Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Glenn Robert Sanders
Nov 11, 2015
Middletown....Glenn Robert Sanders, 89, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday morning at Henry County Memorial Hospital.He was born in Henry County, July 4, 1926, the son of Joe and Louisa Wise Sanders, Sr.He farmed most of his life and retired from Chevrolet in Muncie. He also had worked at Sulphur Springs Telephone.He attended the Honey Creek United Methodist Church and...
Gary Michael Ward
Nov 9, 2015
Middletown...Gary ""Cookie"" Michael Ward, 64, resident of Middletown, passed away Monday evening at Middletown Nursing Center in Middletown.He was born in New Castle, March 5, 1951 the son of Clarence Lee and Mackie Wiggins Ward.He was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah High School and had worked as a bartender and cook for the Scorecard Restaurant and Bar in Middletown for...
Ralph Dale Hovermale
Nov 6, 2015
Sulphur Springs, IN....Ralph Dale ""Kiah"" Hovermale, 93, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away Friday morning at his residence.He was born in Putnam County, Indiana, May 29, 1922, the son of Kiah and Edith Estella Smiley Hovermale.He was a graduate of Russellville High School and a US Navy veteran of WW 2.He served on the USS Birmingham.He worked as a farmer...
James D. Sims
Nov 3, 2015
James D. Sims, 79, died November 3, 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Born in Dover Hill, Indiana, near Shoals, Mr. Sims was the son of Curtis and Ella (Ritchey) Sims, both have preceded him in death.Jim left Shoals after high school and moved to his sister's home, Norma Joanne, in Auburn, IN. It was in Auburn that Jim became involved...
Richard Lee Youngs
Oct 26, 2015
Sulphur Springs....Richard Lee Youngs, 75, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away Monday October 26, 2015 at his residence unexpectedly.He was born in Hancock County, October 30, 1938, the son of Cecil and Grace Pursley Youngs.He was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and retired from Ingersole Steel in New Castle.He was a US Army veteran serving in Korea, and...
Robert Joseph Jameson
Oct 26, 2015
A memorial and burial service will be held for Dr. Robert Joseph Jameson on Saturday, September 9th at 2:30 p.m. at the Mechanicsburg cemetery.He is survived by his wife Jan Jameson; his two daughters Michelle (husband David Fisher) and Renee (husband Rand Lennox); his grandchildren Kaylee, Grace, and Robbie; his brother Jerry Jameson; and his three sisters Judy Ingram, Susy...
Jeffrey Allen Neata
Oct 25, 2015
Fishers....Jeffrey Allen Neata, 54, resident of Fishers, passed away Sunday morning, October 25, 2015 at his residence unexpectedly.He was born in Muncie, June 14, 1961, the son of Larry Joe Neata and Sandra Knecht-Mers.He was a 1980 graduate of Muncie Northside High School. He was a graduate of Ball State University in 1987 and worked for many years with State...
Marta Diane Goodpaster
Oct 23, 2015
Daleville...Marta Diane (Calvert) Goodpaster, 70, resident of Daleville, passed away at Yorktown Healthcare after an extended illness.She was born in Muncie, March 14, 1945, the daughter of Leon and Marie Smith Calvert.She was a 1963 Daleville High School graduate and attended Ball State University.She had been Justice of the Peace for Salem Township, a job she dearly loved.She was a...
Leslie Carol Rowe
Oct 21, 2015
Anderson...Leslie Carol (Dunsmore) Rowe, 47, resident of Anderson, passed away unexpectedly at her residence October 21, 2015.She was born in Muncie, Indiana, July 7, 1968, the daughter of Clifford and Kathaleen Worl Dunsmore.She was a graduate of Daleville High School and was self employed with Landscaping and Construction Specialties by Rowe with her husband.She had been preceded in death by...
Donald R. Austin
Oct 18, 2015
Anderson...Donald R. Austin, 72, resident of Anderson, passed away October 18, 2015 at his residence.He was born in New Richland, Indiana, August 25, 1943, the son of Cecil and Jesse Simmons Austin.He was a graduate of Pittsboro High School and worked as a trucker and building contractor.He attended the Upper Fall Creek Church of the Brethren, a member of the...
Keith Leroy Seybert
Oct 17, 2015
Chino Hills, CA....Keith Leroy Seybert, 77, former resident of Middletown, passed away, October 17, 2015, near his son's home in California.He was born in Anderson, February 28, 1938, the son of Kenneth and Mildred Kirtley Seybert.He was a 1956 graduate of Middletown High School serving as Valedictorian of his class and retired from Fisher/Guide in Anderson after 32 years of...
Lester Hoover Levell
Oct 16, 2015
Chesterfield...Lester H. Levell, 85, resident of Chesterfield, died October 16th at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness.He was born in Ripley County, Indiana to Edcar and Eva Levell on October 19, 1929. He served in the US Army from March 1951 to February 1953 in Germany.He married Ruth Parker on May 2, 1953. He was self...
Dolores ""Piti"" Soales
Oct 10, 2015
Daleville...Dolores ""Piti"" Soales, 81, resident of Daleville, passed away Saturday at St. Vincent's Regional Health Center in Anderson.She was born January 4, 1934 in Chickamauga, Georgia, the daughter of William and Eunice Carlock Dickson.She was a 1952 graduate of Gordon-Lee Memorial High School and retired in 1996 from Ft. Benjamin Harrison working as a payroll clerk.She was preceded in death...
Betty Ruth Burris
Oct 5, 2015
Mooreland...Betty Ruth (Guard) Burris, 87, resident of ""A Place Called Home"" Healthcare facility in Mooreland, passed away at the facility Monday afternoon.She was born in Pendleton, April 20, 1928 and was a graduate of Pendleton High School, Class of 1946.She lived in Middletown for many years and was a member of the Middletown Church of the Nazarene. She worked at...
George Robert Good
Sep 29, 2015
Middletown...George Robert Good, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away at his residence September 29, 2015.He was born in Henry County, February 3, 1932, the son of Gilbert and Helen Whitworth Good and was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School.He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and retired from General Motors (Delco Remy) in 1993 after...
James Harold Bevel
Sep 27, 2015
Middletown...James Harold Bevel, 66, resident of Middletown, passed away at Golden Living Nursing Center in Muncie after a brief illness.He was born in Anderson, September 23, 1949, the son of Richard Day and Bonnie Downham. He had worked as a steelworker at Ingersole-Rand and was a US Army Veteran.He has lived in Middletown for 17 years, worked in Scouting serving...
Harriett Harman Orebaugh
Sep 20, 2015
DALEVILLE... Harriett L. Orebaugh, 88, of Daleville passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital in Anderson. She was born on October 10th, 1926, to Edmund Harman and Helen Harman Wilson. She graduated from Center High School in 1944.Growing up as a ""city"" girl didn't stop her from marrying a hard-working farmer, Edward Orebaugh, on...
Elizabeth Ann Lockridge
Sep 20, 2015
Anderson...Elizabeth Ann (Welch) Lockridge, 70, resident of Anderson. passed away at her home on Sunday morning after a brief illness.She was born in Anderson, January 31, 1945, the daughter of Martin and Martha White Welch.She was a 1963 graduate of Anderson High School and worked as a secretary for Sony for over 14 years before her retirement in 2010.She was...
Donald G. Haynes
Sep 12, 2015
Marion...Donald G. Haynes, 68, resident of Wesleyan Health Care in Marion, passed away at 4:40 PM Saturday at the nursing home.He was born in Middletown, October 3, 1946, the son of Virgil and Mary Ann Barrett Haynes.He was a 1964 graduate of Middletown High School and served in the US Army from 1964 to 1968.Donald loved horses and other animals.He...
Kevin Arthur Kemple
Sep 12, 2015
Anderson...Kevin Arthur Kemple, 52, of Anderson, died peacefully in his home September 12, 2015, surrounded by his loved ones, after battling complex neurological conditions for the past 9 months. He was a 1981 graduate of Highland High School and a 1983 graduate of Lincoln Tech, specializing in heavy equipment and diesel programs. His passion for automotives led him to a...