Chew Morgan Iii

Jesse Chew Morgan Iii

Sep 29, 2016

Jesse C. Morgan III, 69, of Daleville passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. Jesse was born on July 30, 1947, in Fort Walton Beach Florida to Jesse Morgan Jr. and Lois (Martin) Morgan. He proudly served in the US Navy for twenty years before retiring in 1987. He then worked for an additional 23...

Helen Louise Shellabarger

Helen Louise Shellabarger

Sep 27, 2016

Daleville....Helen Louise (Brown) Shellabarger, 94, Daleville passed away at her residence Tuesday morning.She was born in Delaware County, December 25, 1921, the daughter of Charles W. and M. Merea Haugh Brown.She was a 1939 graduate of Yorktown High School and was a homemaker most of her life.She was a member of the Daleville United Methodist Church and the Mt. Pleasant...

Ralph Eugene ""Gene"" Barkdull

Ralph Eugene ""Gene"" Barkdull

Sep 19, 2016

Daleville...Ralph Eugene ""Gene"" Barkdull, Sr., 83, resident of Daleville passed away Monday morning at his residence.He was born in Anderson, October 16, 1932, the son of Harry L. Barkdull and Beatrice Moon.He was a 1951 graduate of Daleville High School and a veteran of the US Army.He had lived his entire life in the Daleville area and was co-owner of...

Larry W. Masters, Jr

Larry W. Masters, Jr

Sep 12, 2016

Middletown...Larry W. Masters, Jr (Griz), 50, passed away at home of complications from cancer. He was born in Ottumwa, IA on 11/07/1965 the son of Larry and Carol Frahm Masters.Griz enjoyed people and never knew a stranger. In his free time he loved hunting, mushroom hunting, skeet shooting and spending time with family and friends. He enjoyed going to gun...

Lee Ann Hanes

Lee Ann Hanes

Sep 12, 2016

Anderson....Lee Ann (Trout) Hanes, 56, resident of Anderson and former resident of Middletown, passed away at her home Monday unexpectedly.She was born in Anderson, January 3, 1960 and lived in Middletown most of her life. She was a 1978 graduate of Shenandoah High School and had worked as a surgical tech for many years.She was preceded in death by her...

Dianna Jo Wright

Dianna Jo Wright

Sep 12, 2016

Daleville...Dianna Jo Wright, 74, resident of Daleville, passed away at her home on September 12, 2016.She was born in Daleville, February 28, 1942, the daughter of Jesse and Bernice Grass Olinger.She was a 1960 graduate of Daleville High School and had been a homemaker most of her life.Survivors include a daughter: April (Josh Smith) of Daleville, two sons: Jerry Wright...

Imogene M. Taylor

Imogene M. Taylor

Sep 8, 2016

Imogene ""Imy"" M. Taylor, 88, of Daleville, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Community Hospital in Anderson. She was born in St. Charles, MO on December 23, 1927 to the late George H. and Clara Gaddis Yust. Imy was a graduate of Anderson High School and owned a retail store in Daleville for 15 years. She also helped...

Travis Lee Moore

Travis Lee Moore

Sep 6, 2016

Travis Lee Moore,51 a resident of Middletown for the last 10 years, died Tuesday afternoon at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Anderson, Indiana.He was born on July 21, 1965 and was the son of Roy and Sharon Moore. He was a self employed concrete engineer, attended the Middletown Church of the Nazarene, and attended Howe High School in Indianapolis.Survivors include...

David Kendall Mercer

David Kendall Mercer

Sep 3, 2016

David ""Dave"" Kendall Mercer, 65 of Anderson, passed away on September 3, 2016 at Community Heart and Vascular Hospital, Indianapolis. David was born on April 23, 1951 in Morris, Illinois to the late Hayden and Dorothy (Decker) Mercer. He owned, trained and drove harness race horses and was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He...

I. Leon Calvert

I. Leon Calvert

Sep 3, 2016

I. Leon Calvert, 97, Daleville, passed away on Saturday morning, September 3, 2016 at Bethel Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center in Muncie. He was born in Trafalgar, IN on March 19, 1919 to the late Riley O. and Hester E. (Mitchell) Calvert. Leon was a 1937 graduate of Center Grove High School in Johnson County. He married Marie E. Smith...

Alice Darlene Cunningham

Alice Darlene Cunningham

Aug 31, 2016

Daleville...Alice Darlene Cunningham, 79, resident of Millers Merry Manor and longtime resident of Daleville, passed away at the nursing home Wednesday morning.She was born, June 27, 1937, in Eleanor, IN., the daughter of Calvin and Lillian Hinkle Petty.She was a graduate of Eleanor High School and received her certificate in Radiology from Ball Memorial Hospital..She was a member of the...

Clayton E. Huff

Clayton E. Huff

Aug 27, 2016

New Castle...Clayton E. Huff, 26, resident of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday August 27, 2016.He was born January 9, 1990, the son of Frank and Kelley Huff and brother to Tyler Huff (Ali) and Danyelle Coats (Zac)and his favorite nephew, Jackson Huff all who survive.Also Surviving are a niece: Quinn Coats (Partner: Shane Burke) and grandmothers: Shirley Goins...

Randall Dean Cummins

Randall Dean Cummins

Aug 24, 2016

Dunkirk...Randall Dean Cummins, 59, resident of Dunkirk, passed away August 24, 2016 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Tipton, March 1, 1957, the son of Owen Mike and Marjorie CumminsHe was a 1975 Highland High School graduate and worked for Nugent Electric through IEBW #481.He attended One Accord Tabernacle in Muncie.He was preceded in death by...

Kevin Guffey

Kevin Guffey

Aug 19, 2016

Kevin Gene Guffey, 48, died peacefully at his home in Cheyenne, WY, on August 19, 2016, as a result of pancreatic cancer. He was born June 27, 1968, the son of Gene & Brenda Guffey, Daleville. He was a graduate of Daleville High School (1986), Lincoln Technical Institute with an associate degree in Diesel Mechanics & Business, and the Cummins...

Virgil Paul Morehead

Virgil Paul Morehead

Aug 19, 2016

Anderson...Virgil Paul Morehead, 88 passed away at St. Vincent's Health Care in Anderson. Services are private

Shirley Ann Owen

Shirley Ann Owen

Aug 19, 2016

Shirley Ann Owen of Daleville was born May 12, 1941. She lost her battle with cancer August 19, 2016. She graduated from Mt. Summit High School with the class of 1959. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Joseph B. Owen; son Christopher Owen of San Diego, CA, daughter Kimberly Owen of Phoenix, AZ, and son Alex...

Breanne Leigh Frye

Breanne Leigh Frye

Aug 17, 2016

Daleville...On Wednesday, August 17, 2016, Breanne Leigh (Kuhns) Frye died unexpectedly at the age of 36. She was born in Anderson, November 4, 1979. She lived most of her life in the Daleville area.She attended Daleville and Shenandoah Schools. She was a very good athlete, and was popular, outgoing, funny, pretty and outspoken.She excelled at track where she participated at...

Betty Lou Barr

Betty Lou Barr

Aug 14, 2016

Pendleton....Betty Lou (Moorman) Barr, 85,resident of Rawlins House Nursing Center, passed away Sunday evening at the nursing home.She was born in Anderson, August 19, 1930, the daughter of Claude and Marjorie Berry Mooreman.She was a graduate of Anderson High School (1948) and worked for many years at General Motors in Production at Delco Remy. She moved to Middletown in 1961...

Monte Lee Clark

Monte Lee Clark

Jul 30, 2016

Alexandria....Monte Lee Clark...23, resident of Alexandria and longtime resident of Anderson, passed away Saturday at his residence.He was born in Anderson, July 3, 1993, the son of Thomas Clark and Kimberly Hileman Smith.He had worked at several car washes in the area and was a 2013 Anderson High School graduate.He is survived by his parents, step father: Eric Smith, 1...