Mildred R. (Shockley) Perry
Dec 30, 2013
ALBANY – Mildred Perry, age 86, Albany, died Monday Dec. 30, 2013 at Golden Living Center, Muncie.  Born in Scottsville, KY on March 11, 1927, she lived most of her life as a resident of Albany.  She was a homemaker and for 10 years worked in the glass factories of Dunkirk (Armstrong, Kerr, and Indiana Glass).  She was a member...
Bettie J. (Kikendall) Myers
Dec 23, 2013
PORTLAND – Bettie J. Myers, age 89, rural Portland, died Monday evening at home.  Born in Portland, IN on May 18, 1924, she was a lifelong Jay Co. resident.  Bettie worked for Jay Products at one time and seasonally at Naas Foods in Geneva. Survivors include 2 daughters: Brenda D. Clubs, Portland, and Tracy L. Bishir, Milwaukee, WI; 7 great-grandchildren,...
Bessie E. (Morris) Tighe
Dec 16, 2013
ALBANY – Bessie E. Tighe, age 96, Albany, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Delaware Co. on Nov. 23, 1917, she graduated from Green Township High School and was a homemaker.  She was a former member of Rebecah Lodge, Albany, and American Legion Auxiliary, Albany. Survivors include her brother: Harold Morris...
Richard L. Milhollin
Dec 12, 2013
CALEDONIA, MI – Former Delaware Co. Indiana resident Richard L. Milhollin, age 82, died Thursday afternoon at Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods, Byron Center, MI.  Born in Eaton, Indiana on Oct. 13, 1931, he attended Muncie schools and moved to Michigan in 1956.  He resided in Caledonia, MI for the past 8 years.  Richard was in the U.S. Army during...
Ruth E. Draper
Nov 27, 2013
ALBANY – Ruth E. (Edmonds) Draper, age 96, Albany, died Wednesday evening at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Jamesville, WI on June 9, 1917, she grew up in Wisconsin and had lived in Chicago before moving to Albany in 1980.  Ruth was a surgical technician at Edgewater Hospital, Chicago, for 30 years before retiring.  She also worked...
Mitchel Callow
Nov 27, 2013
ALBANY – Mitchel Callow, age 73, formerly of Niles, OH, died Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.  Born in Niles, OH, he moved to Albany in 2011 to be near his son and grandkids.  Mitch was a U.S. Army veteran and a crane operator for McDonald Steel in Ohio for several years...
Dulce Yolette Phillips
Nov 15, 2013
Dulce Yolette Phillips, age 6, of Monterey, Tennessee, went to be with Jesus on Friday, November 15, 2013, at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville.  She was born on October 14, 2007, in Cookeville, Tennessee, to Brooke Phillips of Monterey.  In addition to her mother she is survived by her father, Sitlahuer Vazquez of Mexico; great grandmother: Paula McCowan of...
Jordan Tyler Lucy
Oct 30, 2013
ALBANY – Jordan Tyler Lucy, age 29, Albany, died Wednesday Oct. 30, 2013, near his home in Albany.  Born in Galesburg, IL on Oct. 24, 1984, he grew up in Missouri & Indiana and moved to Albany in 2001.  He graduated from Delta High School in 2003 where he was a four year Varsity letterman in wrestling.  Jordan developed a...
Eileen (Berlin) Booher
Oct 27, 2013
ALBANY – Our loving mother, Eileen Booher, age 93, Albany, passed from this life into eternal life with Jesus on Sunday morning at Westminster Nursing Home.  Born in Parkersburg, WV on June 8, 1920, she moved to Indiana in 1945 and was a resident of Albany for most of her life.  During the years of WWII she was an executive...
Joan V. (Bulen) Dobbs
Oct 22, 2013
ALBANY – Joan V. Dobbs, age 85, Albany, died Tuesday night at Parker Health & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.  Born in Pendleton on Dec. 11, 1927, she was raised outside of Albany on the farm.  She graduated from DeSoto High School in 1946 and attended Ball State Teachers College and Ivy Tech.  Joan worked on the farm for...
Philip E. Daniels
Oct 13, 2013
DUNKIRK – Philip E. "Phil" Daniels, age 61, Dunkirk, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday Oct. 13, 2013, at home.  Born in Winchester on June 7, 1952, he grew up in Redkey and lived there until moving to Dunkirk in 1971.  Phil worked at Verallia in Dunkirk for 43 years.  He was a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War and was...
Thomas O'Neal Woodard
Sep 25, 2013
ALBANY – Thomas O'Neal Woodard was born Feb. 20, 1983 in Muncie, Indiana.  He passed away Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013 at home in Albany.  He was 30 years of age.  Thomas was a graduate of Delta High School in 2003.  He enjoyed riding his bike and walking his grandpa's dog, Moses.  He loved animals and will be remembered for his...
Don Hamilton, Jr.
Sep 24, 2013
ALBANY – Don Hamilton, Jr., age 63, Albany, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday Sept. 24, 2013.  Born in Portland on Nov. 27, 1949, he was the son of Donald C. & Helen M. (Gregg) Hamilton.  Don grew up in Albany and was a 1968 graduate of Montpelier High School; he also received a degree in engineering.  He worked for...
Paul W. Smith
Sep 16, 2013
JAY COUNTY – Paul W. Smith, age 76, formerly of Bryant, died recently at Whispering Pines Rehabilitation Centre, Monticello, following an extended illness.  Born in Tipton County on December 24, 1936, he grew up in Jay County and lived near Bryant for most of his life.  He was a graduate of Poling High School and was a truck driver for...
Robert E. Evans
Sep 3, 2013
ALBANY – Robert E. "Bob" Evans, age 89, Albany, died Tuesday morning at Marion VA Hospital.  Bob was born at home in Jay Co. on Dec. 2, 1923, and lived his early years with his parents who farmed various farms in Jay and Wells counties.  When he was 13 in 1937 they moved to Delaware County just north of Albany.  ...
Donald E. Stafford, Sr.
Aug 30, 2013
DUNKIRK – Donald E. Stafford, Sr., age 70, rural Dunkirk, died Friday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Hartford City on Sept. 1, 1942, he was the son of John H. & Madeline D. (Seidner) Stafford.  He graduated from Hartford City High School in 1961 and worked for 42 years at Warner Gear before...
Timothy R. Stanton
Aug 19, 2013
ALBANY – Timothy R. Stanton, age 89, Albany, died Monday night at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Jay County on October 23, 1923, he was the son of Haskel & Hazel (Manor) Stanton.  He graduated from DeSoto High School in 1941and served as a U.S. Merchant Marine during WWII.  Tim retired from American Motors – Chrysler after...
Carolyn June (Coulter) Bishop
Aug 17, 2013
ALBANY – Carolyn June Bishop, age 81, Muncie, died Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born in Albany on Oct. 7, 1931, she was the daughter of Mark E. and T. Violet (Marks) Coulter.  She graduated from Albany High School in 1949 and was a homemaker.  Carolyn lived in Daleville for 47 years and was a...
Sarah R. (Stafford) Arnold
Aug 16, 2013
DESOTO – Sarah (Stafford) Arnold was born to Roy J. and Ethel M. Stafford on Jan. 2, 1914.  She died peacefully in her sleep the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the age of 99.  Born in Delaware County, she graduated from Royerton High School in 1931 and received a B.S. in Education from Ball State University in 1964.  ...
John A. Bright
Aug 7, 2013
MUNCIE – John A. Bright, age 86, North Ft. Myers, FL, died Wednesday morning at The Woodlands from cancer.  Born in Indianapolis, IN on Dec. 29, 1926, he graduated from Tech High School and afterwards joined the U.S. Navy during WWII.  John lived in Muncie for several years before moving to Florida.  He retired from National Cash Register Corp. in...
