Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Phyllis J. Chapin
Jul 23, 2012
Phyllis J. Chapin, 77, of Anderson, passed away July 23, 2012 at Community Hospital after an extended illness. She was born December 19, 1934 in Anderson and was a lifelong Anderson resident. She was a homemaker and a member of Southdale Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by three son…
James R. Ligon
Jul 22, 2012
James R. “Jim” Ligon, 68, of Anderson, passed away July 22, 2012 at St. John’s Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born November 15, 1943 in Anderson and graduated from Anderson High School in 1964. He was a lifelong Anderson resident and retired from Anderson News after 30 yea…
Dennis Ray Isaacs
Jul 22, 2012
Ray Isaacs, 67, Lapel, died peacefully on Sunday, July 22, 2012, while looking out his bedroom window. Ray, or Rayzo, Crazy Ray, DR, as he was known to many of his friends, was born on October 16, 1944, in Richmond, Indiana to Elzie and Sallie (Williams) Isaacs. He was the second of four sons that all tested their parents' patience...
Helen Marie Florea
Jul 21, 2012
Helen Marie Florea age 90, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice Unit in Greenfield.
Jeri M. Coil
Jul 21, 2012
Jeri M. Coil, 68, of Anderson, passed away July 21, 2012 at St. John’s Medical Center. She was born October 4, 1943 in Potomac, IL, the daughter of the late Floyd and Mary Coil She is survived by her cousin, Karan Parmele. Cremation will take place and burial will be in Illinois at a late…
Kevin B. Daugherty
Jul 20, 2012
Kevin B. Daugherty, 51, of Greenfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 20, 2012. He was the youngest child of Barbara and the late Vaughn Daugherty. He was born on March 22, 1961 in Anderson, IN. He spent the first few years of his young life in Pendleton, IN. The family later mov…
Rexford B. Ashby
Jul 19, 2012
Rexford Bolen Ashby, 73 returned home to be with Jesus on July 19, 2012. He lived in Shirley, Indiana most of his life. He retired from General Motors Local 662 in Anderson, Indiana where he was a skilled Journeyman. He was currently residing in Hanover, Indiana. He was the oldest son of Medford & Maudeline Ashby.
David A. Delph
Jul 19, 2012
David A. Delph, 63, of Anderson, passed away July 19, 2012 at Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was born December 28, 1948 in Lebanon, and was a lifelong Anderson resident. He served in the US Army and worked at Borg Warner in Muncie. David loved the outdoors and was known as “…
Frieda Ann Tullis
Jul 12, 2012
Frieda Ann Tullis, Dies at 76 Frieda Tullis, of Anderson, IN, died of complications from a recent surgery on July 12, 2012. A native of F�%BCrth, Germany, Frieda was a survivor of WWII, a war which claimed her father. She immigrated to Indiana in 1960 and married Bruce Tullis, a member of th…
Mary E. Jones
Jul 10, 2012
Mary E. Jones, 89, of Anderson, passed away July 10, 2012 at St. John’s Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 10, 1923 in Anderson, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Young) Ehrhart. She was a lifelong Anderson resident and retired from Delco Remy. Mary was a member of Ea…
Floyd E. Elder
Jul 9, 2012
Floyd E. Elder, 86, of Anderson, passed away July 9, 2012 at Community Hospital after an extended illness. He was born October 30, 1925 in Columbia, MO, the son of William H. and Hatty M. (Carnes) Elder. He lived in Kansas City, MO from 1947 – 1996 and moved to Anderson in 1996. He retire…
Lou Ann Fountain
Jul 9, 2012
Lou Ann Fountain, 82, Perkinsville, passed away Monday, July 9, 2012, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief illness. She was born on May 18, 1930, in Perkinsville, Indiana to William and Kathryn (Hacker) Murfin. She graduated from Lapel High School in 1948. Lou Ann retired in 1992 from the Madison County Government Center where she worked for many...
Daniel J. Duquaine
Jul 8, 2012
Daniel J. Duquaine, 80, of Anderson, passed away July 8, 2012 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born June 26, 1932 at Menominee, MI, the son of Frank and Mary (Kennedy) Duquaine. He lived in Anderson for the past 40 years and retired in 1993 from Delco Remy after 37 years….
William Edwards
Jul 8, 2012
William Edwards born near Eldorado, Illinois passed away on Sunday July 8, 2012 after a brief illness. Bill was born October 22nd 1918. After graduation from Eldorado Township High School in 1935, he came to Anderson. He took part in the 1936-37 “sit down strike” at Guide Lamp Corporatio…
Fred Allen Mcdole
Jul 8, 2012
Fred A. McDole, 63, Noblesville, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012, at his home following a sudden illness. He was born on May 21, 1949, in Noblesville, Indiana to Fred and Mary (Purkey) McDole. Fred he had worked at the Hopewell Center in Anderson. He attended the Lone Oak Wesleyan Church in Anderson. He is survived by three sisters, Treva...
Stephen S. Ewing
Jul 6, 2012
Stephen S. Ewing, 66, Anderson, passed away peacefully July 6, 2012 at Community Hospital with heart failure. He was born February 23, 1946 in Anderson, the son of Robert and Wilma (Roberts) Ewing. Stephen was a lifelong Anderson resident and worked for Dennis Marathon (Chigs) for 40 years…
Esther Cook
Jul 4, 2012
Esther (Barnhart) Cook, age 96 of Pendleton, formerly of Wilkinson, passed away Wednesday morning, July 4, 2012 at Rawlins House Health & Living Community in Pendleton, IN.
Norris L. Teeters, Sr.
Jul 4, 2012
Norris L. Teeters, Sr., 89, Lapel, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at his home following an extended illness. He was born on December 8, 1922, in Hamilton County, Indiana to Charles and Mary (McDonald) Teeters. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1941 and served in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Norris...
Mary Patricia Roche
Jul 3, 2012
Mary Patricia Roche, 63, passed away suddenly on July 3, 2012, at the Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Greenfield. She attended St. Mary’s School and graduated from Anderson High School in 1967. She went on to graduate from St. Vincent’s Nursing School and worked at severa…
Mary E. Florea
Jul 2, 2012
Mary E. Florea, 78 of Shirley, IN. passed away Monday morning, July 2, 2012 at her residence.