Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Anna Marguerite Farmer

Anna Marguerite Farmer

Apr 24, 2016

Middletown....Anna Marguerite (Zook) Farmer, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday morning in Anderson at St. Vincent's Regional Health Center.She was born in Wabash, Indiana, October 5, 1923, the daughter of Amos and Florence Maser Zook.She was a 1941 graduate of Anderson High School and retired from Delco Remy of General Motors.She grew up in the church of the Salvation...

Jeanne Anne Brumfield

Jeanne Anne Brumfield

Apr 19, 2016

Anderson....Jeanne Anne Brumfield, 83, resident of Anderson passed away in Centerville, April 19, 2016 at Ambassador Healthcare.She was born in Anderson, December 4, 1932 the daughter of Addison and Nellie Main Dilts.She had been manager for over 50 years at Red's Cleaners in Anderson.She was a member of a bridge club and a sorority and attended South Meridian Street Church...

Betty F. Myers

Betty F. Myers

Apr 18, 2016

Shirley....Betty F. (Gates) Myers, 90, passed away April 18, 2016 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital unexpectedly. She was born in Hancock County, November 14, 1925, the daughter of George Nolan and Ruby Murnan Gates.She was a graduate of Carthage High School and had been a homemaker most of her life.She had attended the 6th Street Christian Church in Middletown and...

Jessica Rose Riddle

Jessica Rose Riddle

Apr 16, 2016

Anderson...Jessica Rose Riddle, 31, resident of Anderson, passed away Saturday at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, January 11, 1984, the daughter of Paul E. Riddle and Lynn Smith Riddle.She had been a homemaker for several years.Survivors include her children: Reagan Dunlop and Jalani Rayford, 2 sisters: Amanda Ritenour and Autumn Kemerly, grandfather: Robert Riddle of...

James Oliver Stewart

James Oliver Stewart

Apr 14, 2016

Carmel....James Oliver Stewart, 84, resident of Carmel and former longtime resident of Middletown, passed away in Carmel on April 14, 2016.He was born in Anderson, April 20, 1931 the son of Daniel and Leva Wilson Stewart.He was a 1949 graduate of Anderson High School and a veteran of the US Navy serving as a Seaman First Class.He retired from General...

Barbara Jean Gritzmacher

Barbara Jean Gritzmacher

Apr 10, 2016

Middletown...Barbara Jean Gritzmacher, 82, resident of Middletown, passed away Apri10, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown.She was born in Indianapolis, August 6, 1933, the daughter of James and Frieda Froelich Morgan.She was a graduate of Speedway High School and retired from Sears and Roebuck.Surviving is one daughter: Rebecca Lee Fletcher (Preston) of Middletown and a granddaughter: Ashley Fletcher, 2...

Hobert Daniel Miller

Hobert Daniel Miller

Apr 9, 2016

Middletown...Hobert Daniel Miller, 87, resident of Middletown, passed away April 9, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown.He was born July 30, 1928 in Bedford, the son of Charles and Martha Miller.He owned his own roofing company for many years and was a veteran of WW 2 serving in the US Army in Japan. He loved his family, hunting and...

Ruth Caroline Rowe

Ruth Caroline Rowe

Apr 9, 2016

Daleville...Ruth Caroline (Hoffman) Rowe, 84, resident of Daleville passed away Saturday morning at her residence.She was born in Indianapolis, July 14, 1932, the daughter of Ed and Ethel Hoffman.She was a 1950 graduate of Broad Ripple High School and worked for 30 years in the accounting department of Marsh Supermarkets.She had lived most of her life in the Daleville Yorktown...

Rick Lee Shewmaker

Rick Lee Shewmaker

Apr 9, 2016

Chesterfield...Rick Lee Shewmaker, 61, resident of Chesterfield but longtime resident of Middletown, passed away Saturday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Anderson, January 15, 1955, the son of Joseph and Ella Lucile Landes Shewmaker.He was a 1973 graduate of Shenandoah High School and had been employed as a carpenter for over 40 years.He was a...

Orie ""Otis"" Hook

Orie ""Otis"" Hook

Apr 5, 2016

Daleville...Orie (Otis) Hook, 83, resident of Daleville, passed away Monday at his residence.He was born August 6, 1932, the son of Lonnie and Ruth Cox Hook and was a 1951 graduate of Anderson High School.He retired in 1994 from Delco Remy of General Motors and was a veteran of the National Guard serving as a Sergeant in the 138th Medical...

Anita Marilyn Poer

Anita Marilyn Poer

Apr 3, 2016

Chesterfield...Anita Marilyn Poer, 83, resident of Chesterfield passed away Sunday at her residence.She was born in Mechanicsburg, Indiana, September 5, 1932, the daughter of Robert and Mary Lodge Haynes.She was a graduate of Middletown High School and worked in bookkeeping at Guide Lamp for many years as well as A and A Trucking.She and her husband owned and operated Fadley's...

Tena Sue Zirkle

Tena Sue Zirkle

Mar 29, 2016

Anderson Resident, Tena Sue Zirkle, 73, went to join the love of her life, husband, James L Zirkle and eldest son, James L. Zirkle, Jr.She was born in Crothersville on March 3, 1943 to Henry and Ruby Nanthrop.She leaves to cherish her memories, her 5 children: Diana (Charles) Watkins, William (fiance Kim) Zirkle, Michael (Crystal) Zirkle, Ray (Bobbie) Zirkle and...

Robert Earl Bailey, Sr

Robert Earl Bailey, Sr

Mar 25, 2016

Sulphur Springs....Robert Earl Bailey, Sr., 89, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away Friday at his home.He was born in Charlottesville, September 30, 1926, the son of Monta R. and Marie L. Kinder Bailey. He attended Cadiz High School and retired from General Motors after 25 years of service.He was a US Army Veteran of WW 2.He was a member of...

Jerry Lee Moore

Jerry Lee Moore

Mar 24, 2016

Goshen...Jerry Lee Moore, 75, resident of Goshen and longtime resident of the Daleville/Yorktown area, passed away at his residence on March 24, 2016.He was born September 7, 1940 in Muncie, the son of George Raymond and Stena Mae Martz Moore.He was a 1960 graduate of Daleville High School and retired from General Motors in Anderson.He had lived in the Goshen...

Paul Leland Mills

Paul Leland Mills

Mar 22, 2016

Knightsville....Paul Leland Mills, 89 resident of Knightsville and longtime resident of Chesterfield, passed away at Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute on March 22, 2016.He was born in Yorktown, May 2, 1926, the son of Jessie and Grace Stout Mills.He had worked at General Motors and attended Yorktown Schools.He was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean...

Gene Clinton Riggs

Gene Clinton Riggs

Mar 16, 2016

Middletown...Gene Clinton Riggs, 81, resident of Middletown, passed away March 15, 2016 at St. Vincent Regional Hospital , Anderson.He was born in Henry County, March 29, 1934, the son of Roscoe and Minnie Peckinpaugh Riggs.He was a 1952 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Guide Lamp, Division of General Motors after 30 years of service.He was an accomplished...

Rosemary A. Mcguire

Rosemary A. Mcguire

Mar 13, 2016

Anderson...Rosemary A. McGuire, 99, resident of Anderson, passed away Sunday evening at Miller's Merry Manor in Chesterfield.She was born in Noblesville, November 11, 1916 the daughter of James and Glyde Mayne McGuire.She was a 1934 graduate of Anderson High School and retired from General Motors, Delco Remy where she had been a secretary.She was a member of the First United...

Margaret Farlee

Margaret Farlee

Mar 8, 2016

MRS. MARGARET ROWETAN STAILEY FARLEE passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at University Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana having attained the age of 72 years, 7 months and 7 days. She was born on Friday, July 30, 1943 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, the daughter of William and Betty Jesse Stailey. She was of the Methodist faith, a very good cook...

Ronald Max Lowery

Ronald Max Lowery

Mar 7, 2016

Sulphur Springs...Ronald Max Lowery, 63, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away unexpectedly at his residence Monday evening.He was born in Muncie, June 12, 1952 the son of Robert Grant and Marcella Lee Rutherford Lowery.He retired from Sulphur Springs Blue Flame after serving over 20 years.He was a 1970 graduate of Shenandoah High School.He had been a volunteer with the Jefferson...

Richard Duane Mccord

Richard Duane Mccord

Mar 2, 2016

Pendleton...Richard Duane McCord, 79 resident of Pendleton, passed away Wednesday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Middletown, Indiana, September 5, 1936, the son William G. and Susie B Gribbin McCordHe was a 1954 graduate of Middletown High School, served in US Navy for 3 years aboard the USS Hornet and joined the Indiana State Police...