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Harry L. Wright

Harry L. Wright

Aug 3, 2012

Daleville...Harry L. Wright,69, loving husband, father, grandfather,friend and a resident of Daleville, passed away August 3, 2012 at Ball/IU Health in Muncie.He was born in Anderson, Indiana, November 10, 1942, the son of Lowell and Velma Watson Wright.He was a 1960 graduate of Daleville High School and retired from ABB in Muncie in 1998.He was preceded in death by his...

Judith Lee Hedrick

Judith Lee Hedrick

Jul 25, 2012

Ft. Wayne....Judith Lee (Benbow) Hedrick 68, resident of Ft. Wayne and former Middletown resident, passed away Wednesday at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne.She was born in New Castle, Indiana, February 21, 1944, the daughter of Arther Emerson and Neva E. Basicker Benbow.She was a 1962 graduate of Middletown High School and retired as a hairdresser.She had been a...

Edwin Micajah Russell

Edwin Micajah Russell

Jul 18, 2012

Middletown...Edwin Micajah Russell, 93, resident of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday morning at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in New Albany, Indiana, October 14, 1918, the son of William A. and Edna G. Allen Russell.He was a 1941 graduate of Rushville High School and retired from General Motors in 1974 after 32 years of service.He was a...

Malcolm O. Heaton

Malcolm O. Heaton

Jul 16, 2012

Muncie....Malcolm ""Mac"" O. Heaton, 86, resident of Morrison Woods Healthcare, passed away Monday morning at the facility.He was born in Delaware County, August 11, 1926, the son of Charles and Coral Sweigart Heaton.He was a 1944 graduate of Daleville High School and Veteran of WW2 serving in the US Navy.He retired from Borg Warner in 1989 after 42 years of...

Paul ""Joe"" Moore

Paul ""Joe"" Moore

Jul 11, 2012

Middletown....Paul J. ""Joe"" Moore, 78, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in New Castle, Indiana, August 21, 1933 the son of William McKinley and Mollie Messer Moore.He attended Spiceland and Middletown High School and was a US Army Veteran.He owned and operated Joe's Salvage in Middletown since 1964.He had worked at...

Carl Lee Harper, Jr

Carl Lee Harper, Jr

Jun 25, 2012

Daleville...Carl Lee Harper, Jr, 43, resident of Daleville, passed away Monday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Indianapolis, January 6, 1969, the son of Carl Lee and Susan Kay Long Harper.Survivors are three children: Taylor James, Kaylee, and Kaycee Harper and 2 sisters: Carla Sue Harper and Kimberly (Brad) Potter of Indianapolis, 2 1/2 sisters: Krista...

""Martha"" Jane Cox

""Martha"" Jane Cox

Jun 24, 2012

Daleville...""Martha"" Jane (Comer) Cox, 71, resident of Daleville, passed away Sunday morning at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.She was born in Gas City, Indiana, May 24, 1941, the daughter of Edward and Ruth Comer.She was a graduate of Muncie Central High School and attended Missesinawa Schools for several years.She had worked for the Motel 8 near Daleville as a...

Doris Jean Brummett

Doris Jean Brummett

Jun 18, 2012

Middletown...Doris Jean Brummett, 71, former Honey Creek resident, passed away Monday morning at I.U. Health/Ball Memorial Hospital.She was born in Honey Creek, Indiana, June 21, 1940, the daughter of Chester A. and Norma Apple Spell.She was a 1958 graduate of Middletown High School.She had attended the Honey Creek United Methodist Church and lived in Richmond for several years.Survivors are her...

Byron Eugene Walker

Byron Eugene Walker

Jun 14, 2012

Anderson...Byron Eugene Walker, 75, Anderson, passed away early Thursday morning at St. Johns Medical Center.He was born in Indianapolis, September 7, 1936, the son of Joseph and Laura Baker Walker.He was a 1955 graduate of Daleville High School.He retired from Guide Lamp Division of General Motors in 1992 after 37 years. He also worked with Dragoo Auctions.He was a member...

James L. Lennen

James L. Lennen

Jun 11, 2012

James L. Lennen, Jr., 91, of Middletown, died peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2012, at St. Vincents Hospice in Indianapolis. An honored retiree of the U.S. Postal Service for 42 years, he was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran as well as a longtime member of the Sixth Street Christian Church. He was a devoted husband to his wife, June,...

Roy Parmley

Roy Parmley

Jun 9, 2012

Roy Parmley,53 a former resident of Anderson, came to the end of this lifes journey on June 9, 2012. It was sudden and unexpected.He was born in New Castle, Indiana on November 23,1958 and was the son of late Lilburn Parmley and the husband of the late Bridget Parmley. He enjoyed go-carts and motorcycles. He was a 1977 graduate of...

Dennis Keith Mcsherley

Dennis Keith Mcsherley

May 31, 2012

Middletown...Dennis Keith McSherley, 54, resident of Middletown, passed away Thursday at St. Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness.He was born in New Castle, July 15, 1957, the son of Keith and Lillian Polaski McSherley.He was a 1975 graduate of Shenandoah High School and was owner and operator of McSherley Farms.Survivors are three children: Travis Keith McSherley of Oakton,...

Hazel Agnes Lewis

Hazel Agnes Lewis

May 27, 2012

Middletown...Hazel Agnes (Hobbs) Lewis, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday evening at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born July 29, 1919 in Colesville, Maryland, July 29, 1919, the daughter of Claude and Effie Ray Hobbs.She had been a homemaker her entire life.She moved to Middletown in 1945 and had been a member of the Middletown United Methodist...

Bruce Edwin Bailey

Bruce Edwin Bailey

May 23, 2012

Daleville...Bruce Edwin Bailey, 67, longtime resident of Daleville, passed away early Wednesday morning unexpectedly in Michigan.He was born in Grinnell, Iowa, October 30, 1944 the son of William Ralph and Evelyn Irene Billman Bailey.He was a graduate of Frankfort High School and Ball State University with a BA in Business.He retired from Delco Remy of General Motors in 1998.He has...

Gloria E. Poteet

Gloria E. Poteet

May 8, 2012

Anderson...Gloria E. (Manning) Poteet, 90, resident of Anderson, passed away at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson on Tuesday.She was born in Brookville, Indiana, August 28, 1921.She worked at General Motors and was a US Army WAC in World War 2.Private services are scheduled.Online Guestbook at: www.ballardandsons.com

Gary E. Keller

Gary E. Keller

Apr 29, 2012

Middletown...Gary Earl Keller, 69, resident of Middletown, passed away at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.He was born in New Castle, Indiana, July 6, 1942, the son of Earl and Donna Gernand Keller.He was a 1960 graduate of Middletown High School and the John Heron School of Art in Indianapolis.He retired from Markleville Lumger after 37 years of service.He...

Robin Danyeal King

Robin Danyeal King

Apr 23, 2012

Daleville....Robin Danyeal King, 36, Daleville, passed away unexpectedly at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie Monday morning.She was born in Muncie, November 9, 1975, the daughter of John Daniel and Roberta June Walters.She was a 1994 graduate of Daleville High School and worked for several years at Hoosier Park Casino.Survivors include her sons: Riley and Reid King of Dalevile, her parents:...

Sylvia Mae Luce

Sylvia Mae Luce

Apr 20, 2012

Yorktown...Sylvia Mae (Cook) Luce,88, resident of Willow Bend Health Care and former longtime resident of Yorktown, passed away at the facility after an extended illness.She was born in Middletown, May 23, 1923, the daughter of Clarence and Mary Williams Cook.She had been an activity director at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown for many years.She was preceded in death by her...

Jill Ann Jordan

Jill Ann Jordan

Apr 16, 2012

Middletown...Jill Ann Jordan, 53, resident of Middletown, passed away at her residence Monday morning after a courageous battle with cancer.She was born in Anderson, September 4, 1958, the daughter of Dewayne Jordan and Linda Hale.She had lived in this are most of her life before relocating to Pierceton and living for 8 years.She was a memeber of the Middletown Community...

Stephen Michael Shipley

Stephen Michael Shipley

Apr 7, 2012

Daleville...Stephen Michael Shipley,66, resident of Daleville, passed away Saturday afternoon at his residence.He was born in Anderson, October 24, 1945, the son of Vernon and Maxine D. Michaels Shipley.He retired from Delco Remy, General Motors after 39 1/2 years of service.He was a 1965 graduate of Anderson High School and was a US Army and National Guard veteran.He was a...

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