Obituaries

Obituaries

Billy Nation

Billy Nation

Sep 3, 2015

Billy Nation went to be with the Lord on September 3, 2015. He was born on March 13, 1932 in Cumberland County, Kentucky to Corbet and Rosie (Jarvis) Nation. Billy was born and raised in Kentucky. He moved to New Castle in 1953. He worked and owned Nation Heating and Cooling for many successful years. He was an active member...

Hugh J McGinnis

Hugh J McGinnis

Aug 30, 2015

Hugh J. McGinnis, age 94, of New Castle entered eternal life Sunday, August 30, 2015. He was born August 24, 1921 in Spiceland, Indiana the son of Charles and Ruth E. McGinnis. He was a 1939 graduate of Spiceland High School. As a WWII Air Force veteran, he served as a crew chief with the P-47 group, which provided top...

Darla Mae Warner

Darla Mae Warner

Aug 28, 2015

Darla Mae Warner, 68, of New Castle, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Henry County Hospital. She was born September 13, 1946 in New Castle the daughter of the late Cleo and Norma (Bailey) Anderson. Darla was very family oriented. She loved spending time with her children and especially her grandchildren and attending their sporting events. She just recently...

Bonnie J. Peckinpaugh

Bonnie J. Peckinpaugh

Aug 28, 2015

Bonnie J. Peckinpaugh, age 56, of New Castle, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 28, 2015 following a brief battle with cancer. She was born September 18, 1958 in Newburgh, New York to Cecil and Madeline (Wulffert) Hawkins. She was a graduate of Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia, Indiana. Bonnie was a member of Foursquare Gospel...

Linda M. Shoemaker Davis

Linda M. Shoemaker Davis

Aug 26, 2015

Linda M. Shoemaker Davis, age 74, succumb to a lengthy illness, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 as a resident of Glen Oaks Health Campus. Born in Albion, Michigan on November 19, 1940, Linda lived the majority of her life as a resident of New Castle and Springport. Linda was a graduate of Chrysler High School. Known as a loving mother with...

Francis L. Shores

Francis L. Shores

Aug 26, 2015

Francis L. Shores, 94, of New Castle, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born April 8, 1921 in Gaston, a son of the late Frank L. and Della (Groce) Shores. A 1940 graduate of Muncie Central High School, Francis served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in India (Calcutta),...

Melinda D Poynter

Melinda D Poynter

Aug 22, 2015

Melinda D. (Sell) Poynter, 62, of New Castle, succumbed to her illness on Saturday, August 22, 2015, following a long-fought battle. She was born August 21, 1953 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Herman and Delta (Finley) Sell. She had been employed as a cook for New Castle Community School Corp. for several years, and had also worked...

Donald R. Viars

Donald R. Viars

Aug 22, 2015

Donald R. Viars, 85, of New Castle passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. He was born July 27, 1930 in Soldier, Kentucky a son of the late Jake and Nora (Patton) Viars. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he retired from the Coca-Cola Company after many years of service. He was...

Brenda Kay Laurie

Brenda Kay Laurie

Aug 21, 2015

Brenda Kay (Keller) Laurie, 54, of New Castle passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 following a battle with cancer. She was the youngest of nine children born May 11, 1961 in Henry County, a daughter of the late David Oren and Helen Louise (Hess) Keller. A 1980 Tri High School graduate, she had worked at Visteon in Connersville for 18...

Rosie Lorena Murphey

Rosie Lorena Murphey

Aug 20, 2015

Rosie Lorena Murphey, age 85, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in New Castle. She was born January 8, 1930 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Robert O. and Rosie Lee (Berryman) Murphey. She was a member of the Westview Church of the Nazarene, she was one of the favorite pie bakers in New Castle...

Roy Clayton Hamilton

Roy Clayton Hamilton

Aug 19, 2015

Roy Clayton Hamilton, 94, of New Castle, formerly of Knightstown, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 8, 1921 in Plummers Landing, KY, a son of Edward Isaac and Laura Jane (Pitts) Hamilton. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Burma, India. He was a farmer in Kentucky before moving...

Robert A. Dunn

Robert A. Dunn

Aug 18, 2015

Robert “Bob” A. Dunn, 79, of Knightstown passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Community Hospital in Anderson. He was born July 12, 1936 in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Thomas A. and Verna (Bennett) Dunn. He was a retired truck driver, driving for over 40 years. Bob attended Shirley Methodist Church and had a passion for restoring...

Nancy L. White

Nancy L. White

Aug 17, 2015

Nancy L. White, 76, of Vacaville, California, passed away early Monday morning, August 17, 2015 in Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. She was born March 8, 1939 in Bedford, Indiana, a daughter of the late Louie H. and Edith (Tolliver) Lantz. A 1957 graduate of Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, she and her husband lived near Peru, Indiana until moving to...

Dr. Robert E. Honnold

Dr. Robert E. Honnold

Aug 11, 2015

Dr. Robert Eugene Honnold, 81, of Carthage passed Tuesday, August 11, 2015 surrounded by family following a history of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He was born March 11, 1934 in Sheridan, Indiana, the son of Lamar and Mable (Conaway) Honnold. He was employed at the University of Vermont (UVM) from 1974-1990, initially as the Associate Director of the University’s Extension...

Lois E Lynn

Lois E Lynn

Aug 10, 2015

Lois E. Lynn, 60, a resident of Connersville passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Rushville. She was born December 24, 1954 in Connersville to the late Lloyd A. Lynn, Jr. and Evelyn (McMichael) Lynn. A lifetime Connersville resident, she was a 1973 graduate of Connersville High School and attended Ivy Tech. Lois was a member...

Bryant Joseph Neal

Bryant Joseph Neal

Aug 10, 2015

Bryant Joseph Neal, 26, of Knightstown passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 in Muncie. He was born January 13, 1989 in New Castle, the son of Scott and Cynthia “Suzee” Neal of Knightstown. He graduated from Knightstown High Schol in 2007. Bryant attended Raysville Friends Church growing up. He was a Boy Scout with Pack #468 and played Little League...

Fred N Clark

Fred N Clark

Aug 9, 2015

Fred N. Clark, 95, of New Castle, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at The Waters of New Castle. He was born in Cartwright, Kentucky to the late John O. and Mable (Taylor) Clark. He was a veteran of the United States Marines, serving during WWII. A self employed contractor, he built several homes in the New Castle area. He...

David Wayne Healton

David Wayne Healton

Aug 5, 2015

David Wayne Healton, age 66, of Mooreland passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Hancock Regional Hospital. He was born September 6, 1948 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Karl and Lucille (Hicks) Healton. A 1966 graduate of Blue River High School, he retired from Dana Corporation in 1996, after working 27 years at the Hagerstown plant and 3...

Anna Marie Cross

Anna Marie Cross

Aug 4, 2015

Anna Marie Cross, age 56, of New Castle, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at her residence. She was born July 3, 1959 in Muncie, Indiana to Alfred L. Kennedy, Sr. and Joyce Hopkins. Anna was a 1977 graduate of Union High School and a 1992 graduate of Ivy Tech majoring in Data Processing. She had worked at the New...

Sandra M. Rader

Sandra M. Rader

Aug 4, 2015

Sandra Marie Benware Walden Rader, age 73, of New Castle, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. She was born March 31, 1942 in Malone, New York to the late Vernon and Lorraine (Hazen) Benware. Sandra was a wonderful cook, and while at Maplewood Terrace she cooked meals every Saturday evening for everyone to...

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