Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Linda Lou Cole
Dec 6, 2016
Linda Lou (Wisehart) Cole, 78 of Greenfield passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Greenfield.
Paul E. Jarvis
Dec 5, 2016
Paul E. Jarvis, 102, of Anderson passed away Dec. 5, 2016 at Rawlins House in Pendleton. He was born July 9, 1914, in Anderson, the son of Harry and Lillie (Stottlemyer) Jarvis and was a lifelong Anderson resident. Growing up during the Great Depression along with his eleven siblings was a difficult time. He attended Anderson High School studying mechanics...
Mrs. Johnnie Marie Hogue
Dec 4, 2016
Johnnie Marie Hogue, 89, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Lindberg Crossing Nursing Home. She was born June 27, 1927, in Overton County, Tennesee to the late Thomas & Mae (Beasley) Bilbrey. Johnnie worked for National Tile Factory and Nicholson File Company before retiring from South Meridian Church of God. Gardening was her passion but she also loved fishing...
Robert Gene Jordan
Dec 4, 2016
Robert Gene Jordan, 86, of Shirley, passed away, Sunday, December 4, 2016 at his home in Shirley.
Mary Lee Lawson
Dec 2, 2016
Mary Lee Lawson, 84, Anderson, started her journey Friday, December 2, 2016, at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital. She was born June 30, 1932 in Ironton, OH, the daughter of the late Neal and Sylvia (Lester) New. Together with her husband, Norman, she owned Indiana Mat Company. She loved being a wife and mother. She was an avid reader and...
Helen E. Heck
Dec 2, 2016
Helen E. (Gwinn) Heck went to be with the Lord on December 2, 2016. She passed after a long battle with Alzheimer’s at the age of 83. Helen is the last to pass away of her twelve siblings born to Joseph and Verna Gwinn in Indianapolis, IN. Helen lived a fantastic life and was surrounded by many wonderful family members...
Betty M. Guenthenspberger
Nov 29, 2016
Betty M. Guenthenspberger, 92, Anderson, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at her residence. She was born November 5, 1924 in Orestes, the daughter of the late Ernest and Ida (Canterbury) Palmer, and was a lifelong Anderson resident. Betty was a homemaker and the co-owner of the Hide-A-Way Inn. She attended the Ovid Community Church and Wesley Free Methodist Church....
Helen B. Jones
Nov 29, 2016
Helen (Bannon) Jones, 85, of Pendleton, passed away November 29, 2016 at the Rawlins House in Pendleton.She was born January 10, 1931 in Boone County, Indiana to the late Claude and Opal (Smith) Bannon and was a Pendleton resident for 40 years.Helen retired from Western Electric Company, Indianapolis in 1978 after 28 years of service.She was a member of Anderson...
Donald R. Tabor Jr.
Nov 28, 2016
Donald R. Tabor, Jr., 61, Anderson, entered a new life on November 28, 2016. He was born June 13, 1955, in Muncie, he lived most all of his life in this area and was a 1973 graduate of Pendleton High School. Don owned and operated the Dry Roof Company in Indiana and Texas after his father passed the company to...
Ms. Carolyn Atkins
Nov 27, 2016
Carolyn S. Atkins was born to Verlyn and Bertha Isaphene Gentry on April 9, 1939 and died November 27, 2016, joining them, her husband Reuben Atkins, her son Bryan Atkins, and her sister Norma Jean Leeman in heaven. Carolyn spent her life defining the word perseverance and she utilized that trait to take amazing care of her family, receiving her...
James W. “Jim” Deakyne
Nov 27, 2016
James W. “Jim” DeaKyne, 88, Anderson, passed away November 27, 2016, at Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was born July 7, 1928, in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of the late Hollis and Harriet (Whitesell) DeaKyne. He was a 1946 graduate of Alexandria High School and served in the United States Marine Corp. Jim retired in 1990 from Central...

Thomas R Whetsel
Nov 27, 2016
Thomas R. Whetsel, 73, of Frankton, passed away Nov. 27, 2016 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Thomas was born August 26, 1943, in Anderson, the son of the late Ira and Pearl (McFarland) Whetsel. He retired from Delphi in 2001 after 38 years of employment with General Motors. He enjoyed baseball games, fishing, woodworking, and woodcarving, a...
Mrs. Patricia Joan Olive
Nov 27, 2016
Patricia Joan Olive, 70, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her Anderson residence. She was born April 18, 1946, in Cullman, Alabama to the late Claude & Pauline (Alvis) Peek. Patricia was a cosmetologist for several years before working for Goodwill Industries, where she retired from. Patricia is survived by her husband of 48 years, David Olive; children, Michele...

Janet Rehmel
Nov 26, 2016
Janet Rehmel, 79, passed to the other side on November 26, 2016, at her Anderson residence. She was born April 19, 1937, the only daughter of the late, Richard & Cynthia (Dickerson) Bright. Janet lived most of her life in Madison County. She graduated from Anderson High School in 1955. After graduation, Janet went to work at Indiana Bell as...
Birchard Philip Duffitt
Nov 26, 2016
Birchard Philip "Butch" Duffitt, 87 of Lapel, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief illness. He was born on November 26, 1929, in Elwood to Charles Albert and Gladys C. (Arbuckle) Duffitt. Butch graduated from Alexandria High School and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He retired in...
Leslie E Wynn
Nov 24, 2016
Leslie E. Wynn, 30, of Anderson, passed away Nov. 24, 2016 at St Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital. Leslie was born Nov. 24, 1986, in Anderson, the daughter of Jeffery Wynn and April (Parke) Stinefield and attended Anderson High School. She was employed at Maxx’s Chicago Style Pizza and had worked as a CNA at Vermillion Place. Leslie enjoyed football, making...
Patricia Darlene Jarrell
Nov 24, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Jarrell March 12, 1939 November 24, 2016 Patricia "Pat" Darlene Jarrell, 77, Alexandria passed away on Thursday, November 24, at IU Methodist Hospital surrounded by family members following an extended illness. She was born in Elwood on March 12, 1939 to Harold and Ruth (Shover) Retherford. Pat retired from Kroger working in the floral department and in recent...
Charles H. Lucas
Nov 24, 2016
Charles H. Lucas, 73 of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 , at his residents following a short illness. He was born on November 20, 1943, in, Swandale, West Virginia, to Hubert and Helen (Moore) Lucas. Charles graduated from Clay High School in West Virginia in 1962.West Virginia. He retired after 40 years as an electrician with Cameron...
Mr. Andrew T. Vorndran
Nov 23, 2016
Andrew T. Vorndran, 42, formerly of Anderson, passed away November 23, 2016 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. He was born on April 7, 1974 in Anderson and had lived in Noblesville before moving to Seymour, Tennessee one year ago. He is survived by his father, Thomas Vorndran of Anderson; his mother and step father, Robin and...
Cheryl R. Miller
Nov 23, 2016
Cheryl R. Miller, 67 of Noblesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 , at her home following an extended illness. She was born on May 29, 1949, in Muncie, Indiana, to Raymond Russell Pinnell and Frances (Anderson) Pinnell Bourke. Cheryl graduated in 1967 from Pendleton High School and received a Bachelors in Science and Masters in Education from Ball...