Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas

Summer Chenoweth
Sep 9, 2015
Summer Chenoweth, 17, passed away Sept. 9, 2015.
Summer was born Sept. 23, 1997, in Anderson. She was a junior at Anderson High School where she had many friends. She enjoyed creating beautiful ceramics in her favorite class.
She is survived by her mother, Candy Chenoweth; sister, Winter Chenoweth and niece Aleyah; grandparents, Clyde Jr. and Patsy Chenoweth;...

Darlene F. Townsend
Sep 8, 2015
Darlene F. Townsend, 86, of Anderson, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after a brief illness.
She was born in Kalamazoo, MI on May 14, 1929 to the late Albert and Ellen (Gray) Kenyon and has lived in the area most of her adult life.
Darlene was a very active member of Main Street...
Tobitha June Mcdole
Sep 3, 2015
Tobitha June "Toby" McDole, 79, Greenfield, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield following a brief illness. She was born on October 21, 1935, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Willard and Tobitha Jane (Oakerson) Barrett. Toby was a member of the New Life Christian Fellowship in Fortville and the Red Hat Society. She is survived by...

Garland E. Scott
Sep 1, 2015
Garland E. Scott, 85, Anderson, passed away September 1, 2015 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born March 7, 1930, in Lillydale, TN, the son of the late Raymon and Ida (Stanford) Scott, he move to Anderson in 1948 and married Elizabeth Robinett on July 21, 1950. He retired from Delco-Remy in 1986 after...

Dale R. Cook
Sep 1, 2015
Dale R. “Cookie” Cook, Sr., passed from earth to his heavenly home on Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
He was born on December 20, 1939 to the late Chester E. and Helen (Keene) Cook in Grant County, Indiana.
Dale was a semi-truck driver for many years, driving for E.M. Transfer of Muncie, McLain Trucking and Roadway Express. He was a member...
Adeline Smith
Aug 30, 2015
Adeline (Baka) Smith, 87, Cookeville, TN, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 30, 2015, at home. She was born on April 4, 1928, in Crenshaw, Pennsylvania to John and Anna (Pisarchick) Baka. Adeline retired in 1983 from the former Brookside Corporation in McCordsville after over 30 years of employment. She had also worked at Pugh's Florist in Crossville, TN for several...

Dolly Davis
Aug 29, 2015
Dolly Davis, 91, of Anderson, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services after an extended illness.
She was born in Anderson on March 4, 1924 to the late Cleo and Ruth (Shrout) Davis and has lived in Anderson her entire life.
Dolly retired from the City of Anderson Transportation System where she worked as an auditor. She...
Joseph Charles Ambrose
Aug 29, 2015
Joseph Charles Ambrose, age 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, peacefully passed away Saturday, August 29. With his absence he will be missed, but sorrow gives way to joy in the knowledge that he will be reunited with Donna, his bride of 67 years, his granddaughter Dana Ambrose, and all the other loving family members and friends, already waiting...

Elsa D. Allison
Aug 26, 2015
Elsa D. Allison, 86, joined the Heavenly choir August 26, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, George K. Allison of Anderson and her daughters, Susan C. Welty (husband Mark) of Broken Arrow, OK and Jennifer of San Francisco, CA. She is also survived by her grandchildren Emily (Welty) Pastrana, Allison (Welty) Aguilar and Andrew D. Welty...
L. Kevin Stiles
Aug 22, 2015
L. Kevin Stiles, 49, Noblesville, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015. He was born on January 8, 1966, in Witchita, Kansas to Larry and Kay (Baker) Stiles. Kevin was employed as a mechanical maintenance supervisor for Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation. He was a member of the Lapel Masonic Lodge No. 625. He is survived by his wife of 20 years,...

Christopher L. Holland
Aug 21, 2015
Christopher L. “Chris” Holland, 54, of Anderson, went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family, on August 21, 2015.
He was born January 1, 1961, in Anderson, the son of Melvin Holland and Jacqueline “Sparks” Brown, and was a lifelong Anderson Resident.
He was an avid hunter, fisherman, golfer and major wrestling fan. He loved to spend hours...

Lois Gordon
Aug 19, 2015
Lois D. Gordon, 92, of New Haven and formerly of Anderson, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at her residence after a brief illness.
She was born on March 18, 1923 to the late Floyd and Mabel (Smith) Ditteon in Columbia City. She lived most of her life in Anderson moving to New Haven in 2006 to live with her...

Danny Swan
Aug 19, 2015
Danny “Joe” Swan, 63, of Anderson, passed away August 19, 2015. He was the son of Tony and Gaye (Maxey) Swan and was a lifelong Anderson resident. He retired from General Motors after 34 years of service. He was a singing cowboy with no horse. His love for others was only outshined by his love of God. He moved through...

Albert Mills Jr.
Aug 18, 2015
Albert Mills, Jr., 80, passed away Tuesday, August 18, after a brief illness.
He was born August 10, 1935, in Sullivan County to the late Albert & Mildred (Wallisa) Mills. He graduated from Hymera High School in 1953
Albert was a veteran of the US Marine Corps and was a Navy SEAL instructor. He retired from GM, having worked...

Betty Louise Hubble
Aug 16, 2015
Betty Louise Hubble, 85, of Anderson, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after a brief illness.
She was born in Anderson on March 18, 1930 to the late William, Sr. and Minnie (Elmore) Dickerson and has lived in Anderson most of her life.
Betty retired from Guide Lamp in 1989 after 43 years of...
Fred W. Steffler
Aug 13, 2015
Fred W. Steffler, 85, Anderson, passed away August 13, 2015 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born December 20, 1929 in Anderson and he lived here his entire life. He retired from Recreation Equipment in 1993 after 47 years of employment. Fred enjoyed watching movies in his spare time and going to the...

William D. Goodson
Aug 7, 2015
William D. Goodson, 68, of Anderson, passed away August 7, 2015, at his residence following an extended illness.
He was born January 2, 1947, in Sparta, Tenn., the son of the late William E. and Mable (Riggs) Goodson. He retired from Rockwool Industries after 28 years of employment and then worked for Pizza King as a delivery driver.
William...
George Felder
Aug 7, 2015
George Felder, 84, of Anderson, passed away August 7, 2015, at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville following an extended illness.
He was born June 13, 1931, in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Isaac and Mary (Derico) Felder.
George was an US Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from the Army Reserves. He worked for the former Emge Packing...

Elmer A. Collins
Aug 6, 2015
Elmer A. Collins, 87, of Wilkinson, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his residence.

Mary L. Bryan
Aug 4, 2015
Mary L. Bryan, 75, of Knightstown, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Kindred Transitional Care in Greenfield.