Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Howard Reddington, Jr

Howard Reddington, Jr

Feb 22, 2008

Middletown...Howard Reddington, Jr. 86, resident of Middletown, passed away February 22, 2008 at his residence.He was born June 19, 1921 in Henry County, the son of Howard F. and Gertrude (Good) Reddington.Howard was a 1939 graduate of Middletown High School and a graduate of General Motors Institute.He was a US Army veteran serving in WW 2 in Germany in the...

Jeffrey Owen Brinson

Jeffrey Owen Brinson

Feb 16, 2008

Anderson...Jeffrey Owen Brinson, 43, resident of Anderson, passed away Saturday at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Anderson, October 21, 1964, the son of Terry Delbert and Betty Lynne Henderson Griffith.He had worked for Marsh Supermarkets and was US Army veteran.He was a 1982 graduate of Anderson High School.Survivors include his mother and step father: Betty and Richard Griffith...

Carol Ann Mccormick

Carol Ann Mccormick

Feb 15, 2008

San Antonio, TX...Carol Ann McCormick went to be with her Lord and Savior, February 15, 2008, at the age of 58. She was best friend and wife of James J. Durlak.After a long struggle with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and after an unsuccessful trail to receive a lung transplant, Ann was called Home to rest.To all who knew Ann, her passions...

Tim Manuel Norris

Tim Manuel Norris

Feb 14, 2008

Middletown...Tim Manuel Norris, 48, resident of Middletown, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning at Henry County Memorial Hospital.He was born in New Castle, December 20, 1959, the son of Joseph and Judith A. Norris (Replogle) Crockett.He was a 1978 graduate of Shenandoah High School and owner and operator of Norris Farms.He was Board President of Farmers Elevator in Oakville.He was preceded...

Fred Bedwell

Fred Bedwell

Feb 13, 2008

Anderson...Fred Bedwell, 85, resident of Bloomington and former resident of Anderson, passed away Wednesday morning at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Dugger, IN May 15, 1922, the son of John and Vonda Sparks Bedwell.He had worker for many years in sales at Singer Sewing Machine and R. W. Stewart Landscape.He was veteran of the US Army...

Chloie M. Manger

Chloie M. Manger

Feb 12, 2008

Muncie...Chloie M. (Shirey) Manger, 92, died Tuesday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.She was born August 8, 1915, the daughter of James and Adah Harvey.She graduated from Fayetteville High School and lived in the Bedford area until her marriage in 1940.She lived in Daleville until 1988 when she moved to Anderson.Mrs. Manger was a homemaker and worked in retail...

James Arthur Nixon

James Arthur Nixon

Feb 9, 2008

Muncie...James Arthur Nixon, 80, resident of Muncie, passed away Saturday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Progress, IN, November 18, 1927, the son of Orville Jay and Edith Anderson Nixon.He had worked for the Teamsters Union for many years and was a lifelong truck driver.He was a veteran of WW 2 serving in the US Army.Besides...

Martha Jean Ellison

Martha Jean Ellison

Feb 6, 2008

Middletown...Martha Jean (Poffenbarger) Ellison, 81, resident of Middletown, passed away Wednesday evening at Community Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, May 22, 1926, the daughter of John and Retta Jordan Poffenbarger.She attended Middletown High School and retired from Sears and Roebuck Company.She was a member of the Redbud Quilt Guild of Anderson and the Sears Retiree Club.Survivors include her...

James Oscar Mechem, Jr

James Oscar Mechem, Jr

Feb 3, 2008

Anderson....James Oscar Mechem, Jr, 96, former resident of Middletown, passed away February 3, 2008 at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Hillisburg, IN, January 28, 1912, the son of James O. and Jessie June Mechem.He retired from Delco Remy in 1972 serving as Foreman in Plants 3, 11, and 15 and all the warehouses, and lived in Middletown for...

Jacquelyn M. Barkdull

Jacquelyn M. Barkdull

Feb 1, 2008

Daleville...Jacquelyn M. Barkdull, 77, longtime resident of the Daleville/Chesterfield area, passed away February 1, 2008 at ManorCare Healthcare in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, August 17, 1930 the daughter of Leroy and Ruby Hilligoss Seward.She had been a homemaker all her life.Survivors include: 5 children; Frank (Elva) Barkdull and John Barkdull of Daleville, Marlene Clark of Wilmington, DE, Cherryl Davis...

Paul M. Wilson

Paul M. Wilson

Jan 22, 2008

Anderson...Paul M. Wilson, 70, resident of Anderson, passed away January 22, 2008 at Community Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Anderson, September 18, 1937, the son of William and Elsie Bates Wilson.He worked for many years at Stoops Automotive in Anderson and Muncie.He was a veteran of the US Air Force.He was a member of the American Legion of Chesterfield...

Anna Bell Phillips

Anna Bell Phillips

Jan 20, 2008

Middletown...Anna Bell Phillips, 79, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday afternoon at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Decatur, Il, October 4, 1928, the daughter of John William and Rachel Polly Gilispie Allen.She was a member of the Middletown Church of Christ.She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband: Harold Henry Phillips in 1979.Survivors...

Virginia Rose Williams

Virginia Rose Williams

Jan 15, 2008

Middletown...Virginia Rose (Lane) Williams, 83, resident of Middletown, passed away January 15, 2008 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born in Anderson, October 31, 1924, the daughter of Walter W. and Lucille Trace Lane Sr.She had been a homemaker her entire life and a member of the the Fall Creek Christian Church in Pendleton.Survivors...

Ansel Earl Huff

Ansel Earl Huff

Jan 12, 2008

Daleville...Ansel Earl Huff, 63, resident of Daleville passed away January 12, 2008 at the Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis.He was born in Kentucky, May 27, 1944, the son of Lawrence and Bertha Cox Huff. He had retired from Delco Remy in 2000 after 31 years of service.He attended Clark County High School and was a UAW Local 662 member. He...

Paul W. Painter

Paul W. Painter

Jan 7, 2008

Anderson...Paul W. Painter, 99, passed away January 7, 2008 at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Summitville, September 9, 1908, the son of George and Alice Faulkner Painter.He retired in 1976 from Delco Remy where he had worked in tool design.He was a 50 year member of Mechanicsburg Masonic Lodge, American Legion post 127, Amvets, Eagles, Moose...

Robert W. Stewart

Robert W. Stewart

Jan 7, 2008

Daleville...Robert W. (Bob) Stewart, 82, life-long Democratic Party activist and Delaware County office holder, died January 7, 2008 of complications due to Alzheimer's disease at Manor Care in Anderson, IN. He lived in Daleville.Mr. Stewart was born in Daleville in 1925 and remained a lifelong, civically engaged resident of the community. He was a 1943 graduate of Daleville High School...

Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart

Dec 24, 2007

Anderson...Mary E. Stewart, 90, former Daleville resident, passed away Monday at Countryside Manor Healthcare in Anderson.She was born in Daleville, November 10, 1917, the daughter of Archibald and Pearl Pugsley Stewart.She was a 1935 graduate of Daleville High School and was preceded in death by brothers: George, John, William and Claude Stewart as sisters: Margaret Myers, Florence Moore and a...

Nelda Patrica Thomas

Nelda Patrica Thomas

Dec 22, 2007

Pendleton...Nelda Patrica Thomas , 75, resident of Pendleton and longtime resident of Middletown, passed away in Pendleton after a heroic battle with cancer. She was born in Fortville, April 14, 1932, the daughter of Clarence and Grace Mae Harless Pettigre.She attended Anderson College with her daughter Jo Carol and graduated in the spring of 1975 with a degree in Elementary...

Robert Nolan Hicks

Robert Nolan Hicks

Dec 17, 2007

Sulphur Springs...Robert Nolan Hicks, 73, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away Monday evening at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown.He was born in Paris, TN October 9, 1934, the son of Noel J. and Martha L. Coleman Hicks.He had worked at Mylam Express in Paris Tn, for several years as a truck driver.Survivors include his wife: Peggy of Sulphur Springs, 1...

Juanita G. Keesling

Juanita G. Keesling

Dec 14, 2007

Middletown...Juanita G. (Jordan) Keesling, 75, resident of Middletown, passed away Friday evening at Middletown Nursing Center in Middletown after an extended illness.She was born in Knightstown, November 16, 1932, the daughter of Zelpho and Frances Trennepohl Jordan.She attended Middletown High School and the Middletown Church of the Nazarene.She is survived by 1 daughter: Melanie Hale (Jeff) of Middletown, 4 sons:...