Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Dolly Beatrice Tompkins
Jan 27, 2015
Dolly Beatrice Tompkins, age 92, of Greenfield, formerly of Kennard, passed away Tuesday morning, January 27, 2015 at Kindred Transitional Care in Greenfield, IN.

Ramona M. Warrum
Jan 27, 2015
Ramona M. Warrum, 83, Anderson, passed away January 27, 2015, at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after a sudden illness.
She was born February 16, 1931, in Anderson, the daughter of the late Samuel E. and Ruth O. (Baldwin) Wilson. She was a graduate of the Anderson High School class of 1948 and retired in 2009 from Payless Supermarket with...
Patty Lou Corn
Jan 27, 2015
Patty Lou Corn, 83, Lapel, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville following an extended illness. She was born on June 26, 1931, in Lapel, Indiana to Guy and Blanche (Sinders) Whetsel. She graduated from Lapel High School in 1949. Patty retired as manager of Lampco Federal Credit Union in Anderson after several years of employment....

David Edwin Ballinger
Jan 26, 2015
David Edwin “Bal” Ballinger, 67, Angola, passed away January 26, 2015 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born December 13, 1947, in Anderson, the son of C. Edwin and Helen (Perry) Ballinger. Bal was a graduate of Anderson High School, Tri-State College, Wisconsin School of Banking and received his MBA from Saint Francis-Fort Wayne. From...

Norma Jean Wigner
Jan 26, 2015
Norma Jean Wigner, 82, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 26, 2015.
She was born in Anderson on February 2, 1932, the daughter of the late Lestie and Benjamin Trueblood. On February 3, 1950 she married Wilmer “Buck” H. Wigner and he preceded her in death on November 30, 2000. In 1983 she retired from Delco-Remy after...
William Douglas Snead
Jan 26, 2015
William Douglas "Doug" Snead, 60, Anderson, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a sudden illness. He was born on January 26, 1955, in Noblesville, Indiana to Elmer and Rosemary (Ross) Snead. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1973 and received an Associate's Degree from Ivy Tech. Doug owned and operated Dougers Small Engine...
Berniece T. Harris
Jan 25, 2015
Berniece T. Harris, age 95, of Shirley, passed away Sunday evening, January 25, 2015 at her residence.

Phyllis Louise Swango
Jan 24, 2015
Phyllis was born on May 27, 1928 and passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015. Phyllis was a resident of Anderson, Indiana at the time of passing.
Nicholas Lippa
Jan 22, 2015
Nicholas A. Lippa, 92, of Anderson, passed away January 22, 2015 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital.
He was born on December 12, 1922 in Duquesne, PA.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Skelding of Anderson; two grandchildren, David Skelding of Indianapolis and Jennifer Hoare of Ashington, England; and a great granddaughter, Emma Skelding of Indianapolis.
A Mass of...
A. Louise Atkinson
Jan 22, 2015
A. Louise Atkinson, 83, of Anderson, passed away January 22, 2015 at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown following a brief illness. She was born March 8, 1931 in Green County, Tenn., the daughter of Joe and Nellie (Hensley) Shelton. She worked for many years at Pay Less.
Louise was a devoted Christian who was active in several area Church of...
Betty D. Sanders
Jan 22, 2015
Betty D. Sanders, 84, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015.
She was born May 3, 1930 in Anderson to the late Lyman & Joyce (Roe) Higgins.
On January 12, 1952 she married Paul Sanders. Betty worked for Delco Remy for 30 years, having retired in 1984. After retirement she volunteered and worked for the Anderson Library doing genealogy....
Eolia Napier
Jan 21, 2015
Eolia Napier, 91, of Anderson, passed away January 21, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services.
She was born April 14, 1923 in Jacksonville, KY., the daughter of the late Sam and Ette Belle (Wilson) Napier.
Eolia lived in the Arcadia area from 1971 to 1985, since then she has lived in the Anderson and Pendleton area. She worked as a...
Patricia A. Dunlavy
Jan 18, 2015
Patricia A. (Barrett) Dunlavy, 77, of Wilkinson, passed away Sunday evening, January 18, 2015 at Golden Living (Brandywine) Nursing Home in Greenfield.
Grace Marie Beckett
Jan 18, 2015
Grace Marie "Gracie" Beckett, 68, Anderson, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital following an extended illness. She was born on November 9, 1946, in Crossville, Tennessee to Ricie and Reesie Boles. Gracie retired from the former Saint John's Health Center in Anderson where she had worked for over 20 years as a CNA. She...

Alfred D. Richey
Jan 15, 2015
Alfred D. “Mick” Richey, age 89, of Greenfield, formerly of Shirley, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Kearns Private Care Home in Greenfield.

David Carson Watson
Jan 14, 2015
David Carson Watson, 84, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015.
He was born May 31, 1930 in Anderson to the late John & Laura (Fields) Watson.
On December 11, 1954 he married Rosalyn Johnson. He was a veteran of the US Navy. David was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He was also a member of the...

Raymond Lee Hamm
Jan 13, 2015
Raymond Lee “Bud” Hamm, age 75, of Wilkinson, passed away Tuesday morning, January 13, 2015 at Kindred Transitional Care in Greenfield
Lori Ann Laswell
Jan 12, 2015
Lori Ann Laswell, 53, passed away January 12, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family.
Lori is survived by her husband, John Laswell; children, Danielle Laswell, Traci Dyer, Sarah Cunningham, Heather Antonelli, Monte Laswell and Chelsea Cunningham; mother, Barbara Adkins; brother, William T. Adkins, Jr; sister, Penny Philbert; and 9 grandchildren.
Services are pending at Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Service...
Bettye Phillips Redenbaugh
Jan 12, 2015
Bettye Phillips Redenbaugh, 79, of Anderson, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Chesterfield.
Bettye was born March 2, 1935 in Monterey, TN, the daughter of the late William Jasper and Dora (Phipps) Phillips. She has lived in the area most of her adult life.
On June 20, 1962 she married Joseph Redenbaugh. She retired from Delco-Remy...
Cora Katherine Konkle
Jan 10, 2015
Cora Katherine Cotton Konkle, 97, of Anderson, passed away January 10, 2015 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus following a brief illness.
Cora was born March 31, 1917 in Muncie, the daughter of the late John and Zella (May) Osborne. She has been a resident of Anderson since 1989 and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.
She...