Obituaries
Obituaries
Bonnie L. Murphy
Nov 16, 2020
Bonnie L. Murphy, 84 of Shirley, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Majestic Manor in Connersville. She was born February 22, 1936 in Henry County the daughter of Charles and Roberta (Garland) Fox. Bonnie was an avid fan of George Jones. She worked at Mt. Lawn Speedway for over 70 years. She loved animals and was a collector of...
Myrtle E. Matta
Nov 15, 2020
Myrtle E. Matta, 97, of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. She was born December 19, 1922 in Henry County, Indiana, a daughter of the late John and Valeta (Swindell) Gray. She was a resident of Hayward, California prior to moving to New Castle in 2005 to be close to her siblings. Myrtle...
John Michael Garvey
Nov 14, 2020
John Michael Garvey, Indianapolis, IN, died on November 14, 2020. He leaves his wife Marilynn Wales Garvey, his sons Patrick Garvey, Fishers, IN (Kim) and Michael Garvey, Glen Ellyn, IL (Triona) and daughter, Meghan Garvey, New Orleans, LA; Grandchildren: Nathan, Cassidy, Saffron and Cameryn, sister, Martha Garvey Bailey, New Castle, niece Gail “Tudy” Brown MacKay. Other family who preceded him...
Rachel Ione Bettag
Nov 14, 2020
Rachel Ione Bettag, 88, of Knightstown passed away November 14, 2020. She was born on August 4, 1932 in Hendricks County, Indiana to the late Charles Oakley and Delia Rachel (Phillips) Crews. A resident of the Knightstown area since 1963, Rachel was a Registered Nurse at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield until her retirement at the age of 65. She...
Judy Thurman
Nov 14, 2020
Judy Thurman, 83, of New Castle passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. She was born October 21, 1937 in Henry County, Indiana to the late Howard and Dorothy Mae (Bailey) Snodgress. Upon graduating high school, Judy married her high school sweetheart, Jim Thurman, on July 2, 1955 and spent 60 wonderful years together before his...
Roberta Ann "Bertie" Ferguson
Nov 11, 2020
Roberta Ann “Bertie” Ferguson, 74, a resident of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born July 24, 1946 in New Castle to the late Robert and Minnie “Joann” (Goldy) McDaniel. Bertie worked as a cook for the VFW and was previously employed at Best Western in New Castle. She was a member...
Frances Bell Appleby
Nov 11, 2020
Frances Bell Appleby, 84, of New Castle went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at IU Health Ball Hospital. She was born June 19, 1936 in Albany, Kentucky to the late Lewis and Relsa (Agee) Sidwell. Frances was an active member of Whittier Lane Baptist Church. She was an exceptionally good cook and loved cooking for...
Ottis David Fairchild
Nov 11, 2020
Ottis David Fairchild, 93, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born November 24, 1926 in Cooper, Kentucky to the late Fount and Minnie (Slagle) Fairchild. Dave attended school in Lewisville then proudly served his Country in the Navy aboard the USS Abnaki from 1944-1946 during WWII. He said he joined the Navy...
Terry Orr
Nov 10, 2020
Terry Orr, 57, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at IU Methodist Health. He was born September 19, 1963 in Henry County to Donald and Shirley (Griest) Orr. He was a 1982 graduate of New Castle High School where he was a wrestler. In 2009 Terry received a kidney transplant after several years of dialysis giving him...
Karen Sue Winchester
Nov 8, 2020
Karen Sue Winchester, 77, of Greenville, Ohio formerly of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020. She was born July 29, 1943 in New Castle to the late George Dewey and Etta (Brown) Gooding. She was a 1961 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler Memorial High School. Karen was a member of the New Castle Chapter 116 order of the...
Linda J. McCaslin
Nov 8, 2020
Linda J. McCaslin, 68, of New Castle passed away due to complications of Covid-19 while at IU Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born November 6, 1952 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Delmar McCaslin Sr. and Jane (Chesher) McCaslin. A 1971 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School, Linda served in the United States Navy. A trailblazer, she...
Wanda Lee Rose
Nov 8, 2020
Wanda Lee Rose, 63, of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 along with her husband of 42 years, Willie G. Rose, Jr. She was born September 3, 1957 in Albany, KY to Willie Dean and Rose Alice (Lowe) Neal. She was employed for New Castle High School where she worked as a lunch lady. Wanda was the secretary...
Willie G. Rose Jr.
Nov 8, 2020
Willie G. Rose, Jr., 60 of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 along with his wife of 42 years, Wanda Lee Rose. He was born June 1, 1960 in New Castle to Willie Rose, Sr. and Mary Ellen (Sharp) Pierce. He was employed at Miami Industrial Trucks in Dayton, OH for nearly 21 years. Willie was a board...
Nancy Coleman
Nov 6, 2020
Nancy Coleman, age 77, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday November 6, 2020 at Atrium Health Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina after a lengthy battle against dementia. Nancy was born March 30, 1943 a daughter to the late Russell and Jeanette Coffin from Spiceland, Indiana. She graduated from Spiceland High School in 1961 and then earned her...
Marion Adkins III
Nov 6, 2020
Marion Adkins III, 71, of Knightstown passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born May 1, 1949 in Rushville to the late Marion Adkins, Jr. and Rose Ann (Hood) Adkins. Marion farmed for many years. In addition to farming, he retired from General Motors after 33 years. Following retirement he loved being employed by...
Wanda Nix
Nov 5, 2020
Wanda Nix, 79, of Carthage, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her residence. She was born March 21, 1941 in Quinton, Alabama the daughter of Arthur and Oramae (Butler) Hagood. At Wanda's request, there will be no public services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service Knightstown Chapel.
Jeremy Donica
Nov 4, 2020
Jeremy Donica, 39 of New Castle passed away Wednesday November 4, 2020. He was born on February 10, 1981 in New Castle IN. He spent his adult life caring for others, working tirelessly for the developmentally disabled. Jeremy once said, “What I enjoy most about working in direct support role is the delight in the eyes of the individuals we...
Melba Lorain Riddle
Nov 4, 2020
Melba Lorain Riddle, 87, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Henry Community Health. She was born February 20, 1933 in Albany, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Roy and Bessie (Willen) Cross. She was a member of Greensboro United Methodist Church. Melba loved raising her children & spending time with family and friends. She also enjoyed...
David J. Jones
Nov 3, 2020
David J. Jones, 65, of Bedford and formerly of Shirley, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 6, 1955 in Rushville, a son of Ralph Benjamin Jones and Joyce May (Gorman) Jones-Tompkins. David was self employed as a drywall hanger for many years and was also a “highway man”....
Sharon K. Manning
Oct 29, 2020
Sharon K. Manning, 79, of Knightstown, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was born July 12, 1941 in Richmond, Indiana to the late Melvin Specht and Beulah (Plank) Hollinger. Sharon owned and operated the Knightstown Café and Pastries, Etc. Bakery in Knightstown. She had been a member of...
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