Kent Smith
Jun 1, 2021
Kent Smith, age 69, of rural Delaware County, died June 1, 2021 at Wildwood Healthcare Center, Indianapolis, following an extended illness. Born in Muncie October 10, 1951, he graduated from Dunkirk High School and attended Vincennes University and Indiana University. Kent was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked for the United States Postal Service...
Ossie Shoopman
Apr 24, 2021
Ossie Shoopman, age 78, Redkey, died Saturday April 24, 2021 at home following an extended illness. Born February 28, 1943 in Smokey Junction, Tennessee, she graduated from high school there and spent most of her life as a resident of Redkey. Ossie retired from Saint Gobain (now Ardagh), Dunkirk, after working there 40+ years. She enjoyed family and sports...
Roscoe L. Licht
Apr 16, 2021
Our father, Roscoe L. Licht, Albany, surrounded by loved ones, was called into eternal life by his Savior at the age of 100 on April 16, 2021. He resided at Bethel Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born August 12, 1920 in Shoals, Indiana, he was a longtime Delaware County dairy & grain farmer and was a milk hauler for...
Virgil Steven Henry
Apr 12, 2021
Virgil Steven Henry, age 69, Albany, died Monday April 12, 2021 at home following a brief illness. Born in Jay County on April 16, 1951, he attended Albany High School and lived in Florida for several years before returning to the Albany area. Virgil was a mechanic and truck driver for Kennedy Concrete in Orlando, Florida and had worked...
Karen K. Townsend
Apr 11, 2021
Karen Kay (Marsh) Townsend, 76, Albany, died Sunday April 11, 2021 at the home of her daughter with family by her side. She was born in Muncie on August 27, 1944 to Ruby Jewel Marsh and Cecil Eugene Marsh. She and her husband, Ed, were longtime residents of Delaware county. Karen was well known in the tri county area...
Phyllis A. Giddings
Apr 10, 2021
On Saturday, April 10th, 2021, Phyllis Ann (Keener) Giddings, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at the age of 89. Phyllis was born on January 15, 1932 in Ridgeville to Hubert and Waveline (Shaneyfelt) Keener. She graduated from Mt. Summit High School in 1951 and Amber's Beauty School, Muncie, in 1959. Phyllis had a beauty shop business in...
Larry Sizemore
Mar 21, 2021
Larry Sizemore, 77, Redkey, died Sunday March 21, 2021 at his daughter's home following an extended illness. Born in Logan, West Virginia on May 5, 1943, he was a longtime resident of Redkey. He was a receiving department forklift operator at Indiana Glass Co., Dunkirk, for over 40 years until retiring when the plant closed. In earlier years he...
Barnie C. Stephens
Mar 13, 2021
Barnie C. Stephens, age 57, Dunkirk, died Saturday March 13, 2021 at home following a brief illness. Born in Muncie July 1, 1963, he attended Jay County schools and lived in Portland for several years before returning home in Dunkirk. He worked at Jay/Randolph Developmental Services and participated in Special Olympics through bowling and horseback riding. He belonged to...
Janice E. (Grove) Summers
Mar 1, 2021
Janice E. (Grove) Summers, age 71, died Monday March 1, 2021 at Signature Health Care following an extended illness. Born in Muncie Jan. 5, 1950, she grew up in Delaware County and attended DeSoto High School. Living most of her life in Yorktown, she also had lived in Kokomo and Corpus Christi, TX. She was a bank teller at...
William "Dale" Brenner
Feb 28, 2021
William "Dale" Brenner, age 90, Albany, died Sunday Feb. 28, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness. Born in Dunkirk Oct. 23, 1930, he graduated from Redkey High School in 1948. Dale was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran and a recipient of the Korean Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, 2 Overseas Bars, and the...
Jackie "Fletch" Goodman
Feb 16, 2021
Jackie "Fletch" Goodman, age 52, Parker City, died unexpectedly Tuesday February 16, 2021 in Randolph County from natural causes. Born in Muncie November 24, 1968, he grew up in Selma and was a 1987 graduate of Wapahani High School. Fletch was a general foreman for Edko and had also worked for Asplundh Tree Expert Co. and Townsend Tree Service. ...
Jerry L. Mcconnell
Feb 3, 2021
Jerry L. McConnell, age 86, Albany, died Wednesday February 3, 2021 at home following an extended illness. Born in Albany Oct. 28, 1934, he was a lifelong area resident and a 1953 graduate of Albany High School. He worked at GM Delco Battery, Muncie, for 39 years before retiring. Jerry was a 50+ year member of Anthony Lodge No....
Terry L. Rhoades
Jan 22, 2021
Terry L. Rhoades, age 71, Albany, passed away surrounded by family on Friday January 22, 2021 at IU Health Methodist, Indianapolis, following an extended illness. Born in Muncie October 15, 1949, he grew up in Muncie and moved to Albany in the 1970's. Terry graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1967 and was a U.S. Navy veteran of...
Susie Oakley
Jan 19, 2021
Susie Oakley, 69, Albany, died unexpectedly Tuesday January 19, 2021 at home. Born in Muncie May 2, 1951, she grew up in Albany and was a 1969 graduate of Albany High School. She retired from Ferrellgas, Albany, after working there for over twenty years. Susie was a homemaker & mother who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren....
Felicia Jo Rainey
Jan 15, 2021
Felicia Jo Rainey, age 58, Eaton, died Friday January 15, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Muncie October 10, 1962, she grew up in Albany and was a 1981 graduate of Delta High School. Felicia was employed by Serve U Success as a lead merchandiser, working out of the Meijer store in...
Terry L. Arnold
Dec 31, 2020
Terry L. Arnold, age 74, Albany, died Thursday December 31, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Portland November 27, 1946, he grew up in Albany and was a 1964 graduate of Albany High School. Terry was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged after his service. ...
Louise (Fox) Whitehair
Dec 24, 2020
Louise (Fox) Whitehair passed away on Dec. 24, 2020, at her home in Oro Valley, AZ. She was born in Redkey, IN, a daughter of the late Cecil and Cynthia Fox. A graduate of Redkey High School, she received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Manchester College (Indiana) and Masters Degree from Ball State University. She taught at several...
Kelly Kirby
Dec 15, 2020
Kelly Kirby, age 61, Winchester, died Tuesday December 15, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, following a brief illness. Born in Muncie to Robert & Clara Persinger on Nov. 27, 1959, she grew up in Delaware County and was a 1978 graduate of Muncie Southside High School and attended Indiana Business College. Kelly worked for the Bureau of Motor...
Thelma Louise Reynolds
Dec 12, 2020
Thelma Louise (Grayson) Reynolds, age 93, Dunkirk, died unexpectedly Saturday December 12, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Farmers, KY on Nov. 12, 1927, she attended school in Kentucky and lived several years near Eaton before moving to Dunkirk. She retired from Kerr Glass (now Ardagh) after working there 30 years. She was a member of...
Wanda Oakley
Dec 7, 2020
Wanda Oakley, age 89, Albany, died Monday December 7, 2020 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following an illness. She was born May 16, 1931 in Cannon County, Tennessee. In earlier years she worked at Ball Bros. in Muncie and later became a beautician. Wanda was co-owner and operator of JuWan's Hair Fashions in Muncie for several years...