Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas

Forest “Milton” Carwile

Forest “Milton” Carwile

Oct 9, 2016

Forest “Milton” Carwile, 88, of Anderson passed away October 9, 2016 at Providence Healthcare. He was born June 2, 1928 in Anderson to Jacob and Eva Carwile. He graduated from Anderson High School and was a lifelong Anderson resident. He was owner of Anderson Rent A Trailer and was a dealer for Pure Oil. He then retired from Guide Lamp...

Ms. Marilyn Jean Tracy

Ms. Marilyn Jean Tracy

Oct 9, 2016

Marilyn Jean Tracy, 78, passed away peacefully, Sunday, October 9, 2016, at her Anderson residence. She was born April 30, 1938, in Anderson. Marilyn attended Cardinal Stritch University, where she excelled in her major of Psychology. Marilyn enjoyed traveling through Europe and Mexico. She was a ceramic artist who exhibited her ceramics in many art shows throughout the country. She...

Kelly Salyer

Kelly Salyer

Oct 8, 2016

Kelly Salyer, age 87, of Anderson, passed away October 8, 2016 at Rawlins House after an extended illness. He was born March 19, 1929 in Magoffin County, KY, the son of the late Roland and Della (Rowe) Salyer. He married Cora Donathan on June 18, 1955 and together they raised their family. He served in the Navy during World War...

Brian Phillip Selzer

Brian Phillip Selzer

Oct 8, 2016

Brian Phillip Selzer, 57 of Lapel, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief battle with leukemia. Brian Phillip Selzer was born on May 23, 1959, in Titusville, Florida, to Christian William and Betty Jean (Lochner) Selzer. He graduated from Seneca High School, Louisville, Kentucky in 1976 and attended United Technology Institute. He...

Ethel Baxter Snyder

Ethel Baxter Snyder

Oct 5, 2016

Ethel (Baxter) Snyder, 98, of Ingalls, Indiana passed away October 5, 2016 at her home.She was born July 30, 1918 in Cosby, Tennessee to the late Pless and Tishie (McGaha) Baxter.Ethel retired from General Motors in Anderson, Indiana in 1974 after 17 years service.She was a member of AMVETS Post Auxiliary 26 and American Legion Post Auxiliary 117 both in...

Jewelle A. “Abby” Jewell

Jewelle A. “Abby” Jewell

Oct 4, 2016

Jewelle A. “Abby” Jewell, 94, passed away October 4, 2016, at Hancock Regional Hospital, Greenfield. She was born April 28, 1922 in Grant City, the daughter of the late Frank and Sarah (Johns) Sheets. Abby worked in manufacturing for a number of years, first at Western Electric and then retiring from Brookside. She was a member of New Hope Trinity...

Jim Clutinger

Jim Clutinger

Oct 1, 2016

Jim Clutinger, 73 of Greenfield, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.

Mr. Tommy G. Brandom

Mr. Tommy G. Brandom

Oct 1, 2016

Tommy G. Brandom, 90, of Pendleton, passed away at Community Hospital Anderson. He was born July 27, 1926, in Fortville, to the late John D. & Mary Mable (Greer) Brandom. Tommy graduated from Fortville High School in 1944. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He then went on to retire from Allisons after 42 years. Tommy was a...

Ms. Mary Catherine Harding

Ms. Mary Catherine Harding

Oct 1, 2016

Mary C. Harding, 85, Anderson, passed away October 1, 2016 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital She was born July 31, 1931, in Middletown, Ohio, to the late Cain E. & Ella Rachel (Farmer) Kinser. She graduated from Monroe High School in Monroe, Ohio and also Anderson College. She received her Masters Degree from Ball State University. Mary retired after...

Linda Hester

Linda Hester

Sep 29, 2016

– Linda Hester, 65, of Anderson, passed into the arms of Jesus, on September 29, 2016, at her home, with her family by her side, following an extended illness. She was born June 9, 1951, in Anderson, to the late Donald Ulery and JoAnn (McMahan) Funk. Linda always had a sincere love for her Lord and her family and she...

Steven Lee Smock

Steven Lee Smock

Sep 29, 2016

Steven Lee (Schildtknecht) Smock, 33 of Anderson, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis as a result of injuries he received by being struck by a falling tree while driving. He was born on August 25, 1983, in Anderson, Indiana, to Carl and Sherri (Stanford) Schildtknecht. Steven graduate from Anderson High School in 2002...

Emma F. Shores

Emma F. Shores

Sep 28, 2016

She was born October 20, 1935 in Shirley, IN., the daughter of Glen W. and Mary Alice (Coon) Meredith.

M. Delores Jones

M. Delores Jones

Sep 27, 2016

Delores Jones, 80, of Anderson, passed away, September 27, 2016, at St Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital. She was born June 20, 1936, in Jeffersonville, the daughter of the late Warren and Eula (Pearson) Keith and always felt blessed to have such wonderful parents. When she was six months old, due to the Ohio River flood of 1937, her family moved...

Mr. Herbert James Hall

Mr. Herbert James Hall

Sep 27, 2016

Herbert James Hall, 83, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at his Pendleton residence. Herb was born June 8, 1933, in Anderson. He graduated from Anderson High School and attended Purdue University. Herb retired from Delco-Remy after 30 years.He is survived by his wife, Pat (McClellan) Hall; brother, Robert Hall; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death...

Opal L. Huffman

Opal L. Huffman

Sep 27, 2016

Opal L. Huffman, 87, of Anderson, received her final reward in the arms of our Heavenly Father on September 26, 2016. She was born August 4th, 1929, in South Bend, the daughter of the late Herbert and Wahneeta (Taylor) Wilson. Raised in Dunkirk, she graduated from Anderson High School. She worked all her life as a successful cosmetologist. She retired...

Phyllis Marilyn Brown

Phyllis Marilyn Brown

Sep 25, 2016

Phyllis Marilyn Brown died peacefully Sunday morning, September 25, 2016 in Orange Park, Florida. Marilyn (her preferred name) and Harold moved to Florida in 1982 to fully enjoy the climate, to travel, work in the yard, research genealogy and spend time with family. Following Harold’s death in 1996, Marilyn continued to travel, involved herself in church activities, and participated in...

Gene F. Jarrett

Gene F. Jarrett

Sep 25, 2016

Gene F. Jarrett, 93, of Carmel, and formerly of Anderson passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Summer Trace in Carmel. He was born April 20, 1923 in Indianapolis to the late Ottice F. and Bertha (Smith) Jarrett. Gene moved to Greenfield at an early age and then to Pendleton in 1929 where he graduated from Pendleton High School. Most...

Anna Barkdull

Anna Barkdull

Sep 24, 2016

Bozeman, MT – Anna Barkdull formerly of Pendleton, 75, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016. Anna was born December 12, 1940 in Anderson, the daughter of the late Harold and Laura May (Boston) Stephenson. She lived in Pendleton her entire life until last year when she moved to Bozeman, MT. She was a member of New Day Baptist Church in...

Ollie Lee Boaz

Ollie Lee Boaz

Sep 23, 2016

Ollie Lee Combs Boaz, 86, Markleville, Indiana died on September 23, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Anderson, Indiana. She was born on January 3, 1930 in Vest, Kentucky to the late Madison and Delilah (Fugate) Combs.

Earl R. Perkins

Earl R. Perkins

Sep 22, 2016

Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. Isaiah 40:31 Today Earl found renewed strength and entered into his eternal home. Born March 1, 1932 to Earl S. and Nellie M. (Brown) Perkins in Anderson,...