Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Fred H. Boyer
Dec 7, 1941
US Navy Pearl Harbor victim returning home
U.S. Navy 1st Class Fireman Fred H. Boyer, originally from Tipton County, was identified in July 2024 as a casualty of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was 22 years-old at the time of the attack and the son of Mr. & Mrs. Roy D. Boyer. Fred was one of...
Brod Silence
Sep 7, 2026
Brod Silence was 70 years-old when he passed away on Monday, September 7, 2026 in Kokomo. He was a resident of rural Kokomo and had grown up in Tipton County. Brod was born in Tipton on April 3, 1956 to Joseph C. & Luanne (Scott) Silence.
Brod was a truck driver for most of his life, working for JB Hunt until...
Leroy Parton
Sep 4, 2026
Leroy Parton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on February 28, 1939. After 87 years on this earth he went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 4, 2026 while at home surrounded by his family. His parents were Dall Ray & Nellie Lee (Chellette) Parton. Leroy had lived in Coalfield, Tennessee for 13 years before moving to Tipton...
Marvin T. "Tim" Nash
Sep 3, 2026
Marvin T. “Tim” Nash, 82 of Noblesville passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Copper Trace Family-First Senior Living in Westfield. Tim had previously lived in Tipton, Lafayette and Thorntown. He was born in Elwood on November 24, 1943 to Robert & Josephine (Surratt) Nash. Meeting up with Tena (Lewis) Frazer at their 50th Class Reunion, a romance was...
Bernadette "Bernie" Morris
Sep 1, 2026
Bernadette Ann "Bernie" Morris, aged 87, of Kokomo, passed away peacefully surrounded by her devoted family on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Born on March 16, 1939, in South Bend, Indiana, Bernie was the cherished daughter of Lamiel and Martha (Weber) Kline. On April 22, 1995 she wed Thomas D. Morris and shared a loving marriage with him until his death...
Nila Jean Utterback
Aug 30, 2026
Nila Jean Utterback, 91 of Anderson, and formerly of Tipton, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2026 in Anderson. Nila Jean was born in Paulding, Ohio and raised in Payne, Ohio. She also lived in Willshire, Lakeview, and Gallipolis, all in Ohio, Highland, Indiana and then to Tipton while moving her family as her husband John’s pastoral assignments changed. Nila...
Martha "Marty" Meng
Aug 26, 2026
Martha A. “Marty” Meng, 91 of Tipton was born in Conception Junction, Missouri on August 29, 1934. Her parents were Leo Joseph & Catherine Leota (Van Vactor) Protzman. Marty married James L. Meng on September 14, 1957 and after 61 years of marriage, Jim passed away on November 18, 2018. Marty passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at IU...
Rosanne Reed
Aug 23, 2026
Rosanne Kemp Reed, 75, of Indianapolis and Kempton, Indiana, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2026, at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis, with her husband at her side.
For over two decades, Rosanne lived with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic disease that slowly narrowed her world, first through worsening COPD, later through liver cirrhosis. She never let it define her. Rosanne...
Sonya Sue Smith
Aug 23, 2026
Sonya Sue Smith, 92 of Tipton died peacefully Sunday morning August 23, 2026 at Autumnwood Village with her family by her side. She was born in Tipton County on September 17, 1933 to Garris T. and Madge (Vandevender) Molden. She married Jean Smith and he preceded her in death.
She was a certified nursing aide, attending to many patients in her career...
Peggy D. Leap
Aug 19, 2026
Peggy D. Leap, age 76, of Tipton, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Born on March 19, 1950, in Noblesville, Peggy was the cherished daughter of Harold and Elsie (Zeigler) Leap.
She graduated from Hamilton Heights High School, class of 1968. Peggy embarked on a diverse career in insurance, contributing her skills to Meridian Insurance and Conseco....
Jerry Mundell
Aug 18, 2026
Jerry J. Mundell, 84 of Windfall was born in Kokomo on July 8, 1942. His parents were Owen & Mildred (Foreman) Mundell. He married Marlene Sue Roler on May 17, 1966 and after 60 years of marriage, Jerry passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. He graduated from Sharpsville High School in 1961.
Jerry worked at Chrysler in Kokomo at the...
Bob Whitworth
Aug 15, 2026
Bob Whitworth, 90 of Tipton died peacefully at I.U. Tipton Hospital Saturday evening August 15, 2026. He was born in Bonnie Blue, Virginia on March 27, 1936 to Samuel J. and Bessie Lee (Russell) Whitworth. Bob married his sweetheart Dorothy Christine Temple on November 16, 1959. They enjoyed over 43 years of marriage as she preceded him in death on...
Rheann N. Cummins
Aug 14, 2026
Rheann N. Cummins 41 of Arcadia died Friday evening August 14, 2026 at I.U. Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on March 25, 1985 in Indianapolis, Indiana and adopted by Judith K. Cummins.
Rheann was a people person, always wanting to help others. She greatly enjoyed her role as a health aide, working in several healthcare facilities over time. She...
Russell W. Sallee
Aug 10, 2026
Russell Wayne Sallee, 54 of Tipton passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026 in Tipton County as the result of an auto accident. He was born in Tipton on May 9, 1972 and was a life-long Tipton resident. His mother Betty Kay Sallee of Freetown, Indiana survives.
Russell was self-employed and had been a partner in a company supplying uninterrupted power...
Danny Davis
Aug 3, 2026
Danny Kaye Davis, 66 of Tipton entered this world on October 3, 1959 in Tipton. His parents were Jesse N. & Lula M. (Gipson) Davis. He married Susan Kay Hufford on September 10, 1983 and after 43 years of marriage; he passed away on Monday, August 3, 2026 at home.
He was a graduate of Tipton High School in the Class...
Carlton Long
Aug 2, 2026
Carlton Long, 97 of Windfall died peacefully on Sunday, August 2, 2026 at Community Rehabilitation Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Toxey, Alabama on July 24, 1929 to Thomas Emory and Clara (Robinson) Long. He married Willie Mae Horton on December 23, 1950. She preceded him in death on January 9, 2022.
Carlton was a hard working gentleman, working in...
Thomas "Tom" Renie
Aug 1, 2026
Thomas “Tom” Anthony Renie, 83, of Danville, Indiana, passed away August 1, 2026. He was born September 1, 1942 in Tipton, Indiana to the late John and Virginia (Cage) Renie.
Tom was a 1960 graduate of Tipton High School and received his bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Butler University in 1964. He began his career as a physical education teacher...
Patricia "Patty" A. Terry
Aug 1, 2026
Patricia A. Terry was called home by The Lord on the evening of Saturday, August 1 at Community Hospital Kokomo surrounded by her loving family. Patty was born on May 12, 1951 at Tipton Hospital, the daughter of Robert L. and Freida Mae (Cunningham) Sallee.
Patty graduated from Tipton High School in 1969. That same year, on July 19, 1969, she was...
Dennis Owens
Jul 29, 2026
Rest, dear loved one …
Dennis Owens
Dennis was a person of great knowledge, practicing law privately for 20 yrs at Smith Maley & Douglas and 17 yrs at American Family Insurance. He also distinguished himself through teaching Commercial Law at IUPUI.
Through his years as a student at Indiana University School of Law, he was a Research Clerk at the Indiana Judicial...
William "Bill" Collins
Jul 28, 2026
Dr. William E. "Bill" Collins, aged 88, of Tipton, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at IU Health Tipton. Born on June 11, 1938 in Tipton, he was the beloved son of Dr. Robert and Waneta (Graves) Collins. He shared 46 years of marriage with his devoted wife, Darlene R. (McCain) Smith, whom he married on May 24, 1980.
Bill...
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