Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Donald Brandon Forrer
May 15, 2009
Donald Brandon Forrer, 23, Lapel, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009, at Community Hospital of Anderson. He was born on July 22, 1985, in Anderson, to Donald Bruce and Bea (Hawkins) Forrer. He graduated from Lapel High School in 2003, he also attended Indiana University in Bloomington and currently was attending Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis Brandon was a...
Brian Joseph Allford
May 11, 2009
Brian Joseph Allford, 31, of Broad Ripple passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 at his residence. Born March 1, 1978, in Greenfield, he was the son of Joseph Michael and Ruth (Nunery) Allford. Joseph was a pastry chef-extraordinaire – the man behind the pastries, cakes, and chocolates at Peterson’s Restaurant for many years before leaving in March 2008. He also...
Jimmy Don Kellams
May 8, 2009
Jimmy Don Kellams, 51, Lapel, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2009, at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1957, in Noblesville, Indiana to Thomas and Imogene (Patrick) Kellams. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1976. Jimmy had been a self employed painter. He is survived by three sisters, Sondra (husband, James) Knotts of Lapel, Nora (husband, Jim)...
Helen May Barringer
May 6, 2009
Helen M. Barringer , 24 years of age of Wilkinson, Indiana passed away Wednesday, May 06, 2009 in Hamilton County, Indiana
Roger H. Rigney
May 5, 2009
Roger H. Rigney of Wilkinson entered eternal life at 2:42 p.m. on May 5, 2009, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis, after a 14-year battle with a rare carcinoid cancer. Roger was born on April 5, 1946 in New Castle, Indiana.
Fairy E. Mimi Johnson
May 4, 2009
Fairy E. Mimi Johnson, 91, Brazil, former Lapel resident, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009, at Saint Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil following a one year illness. She was born on December 26, 1917, in Westfield, Indiana to Otto and Emma (Tracy) Kendall. She graduated from Noblesville High School in 1936 and from Indiana Business College in 1937. Fairy retired...
Rodney E. Springer
Apr 29, 2009
Rodney E. Springer, 61, Anderson, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief illness. He was born on February 27, 1948, in Millville, New Jersey to Daniel and Lillian (Bowen) Springer. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1966. Rodney retired from Delco Remy after 30 years of employment and he was currently employed...
Nettie E. Bean
Apr 28, 2009
Nettie E. Bean, 84, Anderson, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief illness. She was born on August 17, 1924, in Estill County, Kentucky to William and Mollie (Jamison) Lamb. She graduated from Union Township High School in 1942 and received a nursing degree from Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Kokomo in...
F Ted Montgomery
Apr 27, 2009
F. Ted Montgomery, 68, Anderson, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at his home in Anderson following an extended Illness. Ted has fought a courageous battle with cancer for many years. He was born on October 22, 1940, in Indianapolis, Indiana to John and Bernice (Givens) Montgomery but he grew up in Lapel. He graduated from Lapel High School in...
Don T. Farmer
Apr 21, 2009
Don T. Farmer, 90 of rural Mechanicsburg, Indiana passed away April 21, 2009 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation in Middletown, Indiana
Russell Vanduyn
Apr 19, 2009
Russell E. VanDuyn, 70 years of age, of Knightstown, Indiana passed away at his home.

Jobe Lewis Drysdale
Apr 18, 2009
Jobe Lewis Drysdale, 25 years of age, of Kennard, Indiana passed away Saturday April 18, 2009 at Richmond, Indiana.
Jack E. Craig
Apr 13, 2009
Jack E. Craig , 60 years of age of Pembroke Pines, Florida passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at his parents home in Greenfield, Indiana.
Fred L. Wimpy Boone
Apr 7, 2009
Fred L. Wimpy Boone, 88, Noblesville, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at his residence in Noblesville. He was born on March 13, 1921, in Noblesville, Indiana to Scott and May B. (Huffman) Boone. He graduated from Lapel High School and served with the US Army during WWII. Fred lived and farmed his entire life in Wayne Township, Hamilton County....

Maryann Strader
Apr 6, 2009
Maryann Strader, 84 years of age of Shirley, Indiana passed away Monday, April 6, 2009 at Saint Johns Hospital in Anderson, Indiana.
Florence E. Hall
Apr 1, 2009
She was born February 8, 1919 in Harrison, Ohio to the late Arthur and Letha (Stokes) Hewson.
Bobby Lee Cain
Mar 30, 2009
Bobby Lee Cain, 78, Lapel, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009, at Rawlins House in Pendleton following a brief illness. He was born on December 20, 1930, in Petersburg, Indiana to Opel and Cecile (Wiscarver) Cain. He graduated from Petersburg High School in 1947 and he served in the U. S. Navy. Bobby retired in 1987 from Berns Construction Company...
Robert D. Bob Hiday
Mar 23, 2009
Robert D. Bob Hiday, 78, Noblesville, passed away Monday, March 23, 2009, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis following sudden illness. He was born on July 15, 1930, in Madison County, Indiana to Cecil and Cleo (Robinette) Hiday. He graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1948 and served in the U. S. Army Signal Corps in the Korean War....
Anita Jean Goodwin
Mar 22, 2009
Anita Jean Goodwin, 74 years of age, of Greenfield, Indiana passed away at her home on Sunday, March 22, 2009.
Jacob Robert Horning
Mar 20, 2009
Jacob Robert Horning, beloved infant son of Sara (Sharpnack) and Andrew Horning of Anderson, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on March 6, 2009, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Surviving along with his parents are, maternal grandparents, Elizabeth Fadely of Pendleton; Eric (wife, Roxann) Sharpnack of Pendleton; paternal grandparents, Gerald and Susan Horning...