Local Obituaries for Families in Fairmount, IN, Marion, IN, and Upland, IN.
Judy A. Dickensheet
Feb 27, 2019
Surrounded by her family, Judy Ann Dickensheet went to be with her beloved mother in heaven on February 27th, 2019. Judy was born December 16, 1952, to Martha Garner and Arthur Raney in Little Rock Arkansas. She attended school there and later received her GED when she moved to Muncie, Indiana. Judy worked as a waitress and bartender at...
Geraldine B. Wells
Feb 24, 2019
Geraldine B. Gerrie (Hunt) Wells, 89, died Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Wesleyan Health Care where she had been a resident for several years. Gerrie had formerly lived in Fairmount. Gerrie was born on July 30, 1929 daughter of the late Virgil Hunt and Kathryn (Coates) Marks. Gerrie married Joseph L. Wells Sr. on August 26, 1960 in Amboy,...
Benny L. Grose
Feb 14, 2019
Benny L. Grose, 75, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his home in Marion, Indiana. Benny was born in Marion, Indiana on June 2, 1943, son of the late Leroy and Mary (McNeely) Grose. He married Michal S. Hoheimer on December 15, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky. Benny retired from Genreral Motors in where he worked in the Maintenance Department....
Michael Alan Mcwhirt
Feb 13, 2019
Michael Alan McWhirt 68 of Gas City died February 13, 2019 at his residence. Born in Marion, Indiana to the late Garold and Wilma (Fogleson) McWhirt. Mike was a graduate of Mississinewa High School class of 1968 where he ran cross country and held many records for many years for his athletic ability to run. He was a self-employed...
Marilyn J. Bottoms
Feb 12, 2019
Marilyn J. (Mellstead) Stuart Bottoms, 87, of Upland, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday morning, February, 12, 2019, in University Nursing Center, Upland. She was born in Portland, Michigan on May 22, 1931, the daughter of the late Clifford and Helen (Wilcox) Mellstead. She graduated from Portland High School, Portland, Michigan in 1949. Then later she graduated...
Sarah L. Creamer
Feb 11, 2019
Sarah L. Creamer, 86, passed away at home on Monday, February 11, 2019. Sarah was born on July 14, 1932, to the late William Gladys and Nora Bessie Wood. Growing up in Kentucky, she attended Moore Springs School. She later worked on a production line at the St. Regis Paper Company for many years, until retiring in 1992. Sarah...
Kathryn A. Kuehner
Feb 9, 2019
Kathryn (Kathy) A.Kuehner, 47, died Saturday, February 9, 2019 at LutheranHospital in Ft. Wayne. Kathy was born on December 3, 1971, daughter of the late Steve Shanks and Penny (Freeman) (Jeff Shaffer) Benedict of Jonesboro. She graduated from Madison-Grant High School in 1991 and had worked at General Tire in Marion and Wendys in Ft. Wayne, Rallys, Taco Bell...
Peter Scott Rhetts
Feb 5, 2019
Peter was not a fan of long, flowery obituaries. Therefore, we will honor his wishes for the short version of Peters full and well-lived life. Peter ScottRhettspassed away on February 5, 2019, at his home in Marion, Indiana, at the age of 66. Peter was born in Marion, on June 10, 1952, to George and Rosemary (York)Rhetts. He was...
Terri J. Tipton
Feb 3, 2019
Terri J. (DeRossett) Tipton, 63, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2019, in Marion, Indiana. She was born on July 8, 1955, in Kentucky, to the late Darrell and Duty (Morris) DeRossett. Terri formerly worked at RCA/Thompsons and Foster Forbes/Ball-Foster Glass Container Co. She loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and planting flowers. She is...
Kenneth B. Hill
Feb 2, 2019
Kenneth B. Hill, 83, of Marion, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion. Ken was the founder and owner of the Sports Hotline of Grant County. He published the weekly paper for 44 years, never missing a week from 1971 until retirement in 2015. Prior to starting the Sports Hotline, Ken was employed by the...
Kenneth R. Powell
Feb 2, 2019
Kenneth R. Powell 88 of Jonesboro died Saturday February 2, 2019 at UI Medical Ball Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. Kenneth was born July 25, 1930 to the late Vernon and Hazel (Campbell) Powell in Logansport, Indiana. He was a veteran having serviced in the US Air Force. He married his wife of 67 years Sharon Wray on August 19, 1951,...
Nedra 'Jo' Banter
Feb 2, 2019
Nedra Jo (Deeter) Banter, 87, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, in Heritage Pointe, Warren. She was born in Grant County, the daughter of the late Everett H. and Ruth E. (Pearson) Deeter. Jo graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1949. She married Francis Banter on June 17, 1950. Together, they shared 34 years, before he preceded her in...
Sandra Deeter
Jan 31, 2019
Sandra Deeter 76 of Marion, IN died Thursday January 31, 2019 at Aperion Care, Marion. Sandra was born in Marion November 15, 1942 to the late Robert Michael Bobo and the late Evelyn Mae (Bragg) Henderson. She was a graduate of Marion High School and had previously worked as a Security Guard and Nursing Assistant. Sandra loved to collect...
Homer L. Teegarden
Jan 29, 2019
Homer L.Teegarden, 93, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. He was born on July 23, 1925, in Jonesboro, Indiana, to the late Paul and Lucille (Norris)Teegarden. He graduated from Jonesboro High School (Zebras). Homer was a Marine and was active during WWII. He was a mail carrier for the city of Jonesboro and worked in housekeeping at the...
Robert E. Mccoy
Jan 25, 2019
Robert E. McCoy, 84, a former resident of Matthews, Indiana and most recently a resident of Lillian, Alabama, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 25, 2019. He was born in Matthews, the son of the late Carl McCoy Adeline (Cole) McCoy Sells. Mr. McCoy was a member of the First Community Church, Matthews, for...
Sara R. David
Jan 25, 2019
Sara Ruth (Heater) David, 66, of Angola, died Friday, January 25, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Sara was born in Marion, Indiana, on March 29, 1952, daughter of Eldon Gene and Alice Ruth (Comer) Heater who survive in Fairmount. Sara graduated from Fairmount High School in 1970 and from Parkview Nursing School in 1973. She worked as...
Marjorie Lynn Manning
Jan 22, 2019
Marjorie L. Manning, 54, passed away at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Marjorie was born to the late Richmond Hill and Rita Chapin, who survives, on September 26, 1964. She married Richard Manning on July 4, 2010. An artsy woman, she enjoyed all kinds of crafts and painting. She was a very strong-willed, loving,...
Mary Lou Slater
Jan 20, 2019
Mary Lou (Wright) Slater, 90, died Sunday, January 20, 2019, at Golden Living Center in Muncie. A lifelong resident of Matthews, she was born on September 16, 1928, the daughter of the late Raymond and Alice (Hazelbaker) Wright. She graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1946. She married the love of her life, Francis Paul Slater, in Noblesville,...
Alice L. Skeens
Jan 20, 2019
Alice L. Skeens, 92, of Marion, died Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Colonial Oaks Health Care. Alice was born on April 27, 1926 in Fairmount, Indiana, daughter of the late John E. and Eva Ellen (Hughes) Listenfelt. She married Elijah Richard Dick Skeens on December 27, 1943. They were married 68 years before his death in 2011. Alice worked...
Alice L. Collins
Jan 19, 2019
Alice L. Collins, 82, of Fairmount, Indiana died Saturday January 19, 2019 at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana after a brief illness. Alice was born April 30, 1936 in Fairmount, Indiana to the late Eslie R. Pete and Alpha Ruth (Eudaly) Keller. She married her husband of 60 years Bennie J Collins. August 2, 1958 at Van Buren, Indiana,...
