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Jason Todd Shipley

Jason Todd Shipley

Oct 6, 2007

Chesterfield...Jason Todd Shipley, 34, resident of Chesterfield, passed away Saturday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Anderson, January 24, 1973, the son of Charles V. and Donna Rae McMillen Shipley.He attended Highland High School.Besides his parents, he is survived by two children: Noah of Muncie and Haley Franklin of Gary, TX, 2 sisters Terry (Ricky) McNally of...

Dorothy Dickey Bruce

Dorothy Dickey Bruce

Oct 4, 2007

Middletown...Dorothy Dickey Bruce, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Thursday morning at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was born in Champaign, Ill, April 27, 1915 the daughter of Charles A. and Katherine Keas Dickey.She was appointed Clerk-Treasurer for the Town of Middletown and served from 1969 to 1979.She was elected a member of the Town Council from 1984...

Anna Mae Esary

Anna Mae Esary

Sep 17, 2007

Anderson...Anna Mae Esary, 85, resident of Anderson, passed away at the residence of her daughter September 17, 2007 after an extended illness.She was born in Puxico, MO, May 20, 1922, the daughter of Douglas and Frona Sifford Barnfield.She had worked for many years as a clerk at St. Mary's Hospital in East St. Louis.She moved to Anderson in 2006 and...

Kahlil Hamilton Horne

Kahlil Hamilton Horne

Sep 7, 2007

Castleton...Kahlil Hamilton Horne, infant son of Erikk Patrick Horne and Julie Marie Hamilton of Castleton, died at birth September 7, 2007 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He is survived by his brother: Cristian Horne of Indianapolis, Paternal grandparents: Jacquelyn Brown and Victor Horne Sr. of Indianapolis, Maternal grandparents: Forrest (A.J.) and Jan Hamilton of Middletown, Maternal great granparents: Forrest...

Charles J. Whitworth

Charles J. Whitworth

Sep 2, 2007

Middletown...Charles J. Whitworth, 87, resident of rural Middletown, passed away late Sunday evening at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Jefferson Township, December 19, 1919, the son of Charles and Nellie Pierce Whitworth.He had owned an operated Whitworth Auto Body for many years and had worked for the former Red Allen Chevrolet and Sanders Motors in Sulphur...

Frederick Lee Keesling

Frederick Lee Keesling

Aug 29, 2007

Middletown...Frederick Lee ""Tony"" Keesling, 82, resident of Middletown, passed away early Wednesday morning at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis.He was born in Markleville, March 26, 1925, the son of Russell and Ruth Williams Keesling.He was a 1942 graduate of Markleville High School and was self employed most of his life as an auto mechanic at Keesling and Sons Service in...

Marianne Dunfee Brown

Marianne Dunfee Brown

Aug 26, 2007

Muncie...Marianne Dunfee Brown, 73, resident of Muncie, passed away at her home in Muncie on Sunday morning.She was born in Grant City, Missouri, the daughter of Arch C. and Bernice Prugh Dunfee.She was a graduate of Grant City High School (MO) in 1951 and received her BA in English from University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 1970 and her MA in English...

William Michael Gritzmacher

William Michael Gritzmacher

Aug 25, 2007

Indianapolis...William Michael Gritzmacher, 63, resident of Indianapolis, passed away at his residence unexpectedly.He was born in Indianapolis, November 7, 1943.He was a Vietnam veteran of the US Army and worked for 25 years at Switzer Corp.Survivors include his wife: Barbara of Indianapolis and children: Sonja and Rebecca L (Charles) . Fletcher of Middletown, 1 grandchild: Ashley Fletcher of Indianapolis.There will...

Marshall Joseph Brown

Marshall Joseph Brown

Aug 8, 2007

Yorktown...Marshall Joseph Brown, 52, resident of Yorktown, passed away August 8, 2007 at Ball Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.He was born in Anderson, April 10, 1955, the son of William A. and Lois L. Losey Brown.He retired from Guide of General Motors in 2007 where he had been a machinist and Committeeman.He was a 1973 graduate of Yorktown High...

Lena Gibson

Lena Gibson

Aug 4, 2007

Sulphur Springs...Lena Gibson, 89, former resident of the Middletown/Sulphur Springs communities, passed away August 4, 2007 at Brookside Manor in Muncie.She was born in Tennessee, May 27, 1918, the daughter of W.O. and Leona Poore.Survivors include sisters: Minnie Hatfield of Gas City, Maggie Cross of Greenfield and Ida Barber of Cadiz, sister-in-law: Edna Poore of Sulphur Springs.She was preceded in...

Dale Ray Bertram

Dale Ray Bertram

Aug 4, 2007

Daleville...Dale Ray ""Tex"" Bertram, 59, resident of the Daleville/Chesterfield area, passed away Saturday in Kentucky, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.He was born in New Castle, IN February 13, 1948, the son of Donald O. and Thelma New Bertram.He was a 1966 graduate of Middletown High School and retired from Delco Remy in 1999 after 30 years of service.Besides...

Bryan Dean Boys

Bryan Dean Boys

Aug 3, 2007

Middletown....Bryan Dean Abraham Boys, 46, resident of Middletown, passed away August 3, 2007 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson unexpectedly.He was born in Noblesville, January 30, 1961, the son of Leon and Mary ""Holly"" Helen Wilson Boys.He was a 1979 graduate of Shenandoah High School and had worked as Men's Wear Manager in K-Mart for 16 years.He lived in...

Martha Eloise Hodson

Martha Eloise Hodson

Jul 31, 2007

Markleville...Martha Eloise Smith Hodson, 83, loving and devoted mother and grandmother and resident of Markleville, passed away peacefully at her home on July 31, 2007 surrounded by her family.She was born in Middletown January 21, 1924 in Middletown, the daughter of Thomas and Elsie Lovett Smith.She was a 1942 graduate of Middletown High School and a member of the Order...

Bula May Garrett

Bula May Garrett

Jul 15, 2007

Sulphur Springs...Bula May (Harter) Garrett, 102, lifetime resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away Sunday evening in New Castle.She was born in Henry County, January 20, 1905, the daughter of George and Dora Cory Harter.She had been a homemaker and was a private duty nurse for many years.She was preceded in death by her husband: Pliny ""Doc"" Barnard Garrett in 1964,...

James W. Kennedy

James W. Kennedy

Jul 14, 2007

Middletown...James W. Kennedy, 91, of rural Middletown, passed away on July 14, 2007 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson. He was born to Charley and Mary (Funkhouser) Kennedy on March 16, 1916 just north of Sulphur Springs in Henry County and had lived within a few miles of there his whole life. He attended Honey Creek and Sulphur Springs...

Diana Larayne Harney

Diana Larayne Harney

Jul 10, 2007

Anderson...Diana Harney said her last good-byes and departed this life on July 10, 2007, in the serenity of her garden with the sun rise. She was born August 5, 1945 and was a life long resident of Anderson. She shared her life with her husband, Doug, of 43 years.She worked as a pre-school teacher at Mrs Hanna's in Middletown, IN,...

Fred Leo Norris

Fred Leo Norris

Jul 9, 2007

Anderson...Fred Leo Norris, 77, resident of Anderson passed away Monday morning at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Fentress County, TN, January 17, 1930, the son of Fred Leo and Donna Clayborne Norris.He retired from Guide Division in Anderson after 28 years and also worked as a utilityman at Big R in Anderson.He was a US Army Veteran of...

Effie Mae Huser

Effie Mae Huser

Jul 5, 2007

EFFIE MAE 'JUDY' HUSER, 80, a former resident of Middletown, died July 5, at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Middletown following an extended illness. She was born in Overton County Tennessee and was the daughter of Ed Sells and Cora (Coffie) Sells. She was a homemaker and attended Anderson High School. She was a member of the Middletown Baptist...

Mary Alice Johnson

Mary Alice Johnson

Jun 29, 2007

Middletown..Mary Alice (Forbes) Johnson,98 passed away at the Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown following an extended illness. She was born in Nashville Tennessee on September 27, 1908 and was the daughter of Harry O. Forbes and Myrtle F Woodward. She graduated from Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1926 and attended Indiana State University for one...

Roberta L. Ritchie

Roberta L. Ritchie

Jun 22, 2007

Parker City...Roberta L. Ritchie, 97, former resident of Middletown, passed away at Parker City Healthcare in Parker City June 22, 2007.She was born in Gaston, IN, May 12, 1910, the daughter of Lawrence and Emetta Rector Thornburg.She had lived at Raintree Square in New Castle and was a graduate of Glendale High School, Glendale, CA and Muncie Business College. She...

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