Obituaries
Obituaries
Billie D. Estes
May 19, 2013
Billie D. Estes, 79, of Knightstown passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at The Waters of New Castle. She was born June 26, 1933 in Pike County, KY a daughter of Clyde E. and Fanny (Jones) Jenkins. She worked at RCA for 30 years and then retired in 1999 after 7 years of service at Draper Inc. in Spiceland. Billie...
James R. Estes
May 18, 2013
James R. Estes, 87, of New Castle died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Heritage House of New Castle following an extended illness. He was born October 15, 1925 in Casey County, Kentucky the son of the late James and Julia Estes. A longtime resident of New Castle, James was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during World...
Wanda R. Van Slyke
May 18, 2013
Wanda R. (Owings) Van Slyke, 69, of Bloomfield, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Garden Villa Healthcare in Bloomington, following an extended illness. She was born November 30, 1943 in Bloomington, a daughter of the late Rev. Wallace J. and Esther M. (Shute) Owings. A homemaker, she enjoyed cooking and raising her family. She and her husband pastored the...
Karen Ann Thomas
May 14, 2013
Karen Ann Thomas, 68, of Kennard went to be with Jesus Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital following an extended illness. She was born November 2, 1944 in Shelbyville the daughter of Charles R. and Verah (Kyser) Glisson. She was co-owner of Karen’s Kreations and a longtime employee of Beverly’s Flowers in Shirley. Karen was a loving wife,...
Jesse A. "Melons" Roll
May 10, 2013
Jesse A. “Melons” Roll, age 60, of Kokomo and formerly of Henry County, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born December 9, 1952 in Henry County to the late Earl and Mary (Payton) Roll. A 1973 graduate of Knightstown High School, he had been employed at Chrysler Corporation in New Castle and Kokomo for 40...
David Fred Bell
May 9, 2013
David Fred Bell, age 65, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, May 09, 2013 at IU Health Ball Hospital in Muncie following a brief illness with cancer. He was born October 1, 1947 in Monticello, Kentucky to the late Fred T. and Maxine G. (Crabtree) Bell. He retired from Chrysler Corporation after 30 years of service. He was a member...
James "Jim" Allen Locker
May 8, 2013
James “Jim” Allen Locker, age 66, of Stone Mountain, Georgia and formerly of New Castle, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Columbia Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, Georgia. He was born December 18, 1946 in Henry County the son of R. David and Alouise (Gauker) Locker. A 1965 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High School, he served in the...
Charles Edwin Janes
May 4, 2013
Charles “Chuck” Edwin Janes, 80, of New Castle, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Henry County Hospital. He was born February 1, 1933 in Sharon, TN, a son of Ulis and Edna Mae Janes. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Korean conflict. Chuck was a hard working man and a good father, husband,...
Mary Ilene Curran
May 2, 2013
Mary Ilene Curran, age 83, of New Castle and formerly of Stillwater, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Thursday, May 2, 2013, after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease in Muncie, Indiana. She was born Mary Ilene Baskerville on May 12, 1929 in Enid Oklahoma, the daughter of James Wesley and Mable Mary Baskerville. She was the...
Franklin D Ritchie
May 1, 2013
Franklin D. Ritchie, age 76, of Spiceland, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Henry County Hospital. He was born November 11, 1936 in Sulphur Springs to the late Clessie and Dot (Emsweiller) Ritchie. He retired from Pendleton Reformatory where he had been employed for over 12 years. He had also worked in construction and for the City of...
General Blaine Hurst
Apr 28, 2013
General Blaine Hurst, age 86, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and formerly of New Castle, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 28, 2013 in The Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. He was born June 28, 1926 in Jamestown, TN, a son of the late James Blaine and Lady Wytia (Stinson) Hurst. A U.S. Army combat veteran in...
Helen H. Himes
Apr 26, 2013
Helen H. Himes, 95, of New Castle passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at Henry County Hospital. She was born March 21, 1918 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Ralph J. and Nellie A. (Payne) Hudson. She retired from Scotten & Hinshaw Law Firm in New Castle and was formerly employed at World Bestos Corporation and Lifeline of...
Emma L Massengale
Apr 25, 2013
Emma L. Massengale, age 77, walked through the Gates of Heaven, holding the hand of her beloved husband, Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born February 10, 1936 in Junction City, Kentucky, to the late John Daniel Riley and Hilda Emma (Windmiller) Benedict. Emma was a longtime member of the Whittier Lane Baptist Church. She was...
Linda D Baker
Apr 25, 2013
Linda D. Baker, age 64, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. She was born June 11, 1948 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Clyde and Maggie (Haney) Goolsby. She was employed at GEO in New Castle and previously had worked at Heidrich Petroleum for many years. She had also worked at...
Betty B. Wells
Apr 24, 2013
Betty B. Wells, 77, of Knightstown, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. She was born November 9, 1935 in New Castle the daughter of Paul and Vina (Tipton) Roland. A longtime resident of Knightstown, she was a member of the Dunreith Baptist Church where she was baptized. Betty had worked at Harlan Sprague...
Martha A. West
Apr 24, 2013
Martha A. West, 70, of Greenfield, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born March 19, 1943 in St. Paul, Indiana a daughter of Harold A. and Alice M. (Pettit) Davis. She earned an AA degree in School of Ministry and a BA from Florida Beacon Bible College and served as a...
Carson James Clark
Apr 24, 2013
Carson James Clark, 2, of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 24, 2013. He was born January 6, 2011 in Muncie, a son of Christopher James Clark and Amanda Leah DeLoughery. Carson loved dinosaurs. He loved to dance and sing and was a climber. He was never in a bad mood, always had a smile and was always a...
Brenda S. Barnes
Apr 21, 2013
Brenda S. Barnes, 61, of Shirley passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital following a brief illness. She was born June 5, 1951 in New Castle the daughter of the late Thomas Cadwallader and Evelyn (Pryor) Tappley. Brenda was a 1969 graduate of Frankton High School and served in the U.S. Army. She was a house parent...
James P. "Jim" Gregory
Apr 21, 2013
James P. “Jim” Gregory, age 73, of Dandridge, Tennessee, passed away April 21, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born, December 4, 1939 in Monticello, Kentucky, to the late Jesse and Mary (Roysdon) Gregory. A past resident of Monticello, KY, Kennard, Anderson and New Castle, Indiana, he retired from Chrysler Corporation in 2004 following 38 years of service. He served...
Dannie Warren Barber
Apr 19, 2013
Dannie Warren Barber, age 80, of New Castle, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Henry County Hospital. He was born April 6, 1933 in Albany, Kentucky, to the late Herlan G. and Nancy O. (Pemberton) Barber. A United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict, he retired from GM (Delco Remy) in Anderson in 1990 following 24 years of...
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