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John E. Shively, age 83, of Gas City, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in his home. John was born April 20, 1931, in Huntington, Indiana, the son of the late Sam and Ella (Barton) Shively. He married the love of his life Donna Price on November 25, 1953, and she survives. John was a 1950 graduate of Gas City...
Melvin B. Jacks, age 85, of Gas City, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in his home. Melvin was born April 25, 1929, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of the late Floyd and Jane (Bruning) Jacks. Melvin was a Navy Veteran and was a self-employed truck driver and farmer for more than 30 years. He was a member of...
Trudy Ann Plummer, age 69, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015, in Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center, LaFontaine, Indiana. Trudy was born June 18, 1945, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Yale and Martha (Miller) Perdue. She married Larry E. Plummer on September 12, 1970, and he survives. Trudy was Homemaker. Trudy was a member of...
Patricia Bailey, age 71, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015, in her daughter's Marion home. Patricia was born January 15, 1944, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late James and Alberta (Ballinger) Johnson. She was a self-employed hairdresser for 44 years. She was a teacher at Marion Beauty College for 10 years. Patricia enjoyed gardening, canning and loved nature....
Paul Anson Crum, age 73, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana. Paul was born June 19, 1941, in Bluffton, Indiana, the son of the late Merl and Esther (McFarren) Crum. He married Emma Rayl on April 7, 1961, and she survives. He was an electrical engineer and supervisor at RCA until his...
Dolores Ann (Jonas) Keenan, age 80, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015, at Zionsville Meadows, Zionsville, Indiana. Dolores was born on October 11, 1934, in Schuyler, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Adolph and Mayme (Krcma) Jonas. She married Timothy Keenan on June 2, 1956, and he survives. She was an insurance underwriter for Auto Owners Insurance. Dolores was a...
Athanasia "Sia" Michos, age 100, formerly of Marion, went to meet her Lord and beloved husband, Nick on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Manor Care Health Services, Avon, Indiana. Athanasia was born June 15, 1914, in Kalion Doridos, Greece, the daughter of the late Themestakles and Zoeta (Chetourous) Papandreou. She came to the United States in 1930. She married Nick...
Mary E. Fortney, age 94, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Rolling Meadows Health Care Center, LaFontaine. Mary was born March 24, 1920, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Claude and Hazel (Ford) Butterfield. Mary worked at Delta during WWII, where she met Eugene Fortney whom she married on December 2, 1945. He preceded her in death...
Robert E McCoy Sr., age 88, of Marion, passed away Sunday January 25, 2015, at Marion General Hospital. Robert was born July 22, 1926 in Gas City, Indiana, the son of Carl and Freida (Lehman) McCoy. Bob was a WWII veteran, serving his country from 1944-1946. Bob married the love of his life, Phyllis Waggy, in 1952. Bob and Phyllis...
John C. McIntyre, age 60, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015, in Marion, Indiana. John was born on October 20, 1954, in Hazard, Kentucky, the son of the late Seldon and Shirley (Cornett) McIntyre. He married Deana Battishill on May 21, 1994 in Marion, and she survives. John graduated from Mississinewa High School in 1974 and worked for the city...
Carole Ann Bickett, age 69, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015, at AMG Hospital (Ball Memorial), Muncie, Indiana. Carole was born July 13, 1945, in Wabash, Indiana, the daughter of the late Charles Sutton and Helen Verholtz. Carole was an x-ray technician at Marion General Hospital until her retirement. She loved cats and collecting cat memorabilia and donated to various...
Betty A. Kirkwood, age 89, of Marion, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana. Betty was born December 16, 1925, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Wilbur and Esther (Cammack) Davis. She married Donald E. Kirkwood, and he preceded her in death on October 18, 1983. Betty worked as a school librarian at...
Betty J. Tharp, age 85, of Marion, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015, at Marion Rehab, Marion, Indiana. Betty was born October 13, 1929, in Matthews, Indiana, the daughter of the late Filmore Foist and Marguerite (Nelson) King. She married Ronald Petre on August 6, 1998, and he survives. Betty was a Certified Nursing Assistant at Bradner Nursing Home and...
Eston Steven Phillips, age 65, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in his Marion home. Eston was born November 18, 1949, in Madison County, Florida, the son of the late Robert and Ollie (Holland) Phillips. He married Darlene Ludington on June 28, 1974, and she survives. Eston served in the Army during the Vietnam Conflict and received two Purple Hearts....
Mary Katherine Abraham, age 100, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014, at Upland Nursing Center, Upland, Indiana. Mary was born July 19, 1914, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late William and Maude (Osborne) Curry. She graduated from Fairmount High School in 1932. Mary married Frederick Abraham on October 11, 1941, and he preceded her in death December...
John R. Fager, age 75, of Marion, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014, in his home. John was born May 25, 1939, in Peru, Indiana, the son of the late Merlin and Geneva (Reed) Fager. On June 14, 1958, he married Barbara George, and she survives. John was a graduate of LaFontaine High School. He was a truck driver for...
Paul B. Ragsdale, age 65 of Marion passed away Friday December 19, 2014 in Millers Merry Manor. He is survived by his sister Donna Ragsdale of Marion. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements handled by Raven-Choate Funeral Home, 1202 Kem Road, Marion, IN Online condolences may be expressed at www.ravenchoate.com
Raymond E. Caudill, age 74, of Orlando, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in Mike Conley Hospice House, Clermont, Florida. Raymond was born on May 14, 1940, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Jesse and Gertrude Morgan Caudill. Raymond was a skilled leather craftsman and self-employed entrepreneur by trade. He was an outdoors man and loved to...
Ada Marie (Vanderschaaf) Fisher passed away on December 15, 2014. She was 101 years old and was a long time resident of Marion, Indiana. She was born in Spring Lake, Michigan to Reverend and Mrs. John Vanderschaaf. Upon graduation from Central College, Pella, Iowa she became a school teacher prior to marrying Dr. Henry Fisher in 1939, whereupon they moved...
Lillie B. (Kerr) Purdom, age 96, of Marion, passed away Monday morning, December 8, 2014, at Heritage Pointe, in Warren, Indiana. Lillie Kerr was born May 25, 1918, Kettle (Martinsburg), Kentucky. She married Wallace (Bud) Purdom on March 10, 1947, and he survives. The couple was blessed with over 67 years of marriage. Lillie was preceded in death by her...
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