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Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Brian Keith Carnes

Brian Keith Carnes

Nov 9, 2023

Brian Keith Carnes, 63, of Anderson passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at his residence. He was born on January 31, 1960 in Anderson a son of the late Cordell Carnes and Ruth Ann (Painter) King. One word can describe Brian, “Lover”. Brian was a lover of people and really everything in general. Most importantly, he loved his family...

Velve Irene Feller

Velve Irene Feller

Nov 5, 2023

Irene Feller, 86 of Chesterfield passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at Community Hospital of Anderson. She was born on August 24, 1937 to the late Atley and Bonnie Moore. Irene was a class of 1955 Daleville High School graduate, where she was also a prom queen and a proud cheerleader. With God’s grace she was a caretaker for...

Denise Winifred Kinney

Denise Winifred Kinney

Oct 29, 2023

Denise W. Kinney, 70, of Daleville passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023. She was born April 4, 1953, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Raymond and Letha (Landry) VanBelkum. Denise is a graduate of Oak Hill High School; she then went on to Midwestern Baptist College where she met her husband and obtained a bachelor’s degree in religious...

Perry Lee Poston

Perry Lee Poston

Oct 24, 2023

Perry Lee Poston, 63, of Middletown passed away on October 24, 2023, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 27, 1959, in Anderson to Kenneth and Barbara (Darling) Poston. Perry was a 1978 graduate of Shenandoah High School. During his high school years, he played baseball and ran track. He was employed by Roberts & Miller...

Margaret West

Margaret West

Oct 21, 2023

Margaret Mary West, 54, of Middletown passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023. She was born November 22, 1968, in Hartford City to the late Gordon and Margaret Overmeyer. Margaret enjoyed driving the school bus for ACS. She loved her family and her grandchildren beyond words. She was always known for being there to fix any problem. She felt like...

Darcy Diane Orbik

Darcy Diane Orbik

Oct 19, 2023

Darcy D. Orbik, 69, of Anderson passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023. She was born November 7, 1953, in Madison County to Helen Purciful and the late Don J. Purciful. Darcy has been married to the love of her life Danny Orbik for 51 blessed years. In their early years together, they were involved with horses. They would travel...

John Albert Griffis

John Albert Griffis

Oct 10, 2023

John Albert Griffis, 79, of Middletown passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Ascension St. Vincent in Anderson. He was born on October 27, 1943, to the late James A. and Lois (Fleming) Griffis. John was a 1962 graduate of Middletown High School. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served 2 tours in Vietnam....

Phillip Mac Davis

Phillip Mac Davis

Oct 6, 2023

Phillip Mac Davis, 87, of Yorktown passed away on Friday, October 06, 2023. He was born February 27th, 1936 in Delaware County to the late Wilburn and Charlene (Bronnenberg) Davis. Phillip is a 1954 graduate of Daleville High School. He is in the Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame. Phillip was a part of the Delco Battery Sympathy Club. He...

Shirley Ann Minnick

Shirley Ann Minnick

Oct 3, 2023

Shirley Ann (Driver) Minnick, 96, of Middletown, IN, passed away on October 3, 2023, after a brief illness. She was born in St. Louis, MO, on November 19, 1926, and grew up along the Mississippi River in rural Arkansas during the Great Depression. Economic circumstances required her to move 14 times during her youth, but she claimed Osceola, AR, as...

Peter Christopher Mudd

Peter Christopher Mudd

Sep 29, 2023

Peter Christopher Mudd, 66, of Anderson passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023. He was born February 24, 1957 in Madison County to the late Charles and Martha (Carey) Mudd. Peter spent 35 years working as a plumber here locally. He very much enjoyed being at home but always managed to stay very busy. He loved classic rock and spent...

James Rick Hodson

James Rick Hodson

Sep 29, 2023

James Rick Hodson, 64, of Middletown passed away on Friday September 29, 2023, at St. Vincent in Anderson. He was born on April 6, 1959, in Anderson to the late James and June (Risen) Hodson. Rick was a 1977 graduate of Shenandoah High School. He worked for many years as a Tool and Die maker at several shops in the...

Frances M. Davis

Frances M. Davis

Sep 25, 2023

Frances M. Davis, 93, of Anderson passed away on Monday September 25, 2023 at Northview Health and Living in Anderson. She was born on February 20, 1930 in Tarkio, Missouri to the late Wilbur and Pearl (Racine) Waldron. She enjoyed watching football especially the Kansas City Chiefs, reading and crocheting. Frances loved animals and her dog Coco. Frances is survived...

Ellen Rose Nixon

Ellen Rose Nixon

Sep 8, 2023

Ellen Rose Nixon, 93, of Daleville passed away on Friday September 8, 2023 at Brickyard Healthcare in Muncie. She was born on January 12, 1930, in Springport to the late Charles and Edna (Gillock) Jones. She was a 1948 graduate of Mt. Summit High School. On September 4, 1949 Ellen Jones married the love of her life Ronald Nixon. Ellen...

Rozella Foist

Rozella Foist

Sep 8, 2023

Rozella Manis Foist, a long-time resident of Pendleton, Indiana passed away peacefully on September 8, 2023, in her home of 78 years surrounded by her immediate family. Rozella was born on May 17, 1917, to Mae Irene (Good) and Virgil Willard Manis in Middletown, Indiana. She was the first-born of five children and outlived her younger siblings. She lived an...

Nancy High

Nancy High

Aug 31, 2023

Nancy High, 79, of Middletown passed away on Thursday August 31, 2023, at Community Hospital in Anderson. She was born on January 12, 1944, in Anderson to the late Clarence and Mary (Lawson) Hines. Nancy made everyone she knew feel like family, and never met a stranger, offering to pray and witness about her faith. She spent many years working...

Lois Marie Taylor

Lois Marie Taylor

Aug 31, 2023

Lois Marie Taylor of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Brookdale Assisted Living Facility in Winter Haven. She was born July 23, 1931 in Carlisle, Indiana to the late James and Marjorie McCarter. Lois married her loving husband Harlen L. Taylor on November 12, 1949. In 1985, she moved to the area from Indiana. She enjoyed watching...

Vernon S. Miller

Vernon S. Miller

Aug 22, 2023

Our Lord has called Home our beloved Vernon S. Miller, 83, of Middletown on Tuesday August 22, 2023. He was born on December 8, 1939, in Knightstown to the late Emmet and Margaret (Stites) Miller. A 1958 graduate of Spiceland High School in a class of only 24. In the fall of 1958 Vernon was one of twenty hired to...

Robert Raymond Hawkins

Robert Raymond Hawkins

Aug 21, 2023

Robert Raymond Hawkins, 78 of Middletown passed on to his heavenly Father on Monday, August 21, 2023. He was born on January 10, 1945 in Anderson to the late Kenneth and June (Brown) Hawkins. Bob was a 1963 graduate of Saint Mary’s Catholic High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Military Police Corps. Bob was employed with...

Marsha Ann Gibson

Marsha Ann Gibson

Aug 18, 2023

Marsha Ann Gibson, 80, of Middletown passed away Friday August 18, 2023 at The Waters of Middletown. She was born on May 29, 1943 in Muncie to the late Robert and Marcella (Rutherford) Lowery. She was a 1961 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School. Marsha retired from Unified Group Services in the Claims Processing Department. She was a long-time member...

Carolyn Jean Howard

Carolyn Jean Howard

Aug 16, 2023

Carolyn Jean Howard, 90, of Middletown passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. She was born September 16, 1932 in Madison County to the late Joseph Daniel and Hazel (Hodson) Scothorn. Carolyn was a 1950 graduate from Middletown High School. She spent many years working at Delco Remy and was blessed to enjoy a long and happy retirement. She very...

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