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Obituaries
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Betty Kirk
Nov 12, 2018
Betty Kirk, 89, of Knightstown passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born April 6, 1929 in New Castle to the late Ernest and Alta (Winkler) Mendenhall. She was a 1949 graduate of New Castle High School. Betty enjoyed reading, crocheting, working cross word puzzles and spending time with her family. She was retired...
Alice Crawford
Nov 10, 2018
Alice Crawford, 71, of New Castle passed away November 10, 2018 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 7, 1947 in New Castle to the late Howard and Bercie Cleek. She is survived by two sons, Mitchell Ray Lowe of New Castle and Joshua Fox of Nevada. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...
Gerald "Wayne" York
Nov 9, 2018
Gerald “Wayne” York, 78, of New Castle passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at Henry Community Health. He was born August 10, 1940 in Jasper, Missouri to the late Hugh York and Faye (Bird) York-Dirksen. He retired from Chrysler Corp. in 1994 after 30 years of service. Wayne formerly managed Kentucky Fried Chicken in New Castle. He is a member...
Stephen D. "Skinny" Christ
Nov 9, 2018
Stephen D. “Skinny” Christ, 63, of New Castle passed away peacefully Friday, November 9, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side. He was born September 28, 1955 in New Castle to the late Dale and Edith (Lowe) Christ. He was a 1973 graduate of Chrysler High School. Skinny loved computers and electronics. He enjoyed...
Sue E. Ray
Nov 9, 2018
Sue E. Ray, 77, of Carthage, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 9, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born March 20, 1941 in Shirley, IN, a daughter of the late Glen A. and Leatha (Hedrick) Jordan. Sue worked most of her life at various jobs, with her last being the...
David F. French
Nov 6, 2018
David F. French, 89, Springport, died Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was born March 21, 1929 to Benjamin and Lillian (McGee) French. David was preceded in death by both parents, his high school sweetheart and first wife, Mary Jane (Razor) French and then Ruth (Crabtree) French. He was also preceded in death by a...
William "Bill" Walden
Nov 3, 2018
William M. “Bill” Walden, 86, of New Castle, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 9, 1932 in Winchester, KY to the late Sherwood and Nannie “Mae” (Thompson) Walden. Bill worked for Reid Photography Studio and later owned Walden Photography in New Castle for many years. He was a well known photographer having...
Isabelle J Davies
Nov 1, 2018
Isabelle J. Davies, 91, of Dunreith passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018. She was born May 8, 1927 in Dixmoor, IL to the late Robert and Isabelle (Bates) Elsbury. She retired from Bennett Industries in Peotone, IL March 1, 1983. Isabelle loved animals, especially Weimaraner and raised ducks in her home. She enjoyed camping. She is survived by 4 children,...
Gayron L. Allen
Nov 1, 2018
Gayron L. Allen, 76, of New Castle passed away November 1, 2018 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. He was born October 22, 1942 in New Castle to the late Duff Allen and Zelma (Melton) Davis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during Vietnam and retired from Ingersoll Steel following 38 years of service. Gayron loved his family,...
Phillip "Buddy" Rose
Oct 26, 2018
Phillip “Buddy” Rose, 76, of Knightstown, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born April 11, 1942 in Knightstown the son of Homer and Edna (Stone) Rose. Buddy retired from UAW/Ford Motor Company in 2004 after 43 years of service. He also served as town Judge for Knightstown for 18 years. He was a veteran of...
Jay F. Tweedy
Oct 23, 2018
Jay F. Tweedy, Indianapolis, passed away October 23, 2018 at the age 62. He graduated from Knightstown High School, where he played basketball and baseball, in 1964. He graduated from Hanover College, attending a semester at Harlaxton College in England, in 1979. He also attended Indiana University’s Robert McKinney School of Law, graduating in 1988. Jay practiced law in Indianapolis...
Janet G. Johnson
Oct 18, 2018
Janet G. (Wager) Johnson, 84, of Knightstown, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born August 23, 1934 in Rush County, a daughter of Jack and Mary Louise “Peggy” (Gross) Wager. Janet was a 1952 graduate of Mays High School where she was a cheerleader. She retired from RCA. She was a member of the...
Linda A. McMahan
Oct 16, 2018
Linda A. McMahan, 65, of Carthage, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Community Hospital East. She was born May 12, 1953 in Rushville the daughter of the late Leonard and Betty Jo (Revolt) Sullivan. Linda was town clerk for Carthage for the past 11 years. She had previously worked at Winters CPA for 25 years and also at Eastern...
Vicki Ann Thalls
Oct 16, 2018
Vicki Ann (Dyer) Thalls, 77, passed away after a long battle with dementia. She was born March 19, 1941 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Alvin Morris and Cleais Belle (Kerrigan) Dyer. She attended St. Anne Catholic Schools until the 8th grade. She was a 3-year Varsity cheerleader and Class of 1959 Prom Queen. After high school, she married...
Calvin Crouch
Oct 14, 2018
Calvin Crouch, 86, of New Castle passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at his home. He was born September 24, 1932 in Bath County, KY to the late Ramsey and Loretta (Shepperd) Crouch. Calvin was the owner of A-1 TV and Appliance. He was survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary C. Crouch, brother, Dan (Roberta) Crouch, 7 children,...
Hazel Grey Gatmaitan
Oct 14, 2018
Hazel Grey Gatmaitan, 90, formerly of Knightstown passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 in Keller, Texas. She was born in Pollocksville, North Carolina to the late Leo and Madie (Banks) White. A trained surgical nurse, she worked with her husband, Dr. Alejandro Gatmaitan at his clinic in Knightstown for more than ten years. Previously, they had practiced medicine at various...
Lola Mae Getchell
Oct 13, 2018
Lola Mae Getchell, 87, of New Castle went to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 16, 1930 in Fannin, Texas. She was an active member of New Castle First Church of Nazarene where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the JOY Club. She also received the...
Gobel J. Sparks
Oct 13, 2018
Gobel Jay Sparks, 90, of Hillsboro passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at The Waters of New Castle. He was born April 27, 1928 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky to the late James and Carrie (Keaton) Sparks. Gobel started his life at the age of ten as a horse back mail carrier. He was a skilled carpenter for many years, building...
Brother Bobby R. Slagle
Oct 12, 2018
Bro. Bobby R. Slagle was born January 4, 1947, and departed this life on October 12, 2018. He was the youngest child of the late Floyd and Flonnie (Coffey) Slagle. He accepted the Lord as his Savior when he was 9 years old at Sandusky Chapel Baptist Church in Wayne County, KY, and was a member there until he began...
Betty J. Murphy
Oct 11, 2018
Betty J. Murphy, 94, of New Castle passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Waters of New Castle. She was born June 15, 1924 in Elizabethtown, IN to the late John and Ina (Parker) Graves. She was a 1942 graduate of New Castle High School and retired from Indiana Gas Company in 1987 after 45 years of service. Betty...
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