Local Obituaries for Families in Fairmount, IN, Marion, IN, and Upland, IN.
Omar J. Jones
Dec 3, 2019
Omar J. Jones, age 89, passed away Tuesday, December 3. He was married to his loving wife Joan Jones for 60 years. He and his wife Joan and their children enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, dominoes, Chinese checkers and stock car racing. One of the favorite family activities was seeing how many words they could make from one larger word. They...
Michael Patrick King
Nov 30, 2019
Michael Patrick King, 72, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis, with his loving family by his side. Mike was born on May 17, 1947, in Elwood, to the late Walter and Anna King. During elementary school, he attended St. Paul Parish School, and then graduated from Mississinewa High School, class of 1965. On...
John W. Holloway
Nov 24, 2019
John W. Holloway, 87, died Sunday, November 24, 2019, at his Marion Residence. John was born in Grant County, Indiana, on September 23, 1932, son of the late John H. and Lillian Lucille (Mitchener) Holloway. He attended Fairmount High School. John and Molly Steele were married in Fowlerton, Indiana, on April 7, 1951. They celebrated 62 years of marriage...
Juanita Comer
Nov 22, 2019
Juanita (Williams) Comer, 102, of Fairmount, died Friday, November 22, 2019, at Alexandria Care Center. Juanita was born in Howard County, Indiana on May 17, 1917, daughter of the late Clyde and Zelpha (Miller) Williams. She graduated from Swayzee High School in 1935. Juanita and John N. Comer were married on May 1, 1937. They were married 60 years...
Margaret Louella Barnett
Nov 22, 2019
Margaret Louella (Johnson) Barnett, 77, of Elwood, died Friday, November 22, 2019 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood. Margaret was born in Vanceburg, Kentucky on December 22, 1941, daughter of the late Maurice Johnson and Cora Belle (Smith) Morgan. Margaret was a production worker at Thompson Consumer Electronics for 37 years. She loved her family and enjoyed spending...
Janet Kelsay
Nov 21, 2019
Janet Kelsay, age 89, passed peacefully on November 21, 2019. Born in Fairmount, IN, on April 1, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Josephine Burgan Kelsay and Oren W. Kelsay. A former resident of Bloomington, IN, Westford, MA, and Houston, TX, Janet worked 29 years as a Fortran programmer for Honeywell, but her true vocation was music....
Michael A. Vetor
Nov 19, 2019
Michael A. Vetor, 70, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at his Fairmount residence. Michael was born on August 26, 1949, son of the late Darrell (Doc) L. Vetor and Joyce Loraine (Heding) Moyer in Grant County, Indiana. Michael was a self-employed truck driver. Michael is survived by his sons, Gary Inglis, Florida and Mark (Jennifer) Vetor, Fairmount; daughters, Sherry...
Harold P. Harriman
Nov 4, 2019
Harold P. Harriman, 95, went home to be with the Lord early Monday morning, November 4, 2019, in Millers Merry Manor in Hope, Indiana. He was born in Long Beach, California on February 5, 1924, the son of the late Dixon and Ethel (Foreman) Harriman. He married the love of his life, Evelyn Mardock, on August 30, 1945, in...
Ronald 'Ron' W. Farnum
Nov 1, 2019
Ronald Ron Walter Farnum, 72, passed away on November 1, 2019, in Marion, Indiana, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Pine River, MN, on October 6, 1947. Ron served for 25 years with World Gospel Mission. Fifteen of those years as a pilot of Wings of Peace in Bolivia, S.A. After returning...
Betty L. Nose
Oct 31, 2019
Betty L. Nose, 71, of Fairmount died Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Marion General Hospital. Betty was born in Kokomo, Indiana on November 7, 1947, daughter of the late James D. Hosier and Theda Alice (Bagley) Cole. She graduated from Southwood High School, class of 1966. Betty retired from Martin Yale Office Products of Wabash where she worked in...
Kenneth P. Collins
Oct 30, 2019
Kenneth P. Collins, 83, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Marion General Hospital. Kennywas born on March 25, 1936, in Morristown, Tennessee, to the late Lena Bell (Collins) Talley. On September 1, 1958, he married Janet Stone, and she preceded him in death on January 9, 2010. Kenny drove a truck for 33 years and then worked as a...
Nancy A. Beachy
Oct 27, 2019
Nancy Ann (Guyer) Worl Beachy, 76, passed on Sunday afternoon, October 27, 2019, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimers disease. She is the daughter of the late Thomas and Enola (Meyer) Guyer, born on March 19, 1943. Nancy was a 1961 graduate of Fairmount High School and a longtime resident of Fairmount. She was a 4H club leader and...
Nora E. Tanser
Oct 25, 2019
Nora E. (Sloderbeck) Tanser, 88, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019, in Marion, Indiana. She was born to the late Gail A. and Mary I. (Shide) Sloderbeck, on July 18, 1931, in Marion. She attended Marion High School. Before retiring, Nora worked in dietary atthe Sandwich Hospital in Sandwich, IL for 13 years and at theEmily Flinn Home...
Robin Moon
Oct 25, 2019
Robin Rob Moon 60 of Fairmount, Indiana died Friday October 25, 2019 in Muncie, IN. He lost a hard fought battle with Alzheimers. He was a hardworking, honest man. He graduated from Madison-Grant Hight School class of 1978, he served in the Army National Guard. He was employed by Thomson Consumer (RCA) for 30 years until they closed. Rob...
Jennifer Giasson
Oct 22, 2019
With our deepest and heartfelt sadness heaven called another beautiful angel home, our family has lost a strong amazing woman. She was funny, had a kind soul, and mostly was a wonderful wife and amazing mother. Her life evolved around her spouse and daughter, her favorite hobbies were playing Pokmon GO and spending time with Shon and Rose and...
Gladys 'Jean' Coyle
Oct 21, 2019
Gladys Jean (Blevins) Coyle, 84, of rural Matthews died Monday, October 21, 2019 in Marion General Hospital. She was born on April 3, 1935 in Owingsville, Kentucky, the daughter of the late John and Bessie (Staton) Blevins. Jean married Carroll D. Coyle on December 25, 1953. Together they shared 64 years, before he preceded her in death on July...
Dr. Richard 'Rick' D. Smith
Oct 19, 2019
Dr. Richard Rick D. Smith, 67, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at his home in Marion. Rick was born on October 30, 1951, to the late Dwight and Margaret Smith. He graduated from Washington High School in 1970 and then went to college to pursue degrees in x-ray technology, nuclear medicine, and eventually graduated from IU School...
John D. 'Jd' Liston
Oct 16, 2019
John D. JD Liston, 60, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at his Fairmount residence surrounded by family and friends. For the last several years, JD bravely fought Muscular Dystrophy and later, melanoma cancer. JD was born in Marion, Indiana on February 8, 1959, to William E. Liston and Nancy O. (Stewart) Miller. He was a 1978 graduate of Madison-Grant...
Leewood Mabry
Oct 16, 2019
Leewood Mabry, 78, passed away at home on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, with his family by his side. Leewood was born on September 28, 1941, to the late Atlee and Irene Mabry, in Elliott County, Kentucky. He married Carolyn Sue (Douglas) in Jonesboro on December 31, 1968, and she survives in Marion. Leewood retired from GenCorp as a forklift...
Robert 'Bob' L. Mcgraw
Oct 14, 2019
Robert Bob L. McGraw, 94, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019, in Marion. He was born on October 15, 1924, to the late Harold M. and Flossie (Zellner) McGraw, in Point Isabel, Indiana. He graduated from Elwood High School Class of 1942. He married the love of his life Arlene (Miller) McGraw in January 1950. Bob was in...
