Obituaries
Obituaries
Jerry R. Day Sr.
May 29, 2013
Jerry R. Day, Sr., 71, of Knightstown, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born August 18, 1941 in New Castle the son of Jerry Herbert and Hazel Ailene (Wadman) Day. He attended Knightstown High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Jerry retired from Chrysler Corporation in 1990 after 28...
William F. Schlagel
May 27, 2013
William F. “Bill” Schlagel, 71, of Yorktown passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born April 1, 1942 in Muncie, IN to the late Loren F. and Alice (Randall) Schlagel. He retired from Delco Remy Division of General Motors in Anderson in 1998 after 27 years of service. He attended Fairlawn Church of...
Betty LaVerne Blevins
May 27, 2013
Betty LaVerne Blevins, 73, of New Castle, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 in The Waters of New Castle. She was born May 26, 1940, in New Castle, a daughter of the late James A. Sr. and Martha E. (Decker) Daffron. She began working at a young age, RCA, Western Electric, Chrysler and retired from Boeing out of Macon, Georgia....
Penny Jo Williams
May 26, 2013
Penny Jo Williams, 55, of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 26, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born January 16, 1958, a daughter of the late Charles and Jo Ann (Troxell) Williams. A 1976 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School, she was presently employed by New Castle City Transit System. Known as “Aunt Penny”...
Tyler Massengale
May 25, 2013
Tyler Massengale, 23, of New Castle passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Indianapolis. He was born October 24, 1989 in Fort Rucker, Alabama to First Sergeant (Retired) Harold Massengale and Leann Fox Massengale. Tyler was a 2008 graduate of Eastern Hancock School and attended Ivy Tech Community College. He played high school baseball, basketball and was on the...
Clara "Granny" Viola Flowers
May 25, 2013
Clara “Granny” Viola Flowers, 73, of New Castle passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on October 3, 1939 in Iron City, TN to the late Edney and Robbie DeFoe. Granny lived her life for God, family, and her home. She was a mother to many and granny to many more. Granny...
Walter M. Bush
May 24, 2013
Walter M. Bush, 77, of Knightstown, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born June 20, 1935 in New Castle the son of Dr. Ralph R. and Ada Janet (Morris) Bush. A 1953 graduate of Knightstown High School, Walter attended both Ball State and Indiana University prior to military service. He retired from...
Thomas E. Wilkinson
May 24, 2013
Thomas E. Wilkinson, 92, of Knightstown passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle. He was born May 19, 1921 in Henry County a son of Ayne and Zella (Estell) Wilkinson. He graduated from Cadiz High School in 1939 and from Purdue University in 1943. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during...
Elaine Carnes
May 21, 2013
Joyce Elaine (Massengale) Carnes, 72, a resident of New Castle passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at her residence. She was born August 9, 1940 in Wendy, Kentucky. A homemaker, mother and grandmother, she retired from Marsh Supermarket in New Castle after 21 years of service. Elaine attended Westview Church of the Nazarene and enjoyed shopping, gardening and playing games...
India Carol Larkin
May 19, 2013
India Carol Larkin, age 70, of Muncie, went to be with her heavenly Father, Sunday, May 19, 2013 at St. John’s Hospital in Anderson. She was born July 7, 1942 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Eugene and Emma Ruth (Todd) Davis. A 1960 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler New Castle High School, she attended Ball State University. She...
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...
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