Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.

Feb 28, 2008

ARTHUR L. VAN NESS, age 88, died on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. ARTHUR was born on February 14, 1920, in Tipton, County, Indiana, the son of the late Frank T. and Mary Lauretha (Murray) Van Ness. He moved to Grant County in 1920. On November 9, 1945, he married Miriam Virginia Deal. She preceded him...

Feb 24, 2008

PATRICIA J. TAYLOR, age 75, of Marion, died at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Colonial Oaks Healthcare & Rehab Center, Marion. PATRICIA was born on August 5, 1932, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter William & Laverne (Baker) Conrad. On February 14, 1954, she married Roy Linn Taylor. He preceded her in death on April 4, 1996. PATRICIA worked...

Feb 13, 2008

SAMUEL CLASBY, age 65, of Marion died at 1:02 a.m.Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. SAMUEL was born on September 10, 1942, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the son of the late Ray and Ora Jane Clasby. Samuel worked as a maintenance tech in the apartment industry. He was an avid NASCAR fan. Survivors include Daughters, Debbie...

Feb 13, 2008

THELMA GAYNELLE SHROLL, age 86, died on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. THELMA was born on April 1, 1921, in Upland, Indiana, the daughter of the late Oscar and Nellie (Winger) Fleming. She married James L. Shroll. He preceded her in death in 1972. THELMA was a 1940 graduate of Sweetser High School...

Feb 12, 2008

EDITH HELEN BECK, age 104, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at Colonial Oaks Health Care, Marion. EDITH was born on September 26, 1903, in Ridge Farm, Illinois, the daughter of the late George and Nettie (Morris) Breysacher. She married Charles J. "Joy" Beck. He preceded her in death on September 22, 1964. EDITH was a telephone operator for Indiana...

Feb 8, 2008

GEORGE BRINKERHOFF, age 78, of Marion, died Friday, February 8, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion. GEORGE was born on August 4, 1929. He was a door-to-door salesman for many years. Graveside Services & Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at Grant Memorial Park Cemetery, Marion. There will be no visitation.

Feb 7, 2008

CHLOE ELIZABETH BASHAM, age 25, of Marion, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Marion General Hospital. CHLOE was born on May 12, 1982, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of Rick Basham and Lorraine Willhite. She worked in production at UT Electronic Controls in Huntington. She enjoyed vacationing and spending time with family and friends. Survivors include Parents, Lorraine & Doug...

Feb 1, 2008

HERBERT H. CARTER, age 72, of Marion, died Friday, February 1, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion. HERBERT was born on April 27, 1935, in Burkesville, Kentucky, the son of the late Virgil and Addie Carter. He married Margie Gaskins on February 26, 1955. She survives. He was a die setter at General Motors for 37 years. He was a...

Jan 19, 2008

PHIL E. EDWARDS, age 54, of Marion, formerly of Houston & Brenham, Texas, died on Saturday, January 19, 2008 in Marion. PHIl was born on February 2, 1953, in Marion, the son of the late Bernard Edwards and Helen Ferguson. PHIL graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Education. He taught high school and coached basketball. He was in...

Jan 8, 2008

ROSARIO C. YAPTINCHAY, age 90, of Marion, died at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at home. ROSARIO was born on October 25, 1917, in Nueva Ecija, Philippines, the daughter of the late Teofilo Corpus and Rosita (Belmonte) Corpus. She married Ernesto Yaptinchay on December 27, 1947. He preceded her in death on January 7, 1992. She was a physician...

Jan 5, 2008

DEANA L. TIMMONS, age 41, of Marion, died at 7:24 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2008, at home. DEANA was born on April 11, 1966, in Paintsville, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Doffie Bowen and Marsha (Butcher) Roth. Her Mother survives. She was owner and president of Allied Mortgage Brokers. She was a member of the Nelson Street Wesleyan Church,...

Jan 2, 2008

BETTY JUNE, age 77, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at Marion General Hospital, Indiana. BETTY was born on March 7, 1930, in Rushville, Indiana, the daughter of the late George and Ressie (Hobbs) Anderson. She was the bride of WWII Veteran, Harry Otto Yeakle, married on April 28, 1945 in Connersville, Indiana. She formerly worked at Marion Community Schools,...

Dec 31, 2007

DAVID D. FAULK, age 79, died at 1:45 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2007, at home. DAVID was born on January 24, 1928, in Athens, Alabama, the son of the late Roy and Lota Nell (Carter) Faulk. He married Ann Hargrove on October 25, 1950. She survives. He was a machine operator at Foster Forbes for 35 years until his retirement...

Rheba J. Whitlock, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Rheba was born on June 26, 1922, in Sweetser, Indiana, the daughter of the late Clyde and Elsie (Kirk) Mitchell.

Following her graduation from Sweetser High School in 1940, Rheba worked for the Dana Corporation in...