Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Don Eugene Woods
Jul 2, 2016
Carmel, Indiana- Don Eugene Woods, 59, was born on January 30, 1957, and grew up in Pendleton, Indiana. He passed away unexpectedly at home on July 2, 2016. Don graduated from Pendleton Heights High School and Purdue University. Don was a founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Information Officer for Polaris Laboratories, LLC, a company with labs in four...
Malcom Douglas Cobb
Jul 1, 2016
Malcom Douglas Cobb, Sr., 70, Pendleton, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016, at Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on May 10, 1946, in Noblesville, Indiana to Noel and Myrtle (White) Cobb. Malcom had worked at O-I Brockway Glass in Lapel and had also worked many places as a chef. He is survived by...
Frank W. Heritz
Jun 29, 2016
Frank W. Heritz, 91, Anderson, passed away June 29, 2016, at his residence after an extended illness.
He was born May 22, 1925, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, the son of the late Frank and Elsie Heritz. He served in the US Army Air Corp and was a 1949 graduate from Purdue University and attended Stanford University Executive Mgt Program in...
Robert Eugene Reeder
Jun 29, 2016
Robert Eugene Reeder also know as Bicycle Bob or Scooter Bob, 76, Lapel, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Rawlins House in Pendleton following an extended illness. He was born on June 6, 1940, in Elwood, Indiana. Bob had served for many years as custodian at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapel. He was often seen around the surrounding...
Donald J. Willis Jr.
Jun 28, 2016
Donald J. Willis Jr. 88, of Shirley, passed away Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016 in Greenfield.
Mark Kumkoski
Jun 27, 2016
Mark A. Kumkoski, 48, of Anderson, passed away June 27, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief illness.
He was born on May 22, 1968 in Indianapolis. He graduated from St. Mary Catholic School and Highland High School and attended Ball State University. He worked in Home Construction and lived most of his life in Anderson.
Mark...
Doris Jean Cleaver
Jun 26, 2016
Doris Jean Cleaver, 90, formerly of Anderson, passed away June 26, 2016, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
She was born June 17, 1926, in Anderson, the daughter of the late Lester and Rosa (Benzenbower) Rector.
Doris retired from Delco-Remy after 30 years of employment where she worked as a secretary. She had been a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Lady...
June Addison
Jun 24, 2016
June Addison, 89, of Greenfield, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at Golden Living Center Brandywine in Greenfield.

Betty J. Daubenspeck
Jun 19, 2016
Betty J. Daubenspeck, 98, of New Castle, passed away Sunday morning June 19, 2016 at The Waters of New Castle.
Larry Stiles
Jun 19, 2016
Larry Stiles, 73, Noblesville, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following an extended illness. He was born on March 16, 1943, in Elwood, Indiana to Clarence and Ruth (Wilson) Stiles, Sr. He graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1961 and was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Larry retired in 2002 from...
John L. May
Jun 18, 2016
John L. May, 77, of Anderson, passed away June 18, 2016 after an extended illness.
He was born on July 13, 1938 in Indianapolis to the late John S. and Ruth A. (Armstrong) May and moved to Anderson in 1973. He graduated from Southport High School, American Institute of Banking and Graduate School of Banking from University of Wisconsin.
He...
Milo Hinkle
Jun 16, 2016
Milo Hinkle, 76, of Shirley, passed away Thursday morning, June 16, 2016 at his residence.
Virgil E. Boles
Jun 13, 2016
Virgil E. Boles, 95, of Anderson, passed away June 13, 2016 at his residence after a sudden illness.
He was born November 23, 1920, in Blountsville, IN, the son of the late George Dewey and Gladys Marie (Paul) Boles.
He served his country in the Army Air Corp during World War II, surviving Pearl Harbor and serving until 1945. Virgil...
Elva R. Maze
Jun 13, 2016
Elva R. Maze, 86, formally of Anderson, passed away June 13, 2016 at Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin.
She was born Dec. 4, 1929 in Bremen, the daughter of Dewey and Letta (Spear) Smith. She was employed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison as a control clerk and retired in 1980. She was a member of the Eastern Star for over...
Jerry Ross Snider
Jun 13, 2016
PENDLETON- Jerry Ross Snider, 61, of Pendleton passed away, June 13, 2016 in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Saxony Hospital, after a brief illness. He was surrounded by loving family and friends.
Jerry was born December 27, 1954 in Pendleton and was a lifelong resident, graduating from Pendleton High School in 1973. He had been employed by West Electric...
David Mark Kimmerling
Jun 9, 2016
David Mark "Duke" Kimmerling, 74, Anderson, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital following a long battle with lung cancer. He was born on October 19, 1941, in Anderson, Indiana to Marcus and Mildred (Hughes) Kimmerling. He graduated from Madison Heights High School in 1959. David retired in 1996 from the former Delco Remy division...
Louis E. Barrett Sr.
Jun 8, 2016
Louis Eugene Barrett Sr, 93, of Anderson, passed away June 8, 2016 at IUH Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
He was born Oct. 22, 1922, in Jonesboro, the son of the late Ralph and Eva (Leach) Barrett.
As a member of the greatest generation, he was a self-make man working hard to make something of a very difficult situation....
Roy E. Davis
Jun 6, 2016
Roy E. Davis, 98, of Anderson, passed away June 6, 2016 after a brief illness.
He was born in Anderson on September 22, 1917 to the late Cleo and Ruth Mae (Shrout) Davis and had resided in Anderson all of his life. He was a manufacturer’s representative and a residential architect.
Roy was a member of Cross Roads United Methodist...
Bonnie Rea Allison
Jun 4, 2016
Bonnie Rea (Phillips) Allison, 74, of Pendleton, Indiana, passed away on June 4, 2016.
She was born on July 23, 1941, the daughter of the late Joe and Arminda Phillips.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Jerry; her brothers, Bob and Clifford Phillips; her sons, Eric and Mark Allison; her grandchildren, Ryan, Matthew, Jenny, Amelia, Jonathan, Samuel and Wyatt;...
Richard D. Main
Jun 3, 2016
Richard D. “Dick” Main, 72, of Meridian, Mississippi, formerly of Pendleton, passed away June 3, 2016 at his home.
Richard was a Deacon at First Baptist Church in Marion, Mississippi and was a Freemason. He loved old cars and enjoyed going to car shows and working to restore them. He was also a member of two car clubs in Meridian....