Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Norma Jean Smith

Norma Jean Smith

Aug 29, 2012

Middleown...Norma Jean (Little) Smith, 86, resident of Middletown, passed away at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson Wednesday evening.She was born in Elwood, Indiana, July 25, 1926, the daughter of George and Mable Warner Little.She attended Wendle Wilkie High School in Elwood and worked for many years at Pinrod Corporation.She has lived in Middletown since 1960.Survivors are her husband: Howard...

Tony V. Moore

Tony V. Moore

Aug 26, 2012

Anderson...Tony V. Moore, 54, resident of Andeson, passed away Sunday evening at his home after an extended illness.He was born in Muncie, October 23, 1957, the son of William D. and Donna Lois Jones Moore.he was a 1975 graduate of Frankton High School and was self employed as a Claims Investigator.He had lived in Anderson area his entire life and...

Lois Faye Hiday

Lois Faye Hiday

Aug 22, 2012

Middletown...Lois Faye Hiday, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born June 24, 1929 in Anderson, IN, the daughter of Roy and Inez Loreen Huntington Layton.She had worked for Rolling Hills Nursing Home as a Nurses Aid for several years.She was a member of the Rebecca Lodge and the VFW Auxillary.She had...

Raymond Edward Soales

Raymond Edward Soales

Aug 19, 2012

Daleville...Raymond Edward Soales, 82. resident of Daleville, passed away Sunday morning at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Middletown, Ohio, June 15, 1930 the son of Ora and Ruth Marie Hancock Soales.He worked as a supervisor of Plant 18, General Motors for 36 years and was a US Army and Navy Veteran.He was a veteran of the...

Annabelle C. Bowers

Annabelle C. Bowers

Aug 19, 2012

Sun City Center, FL....Annabelle Campbell Bowers 91, passed away peacefully, following a brief illness, on August 19, 2012 in Sun City Center, FL. Born in Auburn, IN she graduated from high school in Butler, IN, then received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Indiana Central College. She was the widow of USAF Colonel Charles J. Bowers of Cadiz, IN, to...

Jane (Poor) Eakes

Jane (Poor) Eakes

Aug 16, 2012

Anderson....Jane (Poor) Eakes, 77, resident of Anderson, passed away unexpectedly at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis Thursday morning.She was born in Anderson, January 31, 1935, the son of Clyde Harold and Gladys Ballard Poor.She was a graduate of Anderson High School and worked for over forty years as an abstractor with Rowland Title Company.She was a member of the Sixth...

Helen V. Brown

Helen V. Brown

Aug 15, 2012

Daleville....Helen V. Brown, 86, resident of Daleville, passed away August 15, 2012 at her residence.She was born in Madison County, February 14, 1926, the daughter of Lundy and Cecile Hanger Stohler.She was a 1945 graduate of Markleville High School and retired from Owens Illinois where she worked in the accounting department.She was a member of the Delco Remy Fellowship and...

Wayne Arlin Huff

Wayne Arlin Huff

Aug 9, 2012

Wayne Arlin Huff,71 a former resident of Anderson and Middletown, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the St. John's Medical Center following an extended illness.He was born in Anderson on January 30, 1941 and was the son of Clarence Adrian Huff and Grace Iva (King) Huff.He was an industrial engineer and was employed by Nicholson file. He then...

Jace A. Zook

Jace A. Zook

Aug 8, 2012

Jace A. Zook, 17 a resident of Anderson, died on August 8, 2012 at St Johns Medical Center after a sudden illness.He was born in Lander Wyoming on February 17, 1995 and was the son of Tony and Lisa (Manasco) Zook.He is survived by his mother Lisa Manasco of Kokomo and his father Tony Zook of Logan, Utah. Also surviving...

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...