Local Obituaries for Families in Fairmount, IN, Marion, IN, and Upland, IN.
Barbara E. Davenport
Dec 26, 2021
Barbara Davenport, 87, Upland, passed away on December 26, 2021. Barb was born May 3, 1934, in Long Beach, California to Rodric and Ellen (Tench) Ballard. Her father was the Long Beach Director of Recreation and she grew up on athletic courts, football and track fields, baseball diamonds, and playgrounds. Her favorite place to be, though, was the beach....
Ruth Ann Coulter
Dec 25, 2021
Ruth Ann (Clark) Coulter went to her eternal home in heaven on December 25, 2021, born June 6, 1937, to Donald and Ruth (Steele) Clark in Boundary, Indiana. She grew up in Jay County. She graduated from Saratoga High School in Indiana in 1955. She was married to William Byrd in 1955. She lived in Jay, Delaware, and Randolph...
Kristeena L Sprayue
Dec 24, 2021
Kristeena Lynn Sprayue, 49, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was surrounded by family and close friends. Kristeena was born in Marion, Indiana, on November 13, 1972, to the late William and Judith Sprayue. She attended Eastview Wesleyan Church in Gas City all through her school years and went on to...
James F. "Jim" Sheets
Dec 21, 2021
James F. "Jim" Sheets, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Marion Health. He was born on September 22, 1939, to the late Ernest and Miriam (Merriman) Sheets, in Fairmount, Indiana. Jim had 7 siblings and grew up farming. Jim graduated from Fairmount High School, Class of 1957. He was a Specialist...
Ivory "Ivie" Donaldson Scott Jr.
Dec 20, 2021
Ivory "Ivie" Donaldson Scott Jr., 61, transitioned from Labor to Reward on December 20, 2021. He was born on April 8, 1960, in Marion, Indiana to Ivory Sr. "Boosie" and Ethel Mae (Broomfield) Scott. Ivie was a graduate of Marion High School, Class of 1978. He will be remembered as a loving and outgoing man that knew no strangers....
Dorothy Virginia Miller
Dec 18, 2021
Dorothy Virginia Miller (Lewis) ne Myers was Born November 14, 1927, in Frederick, Maryland, and died on December 18, 2021, in Jonesboro, Indiana surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Mary Edna Gwinn and William F Myers. She was married to Lewis L Miller on April 20, 1945, and they were husband and wife until his death...
Connie Moon
Dec 17, 2021
Connie S. Moon, 62, went to be with the Lord on Friday December 17, 2021 at Marion Health. Connie was born in on March 15, 1959 in Marion, Indiana to Bill and Georgia (Ball) Cox. She married Gary Moon on April 5, 1997 and he survives. Connie enjoyed working and wore many different hats through her years of loving...
Alicia Ann Simonsson
Dec 17, 2021
Alicia Ann (Lighty) Simonsson, 69, of Fairmount, died Friday, December 17, 2021 at Marion Health. Alicia was born on April 18, 1952 in Marion, Indiana, daughter of the late Delbert Wayne Lighty and late Joyce Ninabelle (Parson) Lighty-Purdy. She was preceded in death by her husband James Anthony Simonsson. Alicia is survived by her children, David Simonsson, Elizabeth Simonsson,...
Leslie Arnold
Dec 14, 2021
Leslie Arnold, 87, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, in Upland. Leslie was born on September 10, 1934, in Wabash, Indiana. Her parents were Lester and Rozella (Linn) Sproal. Leslie was one of seven graduates from her class at Roann where she was voted most likely to run a zoo. She worked at Owens Illinois for seventeen years...
Opal Jones
Dec 13, 2021
Opal B. Jones, 83, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Marion General Hospital. Opal was born on October 23, 1938, to the late Roland and Dortha Dishman. She married Jess D. Jones, and he preceded her in death in 2013. Opal worked as a waitress and then a supervisor, and she enjoyed all sorts of crafts -...
Beverly A. Stepp
Dec 12, 2021
Beverly A. Stepp, 82, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, after a valiant fight against cancer. Beverly was born on February 23, 1939, in Jonesboro, Indiana, to the late Paul and Louise (Pearson) Dilley. She married Ronald Stepp on December 20, 1957. Beverly was very loving and full of life. She had an ornery sense of humor, she...
Barbara Joan Peacock
Dec 11, 2021
Barbara Joan Peacock passed away at Marion Health at 7:57 A.M., Saturday, December 11, 2021. Joan was born to the late Marcus and Ortense (Dean) Winslow on May 22, 1926. She married Myron Reese Peacock on March 3, 1946. He preceded her in death on January 1, 2010 after 63 years of marriage; they raised two children Reece and...
Rosemary Matchette
Dec 10, 2021
Rosemary Matchette, 93, died Friday, December 10, 2021 at York Place in Marion, Indiana. Rosemary was born on October 30, 1928 to Frank and Pauline (Covalt) Wright in Wabash, Indiana. Rosemary was a graduate of Fairmount High School and married Charles Ivan Matchette on November 10, 1946. She was a member of Bethel Friends Church where she played the...
Nedra C. Cates-Himelick
Dec 8, 2021
Nedra C. Cates-Himelick, 81, went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2021 surrounded by family and friends. Nedra was born on May 24, 1940 in Peru, Indiana to Russell and Rachel (Dailey) Cates. She married Charles (Chuck) Himelick on August 11, 1963 and he survives. Nedra was a 1958 graduate of Sweetser High School. She attended Purdue...
Terry L. Hobbs-Miller
Dec 7, 2021
Terry L. (Horn) Hobbs-Miller, 68, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Aperion Care in Marion. Terry was born on June 18, 1953, to the late Robert and Bertha Horn. She was able to be a stay at home mom and raised her two sons, Darrell and Nick. She enjoyed crafts, including sewing and crocheting, and spent...
Tammy Sue Southwick-Jones
Dec 6, 2021
Tammy Sue Southwick-Jones of Marion, Indiana, passed awayMonday December 6, 2021, at Marion Health in Marion, Indiana. Tammy was born to David and Helen (Wooten) Southwick on November 14, 1968, in Marion, Indiana. She was a 1987 graduate of Mississenwa High School. She married Curt Jones on November 24, 2018. Tammy attended Bethel Church in Marion. Tammy loved visiting...
Dennis Everett Fisher, Jr.
Dec 4, 2021
Dennis E. Fisher, Jr., 73, passed away at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Dennis was born on May 1, 1948, the son of the late Dennis and Myrna Fisher. He graduated from Fairmount High School, class of 1966. On August 12, 1967, he married the love of his life, Alice Roy, who survives...
David Lee Madigan
Dec 4, 2021
David Lee Madigan, 83, passed away on December 4, 2021. David was born on November 11, 1938 to the late Leonard Francis Madigan and June Elizabeth (Alexander) Madigan. He graduated from Fairmount High School in 1957. After graduating high school David went on to serve in the National Guard. David married Joyce A. (Ice) Madigan and she survives. David...
Athleen "Annie" Campbell
Dec 3, 2021
Athleen "Annie" (Gross) McDermott/Campbell, who resided at Heritage Pointe (Warren, IN), has departed to join her Eternal Father on December 3, 2021. She was born on October 15, 1924, in Parke County, Indiana, to the late Howard and Alice (Brubeck) Gross. In 1942, she graduated from Rockville High School in Parke County. On May 27, 1943, she married James...
Tracy Lee Williams
Nov 25, 2021
Tracy Lee Williams, 60, beloved Father, Grandfather, Uncle, Brother, and Son, was called to his eternal resting place on November 25, 2021. He entered this world on September 20, 1961 in Muncie, IN, born to Herschel Williams and Carolyn McClellan (Doss). Tracy was a graduate of Eastbrook High School, Class of 1980. Tracy honorably served his country in the...
