Local Obituaries for Families in Fairmount, IN, Marion, IN, Upland, IN, and Gas City, IN.
Charles Adams Hall
Jun 25, 2016
Charles Adams Hall 66 of Marion died peacefully Saturday June 25, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Charles was an US Army veteran from 1973-1976 and was Payroll Data Entry and Computer Programmer from 1977 to 2014. He had been employed byConrail, Superior Supply Janitorial Service,Freeland Mason Pharmacy,HiWayDispatch Trucking Company, United Cartage Trucking Company, Mid-Indiana Transportation Experts,...
Debbie J. Emry
Jun 24, 2016
Debbie J.Emry, 57,Sweetser, Indiana died Friday, June 24, 2016 at Marion General Hospital. Debbie was the daughter of the late Richard Hawkins and the late Eleanor (Jimmeron) Hawkins, born in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 20, 1958. Debbie was a machine operator an Gen-Corp. She enjoyed camping and listening to music. She is survived by a daughter,MersadisSadie (James) Peer...
Jean Rae Hoskins
Jun 21, 2016
Upland: Jean Rae Hoskins, 90, died Tuesday night, June 21, 2016, in Marion General Hospital. She was born in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of the late Merle L. and Ruth (Pugh) Raymond. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelors Degree in Education and went on to earn her Masters in Education from Ball State University. Mrs. Hoskins,...
Leon Kita
Jun 20, 2016
Leon Kita, 94, of Marion, died peacefullyinhis home on Monday, June 20, 2016. He was born in Albion, Michigan, on July 18,1921to the late John and Mary Kita. On July 5, 1947, he married Evelyn and she preceded him in death in 2008. He served in the US Navy from 1940 - 1946. Leon was the last Pearl Harbor...
Margaret Jean Hummer
Jun 17, 2016
Margaret Jean Bellis Hummer, 85, of Largo, Florida and Fairmount, Indiana passed away Friday, June 17, 2016. Margaret was the daughter of the late Howard Miles and Florence Adella (Jones) Bellis and was born in Fort Recovery, Ohio on July 10, 1930. She married the love of her life, the late Richard Dick J Hummer on February 25, 1949...
Hallie M. Robbins
Jun 9, 2016
Hallie M. Perry Robbins ,87 of Marion, Indiana died Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Wesleyan Health Rehab in Marion. The family wishes to express their gratitude for the loving care given to Hallie during her stay at Wesleyan Health Rehab Hallie was born in Welch, West Virginia on November 5, 1928 to the late James Perry and the late...
Lester E. Nelson
Jun 9, 2016
Lester E. Nelson, age 88 of Fairmount, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Rolling Meadows Health Care Center in Lafontaine, Ind. He was born on June 18, 1927, in Marion to the late Noah and late Mary Belle (Lyons) Nelson. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, earning a Silver Star. On...
Wanda R Armstrong
Jun 3, 2016
Matthews: Wanda R. (Barnett) Armstrong, 80, died Friday morning, June 3, 2016, in Miller's Merry Manor, Hartford City. She was born in Matthews, the daughter of the late Everett and Lacy (Priddy) Barnett. Wanda married William E. Armstrong, on July 3, 1953, in Matthews. He preceded her in death on July 18, 2006. A lifelong resident of Matthews, she...
Charles C. Reno
Jun 2, 2016
Charles C. Reno, age 78 of Fairmount, passed away on June 2, 2016, at Colonial Oaks Health and Rehab in Marion. He was born on February 24, 1938, in White Pine, Tenn. to the late Howard and late Nettie (Bishop) Reno. On August 28, 1959, Charles married Margaret Seaton, who preceded him in death on January 8, 2012. He...
Maxine L Eastes
May 26, 2016
Maxine L. (Baird)Eastes, 83, was called home to heaven on the morning of May 26,2016in Marion, Indiana, surrounded by her loving family. Maxine was born in Marion, Indiana on March 26,1933to the late James Baird and late NellieBaird-Hoss. She graduated fromSweetserHigh School in 1951. She retired from RCA in 1995 after 43 years of service as an inspector. Maxine...
James E. 'Jim' Underwood
May 24, 2016
James E. Jim Underwood, 69, of Fairmount, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Marion General Hospital. Jim was born in Grant County to Gerrald Underwood and Barbara Winans Underwood on October 14, 1946. He graduated from Fairmount High School in 1964 and served in the Army for 2 years. Jim married his best friend and love of his life,...
Carol J Burke
May 22, 2016
Carol J. Burke, 70, of Marion, Indiana, died Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Rolling Meadows Health Care Center, La Fontaine, Indiana. Carol was the daughter of the late John H. and E. Lenore (Winger) Cook and was born March 28,1946inElyria, Ohio. She married Thomas Burke Feb. 14, 1996, and he survives in La Fontaine. She was an avid bowler...
Daniel 'Danny' Lee Yeater
May 18, 2016
Daniel Danny Lee Yeater, age 42 of Fairmount, passed away on May 18, 2016. He was born in Anderson on July 16, 1973, to Curt and Debbie (Reynolds) Yeater, both surviving in Fairmount. Danny graduated from Madison-Grant High School in 1991, where he was on the baseball team. After high school, he went on to graduate from Ivy Tech,...
Sylvia Mae Clark
May 18, 2016
Sylvia Mae (Gaddis) Clark went into the arms of the Lord on Wednesday, May 18,2016at York Place in Marion. Sylvia was born on August 31,1923to the late Russell and Elizabeth (Thomas)Gaddis, in Fairmount, Indiana. Sylvia graduated from Fairmount High School in 1941 and then attended Marion Business College. She also took classes at John Wesley College in North Carolina...
Frederick 'Fred' S. Craw
May 16, 2016
Frederick S. Fred Craw, 96 of Fairmount, Indiana died Monday May 16, 2016 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida. Fred was born on December 13, 1919 at home in Fairmount, Indiana to the late John Craw and the late Mande George Craw. He had two sisters: Lavedah Craw and Charlene Craw Mitchener, both deceased. He graduated from Fairmount...
William 'Bill' H. Pettit
May 10, 2016
William Bill H. Pettit, 86, of Fairmount, Indiana died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at VA Medical Center in Marion, Indiana. Bill was born in Otto, Indiana on September 16, 1929 son of the late Harvey Lee Pettit and the late Grace Lock Pettit. He graduated fromMilanHigh School in Ripley County, Indiana in 1947. Bill served in the Marine Corps...
Cathy L. Lents
May 9, 2016
Upland: Cathy L. (Wimmer) Lents, 62, died Monday, May 9, 2016, at her residence. She was born in Hartford City, the daughter of the late Charles and Billie (Stanley) Wimmer. In 1972, she graduated from Eastbrook High School. She later attended Ivy Tech Community College, Marion. She was formerly a Switchboard Operator at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, and had...
Thomas T. Miller
May 6, 2016
Thomas "Tom" T. Miller, 79, of Marion, passed away Friday morning, May 6, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in Upland, the son of the late James A. and Eva Mae (Wilkins) Miller. Growing up on a dairy farm in Grant County, he was a 1955 graduate of Jefferson Township High School. He graduated from Purdue...
Roy Howard Tincher
Apr 24, 2016
Roy HowardTincher, 91, went into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, April 24,2016at Millers Merry Manor in Marion. Roy was born February 15,1925to the late John and Zoe (Moore)Tincher, in Bond, Kentucky. Roy worked as an electrician for General Motors for 25 years, until he retired in 1987. Before that, he also had an Omar route in Hamilton,...
Joyce Ann Plummer
Apr 22, 2016
Joyce A. Plummer, age 74 of Marion, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Millers Merry Manor in Marion, IN. She was born to the late Doc and Martha (Wright) Toler on February 10, 1942 in Logan, WV. Joyce graduated from Owingsville High School in Kentucky and later attended Marion Business College. On February 4, 1962, she married...


