Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Warren D. Howell
Sep 3, 2014
Daleville...Warren Howell, 93, resident of Delaware County, passed away Wednesday at Elmcoft Center in Muncie.He was born December 13, 1920 at the family home near Cowan, Indiana, the only child of Ancile E. and Clorsia Burgess Howell.He was a 1939 graduate of Cowan High School and the Purdue University Short Course. He served in WW 2 in the US Army...
Kenneth Eugene King, Sr
Sep 3, 2014
Middletown....Kenneth Eugene King, Sr., 69, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday morning at his residence.He was born in New Castle, Indiana, June 30, 1945, the son of Hubert H. and Doris Evelyn Swoveland King-Peavler.He was a US Army veteran and a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School class of 1963.He retired from Guide Lamp Division of General Motors in 1998...
Dillon Lloyd Johnson
Aug 28, 2014
Dillon Lloyd Johnson, 24, of Muncie, passed away Friday, August 28, 2014 in Muncie, Indiana from injuries sustained from a motor cycle accident. Dillon was born February 26, 1990 in Muncie, Indiana to Lloyd Alan Johnson and Kimberly Kay (Selvey) Bowdell. He graduated 2008 from Daleville High School. He worked as a Service Coordinator at Wiese Inc.. Dillon enjoyed riding...
Melinda Jo Rhoda
Aug 27, 2014
Melinda ""Mindy"" Jo (Chandler) Rhoda, 49, of Anderson, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 from a heart attack at St. Vincent Regional Hospital of Anderson.Mindy was born September 5, 1964 in Anderson, Indiana to the late Wiley Jo and Betty Pearl Chandler. She enjoyed collecting nick nacks, playing bingo, traveling, and attending rummage sales. She also enjoyed books and diet...
Icevilla Melissa Watley
Aug 22, 2014
Middletown....Icevilla Melissa Utley Watley, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday morning at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital Anderson.She was born June 21, 1922, the daughter of Arther and Esta McMann Utley.She was preceded in death by her husband Lester in 1983, 2 brothers and 2 sisters.She retired from RCA in Indianapolis and Delco in Kokomo.Survivors are: 1 sons: Wayne Watley...
Anna Mae Watkins
Aug 16, 2014
Middletown...Anna Mae Riggs Watkins, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Saturday evening at Miller Merry Manor in Middletown.She was born in Henry County, January 7, 1922, the daughter of Russell and Edna Riggs.She was a graduate of Cadiz High School and lived her entire life in the Henry County area.She married Donald Watkins in 1940 and they established Beaver Ridge...
Karen Jean Reitenour
Aug 15, 2014
Daleville...Karen Jean (Stevenson) Reitenour, 48, resident of Daleville, passed away at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie on Friday morning.She was born in Muncie, April 19, 1966, the daughter of Jack and Phyllis Cannon Stevenson.She was a 1984 graduate of Daleville High School and worked for Max Radio in Marketing.She was a member of the Chesterfield American Legion Aux and...
Judith Ann Trennepohl
Aug 10, 2014
Middletown....Judith Ann (Maroska) Trennepohl, 75, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday evening at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother to many, and a daughter of God.She was born in Indianapolis, October 3, 1938, the daughter of Jesse D. Maroska and Iva Wilson Maroska Gale.She married Tom Trennepohl on October 20, 1956 and have been...
Norman Wayne Copeland
Jul 26, 2014
Muncie...Norman Wayne Copeland, 82, resident of Muncie, passed away July 26, 2014 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.He was born in Maryville, Tennessee, February 10, 1932, the son of Jewell and Nellie Tefeteller Copeland.He retired from Westinghouse in Muncie in 1989 and was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.He moved from Chicago and lived for may years in...
Janet Audrie Umberger
Jul 25, 2014
Anderson...Janet Audrie (Bloomfield) Umberger, 66, resident of Anderson, passed away Friday morning at her residence.She was born in Detroit, MI, February 18, 1948, the daughter of Donald and Audrie DeBois Bloomfield. She was a graduate of Thurston High School and retired after 23 years in 2011 from First Merchants Bank as assistant to the branch manager.She had lived 34 years...
Madeline Noel Newman
Jul 22, 2014
Middletown....Madeline Noel Newman, infant daughter of Brandon Newman and Nancy Harrison, passed away July 22, 2014 at St. Vincents Womans Hospital in Indianapolis.She was born July 16, 2014 in St. Vincent's Womans Hospital in Indianapolis.Besides her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents: Faith Lorie (Wise) Sims (Danny) of Middletown and Douglas Wayne Harrison of Indianapolis, Paternal grandparents: Betty...
Ronald J. Bell
Jul 19, 2014
Oklahoma City, OK.....Ronald J. Bell, 73 resident of Oklahoma, passed away July 19, 2014. He was born in Anderson, the son of Ward and Helen Bell.He worked at Emgee Meatpacking, was a truck driver for many years and also worked for the Anderson Police Department.He was preceded in death by his brother: Randy Bell, Father: Ward Bell, son: Richard Bell...
David Lee Brummett
Jul 2, 2014
Middletown....David Lee Brummett, 53, resident of Middletown, passed away unexpectedly at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born October 16, 1960, the son of James and Doris Jean Spell Brummett.He had been self employed for many years in contracting and roofing.He attended Shenandoah High School and attended the Columbus Avenue Church of Christ and the Meadowbrook Church of Christ.Survivors...
Patricia ""Susie"" Ann Gibson
Jun 28, 2014
Anderson....Patricia Ann ""Susie"" Carr Gibson, 65, resident of Anderson and longtime resident of Yorktown, passed away Saturday at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Livingston, TN, January 21, 1949 and lived most of her adult life in the Yorktown area before moving to Anderson.She retired from Wal-Mart Pharmacy Department./Survivors are 3 children: Jeff Robbins (Leslie) of Yorktown,...
Rosemary (Mcleland) Bowers
Jun 21, 2014
Middletown....Rosemary (McLeland) Bowers, 95, resident of Middletown, passed away Saturday at St. Vincent Regional Health Center in Anderson.She was born in Shidler, Indiana, March 21, 1919, the daughter of Pearl Victor and Claire E. Walburn McLeland.She attended Eaton Schools and was self employed for many years as a housekeeper. She loved square dancing, gardening and canning. She bowled loved playing...
Ashtyn Hope Martin-Wilson
Jun 21, 2014
Middletown...Ashtyn Hope Martin-Wilson, infant daughter of Alan Wilson and Daphne Martin, passed away at birth June 21, 2014.Services are pending.
John D. Zile
Jun 3, 2014
Middletown....John D. Zile, 73, of rural Middletown died Tuesday at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle after an extended illness. He was born April 5, 1941, in Anderson to the late L. Frank and Madge (Baker) Zile. A 1958 graduate of Middletown High School, he married the former Arthenia ""Artie"" Seal on April 24, 1960. He served in the...
Donald Edward Howard
Jun 2, 2014
Anderson....Donald Edward Howard, 81, resident of Madison County, passed away Tuesday evening at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Anderson, January 3, 1933, the son of R. Earl and Eula Lakey Howard.He was a graduate of Daleville High School and had attended Crossroads Lutheran Church.He was a veteran of the US Navy serving from 1951-1955 in Korea.He had worked...
Florence Louise Corn
Jun 2, 2014
Daleville....Florence Louise (Murdock) Corn, 95, resident of Daleville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday evening.She was born in Anderson, October 29, 1918, the daughter of Robert and Lille Stevenson Murdock.She had been a housewife for most of her adult life.She lived in Daleville since 1943.She was preceded in death by her husband: Charles, 2 sons: William...
Margaret Davisson Reno
May 31, 2014
Gaston...Margaret Davisson Reno,68, longtime resident of Gaston, passed away unexpectedly at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie Saturday morning.She was born in Muncie, March 31, 1946, the daughter of Wayne and Dorothy Davisson.She was a graduate of Muncie Central High School and worked for over 35 years at Wes-Del Community Schools serving 30 years as the Librarian for the...