Obituaries
Obituaries
James Larry Mikel
Apr 4, 2016
James “Larry” Mikel, age 91, of Indianapolis, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born March 21, 1925 in Monticello, Kentucky to the late Melvin R. and Laura (Higginbotham) Mikel. He retired from GM in 1987 following 26 years of service and Chrysler for 11 years prior. He was a veteran of the United States Army...
Charline (Oxley) James
Apr 2, 2016
Charline (Oxley) James, 98, a resident of Mooreland passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family singing hymns of praise. She was born February 24, 1918 in Blountsville to the late Alvin and Ethel (Keesling) Oxley. Charline married Charles L. James in October, 1939 and resided in the Blountsville/Mooreland area for 59 years, until Charles’...
Hubert T. Wisecup
Apr 1, 2016
Hubert Wisecup, 94, of New Castle passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. He was born February 19, 1922 in Bath, Indiana, a son of the late Della M. and Esther (Killough) Wisecup. He was a member of the New Castle-Henry County Kiwanis and the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include three children; Karl (Ruth) Wisecup...
Larry O. Manning
Mar 31, 2016
Larry O. Manning, 77, of Knightstown, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital. He was born July 13, 1938 in Fleming County, Kentucky a son of Berry and Lorena (Rice) Manning. Larry was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from Pierceton Trucking Company in 2015. He had also driven for Standard Oil Company. Larry...
Sarah Louise Goodwin
Mar 28, 2016
Sarah Louise (Huffman) Goodwin, age 99, a lifetime resident of Spiceland, entered eternal rest on March 28, 2016 in New Castle. She was born September 20, 1916 to Charles and Myrtle Huffman, and was the fourth of six children. She graduated from Straughn High School and married her sweetheart, Harold Clifford Goodwin on November 29, 1934. They welcomed their first...
Janet L. Buckley
Mar 23, 2016
Janet L. Buckley, 81, of Connersville, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Caroleton Manor in Connersville. She was born January 23, 1935 in New Castle the daughter of Homer and Kathryn (Boyer) Peachee. Janet retired from Western Electric in Indianapolis in 1981. She had also worked at Fort Benjamin Harrison. She was a member of the Daughters of the...
Lula E. Ward
Mar 19, 2016
Lula Ward, 81, of New Castle passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at The Waters of New Castle. She was born January 24, 1935 in New Castle to the late Tom Dixon and Mary Fay (Chew) Dixon Couch. Lula had worked at New Castle Chrysler Credit Union from 1965-1981. She loved playing BINGO, CB radios and scrap booking. She is...
Vera J. (Brooks) Merchant
Mar 18, 2016
Vera J. (Brooks) Merchant, 93, of Knightstown passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was born March 14, 1923 in Henry County to the late Robert E. and Emma (McCorkle) Brooks. Vera was a lifelong resident of the Knightstown area and a 1941 graduate of Knightstown High School. She was a 70 year member...
Phyllis Jean Carpenter
Mar 14, 2016
Phyllis Jean Carpenter, age 70 of New Castle, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at IU Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born April 26, 1945 in New Castle to the late Walter Eugene and Mary (Gard) Brown. She was a 1963 graduate of Tipton High School and had attended Amber’s Beauty School in Muncie in 1966-1967. Phyllis belonged to the...
Clarence Robert "Larry" Kendall
Mar 13, 2016
Clarence Robert “Larry” Kendall, age 72, of New Castle, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born June 2, 1943 in New Castle to the late Paul Robert and Betty (Staub) Kendall. He graduated from Walter P. Chrysler High School in 1962. Larry retired from Borg Warner in 2006 following 30 years...
Betty Ilene White
Mar 12, 2016
Betty Ilene White, 86, a former resident of New Castle, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Rawlins House in Pendleton following a brief illness. She was born December 21, 1929 in Spencer, IN, the daughter of the late Enoch and Fleeta (Smith) Noel. A 1947 graduate of Spencer High School, she retired from Delco Remy in Anderson in 1986...
Shade Shepherd
Mar 11, 2016
Shade Shepherd, 82, of McMinnville, TN passed away Friday, March 11, 2016. He was born February 23, 1934 in Roxanna, KY a son of the late Tressie and Emma (Collins) Shepherd. Shade married the late Zella Wilson Shepherd on July 16, 1955. He retired from Fisher-Body Division of General Motors of Marion, IN. He enjoyed riding his golf cart, traveling,...
Harold D. Huffman
Mar 8, 2016
Harold D. Huffman, Sr., of New Castle, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at St. Vincent’s Heart Center, surrounded by his family. He was born April 12, 1931 in Henry County, Indiana, the son of Lloyd and Cecil (Riggle) Huffman. He attended Lewisville High School and on August 5, 1949, he married the former Onely...
Gladys L. Hollars
Mar 8, 2016
Gladys L. Hollars, age 83, of Spiceland, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, March 08, 2016. She was born October 16, 1932 in Waynesburg, Kentucky to the late Waits and Lydia (McKinney) Lingerfelt. She was a resident of Spiceland for 50 years and was a member of the Spiceland Church of the Nazarene. She had worked for Western Electric...
Bobby E. Richmond
Mar 7, 2016
Bobby E. Richmond, 78, of Carthage, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at Rush Memorial Hospital. He was born February 15, 1938 in Vanceburg-Old Trace, Kentucky a son of Delbert and Josie (Carpenter) Richmond. Bobby worked at Richardson Lumber Co. for 35 years and then at Troutman Hardwoods in Carthage. He loved bluegrass music and spending time with his grandkids...
Shirley Carpenter Edwards
Mar 4, 2016
Shirley Carpenter Edwards of Henry County passed away March 4, 2016. She was born in 1935 in Henry County, a daughter of the late Fred and Catherine Carpenter. She graduated in 1953 from New Castle High School and studied business at Indiana University in Bloomington, and worked in the family business, Edward’s Jewelers in New Castle. Shirley was a life...
Wilma Mae Selmeyer
Mar 3, 2016
Wilma Mae Selmeyer, 77, of New Castle passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Stonebrooke Rehab Center in New Castle. She was born January 12, 1939 in Clinton, Indiana, the daughter of the late Homer and Velma (Dalton) Carty. Wilma was a 1958 graduate of Straughn High School and worked in many local restaurants. She enjoyed spending time with family....
Jenna Renea Mosier
Mar 1, 2016
Jenna Renea Mosier, 6, of Mooreland passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Henry County Hospital. She was born on August 17, 2009 in New Castle to parents Jarod and Kristi (Stearns) Mosier of Mooreland. Jenna sparkled! She was our guiding light, a bright ray of sunshine, always singing and dancing. A social butterfly, Jenna was always doing special...
Alma Pearl Sorrell
Feb 29, 2016
Alma Pearl Sorrell, age 91, of New Castle, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Addison Place in New Castle. She was born August 27, 1924 in Bath County, Kentucky to the late William Harrison and Eliza (Cook) Tinsley. She had been a member of Spiceland Pike Church of God (formerly “N” Avenue Church of God) for many years....
Emery Owens
Feb 29, 2016
Emery Owens, 88, of New Castle, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Addison Place in New Castle. He was born September 15, 1927 in Albany, Kentucky to the late Wesley Owens and Sally Pearl (Guffey) Denney. Growing up, Emery attended Cumberland City Schools in Albany Kentucky before moving to New Castle in 1950. He owned and operated Owens...
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