Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Sherida A. Sutton
Oct 31, 2011
Sherida A. Sutton age 61 a resident of Shirley passed away Monday morning October 31, 2011 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.

Thelma A. Rector
Oct 30, 2011
Thelma A. Rector age 93 years, a resident of Pendleton, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Rawlins House in Pendleton.
Celia P. Whisler
Oct 29, 2011
Celia Whisler age 87 years, a resident of Shirley, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.
Evelyn E. Coahran
Oct 29, 2011
Evelyn E. (Jones) Coahran, 75, Anderson, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Saint Vincent Heart Hospital in Carmel following a brief illness. She was born on December 26, 1935, in Effingham, Illinois to Clinton and Nina (Babbs) Jones. She graduated from Effingham High School. Evelyn enjoyed cooking and devoted her life to taking care of others. She is survived...
Mary Z. Lee
Oct 26, 2011
Mary Z. Lee, 87, of Pendleton, passed away October 26, 2011 at Rawlins House after an extended illness. She was born February 11, 1924 in Barnhill, IL, the daughter of George and Edith Edna (Ewing) Robinson. She lived in Peru until moving to Pendleton in 2009 and was a homemaker. She was a…
Myron C. “Teet” Snyder
Oct 26, 2011
Myron C. "Teet" Snyder, 87, Lapel, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Community Hospital of Anderson following an extended illness. He was born on May 21, 1924, in Lapel, Indiana to William and Leta (Miller) Snyder. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1942 and attended Anderson Business College. He was a WWII veteran of the U. S. Army...
Edna V. Chadwick
Oct 25, 2011
Edna V. Chadwick age 90, a resident of Shirley, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle.
Betty J. Adams
Oct 24, 2011
Betty J. Adams, 82, of Anderson, passed away October 24, 2011 at her daughters residence in Portland after an extended illness. She was born December 10, 1928 in Madison County, the daughter of Grover and Nellie (Riddlin) Johnson. She lived most of her life in Anderson and retired from St….
Carol W. Patterson
Oct 24, 2011
Carol W. Patterson, 65, Anderson, died October 24, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after a long battle with heart disease. She was born in Curtisville, IN on March 13, 1946 to Elva “Judd” and Edith Isbell. Carol married her soul mate and best friend, Richard Patterson on Augus…
James T. Butcher Jr.
Oct 23, 2011
James T. Butcher Jr. age 63 of Fortville, In. passed away Saturday evening, October 22, 2011 at Anderson Speedway in Anderson.
Pauline Ramona Osborne
Oct 23, 2011
Pauline Ramona Osborne, 82, of Anderson passed away October 23, 2011 at Community Hospital. She went to be with her Lord and Savior and to be re-united with her Mother, Father and Brother. Pauline was a member of the former Jackson Park Church of God. She was born August 5, 1929 to Albert …
Forrest E. Johnson
Oct 22, 2011
Forrest E. Johnson, 88, of Anderson, passed away October 22, 2011 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born April 23, 1923 in Anderson, the son of Chas. Everett and Nettie (Cook) Johnson. He married the love of his life Betty (Brown) Johnson on Aug. 17, 1969. Forrest retired …
Rick A. Hammer
Oct 20, 2011
Rick A. Hammer, age 59 years, of Hudson, Indiana and a former resident of Shirley, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 in Fort Wayne.
Orabelle Giddings
Oct 20, 2011
Orabelle Giddings, 71, Arcadia, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011, at her home following an extended illness. She was born on July 22, 1940, in Muncie, Indiana to Ralph and Mary (Sylvester) Wells. Orabelle had been an Avon Lady for many years. She was a member of the White River Christian Church in Noblesville. She enjoyed gardening on a major...
Michael L. Wisner
Oct 19, 2011
Michael L. Wisner, 54, of Anderson, passed away October 19, 2011 at Community Hospital after an extended illness. He was born January 6, 1957 in Anderson and lived in Anderson all of his life. He had worked for Dello Trucking Company and had been baptized in the Anderson Church of the Bret…
Marion Koons
Oct 19, 2011
Marion Koons, 83, of Anderson, passed away October 19, 2011 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus after an extended illness. He was born December 27, 1927 in Patriot, IN and had lived in Anderson since 1950. He retired in 1982 from Delco Remy after 32 years as Plant 17 superintendent. He served …
Mary Louise Behrens
Oct 19, 2011
Mary L. Behrens, 91, Anderson, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at her home. She was born on November 30, 1919, in Anderson, Indiana to Theodore and Minnie (Gale) Cook. She graduated from Anderson High School in 1938. Mary had operated Behrens Happy Hens with her husband and sold eggs to local grocerys for many years. She was well known...
Percy G. Reynolds
Oct 17, 2011
Percy G.Reynolds, age 83 of Wilkinson, IN. went home to be with his Lord, Monday morning, October 17, 2011.
Lloyd M. Mikesell
Oct 17, 2011
Lloyd M. “Mike” Mikesell, 87, Anderson, passed away October 17, 2011 at St. John’s Medical Center. He was born May 14, 1924 in Westfield, the son of Milford and Dessie (Burroughs) Mikesell. He moved to Anderson in the late 1940’s and worked 40 years for Delco-Remy, retiring in 1982. Mi…
Beatrice Shipley
Oct 17, 2011
Beatrice Shipley, 77, of Anderson, passed away October 17, 2011 at Community Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness. She was born August 12, 1934 in Anderson, the daughter of James Oscar and Hazel (Whetsel) Shipley, and was a lifelong Anderson resident. She is survived by her son, …