Sep 8, 2017

Melva Jean Malone Meador Higgins (Higgie) 72, Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on Friday September 8, 2017 @ Hendricks Regional Health Hospital after battling cancer for 15 months.

She was born on July 31, 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Melvin E Malone and Ruth G. Morlan.  At the age of three, she was adopted by Rory...

Sep 6, 2017

Tom E. Singleton 65, of Plainfield, passed away on September 6, 2017 in his residence.  He was born in Indianapolis to Johnie Singleton and Georgia Bishop Bolton on July 16, 1952.  Tom worked at Feeback Roofing for 19 years and then was a mechanic at National Car Sales in Indianapolis for 27 years retiring in 2015.  As Tom would...

Sep 4, 2017

Stuart Martin Sharpe, 70 of Clayton, passed away September 4, 2017.  Born April 30, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, he was the son of Donald Martin and Martha Louise Crissey Sharpe.  He married Pamela Wenz in 1980 and she survives. Stuart received his bachelors in education from Indiana State University and his master's degree and EDS degree in education from...

Sep 3, 2017

Hannah L. Taylor, 81 of Bainbridge, passed away September 3, 2017.  Born December 27, 1935 in Glasgow, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Judge and Lummie Mitchell Haynes.  Hannah married James C. Taylor and they owned the pay lake in Avon for several years.  Survivors include her son, Dee Wayne Taylor; brother, Cleo Haynes; grandchildren, Zachary and Mackenzie Taylor. ...

Aug 27, 2017

Richard Lee Doll, 81 of Clayton, passed away August 27, 2017.  Born May 9, 1936 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Lee and Mary Meyers Doll.  He married Lola Saylor on October 11, 1957 and she survives.  Richard was a self-employed computer programmer and the owner of Graphic Communications.  He loved his family, birds and flowers.  Survivors include...

Aug 26, 2017

Elaine Oglesby, 58, of Indianapolis, passed away August 26, 2017.  Born December 11, 1958 in Rensselaer, Indiana, she was the daughter of Richard and Lois Knust Oglesby.  Elaine received her undergraduate degree from Purdue University and her master's degree from Indiana University.  She was a teacher and a media specialist for over 30 years in the Indianapolis Public School...

Aug 24, 2017

Kenneth R. Browning, 80 of Plainfield, passed away on August 24, 2017.  He was born on October 22, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Merle and Isobel Smith Browning.  He married Evelyn Ober; she survives.  After beginning his career in retail pharmacy, Ken was a pharmacist for Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Mooresville for several years before retiring in 2002. ...

Aug 22, 2017

Helen F. Mitchell, 94 of Danville, passed away on August 22, 2017 in I.U. Health in Bedford, Indiana.  Helen was born on December 27, 1922 in Washington County, Indiana to Burkey and Lina Fleenor Holstine. She married Leon Mitchell; he preceded her in death in 1975.  Helen was the cafeteria manager for Danville Community Schools for several years before...

Aug 21, 2017

Donald W. Watson, 64 of Plainfield, passed away August 21, 2017.  Born July 26, 1953 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Richard and Francis Galloway Watson.  Donald worked for Umbarger Show Feeds as the logistics manager.  He was previously the logistics manager for Inland Container until it relocated.  He was a member of Plainfield Christian Church and an...

Aug 20, 2017

Matthew C. Youngen, 23, of Plainfield, passed away August 20, 2017.  Born August 12, 1994 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Teresa P. Hayes and Timothy D. Youngen.  Matthew graduated from Avon High School in 2013 and worked at Meijer in Plainfield.  Survivors include his mother, Teresa Youngen of Plainfield; father, Timothy D. Youngen of Plainfield; sister, Katie...

Aug 18, 2017

Richard Everett "Ricky" Mitchell, 31 of Danville, passed away August 18, 2017.  Born June 4, 1986 in Indianapolis, he is the son of Nancy J. Thullen Mitchell and the late Ronald W. Mitchell.  He graduated from Danville Community High School and worked a short time for Sharp Valley Concrete in construction.  Survivors include his mother, Nancy Mitchell of Danville;...

Aug 12, 2017

George Everett Ballentine, Jr., 97 of Danville, passed away August 12, 2017 in Hendricks Regional Health.  Born January 13, 1920 at home near East Smithfield, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Nelle Lampman and George E. Ballentine, Sr.  He married Phyllis Coffman on January 09, 1944 in Sullivan, IN. and she survives.  Mr. Ballentine was an U. S. Army...

Aug 8, 2017

John Wallace Granath, 92, of Danville, IN, and formerly of Dassel, MN, passed away on August 8, 2017. John was born on October 6, 1924 to Gothfrid and Mabel Larsen Granath in Minneapolis. As a young boy, after his mother died and his father moved to find work during the heart of the Great Depression, John and his siblings...

Aug 6, 2017

Joyce Eileen (Nash) Groover, 88, of Brownsburg, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Mildred Campbell Nash, and one brother.  Joy lived most of her adult life in Danville with her late husband The Honorable Richard J. Groover.  Joy had been a resident of Brownsburg Meadows Assisted Living since...

Aug 2, 2017

Dewey A. Hauser, 97, passed away on Wednesday, August 2.  Born in Coal City, Indiana he was one of 8 children raised in the farming communities of Owen County. After high school graduation, he worked in a dairy in Illinois, then returned to Southern Indiana and began working bridge construction until he entered the US Army in 1942.  He...

Jul 31, 2017

The Reverend Dr. Robert (Bob) Walters, age 64, passed away unexpectedly July 31, 2017 in Plainfield, Indiana. A devoted husband and father, former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, and retired United Methodist pastor and missiologist, Bob Walters dedicated his life to serving others. From his birth to his death he nourished people around him with love, faith and humor.

Jul 28, 2017

Edith Gill, Danville, passed away on July 28, 2017 at the age of 97.

The last surviving Roberts girl of Noble Township, Shelby County born to Vannoy and Fleda (Mount) Roberts, she was born the middle child, Edith Florence, on October 23, 1919. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Thelma, Edna,...

Jul 28, 2017

Linda L. Martin, 73 of Plainfield, passed away on July 28, 2017 in I.U. Health Methodist Hospital.  She was born on July 23, 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Ernest and Lorinda Harmon Randall.  Linda married James William "Bill" Martin in 1962 and she endured his pestering for 55 years.  She was a homemaker, an office manager and a member...

Jul 23, 2017

Penny S. Brown, 58 of Indianapolis, passed away July 23, 2017.  Born June 14, 1959 in Illinois, she was the daughter of Judy Anderson Stafford.  Penny worked for the Candlewood Suites, Greenwood, as the housekeeping supervisor.  She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church.  Survivors include her aunt, Brenda Anderson; half-brothers, Steve, Daniel and Chester Stafford; half-sister, Beth...

Jul 19, 2017

Dennis A. Gurdian, 45, died in his sleep in the early hours of Wed., July 19, in his Chicago home, as a result of undetermined causes. He is survived by his mother and father (Ruth A. Gurdian and William Gurdian), his brothers David and Will, and his sisters Rita Thompson and Regina Liebenthal. Dennis was the youngest of five...