Local Obituaries for Families in Fairmount, IN, Marion, IN, Upland, IN, and Gas City, IN.
Mary Jo 'Jody' Overmyer
Apr 10, 2020
Mary Jo Jody Overmyer, 85, of Marion, died peacefully in her home with her family at her side on Friday, April 10, 2020.Jody was born September 27, 1934, to the late Arthur A. and Gorivana (Benn) Alexander, inDesoto, Indiana. She married her high school sweetheart, Eddie L. Overmyer, on March 20, 1954, inRochester, Indiana, he survives. Jodywas a graduate...
Charles 'Chuck' L. Needler
Apr 9, 2020
Charles L. Needler, 80, passed away at 1:24 A.M. on Thursday, April 9, 2020. He was born on July 1, 1939, to the late Cecile M. (Needler) Harrell, in Matthews. Charles attended Jefferson High School in Upland. He married Judy (Holloway) Needler on August 24, 1974, and she survives. They were members of Lakeview Wesleyan Church, and he had...
Ervin 'Burly' B. Turner
Apr 9, 2020
Ervin Burly B. Turner, 78, passed away on April 9, 2020, in Converse, Indiana. He was born on February 9, 1942, in Upland, Indiana, to the late Charles and Elsie (Haltom) Turner. Burly was the seventh son, as his father Charles was the seventh son of his siblings. He worked at RCA until the mid-1960s, where he then worked...
Dexter Franklin
Apr 8, 2020
Dexter Franklin, 76, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at his Fairmount, Indiana residence. Dexter was born on September 14, 1943, in Amburgey, Kentucky, son of the late Lawrence and Nora (Mullins) Franklin. Dexter married Maxine Mullins on March 13, 1963, in Jefferson, Kentucky. Maxine preceded him in death on November 27, 2007. He married Sandra Sue Timmons Smith on...
Terry L. Dickerson
Apr 7, 2020
Terry L. Dickerson, 63, of died unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his Fowlerton, Indiana residence. Terry was born on July 18, 1956, in Muncie, Indiana, son of the late Carl Eugene Dickerson Sr. and Asondra (Hoheimer) Dickerson who survives in Fowlerton. He attended Madison-Grant Schools.Terry had worked at Active Products for 14 years, where he had been a...
Bobby J. Tolbert
Apr 4, 2020
Bobby J. Tolbert, 88, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. Bobby was born on January 28, 1932, to the late Gwin and Mary Tolbert. He graduated from Fairmount High School, class of 1950. He entered the Air Force in November 1951 and served in the Korean War, becomingAirman First Class....
Thomas C. Maddox
Apr 4, 2020
Thomas C. Maddox, 76, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Marion General Hospital. Tom was born on January 13, 1944, to the late Sherman and Florence Maddox. He graduated from Van Buren High School and then joined the Army. While serving in Germany, Tom fell in love with Inge Lenz. She came to America with him, and...
Donna M Moyer
Apr 2, 2020
Donna M. Moyer, 88, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Saint Anne Randallia Place in Fort Wayne, with her loving family by her side. Donna was born on August 9, 1931, to the late Hubert and Lucille Miller. She graduated high school in 1950 and then married the love of her life, Wayne Moyer, on September 12,...
Charles 'Gator' T. Gadberry
Mar 31, 2020
Charles Gator T. Gadberry, 87, went home with his Lord on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 4:00 A.M, at Marion General Hospital. Charles had become very close to the Lord during his fight with lung cancer. He was born on December 14, 1932, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to Thomas and Lillie (Brandon) Gadberry. Charles married Helen Noah on August...
Donald J. Miller
Mar 28, 2020
Donald J. Miller, 88, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Summit Health and Living. Donald was born on August 25, 1931, to the late John and Sylvia Miller. He married Wanda Canny in 1951, and she survives. Donald was a Shriner, a Mason, and a former little league baseball coach and umpire. He also was a wrestler...
James O. Gard
Mar 25, 2020
James Oliver Gard passed away on March 25, 2020. He was born June 10,1947. He was the son of Arthur (Art) Virginia (Alexander). He was born in Frankfort, Indiana. He married Sherlyn (Mills) on May 23,1970 they divorced in 2002. He is survived by son, Roger (Karen),Marion;daughter, Leslie (John) Fix, Kokomo;adopted daughter, R. Ricky Bennett, Fenton, Michigan;grandchildren, Kameron, Gas...
Robert 'Clifton' Burton
Mar 25, 2020
Robert Clifton Burton, 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at his home with family by his side. Clifton was born on February 28, 1937, the son of the late Frank and Florence Burton, in Geff, Illinois. He graduated from Cisne High School in Illinois in 1954, and then went on to...
Kenneth P. Spence
Mar 19, 2020
Kenneth P. Spence, 87, of Fairmount, died on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Colonial Oaks Health Rehabilitation Center in Marion. He was born in Fairmount on August 30, 1932 to William Lillie Spence (Radcliffe). He was a 1950 graduate of Fairmount High School. On February 25, 1951 he married Lora Nell Smith and they were blessed with 63 years...
Christie L. Holt
Mar 17, 2020
Christie L. Holt, 44, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at her residence in Marion, Indiana. She was born in Smithville, TN, on September 4, 1975, to Dora Elizabeth Adcock. Christie graduated from Mississinewa High School. She was a happy, carefree, pure and loving person. Christie loved being with her family, listening to music, traveling and being in...
Steve Irvin Sharkey
Mar 14, 2020
Steve I. Sharkey, 65, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020, from injuries sustained in a car accident that occurred on his way to perform in the Shakespearean play, The Shakespeare Stealer at the Pulse Opera House. Steve was born on October 20, 1954, to the late Robert and Jo Ann Sharkey. He graduated from Lowell High School in...
Lora Jean Grabow
Mar 13, 2020
Lora Jean Grabow, 80, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020, at home. Lora was born in Fairmount on February 26, 1940, to the late Orville and Maria Lawson. On January 10, 1958, she married Dale Grabow. They celebrated 62 years of marriage this year. Lora and Dale had five children and she enjoyed being able to stay home...
Franciska 'Marlene' Roth
Mar 12, 2020
Franciska Marlene Roth, 82, of Upland, died on Thursday, March 12, 2020 after a long struggle with congestive heart failure. Marlene was born July 28, 1937 in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio to David Wilcox and Franciska (Reeves) Wilcox. She graduated from Norwood High School in 1956. She attended Taylor University and graduated with a degree in Education in...
Nathan Stahlman
Mar 11, 2020
Nathan Stahlman, 40, passed away at his Fishers home on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Nathan was born in Marion, Indiana, on August 25, 1979, to Stephen and Sharon Stahlman, who survive. He graduated from Marion High School in 1998. An extremely smart man, he went through training to become a technical engineer. On his birthday last year, he married...
Dorothy K. Hasty-Bishir
Mar 10, 2020
Dorothy K. (Powell) Hasty-Bishir, 93, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at her Fairmount residence. She was born on February 19, 1927, in Florida, daughter of the late Avery and Martha (Disbenett) Powell. Dorothy graduated from Fairmount High School in 1945. She worked at General Motors for 22 years as a press operator for many of those years, and then...
Jayne A. Falatic
Mar 9, 2020
Jayne A. Falatic, 79 of Indianapolis, died Monday, March 9, 2020. Jayne was born in Fairmount, Indiana on July 6, 1940, daughter of the late Robert E. and Iris (Allen) Kirkpatrick. She was a graduate of Fairmount High School and received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degree from Ball State University. Jayne taught Family and Consumer...
