All Obituaries

Donald Garringer, age 81, formerly of Albany, died Wednesday February 26, 2020 at Ashley Glen Senior Living and Memory Care, Peachtree City, GA.  Born in Redkey on September 19, 1938, he graduated from Redkey High School with the class of 1956.  He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a former member of Telephone Pioneers of America.  He retired from Ameritech (now AT&T) in 1994 after working there 32 years as a repairman.  Don lived in Albany for several years before...

Aloyse “A.J.” Baney, age 83, formerly of Muncie, died September 23, 2020 at Citrus Health & Rehabilitation Center in Inverness, FL following an extended illness.  Born September 23, 1937 in Muncie, A.J. was a 1955 graduate of Royerton High School.  She worked at the Muncie Visitors Bureau for 22 years before retiring in 2006 and was very active during that time promoting Muncie and Delaware County.  A.J. was instrumental in securing Garfield for the Bureau and...

Grace Evelyn (Barnard) Merrill, 81, of Keystone, slipped into the arms of her Savior Sunday morning, October 4, 2020, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Grace was born November 15, 1938 in La Paz, Bolivia, South America, to Reverend William S. Barnard and Lillian N. (Nahrwold) Barnard.  She spent her formative years as a minister’s daughter, both in Bolivia and Indiana.  She was a 1956 graduate of South Side High School in Ft. Wayne, and also graduated from...

Longtime Delaware County resident Derryll V. Sites died Thursday October 1, 2020 at Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center.  He was 96 years of age.  Born in Wells County on October 10, 1923, he lived most of his life in Delaware County.  He was a graduate of Harrison Township High School and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II where he served in Germany, France, Austria, and Italy.  Derryll was a farmer for 60 years, worked at Ball Bros. in Muncie, and was a school...

Barbara Sue Pattison, age 76, Albany, joined her Heavenly Father on Friday September 25, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  Born in Muncie July 3, 1944, she was a graduate of Albany High School (1962) and Indiana Business College.  Barbara retired in 1991 from Indiana Michigan Power (now A.E.P.) after working there 26 years.  She also worked at the Albany License Branch, Albany Veterinary Clinic, and for Hall’s Restaurant – a...

Kim Halstead, age 48, formerly of Muncie, died unexpectedly Wednesday August 19, 2020 in South Haven, Michigan.  Born February 18, 1972 in Muncie, she was a 1990 graduate of Muncie South High School where she was a cheerleader mascot.  Kim worked at Lowe’s in Muncie before moving to Michigan less than two years ago.  In Michigan she had worked at Dollar General and was currently employed with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.  She loved animals, especially dolphins, and...

James D. “Jim” Shroyer, age 91 of rural Eaton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday September 26, 2020 following a brief stay at Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Delaware County on June 19, 1929 he graduated from Selma High School in 1947 and was a U.S. Army veteran.  Jim was a lifelong farmer in Delaware County and a past board member of Delaware County Farm Bureau.  He operated a grain & livestock farm with his...

Brian Eugene Baldwin, 89, of Centennial, CO passed away at Holly Creek Senior Living Community on May 25, 2020.  Brian was born on January 24, 1931 in Schuyler, NE. He grew up in Benedict, NE and then, Molline, IL. Brian attended Northwestern University where he earned a BS (‘54) and MS (‘55) in mechanical engineering, and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and Sigma Xi Honor Society.  He spent his career as an entrepreneur and inventor. His first company,...

Hazel M. Grayson, age 74, Albany, died Saturday September 19, 2020 at Golden Living Center, Muncie.  Born February 23, 1946 in Muncie, Hazel was a 1964 graduate of Harrison Township High School and was a resident of Albany for several years.  She worked at Indiana Glass Co., Dunkirk, for 17 years, did custodial work at Ball State University, and worked at Tyson Foods, Portland. Survivors include a son: James “Mick” Grayson, Jr., Albany; daughter: Shannon Dettwiler,...

Mary Jean Jeffers, age 90, Albany, died Friday September 18, 2020 at Parker Health & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Randolph County on July 13, 1930, she moved to DeSoto at age 15 and graduated from DeSoto High School with the class of 1948.  Mary lived in Florida from 1981-2004; during that time, she was a bank teller until retiring in 1992.  She also worked at First Merchants Bank, Muncie, and several years ago was a nurse’s aid at Ball Memorial Hospital. ...