Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas

Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy

Mar 1, 2010

Steve Murphy, 59, Greenfield, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born on May 11, 1950, in Burkesville, Kentucky to Clyde and Pauline (Killman) Murphy. Steve was employed by General Devices in Indianapolis for several years. He was a founding member of the Midnight Riders Motorcycle Club He is survived by his...

Mary A. Mcdole

Mary A. Mcdole

Feb 26, 2010

Mary A. McDole, 89, life-long Lapel resident, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, February 26, 2010, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following an extended illness. She was born on June 15, 1920, in Hamilton County, Indiana to Earl and Mary (Winkle) Purkey. Mary retired in 1982 from Community Hospital in Anderson. She was a member of...

Willis Price Benedict

Willis Price Benedict

Feb 20, 2010

Willis Benedict, 81, Anderson, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010, at his residence following a brief illness. He was born on November 28, 1928, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania to Irvin and Minnie (Good) Benedict. Willis retired in 1998 from farming and retired from Frankton-Lapel Community Schools as a bus driver. He was a member of the Old German Baptist Brethren...

Carolyn Lee Johnson

Carolyn Lee Johnson

Feb 11, 2010

Carolyn Lee Johnson, 68 years of age passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at her residence of rural Greenfield, Indiana.

J Robert Bob Hughes

J Robert Bob Hughes

Feb 4, 2010

J. Robert Bob Hughes, 94, Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010, at Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Indianapolis following a brief illness. He was born on December 22, 1915, in Anderson, Indiana to Walter and Blanche (Cleveland) Hughes. He graduated from Anderson High School in 1934. Bob had been an insurance agent for Midwestern United Life. He...

Joseph William Turner, Jr.

Joseph William Turner, Jr.

Feb 2, 2010

Joseph William Turner, Jr., 77, Anderson, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Community Hospital in Anderson following a brief illness. He was born on June 13, 1932, in Anderson, Indiana to Joseph and Golda (Matthews) Turner. Sr. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1950. Joe retired from the former Delco Remy Division of General Motors in Anderson after...

M Valeda Woodward

M Valeda Woodward

Jan 30, 2010

M. Valeda Woodward, 95, Lapel, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010, at her home following a brief illness. She was born on September 14, 1914, in Hancock County, Indiana to Charles and Rosetta (Van Cleave) Bash. She graduated from Westland High School in 1932 where she played the piano for the chorus where she also sang, and participated in many...

Nina L. Barnard

Nina L. Barnard

Jan 22, 2010

Nina Barnard 79 years of age, Wilkinson, Indiana passed away January 22, 2010 at Millers Merry Manor Nursing Home In Middletown, Indiana.

Nathan D. Johnson

Nathan D. Johnson

Jan 21, 2010

Pastor Nathan D. Johnson, 48, Noblesville, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following a brief illness. He was born on January 5, 1962, in Anderson, Indiana to Irvin and Pearl (Kuehlewind) Johnson. He a received a Bachelors Degree from Spurgeon Baptist Bible College in Mulberry, FL. Nathan was serving as Pastor of Prairie Baptist Church...

William K. Vest

William K. Vest

Jan 20, 2010

William K. Vest, 71 years of age of Wilkinson, Indiana passed away Wednesday morning January 20, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness with family by his side.

Hilda J. Hackleman

Hilda J. Hackleman

Jan 16, 2010

Hilda J. Hackleman, 90, Lapel, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, January 16, 2010, at Manor Care in Anderson following a brief illness. She was born on August 20, 1919, in Perkinsville, Indiana to James and Mabel (Lennis) Hatton. She graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1937. Hilda was a member of the Perkinsville Community Church and...

Robert A. Bob Neese

Robert A. Bob Neese

Jan 4, 2010

Robert A. Bob Neese, 59, Frankton, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following a brief illness. He was born on June 7, 1950, in Anderson, Indiana to Marvin and Norma (Busby) Neese. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1968. Bob retired in 1999 from the former Guide Division of General Motors in Anderson. He...

Shannon Harold Baer

Shannon Harold Baer

Dec 29, 2009

Shannon H. Baer, 60 years of age of Anderson, Indiana passed away Tuesday December 29, 2009 at his residence.

Dale Maruice Smith

Dale Maruice Smith

Dec 27, 2009

Dale Maurice Smith, 78, Clarkrange, TN passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009. He was born on January 1, 1931, in Elbon, Pennsylvania to Samuel and Sadie (Raybuck) Smith. He is survived by his wife, Adaline (Baka) Smith; one daughter, Marlene Riddle of Gordensville, TN; two grandchildren, Nikki (husband, Lance) Beal of Pendleton and Yan Ling Riddle of Gordensville, TN; two...

June Belle Kucera

June Belle Kucera

Dec 25, 2009

June Belle Kucera, 92 years of age passed away Friday December 25, 2009 at Regency Place of Greenfield.

Betty J. Jones

Betty J. Jones

Dec 23, 2009

Betty J. Jones, 77 years of age of Greenfield, Indiana passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana.

Walter J. Jack Brumfield

Walter J. Jack Brumfield

Dec 21, 2009

Walter J. Jack Brumfield, 77, Pendleton, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 21, 2009, at Saint John's Health System in Anderson following an extended illness. He was born on August 9, 1932, in Sciotiville, Ohio to Walter and Isadora (Jenkins) Brumfield. Jack proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for 23 years. While...

Luise M. Davis

Luise M. Davis

Dec 21, 2009

Luise M. Davis, 97, Noblesville, passed away in the evening of Monday, December 21, 2009, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, despite her valiant but brief and tragic struggle to overcome pneumonia and other complications resulting from two severe accidental falls taken in her home during the early morning hours of Thursday, December 17, 2009. She was born in Germany on...

Sue Ellen Van Duyn

Sue Ellen Van Duyn

Dec 21, 2009

Sue Ellen Van Duyn, 66, Anderson, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009, at Community Hospital of Anderson following an extended illness She was born on September 13, 1943, in Elwood, Indiana to Paul and Juanita (Sylvester) Fish. Sue retired from Owens-Brockway in Lapel after 30 years of employment. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Anderson and...

Clydene Dene Horn

Clydene Dene Horn

Dec 16, 2009

Clydene Dene Horn, 84, Anderson, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Community Hospital of Anderson following an extended illness. She was born on February 6, 1925, in Muncie, Indiana to Clyde and Lorena Rena (Neely) Smith. Dene retired after serving the Anderson community for 33 years as a real estate and insurance agent. She was a member of the...