Obituaries
Obituaries
Winfield "Sam" D. Abrams
Nov 27, 2022
Winfield "Sam" D. Abrams, 88, a resident of Knightstown passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022 at his home. He was born March 1, 1934 in Olive Hill, Kentucky to the late Willie E. and Della M. (Rose) Abrams. He retired from General Motors Corp. in 1988 after 33 years of service. Winfield was a member and taught Sunday school at...
Christopher K. Voris
Nov 27, 2022
Christopher “Pap” K. Voris, 64, of Knightstown passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022 at his residence. He was born October 3, 1958 in New Castle to Richard and Nora (Gribbons) Voris. Chris was a 1977 graduate of Knightstown High School. He was an avid Chicago Bears fan. Chris was a jack of all trades and master of many. He always...
Effie "Maw" Charlene Edwards
Nov 23, 2022
Effie Charlene (Raines) Edwards “Maw”, 82, of New Castle, IN went home to be with the Lord on November 23, 2022 at The Waters of New Castle. Charlene, known to many as Maw, spent her life serving others. She worked at Jerry’s for many years, and in those years she helped and held a place in her heart for a...
William J. "Bill" Potts
Nov 19, 2022
William J. “Bill” Potts, 58, of New Castle passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 at his residence. He was born February 22, 1964 in Muncie, Indiana, a son of Harry and Beverly (Riley) Potts. He served with the U.S. Marine Corp in Cherry Point, North Carolina as a missile technician until becoming disabled. Bill worked at the Opryland Hotel in...
Mary B. Humphress
Nov 19, 2022
Mary Frances Barlow Humphress passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the age of 94. Mary was born in New Castle, Indiana on June 22, 1928, the daughter of Peter Lewis and Leona (Abbott) Barlow. She was the thirteenth of thirteen children of that marriage. Mary lived in Lexington, Kentucky, but always wanted to go...
Jeanette Hooker
Nov 18, 2022
Jeanette Hooker, 76, of Greenfield, formerly of Knightstown passed away November 18, 2022 at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis. She was born June 27, 1946 in Gosser Ridge, KY the daughter of George and Martha Wilson. Jeanette owned ‘You’ve Got the Look’ salon in Knightstown for 7 years. She enjoyed traveling but most of all she loved being a grandma. She...
Marsha Lea Griffin
Nov 18, 2022
Marsha Lea Griffin, 74, of Warsaw and formerly of Carthage passed away Friday, November 18, 2022 at her residence. She was born July 21, 1948 to Sherman and Madalyn (Kline) Brown. She was a graduate of Carthage High School. In 1964, she married the love of her life, Jerry Griffin, who passed away in January of 2004. Family was everything...
Jerrald "Jerry" Edward Hoefner
Nov 17, 2022
Jerrald “Jerry” Edward Hoefner, 67, of Knightstown Passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Hancock Regional Hospital. He was born December 9, 1954 in Enid, OK the son of John D. Hoefner and Sara (Main) Miller. Jerry was a 1972 graduate of Madison Heights High School and then went to work at Borg Warner and retired in 2007 after 33...
Virginia Nell Latham
Nov 16, 2022
Virginia Nell Latham, 84, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022. She was born June 11, 1938 in Kentucky, a daughter of the late Lindel and Ola Mae (Fox) Hight. She worked at the US Postal Service for 35 years, starting as a mail carrier then promoted to the office. Virginia loved caring for family but especially her...
Charles Noel Black Jr.
Nov 15, 2022
Charles Noel Black, Jr., 59, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at his residence, following a brief illness. He was born March 16, 1963 in New Castle, Indiana, a son of Charles and Frances Ann (Cahue) Black. He was a 1981 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School. He was a 25 year member of Muncie, Indiana...
Donald Eugene Moore
Nov 14, 2022
Donald Eugene Moore, 83, of Knightstown passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at his residence. He was born March 13, 1939 in Milton the son of Albert and Dorothy (Stevens) Moore. Donald was a 1958 graduate of Knightstown High School and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the Knightstown Christian Church, Knightstown American Legion...
Irene Craig
Nov 13, 2022
Irene Craig, 87 went home to be with the Lord Sunday morning, November 13, 2022 at Allison Meadows in Fishers. She was born August 17, 1935 in Andersonville, IN to the late Frank and Zelma (Holden) Ryckman. A graduate of Kennard High School, Irene had previously been employed at Knightstown Soldiers and Sailors Home. More recently, she served as secretary...
Shirley Jean Bilbrey-Marlow
Nov 12, 2022
Shirley Jean Bilbrey-Marlow, 37, of New Castle passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022 at her residence as a result of a house fire. She was born June 19, 1985 in New Castle, Indiana, a daughter of James and Rebecca (West) Bilbrey. Shirley enjoyed arts & crafts, painting, working in the yard and feeding the birds. Most of all, she loved...
Maria D. Guerrero
Nov 11, 2022
Maria D. Guerrero, 80, of New Castle passed away Friday November 11, 2022. She was born on January 28, 1943 in Hidalgo, TX to the late Jose and Sipriana (Ayala) Guerrero. She retired from Ball State University where she worked in food service for 20 years. Maria also worked for Henry Community Health for almost 20 years. She was a...
Earnest Eugene Davis
Nov 10, 2022
Earnest Eugene Davis, 79, of New Castle passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born June 20, 1943 in Albany, KY the son of Lige and Naomi (Guffey) Davis. Ernie was a 1962 graduate of Chrysler High School. He served in the Navy with Subron 12 U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Key West, FL. He attained the...
Lewis Merchant
Nov 9, 2022
Lewis Merchant, 100, of Knightstown passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at St. Vincent Anderson. He was born August 30, 1922 in Maxwell the son of James Merchant and Iva (Roland) Williams. A 1941 graduate of Knightstown High School, he worked for General Motors and retired in 1985 after 43 years of service. He served in the U.S. Navy during...
Fred D. Browning
Nov 9, 2022
Fred D. Browning, 90, a resident of Knightstown passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle. He was born November 21, 1931 in Red Boiling Springs (Milestown) Tennessee to the late Drue and Della (Jenkins) Browning. Fred was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean War as a medic. He...
Joan Gordon White
Nov 7, 2022
Joan Gordon White, 90, formerly of Knightstown passed away Monday, November 7, 2022 at Arbor Grove Village in Greensburg. She was born April 8, 1932 in New Castle to the late Clark and Etheline (Manifold) Gordon. Joan was a 1950 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She married Denzil Durlyn White on January 16, 1955. Joan was a bank teller for...
Jacquelyne "Jackie" L. Owens
Nov 7, 2022
Jacquelyn “Jackie” L. Owens, 58, of New Castle passed away Monday, November 7, 2022 at her residence. She was born August 1, 1964 in New Castle, the daughter of Gerald and Dottie (Burchett) Pope. Jackie was a 1982 graduate of New Castle High School where she was in the Trojan Band and played softball. She worked for 23 years at...
Janet Lee Sparks
Nov 5, 2022
Janet Lee Sparks, 72, of Shirley, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022. She was born April 28, 1950 in Rushville, a daughter of the late Donald George and Norma Lee (McDaniel) Gray. A 1968 graduate of Rushville High School, Janet earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from Milligan College in 1972 and later her Master’s degree from Ball State University....
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