Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Harold D. Clidence
Oct 26, 2011
Anderson...Harold D. Clidence, 95, resident of Primrose Adult Living Center, passed away early Wednesday morning at his residence.He was born in Clinton County, May 27, 1916, the son of Homer asnd Mabel Louks Clidence.He was a graduate of Sugar Creek School and was former owner of Twin Gables Restaurant in Frankfort.He was also a mayoral candidate for the city of...
Mary Edith Ayres
Oct 25, 2011
New Castle...Mary Edith Ayres, resident of Hickory Creek Nursing Care, passed away October 25, 2011, after an extended illness.She had been a resident of Middletown and graduated from Middletown High School and Ball State University.She was a member of the Sixth Street Christian Church of Middletown and had worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson and also at the Unitarian Universalist...
Carl Duane Shook
Oct 25, 2011
New Castle...Carl Duane ""Barney"" Shook, 61, resident of New Castle, passed away Tuesday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Richmond, June 28, 1950, the son of William A. and Wilma Louise Shook.He was a 1969 graduate of Hagerstown High School and worked as Maintenance Superintendant for Shenandoah Schools for many years.He retired from Dana Corporation and was...
Donna Jean Good
Oct 19, 2011
Middletown...Donna Jean (St. John) Good, 81, of Middletown, passed away Wednesday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Muncie, January 20, 1930, the daughter of Frank and Mildred Davis St. John.She was a 1947 graduate of Muncie Burris High School and retired from State Farm Agency in MiddletownShe moved to Middletown in 1973 and was a member...
Juanita M. Hoppes
Oct 18, 2011
Anderson...Juanita M. Hoppes, 86, resident of Anderson, passed away at Community Hospital in Anderson on October 18. 2011.She was born in Indiana, August 13, 1925, the daughter of Wayne and Mary Fern (Inman) Crull.She married Paul H. Hoppes on June 24, 1944 and moved to California while Paul was in the Navy.She was one of ""Rosie the Riverters"" during the...
Joyce Ann Ambs
Oct 12, 2011
Springfield, OH...Joyce Ann (Chapman) Ambs, 75 of Springfield, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in her loving home. She was born the daughter of Rufus Lowell and Thelma (Brown) Chapman, whom both preceded her in death, on February 27, 1936 in Sulphur Springs, Indiana. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years: Phillip Ambs, her...
Michael Lee Culp
Oct 11, 2011
New Castle...Michael Culp, resident of rural New Castle, passed away Tuesday morning at his residence.He was born in Anderson, September 22, 1960, the son of John Wilson Culp and Melanie Ann Tillet Davis. He was a 1979 graduate of Shenandoah High School.He worked for 16 years at Reflectix, INC in Markleville.He had lived many years in Anderson before moving to...
Connie Lou Haynes
Oct 8, 2011
Middletown...Connie Lou Haynes, 67, resident of Middletown, passed away October 8, 2011 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson following an extended illness.She was born December 14, 1943, the daughter of Robert C. and Laura Mae (Hensley) Hanna, who preceded her in death.She was a lifelong resident of Middletown and was a homemaker and bookkeeper for the family business she...
Marcia D. Robinson
Oct 4, 2011
Bedford...Marcia D. Robinson, 79, resident of Bedford, IN, passed away at St. Vincent Dunn Hospital in Bedford on October 4, 2011.She was born in Hagerstown, Indiana the daughter of Everett and Mary Cross Davisson.She was a graduate of Hagerstown High School.She retired from K-Mart after 20 years of service.Survivors are her husband: John Norman of Bedford, 1 daughter: Dixie Clark...
Mary Jane Myers
Oct 2, 2011
Middletown...Mary Jane (Jones) Myers, 84, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday morning at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Monon, Indiana, March 23, 1927, the daughter of Rufus R. and Louise Martin Jones.She was a 1944 graduate of Middletown High School and retired in 1962 from the Anderson Herald Advertising department. after 17 years.She was a member...
James M. Hilligoss, Sr
Sep 30, 2011
Middletown...James M. Hilligoss, Sr, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday morning at his residence.He was born in Anderson, May 26, 1928, the son of Orville L. and Mary Louise Hudson Hilligoss.He retired in 1981 from General Motors Delco Remy working in the tool room for 18 years.He was a veteran of WW 2 serving in the US Army in...
Garret Raymond Cole
Sep 15, 2011
Middletown...Garret Raymond Cole, infant son of Jon Lance and Emily Elizabeth Stone Cole, passed away Thursday evening at birth at St. Johns Medical Center.Beside his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents: Sheila and Larry Cole, maternal grandparents: Linda and Phil Ellis and David and Lisa Stone, maternal great grandparents: Helen Gorman and Ruth and Gene Stone, Uncle and Aunts:...
Kenny Mills
Sep 9, 2011
Kenneth A, Mills, 66, died Friday at his rural northern Henry County home after a tenacious year-long battle against sarcoma cancer. It was his third separate cancer disease. Mr. Mills was born in Muncie on June 8, 1945, to James and Catherine (Hoyer) Mills. His father ran the Muncie city bus company for many years as well as used car...
Henry L. ""Bud"" Moore
Sep 9, 2011
Anderson...Henry L. ""Bud"" Moore, 84, resident of Anderson, passed away at Countryside Manor in Anderson on September 8, 2011.He was born in Henry County, December 5, 1926, the son of Lee and Sylvia Ashby Moore.He attended Anderson Schools and retired from Barber Manufacturing.He is survived by four sisters: Idabell Meade of Kansas, Marcella Dwiggins of Pendleton, Cecil Hall of Middletown...
William Robert Sturgeon
Sep 8, 2011
Middletown...William Robert Sturgeon, 82, former Middletown resdient, passed away September 8, 2011 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Anderson, February 20, 1929, the son of James and Iva Hicks Sturgeon.He attended Anderson High School and worled for 46 years at Borg Warner in Muncie, retiring in 1991 as a millright.He was a US Marine corps veteran...
Chase Alan Wray
Sep 7, 2011
Middletown...Chase Alan Wray, 20, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday evening at his home.He was born December 16, 1990 in Muncie, and lived in Middletown his whole life. He went to Shenandoah Schools and graduated from Blue River Valley High School.Growing up, Chase had two very influential grandfathers in his life. Papaw Buddy Wray who saw to it that Chase...
Barbara Ann Kowell
Sep 7, 2011
Chesterfield....Barbara Ann Kowell, resident of Chesterfield, passed away Wednesday at Community Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born March 28, 1939 in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of Orval and Eva May Neal Ambler.She worked at Arts Cleaners in Gardena CA in the early 1970's then at Grandview Cleaners in Wapakenta, OH. She retired from Stoops Express as a...
Lena Mae Clidence
Sep 2, 2011
Chesterfield...Lena Mae (Lewis) Clidence, 92, resident of Chesterfield, past away Friday morning at Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis.She was born in Clinton County, Indiana, May 18, 1919, the daughter of Samuel V. and Mabel A. Strawn Lewis. She was a 1937 graduate of Circleville High School and was a charter member of Trinity Community Church.She loved to croche and knit.She...
Floyd W. Craver
Aug 25, 2011
Middletown...Floyd W. Craver Jr. ""Bud"", 68, passed away at his residence in Middletown, following an extended illness. He was a former resident of Anderson and Shirley before moving to Middletown 12 years ago. He was born in Ashville, North Carolina on June 9,1943, and was the son of Floyd W. Craver Sr. and Virginia (Sadler). He was a graduate of...
Charles Boyd Troxell
Aug 23, 2011
Anderson...Charles Boyd Troxell, 74 a resident of Middletown since 1964, passed away on Tuesday,August 23 at St. John""s Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in New Castle, Indiana on May 26,1937 and was the son of Grover and Lillian ""Rose"" Day Troxell. He graduated from New Castle High School in 1955 and worked in the foundary for General...