Local Obituaries for Families in Fairmount, IN, Marion, IN, Upland, IN, and Gas City, IN.
Della M. Sutherland Diller
Jan 8, 2020
Della Mae Diller, 88, of Upland, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Mrs. Diller was born on May 15, 1931 in Akron, Ohio, the youngest of four children born to Charles and Aedest Stroup. Della made the decision to follow Christ in Akron, Ohio at Brown Street Christian Missionary Alliance Church when she was 7 years old. The faith...
Dianna S. Kelley
Jan 7, 2020
Dianna Sue (Hale) Kelley, 75, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, in Marion. She was born on July 25, 1944, in Kokomo, Indiana, to the late Edward and Doris (Scott) Hale. Years later they moved to the Jalapa area. Dianna graduated from Oak Hill High School, class of 1962. She was an honor student all throughout her school...
Genevieve Brookshire
Jan 5, 2020
Genevieve Genny Brookshire age 98, often referred to as the Egg Ladyof rural Jonesboro died Sunday January 5, 2020 at her home with her family at her side. Genny was born on April 10, 1921 in Rigdon, Indiana, daughter of the late Sherman and Alma (Fleener) Hipes. She graduated from Fairmount High School in 1940 and attended Wayne University...
Terry L. Hill
Jan 4, 2020
Terry L. Hill, 59, of Fairmount, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at his home after battling COPD for many years. Terry was born in Anderson, Indiana on December 1, 1960, son of the late Robert J. Hilland Patsy Ruth (Crull) Hill. He was a member of the Madison-Grant Class of 1979 and served in the Army. Terry married Lisa...
Arlie C. Cornwell
Jan 4, 2020
Arlie C. Cornwell, 84, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020, in Marion, Indiana. He was born in Means County, Kentucky, on January 27, 1935, to the late Chester and Ruth (Cobb) Cornwell. Arlie married the love of his life, Juanita (Tackett) Cornwell, on February 4, 1953, in Kentucky. They were married for 66 years, together they built a...
Bonetha M. Smith
Dec 28, 2019
Bonetha M. Smith, 90, passed away at home on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Bonetha was born on December 14, 1929, at home in Van Buren, to the late Wilbur and Pearl James. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Upland in 1947, and then received her Associates in Accounting from Indiana Business College. She worked as a payroll clerk...
Julie M. Wood
Dec 23, 2019
Julie M. Wood, 74, of Upland, passed away,Monday, December 23, 2019, at her home with her family at her side. She was born on November 24, 1945, inHartford City, IN,tothe late Richard and Elizabeth (Smith) Baugher. She married Mark E Wood on July 13, 1963, he preceded her in death on October 20, 2006. Julie was a graduate of...
Jill Clock
Dec 21, 2019
Becky Jill Clock, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 21,2019, in Hartford City,Indiana, after an extended illness. Jill was born on February 25,1941, in Marion, Indiana. Anonly child, she was the pride and joy of her parents, Blake and Gladys (Lees) Thompson. Jillgrew up in Upland, Indiana, and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1959. It was there thatshe...
Lillian 'Lilly' J Fisher
Dec 20, 2019
Lillian Lilly Jade Fisher, 6, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019, at her home in Jonesboro, with her family by her side. Lilly was born prematurely at 23 weeks and 4 days, on January 28, 2013, in Marion, to Tiffany Fisher and Christopher Lindsey Jr., who survive. Lilly enjoyed listening to music, being outdoors, her dog, a.k.a her...
Madonna L Slate
Dec 19, 2019
Madonna L. Slate, 69, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at IUHospital. Madonna was born on July 16, 1950, to the late Charles and Alenden Dorothy Hood. She grew up in Point Isabel and attended Elwood High School. On June 8, 1968, she married Ronald L. Slate, and he survives. Madonna was a homemaker and a member of...
Michael 'Mike' D. Bradford
Dec 18, 2019
Michael Mike D. Bradford, 71, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, in Marion, Indiana. Mike was born in Marion, on April 5, 1948, to the late Earl H. Bradford and the late Betty L. (Sinclair) Kidwell. He graduated from Mississinewa High School Class of 1966. Mike was in the Navy during the Vietnam War, where he served two...
Robert 'Bob' L. Eccles
Dec 4, 2019
Robert Bob L. Eccles, 71, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, in Marion, Indiana. He was born on November 28, 1948, in Gas City, Indiana, to the late Dilver and Norma (Richardson) Eccles. Bob graduated from Eastbrook High School in 1968. He married Helen (Smith) Eccles in December of 1992. Bob worked several jobs throughout his working career...
Ruth Esther Lewis
Dec 4, 2019
Ruth Esther (Mittank) Lewis Feb. 5, 1928 Dec. 4, 2019 Ruth E. Lewis, 91, passed away quietly on Dec. 4, 2019 at The Legacy on the Bethany Point Health Campus in Anderson, Indiana. She was a sweet, kind and loving soul who will be missed by all who knew her. Ruth E. Lewis was born at home to Ralph...
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...
