Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Cheryl Sue Norris
Jan 18, 2013
Cheryl Sue Norris, 67, Lapel, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, at Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on May 17, 1945, in Anderson, Indiana to Everett and Lorene (Rich) Coverdale. She graduated from Lapel High School in 1963. Sue had worked at the Lapel Branch of the Anderson Public Library for many years....
Hester M. Metzger
Jan 16, 2013
Hester M. Metzger, 85, Lapel, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at her home. She was born on December 13, 1927, in Pitsburg, Ohio to Owen and Susie (Miller) Sides. She graduated from Lapel High School in 1946. She was a member of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church in rural Pendleton. She is survived by her husband of 64...
Dessie Kreegar Givens
Jan 15, 2013
Dessie Kreegar Givens October 16, 1919 – January 15, 2013 Dessie Kreegar Givens, 93, Anderson, passed away January 15, 2013, at Bethany Pointe. Dessie was born on October 16, 1919. She was one of nine children born to William and Louiza Kreegar. She graduated from Anderson High School in …
Spencer B. Carpenter
Jan 15, 2013
Spencer B. Carpenter, 67, Noblesville, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Indianapolis VA Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on August 4, 1945, in Union City, Indiana to Dwight and Elizabeth (Burkett) Carpenter. He graduated from Union City High School in 1963 and he was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Spencer retired...
Maurine E. Bute
Jan 13, 2013
Maurine E. Bute, 99, of Anderson, passed away January 13, 2013 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus after an extended illness. She was born August 28, 1913 in St. James, MN, the daughter of the late Edward and Naemi Erlandson. She lived in St. James until moving to Anderson in 1939. Maurine was…
Robert L. Graham
Jan 12, 2013
Robert L. (Bob) Graham, 90, of Chesterfield, formerly of Anderson, passed away January 12, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born November 17, 1922 in Anderson and resided here all of his life. He attended Anderson Schools. In 1943 he joined the Marine Corp. and was a…
Frank Galliher
Jan 12, 2013
Former Lapel resident, Frank Galliher, 95, Lakeland, Florida, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Palm Terrace Nursing Home in Lakeland. He was born on June 19, 1917, in Paris, Kentucky to Ira and Johnnie Galliher. Frank retired from the former Delco Remy division of General Motors in Anderson after 36 years of employment. He was a member of the...
Pamela E. Merritt
Jan 11, 2013
Pamela E. (Witham) Merritt, 68, Anderson, passed away January 11, 2013, at her residence after a brief illness. She was born March 1, 1944, in Anderson, the daughter of the late Virgil and Betty Jean (Tole) Witham. She lived all of her life in Anderson and graduated from Anderson High Scho…
Paul L. Kemmer
Jan 11, 2013
Paul L. Kemmer, 85, of Anderson, passed away January 11, 2013 at Marion VA Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born June 21, 1927 in Hackelman, IN, the son of the late Donald and Elsie (Stuart) Kemmer. He graduated from Fairmount High School and had lived in Anderson since 1960. P…
Robert G. Keys
Jan 10, 2013
Robert G. Keys, 90, of Anderson, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2013 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus after an extended illness. He was born March 5, 1922 in Anderson, the son of the late Lester G. and Sarah Marie (Parker) Keys. He graduated in 1942 from Anderson High School and live…
Charles Johnson Sr.
Jan 10, 2013
Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Sr., 42, of Anderson, went home to be with his Lord on January 10, 2013. Chuck was born in Indianapolis to Kenneth and Mary Francis Johnson. He was raised in Anderson, where he attended Madison Heights High School. On July 4th, 1990, Chuck married his best friend…
Karon S. Crandall
Jan 9, 2013
Karon (Willis) Crandall passed away unexpectedly on January 9, 2013. She was born in Winchester, Indiana on December 9, 1944, daughter of James and Rosalie (Shockney) Willis. Karon attended high school in Union City and graduated from Ball State with a nursing degree. She worked as an occu…
Joyce A. Hall
Jan 9, 2013
Joyce A. Hall, 80, of Hillsboro, IN, passed away January 9, 2013 at I.U. Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief illness. She was born January 13, 1932 in Anderson, the daughter of the late Chauncey and Mary (Arbogast) Hoppes. She graduated from Anderson High School and liv…
James Bruce Clock
Jan 9, 2013
James (Jim) Bruce Clock 60, of Alexandria, passed away January 9, 2013. He was born in Muncie on February 8, 1952. Jim graduated from Wes Del High School in 1970. He served at Fort Bliss and Okinawa in the United States Army from 1971 to 1973. Jim was the son of the late Frederick and Marg…
Sara Mcdonald
Jan 9, 2013
Sara M. McDonald, 98, Eustis, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares, FL. She was born on June 21, 1914, in Anderson, Indiana to Franklin and Jessie (Haines) Mills. Sara retired in 1970 from the former Delco Remy division of General Motors in Anderson after 39 years of employment. She was a member of the...
Mildred Yvonne Louderback
Jan 7, 2013
Mildred Yvonne Louderback, 90, of Anderson, passed away January 7, 2013 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after an extended illness. She was born February 22, 1922 in Jackson County, IN, the daughter of the late Ralph and Elsie (Gilbert) Henderson. She graduated from Anderson High …
Peggy A. Merrill
Jan 6, 2013
Peggy A. Merrill, 70, of Anderson, passed away January 6, 2013 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after an extended illness. She was born March 21, 1942 in Wilder, TN and was a lifelong Anderson resident. She retired from the Center for Mental Health, was a member of VFW Ladies Auxi…
Lena Louise Wyant
Jan 6, 2013
Lena Louise Wyant, 100, Lapel, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief illness. She was born on July 4, 1912, in Madison County, Indiana to Ray and Edna (Harless) McClintock. She graduated from Lapel High School in 1930. Lena retired in 1979 from the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Army Finance Center in Indianapolis...
Beverly J. Downey
Jan 5, 2013
Beverly J. Downey, 80, of Anderson, passed away January 5, 2013 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after an extended illness. She was born July 28, 1932 in Anderson, the daughter of Kenneth and LaVonn (VanDyke) Horton. She was a lifelong Anderson resident and was a homemaker. Beverl…
Daryl Kent Fogleman
Jan 5, 2013
Daryl Kent Fogleman, age 62 of Greenfield passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital.