Obituaries
Obituaries
Phyllis Jean Coy
Dec 22, 2015
Phyllis Jean Coy, 86, a lifelong resident of Henry County passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at The Waters of New Castle. She was born August 14, 1929 in Henry County, Indiana, a daughter of the late Elmer and Florence Wissler. She was a lifelong member of the Chicago Corner Church where she was a member of the choir and...
Douglas W. Wilson
Dec 22, 2015
Douglas W. Wilson, 82, of Knightstown passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 26, 1933 in Michigan the son of Roy and Wilma (Koon) Wilson. A proud Purdue graduate, Doug was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from 1955-57. He retired from Ameriana Bank where he worked as Vice President and Loan Officer...
Pansy Mae Baker
Dec 18, 2015
Pansy Mae Baker, 83, of New Castle, IN, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 18, 2015 at her home. She was born October 27, 1932 in Franklinton, LA. She had worked at Firestone in Noblesville, where she met her husband, Jackie L. Baker. She also had worked at Brook’s Foods in Mt. Summit and the Port Hole Restaurant. Pansy chose her...
Larry Robert Jester
Dec 15, 2015
Larry Robert Jester, 73, a resident of Mooreland passed away Tuesday morning, December 15, 2015 at home. He was born June 27, 1942 in New Castle to the late Charles Robert and Wilma Jean (Semler) Jester. A 1960 graduate of Mooreland High School, Larry retired from Fisher Guide in Anderson after 28 years of service. A lifelong farmer, he enjoyed...
Dr. Loren C. Fitzhugh
Dec 13, 2015
Dr. Loren C. Fitzhugh, 91, of New Castle, passed away Sunday at Glen Oaks Health Campus following an extended illness. He was born October 16, 1924 in Kansas City, MO, a son of the late Lorenzo Dow and Lula May (O’Shea) Fitzhugh. Dr. Fitzhugh received his Bachelor and Master’s of Arts Degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He then...
Harry Bever
Dec 10, 2015
Harry Bever, 92, of Knightstown passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born May 15, 1923 in Rush County, Indiana to Ivan Lycurgus and Lillian Maurine (Houchins) Bever. A lifelong farmer in Henry and Rush Counties, he was previously employed at Dayton Air Force Base. He was a member of the Rushville...
Betty Jean Grooms
Dec 10, 2015
Betty Jean (Perry) Grooms of Elkhart, IN passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family December 10, 2015. Betty was born on September 17, 1940 in New Castle, IN the second child of Alva and Ida (Smith) Perry who are both deceased. Also, preceding her in death was a brother James Dexter, nephew Melvin Denny Jr., brother-in-law Melvin Denny, sister-in-law...
George Robert Batson
Dec 8, 2015
George Robert Batson, age 68, of New Castle, passed away Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. He was born July 8, 1947 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Clarence “Bud” and Iola (Masters) Batson George retired from the United States Post Office after 35 years of service and was a past president of the...
Vada "Pauline" Bell
Dec 7, 2015
Vada “Pauline” Bell, age 84, of New Castle passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 7, 2015 in IU Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born March 31, 1931 in Omar, WV, a daughter of the late William H. and Mayme (Norris) Parrish. Pauline was a 1949 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School. She retired from Modernfold Industries in New Castle following over...
Deborah S. Wiley
Dec 5, 2015
Deborah S. Wiley, 62, of New Castle passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 20, 1953 in New Castle to John Jr. and Patsy (Harlan) Bach. Debi retired in 2009 from BMG Columbia House after 21 years of service. She and her late husband owned and operated Stan...
Carol A. Teague
Dec 5, 2015
Carol A. Teague, 75, a resident of New Castle passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Henry County Hospital. She was born March 15, 1940 in New Castle to the late Harry and Esther (Kirby) Cashdollar. Carol retired from Robert’s Construction in 1998 after 30 years of service. She had formerly been employed at Cashdollar’s Soft Water. A former...
James Lee Kinnett
Dec 4, 2015
James Lee Kinnett, age 69, of New Castle, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. He was born January 17, 1946 in New Castle to the late Lee and Laura (McClain) Kinnett. A 1964 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School, Jim retired from Delco Remy Corporation in Anderson in 1996 after 33 years of...
Ivan E. Harris
Dec 4, 2015
Ivan E. Harris, 87, of Knightstown passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Henry County Hospital. He was born on March 4, 1928 in Gilpin, KY to the late Virgil Lee and Dollie (Simpson) Harris. Ivan was a veteran of the US Navy and served on the USS Iowa from 1946-1948. He was employed by both Chrysler and Ford...
Edward Estill Cox
Dec 3, 2015
Edward Estill Cox, age 90, of Lewisville, passed away Thursday, December 03, 2015 at The Waters of New Castle. He was born March 27, 1925 in Greenup, Kentucky to the late Robert and Ethel Cox. A 1943 graduate of Greenup High School, he served in the U.S. Navy during WWII serving mostly in the European Theater as a radio transmitter...
Mary B. Whisman
Dec 1, 2015
Mary B. Whisman, 86, of Shirley, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born June 20, 1929 in Morehead, Kentucky the daughter of Wiley and Myrtle (Cline) Burton. Mary had lived in the Shirley area since 1949 and retired from Delco Remy in 1967. She attended the Shirley Friends Church. She is survived by three...
Ruth A. Hayworth
Nov 29, 2015
Ruth A. Hayworth, 85, of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Henry County Hospital. She was born September 30, 1930 in Gap Creek, KY, a daughter of the late Marvin M. and Dorothy (Frost) Masengale. Ruth graduated from Lewisville High School in 1948, and remained active in the Lewisville Alumni Association the rest of her life. She...
Mary Justeen Smith
Nov 27, 2015
Mary Justeen Smith, age 86, of New Castle passed away on Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Waters of New Castle. She was born on December 12, 1928 the daughter of Theophilus and Artie (Owens) Lee. Justeen worked at Perfect Circle in New Castle for 13 year and the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children’s Home for 15 years. She was...
Lois Jean Jones
Nov 25, 2015
Lois Jean (Martin) Jones, age 78, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. She was born August 8, 1937 in New Castle, Indiana, a daughter of the late Garland and Mary (Hayes) Warren. Lois was a member of the Cumberland City United Methodist Church in Alpha, Kentucky. Lois was a stay at home...
Rodger K Smith
Nov 24, 2015
Rodger K. Smith, age 75, of New Castle, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born June 6, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois to the late J. Shreve and Audrey Mae (Morrison) Smith. He was a graduate of Alliance High School, in Alliance, Ohio in 1958. Rodger was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
Ruth T. Burton
Nov 23, 2015
Ruth T. Burton, 92, of Kennard passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at her residence. She was born July 20, 1923 in Briary, Kentucky the daughter of George and Grace (Spaw) Thompson. Ruth retired from Western Electric. She was a devout member of the Kennard Christian Church, where she was involved in Willing Workers. She also attended Cadiz Christian Church....
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