Obituaries
Obituaries
Destynee Leigh Rucker
Mar 15, 2018
Destynee Leigh Rucker, 19, of Rushville, passed away unexpectedly March 15, 2018 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born August 11, 1998 in Greenfield, a daughter of Timothy Rucker of Morristown Mary Langley and Jimmy Glover of Rushville. Destynee graduated in 2017 from Knightstown High School as an Honor Student. She was presently a server at Montana...
Julia K. Logston
Mar 15, 2018
Julia K. Logston, 84, of Richmond, IN entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 15, 2018. She was born April 18, 1933 in New Castle to Oville and Juanita Armstrong. In 1952, she married Jim Logston. To this 25 year union was born four children; Cindy, Gary, Phil and Jamie. She graduated from New Castle...
Riggie Gene Calciano
Mar 14, 2018
Riggie Gene Calciano, 71, of Shirley passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Anderson. He was born July 19, 1946 in Orange County, IN to the late Mildred (Lowe) Harris. A life time resident of Shirley and Kennard, Riggie was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and served a tour in Vietnam. He began work with...
Dean F. Hahn
Mar 12, 2018
Dean F. Hahn, 81, of Knightstown passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at Hancock Regional Hospital. He was born August 30, 1936 in Muncie to Lewis J. and Florence M. (Fallis) Hahn. He graduated from Muncie Central in 1955 and 13 days after graduation enlisted in the Marines for four years. After graduating from Ball State in 1962, he went...
Paul R. Young Jr.
Mar 11, 2018
Paul Ray Young Jr., 49, of New Lisbon, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 11, 2018 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born July 27, 1968 in New Castle, a son of Paul Ray and Connie (Hays) Young. A 1987 graduate of Hagerstown High School, he also graduated from NBC Tech in Lima, Ohio with a degree...
Janice M. Dickerson
Mar 9, 2018
Janice M. Dickerson, 80, of New Castle passed away Friday, March 09, 2018 at Heritage House in New Castle. She was born on September 3, 1937 in Straughn, IN, a daughter of the late Cecil and Bertha (Custer) Derrickson. Janice was a 1955 graduate of Straughn High School. Never afraid of work, Janice worked hard from a young age; in...
Shirley A. Shafer
Mar 9, 2018
Shirley Shafer, 87, of Greenfield and formerly of Charlottesville passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at Crownpointe Senior Living in Greenfield. She was born October 17, 1930 in Southport, IN, a daughter of the late Harry and Cecil (Toon) Ferguson. Shirley was a member of the Knightstown Friends Meeting. She was a longtime bank teller with Hancock Bank and Trust...
Judy Ann Weaver
Mar 6, 2018
Judy Ann Weaver, 69, of Spiceland passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born January 2, 1949 in Portland, IN to the late Hurley and Clarice (Coon) Cart. She retired from the South Henry School Corporation after 20 years of service where she was the cafeteria manager at Spiceland Elementary. Judy loved her children, grandchildren,...
Paul Wayne Mead
Mar 5, 2018
Paul Wayne Mead, 57, of Knightstown passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at his residence. At the request of Mr. Mead, there will be no services.
Helen Jane Risley
Mar 4, 2018
Helen Jane Risley, 94, of New Castle passed away Saturday, March 4, 2018 at her home. She was born January 7, 1924 in Greencastle, IN to the late William and Alma (Kemper) Farrow. She is a graduate of Clinton Center High School (North Putnam) and attended Butler University and graduated from IU with a bachelors and masters degree. Helen retired...
Billy Gene Thurston
Mar 2, 2018
Billy Gene Thurston, 85, of New Castle passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. He was born November 7, 1932 in Wayne County, KY to the late Murrell and Flora Mae (Clark) Thurston. He retired from Greyhound Bus Lines after 20 years of service and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Gene was a 50...
Richard (Dick) Charles Byrd
Mar 2, 2018
Richard (Dick) Charles Byrd, 75, of New Castle passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at his home. He was born November 7, 1942 in New Castle to the late William and Margaret (Shadoan) Byrd. He was a 1961 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High School and is a veteran of the U.S. Army. Richard married his wife, Priscilla on May...
Melinda Kathryn Poindexter
Feb 26, 2018
Melinda Kathryn Poindexter, 56, of New Castle passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin. She was loved by everyone that knew her. She was a very selfless person and gave of herself in almost every way. She made her final selfless gift by being...
Robert Jerrold (Jerry) Ellis
Feb 23, 2018
On February 23rd, 2018 Robert Jerrold (Jerry) Ellis, 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in San Jose, California. He was the son of the late Mike and Helen (Logan) Ellis. From his birth in New Castle, Indiana, January 23, 1932 until his passing, Jerry strived to be his best while ensuring those around him were taken care of....
Thomas Alan Hiner
Feb 23, 2018
Thomas Alan Hiner, 53, of New Castle passed away Friday, February 23, 2018. He was born July 13, 1964 in New Castle to John and Alice (Coy) Hiner. Tom was a graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High School where he was part of the AV Club. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He worked at Exponent...
William R. Morgan
Feb 22, 2018
William R. Morgan, 94, of New Castle passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 24, 1923 in Wayne County, KY to the late Frazier and Maude Morgan. He retired in 1984 from Delco Remy after more than 39 years of service. William was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII. He...
Joyce Darlene Hastings
Feb 21, 2018
Joyce Darlene Hastings, 64, went home to heaven Wednesday, February 21, 2018, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was at her home with her family by her side in New Castle, Indiana. Mrs. Hastings was born on April 7, 1953 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Betty L. (Rose) and David Madden, and was the beloved...
Gerald "Jerry" Summers
Feb 17, 2018
Gerald “Jerry” Summers, 82, of New Castle, passed away Saturday morning in his home following a long illness. He was born October 6, 1935 in Ashland, a son of the late Quinlan and Florence (Fisher) Summers. Jerry attended Ashland School and graduated in 1953 from New Castle High School. In his early years, he was a Golden Glove Boxer, was...
Jessie "JR" Groce
Feb 17, 2018
Jessie “JR” Groce, 71, of New Castle, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 in IU Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie while surrounded by his family. This was due to a brief battle with cancer. His family is thankful that someone else will be able to see the world due to Jessie being an eye donor. He was born December 27,...
Amy Camille Clayborn-VanSickle
Feb 16, 2018
Amy Camille Clayborn-VanSickle, 42, of Lewisville passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at her residence. She was born June 25, 1975 in New Castle to Ernest Charles Clayborn and Judith Kay (Duvall) Caudill. Amy is a 1993 graduate of Blue River Valley High School and later earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from IU East School of Nursing. She was...
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