Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

John Howard Payne

John Howard Payne

Jul 6, 2013

John Howard Payne, 47, of Middletown, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, July 6, 2013.John was born on October 31, 1965 in Muncie to the late Irvin and Colleen Payne. He was a 1984 graduate of Shenandoah High School. He worked as a welder for American Playground Company.John is survived by his loving wife, Sandra Payne; six children;...

Margaretta Jane Ury

Margaretta Jane Ury

Jul 6, 2013

New Castle....Margaretta Jane (Peggy) Drury, 90, passed away Saturday morning at The Waters of New Castle.She was born on Locust Street in Middletown, the daughter of Claude E. and Ethel Daniels Greenlee and grew up in the High Street house built by her grandfather using lumber from trees grown on his farm.As a child in Los Angeles, she witnessed Amelia...

Charles Vinson Myers

Charles Vinson Myers

Jul 2, 2013

Middletown...Charles Vinson Myers, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.He was born in Anderson, September 2, 1920, the son of George and Rhesa Lutton Myers.He was a graduate of Anderson High School.He was veteran of the US Army and worked as a horticulturalist with Ernst Greenhouse in Muncie for many years. He worked at...

Marion Burdell Shumaker

Marion Burdell Shumaker

Jun 27, 2013

Sun City, AZ....Marion Burdell Shumaker, 84, resident of Sun City, AZ and Long time resident of Daleville, IN, passed away June 27, 2013 at Hospice of the Valley Health Care in Sun City, AZ.He was born January 22, 1929 and raised by his parents: Fred and Leora Shumaker.He served in the US Army as a plumber. He learned the electrical...

Marion D. Hocking

Marion D. Hocking

Jun 25, 2013

Yorktown...Marion D. Hocking, 87, resident of The Waters of Yorktown, passed away Monday at the nursing facility in Yorktown.Her body was bequeathed to the Indiana University Medical Center for Scientific Research.The Ballard family was honored to care for Marion and her family during this time of need.Online Guestbook at: www.ballardandsons.com

James ""Scotty"" Maclachlan

James ""Scotty"" Maclachlan

Jun 17, 2013

Anderson...James ""Scotty"" MacLachlan, 71, resident of Anderson, passed away with his wife and daughters at his side Monday afternoon at his residence.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, August 15, 1941, the son of James and Ellen Beresford MacLachlan.He retired from General Motors Guide Division as a pipefitter in 1998 after 30 years of service.He moved from Scotland to the United...

Carl Q. Cannell

Carl Q. Cannell

Jun 11, 2013

Daleville...Carl Q. Cannell, 59, passed away Tuesday morning at Parkview Nursing Center in Muncie after a lengthy illness.He is survived by his sisters: Sandy Dane of Sandpoint, ID, and Joan Schmerber of Marion and brothers: Bill Rievley of Daleville and Dennis Cannell of Marion, 2 sons: Christopher and Bradley of Marion, two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and aunts and...

Beverly Sue Price

Beverly Sue Price

May 28, 2013

Indianapolis....Beverly Sue (Beery) Price 81, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening at Select Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis.She was born in Lebanon, Indiana, January 7, 1932, the daughter of Albert and Pauline Thompson Beery.She was a 1950 graduate of Anderson High School and also Donald's School of Beauty.She was a instructor and Life Guard at the Anderson YWCA for 30...

Virgina Elizabeth Parrish-Norris-Blackmer

Virgina Elizabeth Parrish-Norris-Blackmer

May 23, 2013

Muncie...Virginia Elizabeth (Parrish) Norris-Blackmer,80, resident of The Woodlands Nursing Center in Muncie, passed away Thursday evening at the center after an extended illness.She was born November 14, 1932, in Burkesville, KY, the daughter of John Austin and Hytie Page ParrishShe attended Salem Community Schools in Cumberland County KY and lived in the Daleville Indiana community for over 35 years.She was...

Jack P. Casstevens

Jack P. Casstevens

May 18, 2013

Jack P. Casstevens, 82, of rural Middletown passed away at his home on Saturday, May 18, 2013 following a brief illness.Jack was born April 12, 1931 in Indianapolis. Jack was a lifetime resident of Middletown. He graduated from Middletown High School in 1950. He was a United States Marine Corp. Sgt. serving during the Korean War as a Field Radio...

Bonnie Lou Louderback

Bonnie Lou Louderback

May 16, 2013

Middletown...Bonnie Lou Louderback, age 76, died on May 16, at the home of her daughter in rural Middletown.She was born in Blue Creek, Ohio on 06/23/1936 and was the daughter of Dewy Brownfield and Geraldine (Meeker) Brownfield.Visitation and funeral services will be conducted by the Botkin Funeral home in Waverly, Ohio. The Ballard and Sons Funeral Home in Middletown is...

Mary Alice Moreland

Mary Alice Moreland

May 16, 2013

Noblesville...Mary Alice (Farmer) Moreland, age 95, a resident of Noblesville and former Middletown, passed away on Thursday May 16 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.She was born in Mechanicsburg, Indiana on April 14, 1918 and was the daughter of Frank and Alta (Pate) Farmer. She was a graduate of Middletown High School in 1937.She was a homemaker, and Supervisor of the...

Kenneth Lee Barnes

Kenneth Lee Barnes

May 15, 2013

Muncie...Kenneth Lee Barnes, age 57, a resident of the Muncie area, passed away on Wednesday May 15, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness.He was born in Beech Grove, Indiana on January 16, 1956 and was the son of Orville Barnes and Lucille Barnes (Osman). He was a graduate of Mt. Comfort High School.He was a member...

Larry Lee Savage

Larry Lee Savage

May 14, 2013

Anderson...Larry Lee Savage, age 63, a resident of Anderson, died on May 14, 2013 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis.He was born on August 10, 1949 and was the son of Cascar Savage and Eleanor (McCoullough) Savage. He was a graduate a 1967 graduate of Tipton High School and was the Director of Admissions at the Nielsen Electronic Institute in...

Lenora Faye Harter

Lenora Faye Harter

May 11, 2013

Lenora Faye (Weightman) Harter, age 82, a life long resident of Middleton, passed away on Saturday May 11,2013 at Community Hospital in Anderson.She was born on August 9, 1930 in Middletown, and was the daughter of William J. Weightman and Hassell Craig Weightman. She was employed at Delco Remy as a tool Crib Attendant, and retired in 2000 after 52...

David Wesley Lillard

David Wesley Lillard

May 8, 2013

Daleville...David Wesley Lillard, 74, resident of rural Daleville, passed away May 8, 2013 at St. Vincent's Regional Health Center in Anderson.He was born in Russell Point, Ohio, April 22, 1939, the son of Leo Carl and Eleanor Stuber Lillard.He attended Anna Ohio High School and retired from ABB in Muncie in 1997 after 33 years as a welder.He was a...

Phillip Eugene Bedell

Phillip Eugene Bedell

Apr 26, 2013

Daleville...Phillip Eugene Bedell, 51 a resident of Daleville, passed away on Friday April 26 at his residence.He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 4,1961 and was the son of Robert E. Bedell and Louise (Evans) Bedell. He graduated from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, and received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music from Butler University and taught...

Reba Marie Boswell

Reba Marie Boswell

Apr 15, 2013

Anderson..Reba Marie (Hogue) Boswell, 77, a resident of Anderson since 1952 died Monday afternoon at Manor Care Nursing Home in Anderson following an extended illness. She was born in East Prairie, Missouri on January 22, 1936, and was the daughter of James Wesley and Etta Mae Hogue.She was employed at Village Pantry as a baker for 5 years.She was a...

Vera O. Humphrey

Vera O. Humphrey

Apr 3, 2013

Anderson....Vera Olive (Moore), Highmiller Humphrey, 95 passed away at the Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on April 3. following an extended illness. She was born on October 23, 1917 in Middletown and was the daughter of Leo David and Montrew (Good) Moore. She was a graduate of Daleville High School and was employed at Anaconda Wire and Cable in Anderson...

Ruby Lucille Maddox

Ruby Lucille Maddox

Apr 3, 2013

Daleville.....Ruby Lucille Maddox, 87, a lifetime resident of Daleville passed away on Wednesday April 3 at the Beech Grove Meadows Nursing Center in Beech Grove, Indiana.She was born in Daleville on April 13, 1925 and was the daughter of Martin D. Davis and Mary Elizabeth Betterton.She was the proprietor/or worked at the Davis Fruit Farm since 1941. She was also...