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Mark Ellis Riggs

Mark Ellis Riggs

Jan 4, 2015

Chesterfield.....Rev. Mark Riggs,63, resident of Chesterfield, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning.He was born in Greenfield, Indiana, December 27, 1951, the son of Curtis Jean and Patricia Lee Ellis Riggs.He was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah High School and Cedarville University with a degree in Pastoral Ministries.He had worked for over 25 years at Dennis Equipment in New Castle. He also...

Dorothy Margaret Conn

Dorothy Margaret Conn

Jan 2, 2015

Anderson...Dorothy Margaret (Holler) Conn, 94, formerly of Middletown, passed away Friday evening at Vermillion Place in Anderson.She was born in Flint, MI, June 13, 1920, the daughter of Glenn and Anna Assmussen Holler.She was a graduate of Flint Central High School and Ball State University with a BA in Education.She was a homemaker and substitute teacher for many years.She was...

Richard Lee Thornburg

Richard Lee Thornburg

Dec 30, 2014

Middletown....Richard Lee Thornburg, 85, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Middletown, August 16, 1929, the son of Ernest and Marguerite Kaiser Thornburg.He was a graduate of Middletown High School and Served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict.He owned and operated Dick's Liquor Locker stores for over 20...

Donna Rae Shipley

Donna Rae Shipley

Dec 30, 2014

Chesterfield...Donna Rae Shipley,80, resident of Millers Merry Manor of Chesterfield, passed away Tuesday morning.She had lived in the Anderson/Chesterfield area since 1955 and had worked in the accounting office of Ft. Benjamin Harrison for 19 years retiring in 1985.She was born in Vincennes, Indiana, May 7, 1934, the daughter of Charles N. and Virginia Manning McMillen. She was preceded in...

Mildred Jean ""Bibs"" Manis

Mildred Jean ""Bibs"" Manis

Dec 29, 2014

Middletown...Mildred Jean""Bibs"" (Huntzinger) Manis, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Monday morning at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, October 4, 1922, the daughter of Lowell and Ruth Ann Teeter Huntzinger, but loved living in Fishersburg for many years before moving to Middletown.She was a 1940 graduate of Anderson High School and worked as a bank...

Norman Lee Levell

Norman Lee Levell

Dec 26, 2014

Daleville...Norman Levell, 81, resident of Daleville, passed away Friday morning at St Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Ripley County, Indiana, September 9, 1933, the son of Edcar and Eva Pettenger Levell.He was a self employed carpenter since the mid 1950's and owned and operated Norm Levell and Sons Construction for many years.He served as Town Board President...

Laberta M. Smith

Laberta M. Smith

Dec 23, 2014

Middletown....LaBerta M. Smith, 69, formerly of Parker City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, December 23, 2014 with her husband by her side. She moved here from Pontiac, Michigan with her husband in 2000. She was born in Greely, CO on August 17, 1945 to the late Gene Giles and Margaret Jelnick Giles. She graduated from high school in California...

Rosella F. Lamb

Rosella F. Lamb

Dec 22, 2014

Daleville...Rosella F. Lamb, 88, resident of Daleville, passed away at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, December 22, 2014.She was born in a farmhouse near Daleville, July 24, 1926, the daughter of Ralph and Florence McWilliams Martin.She was a 1944 graduate of Daleville High School and received her BA in Home Economics, Physical Education, and Business from Ball State Teachers College....

Mary Ellen Pugsley

Mary Ellen Pugsley

Dec 20, 2014

Daleville....Mary Ellen (Honnold) Pugsley, 94, resident of Daleville, passed away Saturday evening at St Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born Indiana, January 8, 1920, the daughter of Oris and Marie Vandevander Honnold.She attended Anderson High School and lived most of her life in the Anderson/Daleville area.She was a homemaker and Past Worthy Matron of the OES of Daleville where...

Brenda Elaine Hiday

Brenda Elaine Hiday

Dec 9, 2014

Middletown....Brenda Elaine (Todd) Hiday, 66, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, December 5, 1948, the daughter of Otis and Lela Isaac Todd.She had worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson for many years before receiving her nursing degree. She was a graduate of Markleville High School.She worked as an LPN...

Edward William Lyall

Edward William Lyall

Nov 29, 2014

Middletown...Edward W. Lyall, 73, resident of Middletown, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 at St Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Anderson, August 8, 1941, the son of Gwynn and Josephine Lyall.He was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and had worked for over 50 years as a barber.He owned and operated Ed's Hair Den in Middletown...

Jason Robert Moore

Jason Robert Moore

Nov 22, 2014

Daleville.....Jason Robert Moore, 32, resident of Daleville, passed away Saturday at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, from injuries sustained in a car accident.He was born in Muncie, IN, August 14, 1982, the son of Terry Robert and Kimberly Jo Moore and Terri Lou ( McCoy) Spottsville.He was a graduate of Daleville High School and Ball State University with a degree...

Jamie ""James"" Bradley Charles Cummings

Jamie ""James"" Bradley Charles Cummings

Nov 21, 2014

Hicksville, OH.....Jamie ""James"" Bradley Charles Cummings, 41, former Middletown resident, passed away near Toledo Ohio unexpectedly.He was born in Muncie, May 20, 1973, the son of Bradley and Monica Jane Ellingwood Cummings of Mill Spring, NC.He was a 1991 graduate of Shenandoah High School and worked at Taylor Made Glass.He was a veteran of the US Air Force serving in...

Donald Eugene Smalley

Donald Eugene Smalley

Nov 7, 2014

Middletown....Donald Eugene Smalley, 80, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.he was born in Knightstown, September 10, 1934, the son of Everett and Nita Smalley.He was a graduate of Knightstown High School and was Outreach Pastor for the Tri County Christian Church in Middletown.He served as volunteer Chaplain for St. Vincent's Regional Hospital...

Mark H. Grady

Mark H. Grady

Oct 31, 2014

Westfield....Mark H. Grady, 57, resident of Westfield, passed away at St. Vincent's (Seton Specialty) Hospital in Indianapolis on Friday evening.He was born in Muncie, January 23, 1957, the son of Samuel and Dorothy Turner Grady.He had worked for Chrysler Dealership in Frankfort, Indiana and was a 1975 Anderson Highland graduate.He attended Ball State University and attended Trinity Community Church in...

Juanita May Good

Juanita May Good

Oct 17, 2014

Bloomington...Juanita May (Weaver) Good, 96, resident of Bloomington, passed away in Bloomington Friday morning.She was born in Anderson, Indiana, February 22, 1918, the daughter of Charles Leroy and Pearl Marie Hopper Weaver.She retired from Delco Remy of General Motors in 1971 after 27 years of service.She was preceded in death by her husband Marvin Good in 1975.Survivors are 1 sister:...

Richard M. Hickerson

Richard M. Hickerson

Oct 16, 2014

Middletown....Richard Hickerson, 67, resident of Middletown, passed away at IU Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, on Thursday.He was born in Anderson, Indiana, April 11, 1947, the son of Morris E. and Virginia Windom Hickerson.He was self employed as a carpet layer and worked for many years at Indiana Flooring.He was preceded in death by a sister: Diana Kay Hickerson in...

Earl P. Reed

Earl P. Reed

Oct 9, 2014

Daleville...Earl P, Reed, 88, resident of Daleville passed away at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson October 9, 2014.He was born in Mt. Pleasant Township, January 21, 1926, the son of John and Mary Ann (Haugh) Reed.He attended Eaton and Daleville Schools.He served in WW 2 in the US Army and was stationed in Korea and the Philippines.He was in...

Gary Everett Shinabarger

Gary Everett Shinabarger

Oct 5, 2014

Daleville...Gary Everett Shinabarger, 72, resident of Daleville, passed away early Sunday morning at Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis.He was born in Bloomington, IL, September 18, 1942, the son of Jake and Lena O'Malley Shinabarger.He retired from Delco Remy in Anderson after 31 years of service.He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Germany and lived in Daleville since...

Gerald Paul Reynolds

Gerald Paul Reynolds

Oct 3, 2014

Middletown....Gerald Paul Reynolds, 73,resident of Middletown, passed away Friday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by family after battling heart disease. Jerry heard the call from the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and answered that call with a song in his heart.He was born in Elwood, July 23, 1941, the son of Louis and Ann Parker Reynolds.He was a...

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