Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Mary Margaret Mcshirley
May 30, 2014
Sulphur Springs....Mary Margaret (Sears) McShirley, 89, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away May 30, 2014 at her residence.She was born March 14, 1925 in Knightstown, Indiana, the daughter of James Oscar and Lesha (Fowler) Sears. She was a 1943 graduate of Anderson High School and later became a realtor, working for Jones Realty in New Caste.Mary enjoyed being a homemaker,...
Jay Patrick Levell
May 30, 2014
Chesterfield...Jay Patrick Levell, 57, resident of Chesterfield, passed away, may 30, 2014, at his parents home in Chesterfield.He was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, January 11, 1957, the son of Lester and Ruth Parker Levell.He was a 1976 graduate of Anderson Highland. He learned construction by tagging along with his dad at the age of twelve. He worked with his father...
Betty Jane Troy
May 28, 2014
Middletown...Betty Jane (Haynes) Troy, 89, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday at St Vincent Regional Hospital Anderson.She was born in Henry County, March 13, 1925, the daughter of Virgil and Mary Barrett Haynes.She was a graduate of Middletown High School and retired after 44 years from Delco Remy of Anderson.She attended the Sixth Street Christian Church and Eastview Nazarene Church.Survivors...
Harriett E. Gillespie
May 26, 2014
Anderson....Harriett E. (Leisure) Gillespie, 76, resident of Anderson, passed away Monday at ManorCare Nursing Care in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, October 4, 1937, the daughter of Miles L. and Edith R. Michael Leisure.She attended Daleville High School and had been a homemaker most of her life.Survivors include a daughter: Cindy (Robert) Patton of Anderson, 2 grandchildren and 7 great...
Vera Geneva Marshall
May 20, 2014
Middletown....Vera Geneva Marshall, 79, resident of Middletown, passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne on Tuesday evening.She was born in Sulphur Springs, Indiana, March 12, 1935, the daughter of George and Emogene Strough Marshall.She was a 1953 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and retired from the State of Indiana, department of PERF, after 33 years of service. She...
Martin Cooper Thomas
May 20, 2014
New Castle.....Martin Cooper Thomas, 72, resident of New Castle (Cadiz) area, passed away Tuesday at his home. He was born in New Castle, January 25, 1942, the son of Raymond and Myrtle Maddy Thomas.He attended Cadiz High School and worked in trucking for many years retiring from Pritchett Backhoe Service in 2011.He lived his entire life in Henry County and...
Robert Allen Noel
May 12, 2014
Anderson....Robert Allen Noel, 64, resident of Anderson, passed away May 12, 2014 at his residence.He was born in Grinnell, Iowa, March 13, 1950 the son of Wilbur and Eva Mitchell Noel, and graduated from Grinnell High School in 1968. He also was a graduate of Valporaiso Technical School.He retired from Delco Remy (Delphi) in 2004 where he was a test...
Marilyn Sue Mccoy
May 9, 2014
Middletown...Marilyn Sue McCoy, 75, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday morning at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.She was born in Anderson, January 14, 1939, the daughter of James and Ruth Weaver McCoy.She resided in Middletown most of her life and was a 1957 graduate of Middltown High School. She was a member of the Middletown Church of God.She retired from...
Harold E. Harris, Sr
May 7, 2014
Middletown....Harold E. Harris, Sr., 69, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday at his residence.He was born in Kentucky, September 20, 1944, the son of John E. Harris and Thelma (Hollis) Hooten.He was graduate of Indianapolis Manual High School and worked his adult life as a Tool and Die Maker.He retired in 2011 from D-! Molds in Daleville and loved bowling,...
Betty Lee Sportsman
May 3, 2014
Muncie...Betty Lee (Adkins) Haskell-Sportsman, 82, resident of the Muncie/Yorktown area, passed away at her residence after an extended illness.She was born in Middletown, September 18, 1931, the daughter of Newell and Verena Welsh Adkins.She retired from Riverview Hospital in Noblesville after 20 years as a Nurses Aid but had also worked at Micromatic, General Electric, and Brookside Corporation.She had lived...
Phillip H. Noble
Apr 29, 2014
Middletown...Phillip H. Noble, 77, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening at his residence after a brief illness.He was born in Cammack on May 10, 1936, the son of George and Helen Addison Noble.He was a graduate of Muncie Central High School and worked for 42 years for the Muncie Newspapers.He was a veteran of the US Army and a...
Walter Clarence Kendall
Apr 28, 2014
Daleville...Walter Clarence Kendall, 92, resident of Daleville, passed away Monday evening at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Muncie.He was born in Cambridge City, Indiana, June 8, 1921, the son of Walter and Lola Hormel Kendall.He was a graduate of New Lisbon High School and retired in 1975 from Dana Corporation in New Castle. He began his employment there in 1941.He was...
Ralph Harrold Baker
Apr 26, 2014
Yorktown...Ralph Harrold Baker, 93, long time resident of Yorktown, passed away Saturday evening at his home after an extended illness.He was born in New Castle, Indiana, March 16, 1921, the son of George B. and Daisy Houck Baker.He was a graduate of New Castle High School.He retired from Warner Gear in 1979 with over 30 years of service. He also...
Charles Richard Fosnight, Jr
Apr 24, 2014
Springport....Charles Richard Fosnight, Jr., 56, passed away Thursday at Roudebush Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis.He was born in Muncie, April 6, 1958, the son of Charles R. and Doris Jean Ray Fosnight.He was a 1976 graduate of Blue River Vally High School and worked for Sprong Farms.He was a career veteran of the US Navy serving 26 years.Survivors are two children:...
David Hunter Maxwell
Apr 14, 2014
Yorktown....David Hunter Maxwell, 80, resident of Golden Living Center, Muncie, passed away Monday morning at the center. He was born in Glenellen, Illinois, November 20, 1932, the son of Clyde and Edna Hunter Maxwell.He was a graduate of Glenellen High School and a veteran of the US Army serving in the Korean Conflict.He served as a truck driver for Reith...
Mary Louise Reedy
Apr 11, 2014
Westfield....Mary Louise Reedy 84, resident of Maple Park Village, Westfield, passed away April 11, 2014.She was born in Honey Creek, IN, March 24, 1930, the daughter of Jasper L. and Mabel Barrett McDonald.She was a 1948 graduate of Middletown High School and Amber's School of Beauty and worked as a beautician at Maple Village Nursing Home and Millers, Merry Manor...
Raymond Louis Antrobus
Apr 7, 2014
Middletown....Raymond Louis Antrobus, 87, resident of Middletown, passed away April 7, 2014 at St. Vincent Regional Hospital, Anderson.He was born in Anderson, Indiana, November 21, 1926, the son of Arthur Louis and Gladys Niccum Antrobus. He attended Anderson High School and was a veteran of US Merchant Marine (Coast Guard) during WW 2. He retired from Container Corporation in 1989,...
Cletus Edward Werner
Mar 29, 2014
Middletown....Cletus Edward Werner, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away Saturday at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.He was born in St. Leon, Indiana, April 19, 1930.He was a self employed plasterer and a veteran of the US Navy.He is survived by a son: Greg Werner (Angie) of South Carolina and brothers: Omar, Raymond, Lonne Werner and sisters: Mary Maune, Estelle Salisbury,...
Lawrence Virgil High
Mar 21, 2014
Middletown....Lawrence Virgil High, 77, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday evening at his residence.He was born in Anderson, September 15, 1936, the son of Mark Festus and Jennie Mae Huffman High.He had worked for Marhoffer Meats for many years but retired from the Utility Department of the Town of Middletown and was employed by Safeway Drive Away Company of Richmond.He...
Jerry Lynn Chapman
Mar 19, 2014
Middletown....Jerry Lynn Chapman, 72, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday at his residence.He was born in Henry County, January 15, 1942, the son of Rufus Lowell and Thelma Brown Chapman.He was a 1962 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Delphi (General Motors) in 2002.He was a US Army Veteran serving in Germany.He was a member of the Middletown...