Obituaries

Jan 1, 2023

Jack Long, age 80, Albany, died Sunday January 1, 2023 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Wolf River, TN on October 21, 1942, he moved to Indiana at a young age and grew up in Gaston.  He attended Harrison School and was a U.S. Army veteran that served during the Vietnam War era.  Jack...

Dec 23, 2022

Wanda M. Edwards, born in Muncie to Everett L. & Margaret M. (Metzger) Miller, left her earthly home on December 23, 2022.  Wanda was a 1954 graduate of Albany High School.  She met and married Robert Edwards in 1954.  They spent their first two years at Fort Sill, OK, where she became a civil service employee.  Returning to Albany,...

Dec 11, 2022

Michael D. McBeth, age 77, Albany, died Sunday December 11, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a short illness.  Born in Portland on April 10, 1945, he grew up in Redkey and was a 1963 graduate of Redkey High School.  Mike was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War.  He worked at General Motors...

Dec 10, 2022

Harold Allen Reed died Saturday night at home following an extended illness.  He was 85.  Born December 29, 1936 in Albany, he attended school in DeSoto, graduated from Albany High School in 1954, and was a graduate of International Barber School, Indianapolis.  He was the owner/operator of Reeds Barber Shop (later known as Harold's of Albany) and cut hair...

Dec 4, 2022

Blake Adam Lucy, age 34, Albany, died Sunday December 4, 2022 at home following a brief illness.  Born October 2, 1988 in Sikeston, Missouri, Blake grew up in Petersburg and Albany.  When he moved to Delaware County as a 6th grader, he quickly made a great and lifelong friend who became something of a hero – Dr. Aric Jordan...

Nov 19, 2022

Larry "Andy" Duncan, age 51, died unexpectedly Saturday November 19, 2022 in Albany.  Born in Hartford City on September 25, 1971, he grew up in Albany and was a 1990 graduate of Delta High School.  He lived the past several years east of Albany and was a U.S. Army veteran who served during Desert Storm.  Larry did construction and...

Nov 16, 2022

Tara May (St. John) Long, age 77, Albany, died Wednesday November 16, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness.  Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on February 24, 1945, she came the United States at age 1 and remained a resident of Albany since that time.  She was a 1963 graduate of Albany High School and...

Nov 15, 2022

Chaz M. Tiller, age 32, Muncie, died unexpectedly Tuesday November 15, 2022 in Dunkirk.  Born in Winchester on May 20, 1990, he attended Delta High School, enjoyed playing video games, and worked for North American Stamping Group as a fabricator.

Survivors include his mother: Kim Long (husband: Russ), Greenfield; his father: Mike Tiller, Winchester; sons: Zaylen Tiller,...

Nov 15, 2022

Cynthia K. "Cindi" Hale, age 62, Ridgeville, died Tuesday November 15, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness of three months.  Born in Muncie on May 16, 1960, she grew up in the Yorktown area and attended Yorktown High School.  Cindi was a rural carrier with the United States Postal Service for the past 11 years...

Nov 9, 2022

Jay Tharp, 90, of Albany, Indiana passed away on November 9, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.  Jay was born on April 1, 1932 in Ridgeville, Indiana to Jay and Myrtle (Wooters) Tharp.  He graduated from Ridgeville High School with the class of 1951.  During high school Jay was a member of the baseball, basketball, and track teams. ...

Nov 6, 2022

Donney Smith, age 54, Farmland, passed Sunday November 6, 2022 at home surrounded by family following a battle with cancer.  Born February 7, 1968 in Rock Island, IL, he grew up in Illinois and moved to Indiana in 2006.  Donney graduated from United Township High School in 1986 and received a Masters degree from W.G.U.  He retired as an...

Oct 29, 2022

Michael L. Flowers, Sr., age 80, died Saturday October 29, 2022 at home in Dunkirk following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie on August 16, 1942, he graduated from Muncie Central High School with the class of 1960.  He attended Ball State University and was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.  Mike was a full-time...

Oct 24, 2022

Wayne F. Burkholder, age 80, died Monday October 24, 2022 at his son's home in Albany.  Born in Wheatfield, Indiana on November 4, 1941, he grew up in northwest Indiana and lived in Cedar Lake, Indiana and The Villages, Florida before moving to Delaware County in 2019.  Wayne graduated from Hammond Technical High School in 1958 and was a...

Oct 20, 2022

Gregg Dotson, age 66, Dunkirk, died Thursday October 20, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  Born in Union City, Indiana on April 8, 1956, he grew up in Union City, Ohio and was a 1974 graduate of Mississinewa Valley High School.  Gregg was a Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician, and former Arson Investigator with Union...

Sep 21, 2022

Joseph F. Streit III, 68, Albany, died Wednesday September 21, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  Born February 9, 1954 in Cincinnati, OH, he grew up in Ohio and was a 1972 graduate of William Henry Harrison High School.  Joe was the owner/operator of Streit Trucking and was a semi driver for most of...

Sep 18, 2022

Donna (Jetmore) Flick, age 86, died Sunday September 18, 2022 at Low Country Hospice House in South Carolina; she lived with her daughter in Goose Creek for the past five years.  Born November 28, 1935 in Pennville, she grew up in Dunkirk and lived near Royerton for most of her life.  Donna graduated from Dunkirk High School with the...

Sep 8, 2022

Arnold E. Clevenger Sr., 84, passed away peacefully in the early morning of September 8th at Ball Memorial Hospital with family by his side. Arnie was born in Cowan, Indiana on July 5th, 1938, the second youngest of five children, to John and Lucille (Fry) Clevenger. He grew up in Eaton and attended Eaton High School, where he graduated...

Sep 5, 2022

Shirley Jean (Crump) Hardwick, age 84, Muncie, died Monday September 5, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.  Born in Muncie on September 12, 1937, she attended Royerton High School and was a lifelong Muncie resident.  Shirley was a talented cook, working at Muncie Central High School and the Muncie Eagles Lodge for several years.  She...

Sep 3, 2022

Inez A. Lowe, age 102, Dunkirk, died Saturday September 3, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a short illness.  Born July 1, 1920 in Logan, West Virginia, she moved to Dunkirk in 1959.  Inez worked at Kerr Glass for nearly 20 years before retiring in 1978.  During WWII she worked at the plant in Oak Ridge, TN,...

Aug 29, 2022

Robert P. DeHaven, age 95, formerly of Albany, died Monday August 29, 2022 at Five Star Residences of Noblesville.  Born near Albany on November 7, 1926, Bob grew up in Delaware County and graduated from DeSoto High School with the class of 1944.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and a former member of American Legion Post...