Obituaries

Obituaries

Bonnie L. Roland

Bonnie L. Roland

Nov 5, 2017

Bonnie L Roland, 84, of Greenfield, Indiana died on Sunday afternoon, November 5, 2017. She was born on April 8, 1933, to Raymond and Mabel Manche in Carthage, Indiana. She graduated from Carthage High School in 1951, and married Charles Roland on August 31, 1952. She was a dedicated mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and loved nothing more than spending time...

Karen Lee Cole

Karen Lee Cole

Nov 4, 2017

Karen Lee Cole, 67, of Mooreland, IN, went to be with her Savior at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at her home, while surrounded by her family, following a long battle with cancer. She was born June 27, 1950, in South Bend, Indiana, to Herman Edward and Carolyn (Wonderlick) Glaser. Karen grew up in South Bend, IN, where...

Tyler Wade Blevins

Tyler Wade Blevins

Nov 4, 2017

Tyler Wade Blevins, 23, a resident of New Castle and formerly of Hagerstown passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 4, 2017 at his residence. He was born July 23, 1994 in Henry County. Tyler attended New Castle and Hagerstown schools and graduated with honors from the Excel Center in Richmond in 2016. He was employed at Sky High Grain Bin. An...

Maxine E. Thomas

Maxine E. Thomas

Nov 2, 2017

Maxine E. Thomas, 80, of New Castle passed away Thursday, November 02, 2017 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. She was born April 9, 1937 in Monett, MO to the late Allen and Ida Long. A homemaker, she enjoyed making wood crafts. She loved cooking and baking. Maxine had a green thumb with flowers and plants all over the house. She...

Beverly A. Davis

Beverly A. Davis

Nov 2, 2017

Beverly A. (Reid) Davis, 79, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 in Henry County Hospital. She was born November 19, 1937 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Donald and Helen (Buggle) Reid. A 1955 graduate of New Castle High School, she was employed at Wilbur Wright Elementary School and then retired from Henry County Memorial...

Virginia Sheffield

Virginia Sheffield

Nov 1, 2017

Virginia Daniel Sheffield, 88, of New Castle, IN died peacefully on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. She was a long-time resident of Ft. Worth, TX. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband Gene D. Sheffield in 1995. Born in Hill County, TX on April 9, 1929, she was a graduate of Pascal High School (Ft. Worth), Harris School of Nursing,...

Robert "Rob" Adams

Robert "Rob" Adams

Nov 1, 2017

Robert “Rob” Adams, 33, of Fishers and formerly of Wilkinson passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017. He was born October 15, 1984 in Indianapolis to Ronald and Janice (Fickle) Adams. Rob was a 2003 graduate of Eastern Hancock High School and a 2008 graduate of Ball State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree. Rob was a proud veteran of...

Pearl Lorraine Williams

Pearl Lorraine Williams

Oct 31, 2017

Pearl Lorraine Williams, 91, formerly of Shirley, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Community East Hospital. She was born December 11, 1925 in Spring Bluff, MO a daughter of Carrick and Bertha (Bates) Moss. Lorraine was a member of Shirley Gospel Mission for the past 38 years. She was a former member of Shirley Church of the Nazarene where...

Eva Ray Means

Eva Ray Means

Oct 30, 2017

Eva Ray Means, 96, of New Castle passed away Monday, October 30, 2017 at her home. She was born August 23, 1921 in Kentucky. In Eva’s earlier years, she worked at Edwards Jewelers and Jo Ann Fabrics. She enjoyed golfing with her husband, James Harley Means and attended Sugar Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by her children, James...

Dr. John B. Dickey

Dr. John B. Dickey

Oct 25, 2017

John Dickey, age 99, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at his home in New Castle, IN. He was born September 3, 1918 in North Liberty, IN, a son of Howard B. and Effie Neher Dickey. He was a 1936 graduate of North Manchester High School and a 1940 graduate of Manchester College with a B.A. in mathematics. As a conscientious...

Jack F. Tweedy

Jack F. Tweedy

Oct 22, 2017

Jack F. Tweedy, born November 16, 1929, passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the Legacy in Greenfield surrounded by his family. Mr. Tweedy graduated from Carthage High school in 1947, and attended Xavier and Indiana Universities, graduating from Indiana University in 1951. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953,...

Van Holsapple

Van Holsapple

Oct 22, 2017

Van Holsapple,91, passed away October 22. He was born in June 1926 in Lawrence County, IN to George and Ethel Holsapple. After graduating from Mitchell High School, Van served in the US Navy during WWII. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue and Masters from NC State. He was founder of Purdue Chapter Farmhouse, mortgage representative and assistant manager for...

Leacher M. Carter

Leacher M. Carter

Oct 20, 2017

Leacher M. Carter, 81, of New Castle, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017 at Heritage House in New Castle. She was born July 4, 1936 in Monticello, Kentucky a daughter of Herbie and Ethel (Owens) Upchurch. Leacher retired from the Henry County Assessors office after 22 years of service. She was co-owner of all-4-Kids shop in New Castle. She was...

Mearledean Hunt

Mearledean Hunt

Oct 19, 2017

Mearledean Hunt, 81, of Losantville passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at The Waters of New Castle. She was born April 28, 1936 in New Castle to the late Ellery and Edith (Metsker) Corkell. She had been employed at Anchor-Hocking in Winchester and at Butler’s Gift Shop in Muncie. Mearledean was a member of Antioch Christian Church in Losantville and...

Susan E. Turner

Susan E. Turner

Oct 19, 2017

Susan E. Turner, 58, of New Castle passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at I.U. Health Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born September 23, 1959 in New Castle to the late Robert F. and Glenna Jean (Ward) Hamilton. Susan was a big hearted, loving mother and grandmother who would give anything she had to help others. She had been employed...

Maria Ayala

Maria Ayala

Oct 18, 2017

Maria Ayala, 64, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospice. She was born December 12, 1952 in Hidalgo, TX to the late Jose and Maria (Sipriana) Guerrero. Maria was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, shopping, traveling and loved spending time with family. She was a former catholic, until she became a member of the...

Paul R. Conyers

Paul R. Conyers

Oct 17, 2017

Paul R. Conyers, 70, of New Castle, passed away Tuesday, October 17th, at the Heritage House Convalescent Center following a short battle with cancer. Paul was born May 24, 1947 to Mildred Ewing (Jackson) and Henry Conyers. Paul graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1965. He also served 6 years in the National Guard. Paul worked at Chrysler, Raintree...

Billy "Bill" L. Garris Sr.

Billy "Bill" L. Garris Sr.

Oct 17, 2017

Billy “Bill” L. Garris Sr., 74, of Knightstown passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at The Waters of New Castle. He was born June 29, 1943 in Flemingsburg, KY to the late Robert L. and Lena (Rigdon) Garris. He was a member of the Local 933 since 1961 and was still active with the Union. Bill retired after 32 years...

Joseph Richard Tyler

Joseph Richard Tyler

Oct 14, 2017

Joseph Richard Tyler, 92, of Clear Lake, IN and formerly of Marion, IN and New Castle, IN passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday October 14, 2017. He is survived by Daughter Emily Jo (Tyler) McCall, Clear Lake, Bonnie Dean Cook (Fred) of New Castle; Son Eric Sims Tyler (Kit) also of Clear Lake and Nephew...

William "Bill" L. Smith

William "Bill" L. Smith

Oct 14, 2017

William L. “Bill” Smith, 77, of Oakville, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 in Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center following an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born September 9, 1940 in Monticello, KY, a son of the late Freeman and Elsie (Chriswell) Smith. A 1958 graduate of Muncie Central High School, he served three years in the U.S. Army, and...

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