Obituaries

Tipton, Indiana Obituaries

Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas

Helen A. Smith

Helen A. Smith

Jan 26, 2026

Helen A. Smith, 93 of Tipton was born in Sheridan on November 19, 1932. She passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026 surrounded by her family. Her parents were Basil & Geneva (Spear) Swarm.

She graduated from Westfield High School in 1950. Helen had a lengthy career in the insurance industry and had worked at Gulf Insurance, Monroe Guarantee Insurance Company...

Lester F. Prifogle

Lester F. Prifogle

Jan 26, 2026

Lester F. Prifogle, 95 of Greenwood passed away at home Monday, January 26, 2026. Lester was born in Tipton on December 8, 1930 and had lived for many years in Fort Wayne before moving closer to family in Greenwood. His parents were William F. & Zella A. (Wynn) Prifogle.

We lost a great man on January 26. He didn’t climb mountains...

Edgar "Ed" Schulenburg

Edgar "Ed" Schulenburg

Jan 24, 2026

Edgar Theodore Schulenburg, 79 of Tipton died peacefully at The Waters of Tipton on Saturday, January 24, 2026.  He was born in Elwood on March 14, 1946 to Orville A. and Esther (Beck) Schulenburg from Tipton.  Ed married Sue Wolfe on October 23, 1976 and they spent 36 years together prior to her death on May 13, 2012.

Ed served his...

Lenora "Nori" Boyd

Lenora "Nori" Boyd

Jan 19, 2026

Lenora ‘Nori’ Jean Boyd, 90, of Tipton passed away peacefully at home on January 19, 2026. She was born in Ottawa, Kansas on January 29, 1935 to William and Ethel Lacy. She married Don Sandman on May 26, 1954. He preceded her in death on March 28, 1973. On June 5, 1977 she married Gene Boyd. He preceded her in...

Daniel Lane Sprinkle

Daniel Lane Sprinkle

Jan 18, 2026

Daniel Lane Sprinkle, 73 of Tipton died Sunday, January 18, 2026 at I.U. Health -Tipton Hospital.  He was born in Kokomo, Indiana on May 24, 1952 to John Lane and Clara Marjorie (Dunn) Sprinkle.  He married Rosemary McNew on April 17, 1982 and she survives.

Dan was very good with his hands.  His ability to fix things led him to his career as...

Korine (Kakasuleff) Abernathy

Korine (Kakasuleff) Abernathy

Jan 8, 2026

Korine Nichole (Kakasuleff) Abernathy, 46 passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026 in Indianapolis. She was born in Indianapolis on May 13, 1979 to Kenneth M. Kakasuleff and Bridget (Elliott) Perkins.

Korine was a graduate of Tri-Central High School in the Class of 1997. She later graduated from the Alexandria School of Massage Therapy and had many thankful clients while she...

Billy Lee Ayres

Billy Lee Ayres

Jan 2, 2026

Billy Lee Ayres, 93 of rural Tipton County died Friday evening, January 2, 2026 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana on February 19, 1932 to Edward and Ruth (Metzger) Ayres. He married Clara Belle Garten on December 28, 1996; she survives.

Billy was a lifelong farmer, well known to everyone. He was very...

Beulah Johnson

Beulah Johnson

Jan 2, 2026

Beulah Johnson age 92 of Tipton passed away peacefully at The Waters of Tipton on January 2, 2026. She was born on July 8, 1933 in Ewing, Virginia to Roy and Lillian (Noah) Brooks and lived in Ewing until she married. She graduated from Thomas Walker High School class of 1950 and went to work for F.W. Woolworth until her...

Earl M. Thomas

Earl M. Thomas

Dec 30, 2025

Earl Marion Thomas, Jr, joined his bride, Deletha “Dee” Johnston (1938-2015) on December 30, 2025, in Tipton, Indiana. Earl was born April 1, 1935 in Washington, DC to Earl and Bettie (Zinsmeister) Thomas, and moved to Indiana in 1943. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. After high school he joined the Army National Guard 38th Infantry Division,...

John A. Fox

John A. Fox

Dec 29, 2025

John Arnell Fox, 85 of Tipton was born in Tipton on October 13, 1940 to Cornelius “CJ” Fox & Nedra (Shaw) Fox Aldridge. John passed away at home on Monday, December 29, 2025 surrounded by family. He married Sandra K. Redmon on April 29, 1966 and she preceded him in death on January 28, 2024.

John worked as a Trouble Shooter...

Randy L. Driver

Randy L. Driver

Dec 28, 2025

Randy Lynn Driver, 63 of Austin, Indiana, and a former Tipton resident, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Randy was born on June 5, 1962 in Tipton to Jimmie & Bertie Alma (Stinson) Driver. Randy had also lived in Muncie for several years.

Randy was a Christian. He was a graduate of Tipton High School in the...

Sherman McWhorter Anderson II

Sherman McWhorter Anderson II

Dec 26, 2025

Sherman McWhorter Anderson II, 48 of rural Frankfort passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025 at home. He was born in Kokomo on April 11, 1977, the son of Sherman Anderson I and Susie (Tompkins) Anderson.

Sherman was a tri-athlete in the Special Olympics program participating in Weight Lifting, Bowling and Bocce Ball. He is survived by his father Sherman "Mack"...

Marjorie Elizabeth Beihold

Marjorie Elizabeth Beihold

Dec 17, 2025

Marjorie Elizabeth (Johnson) Beihold, 94, of Tipton, died Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born December 4, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Albert Gustav and Hilda (Ings) Johnson.

Marjorie graduated from Roslindale High School in Boston in 1949. Through Youth for Christ, she began a pen-pal correspondence with T. E. Beihold, an Indiana farmer who...

Charles "Chuck" H Lorensberg

Charles "Chuck" H Lorensberg

Dec 15, 2025

Charles “Chuck” H. Lorensberg, 84 of Windfall died early Monday morning December 15, 2025 at Century Villa in Greentown. He was born in Webster, South Dakota on April 11, 1941 to Carl and Hazel Lorensberg. Chuck married Polly J. Miller on July 5, 1968, spending over 57 years in matrimony.

Chuck worked at Delco in Kokomo as an electrician. He and...

David Paul Stahly

David Paul Stahly

Dec 5, 2025

David Paul Stahly was born June 24, 1947, in Wolf Lake, Indiana, to Daniel J. and Mabel (Wright) Stahly. 

He married his high school sweetheart, Joy Ann Moore, on June 4, 1965. They both graduated from Cromwell High School in 1965 and moved to Tipton one year later. They shared over 60 years of love and partnership. Together they raised three...

John Paul Duncan, Jr.

John Paul Duncan, Jr.

Nov 30, 2025

John Paul Duncan, Jr., 81, of Tipton, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 30, 2025, after an extended illness. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Carolyn, and their children, Desiree and Mark.

Born December 20, 1943, in Elwood, Indiana, to Paul and Bernice Duncan, John was a lifelong resident of Tipton County. A 1962 graduate of Windfall High...

Larry Gibson

Larry Gibson

Nov 27, 2025

Larry L. Gibson, 69 of Russiaville passed away surrounded by his family at 11:29 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at the home of his daughter where he resided. Larry was born in Elwood on April 3, 1956 to Lawrence & Alice (Bragg) Gibson.

He worked at Steel Parts in Tipton for most of his career. Larry was a graduate of...

Betty Johner

Betty Johner

Nov 27, 2025

Betty (Clouser) Johner, 100, passed away on November 27, 2025 at The Waters of Tipton, in Tipton, Indiana after a prolonged illness. Born on August 13, 1925 in Modoc, Indiana she grew up on a farm near Windfall, Indiana where she attended school.

After graduation, Betty worked at the Delco Radio factory and lived in Kokomo during WW II. She met...

Deborah Jean Baxter

Deborah Jean Baxter

Nov 22, 2025

Deborah Jean Baxter, 72, of Converse, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday November 22, 2025. She was born on May 16, 1953 in Hobbs, Indiana, to Frederick Martin and Ella Mae (Lewellen) Plummer. In July 1984, she married Michael Charles Baxter, the love of her life. They shared nearly four decades of marriage until Michael’s passing eleven days ahead of...

Dwight David Speer

Dwight David Speer

Nov 19, 2025

Dwight David Speer 1958-2025

Born in Biloxi, Mississippi in a post-war time when great men served their country, Dwight David Speer was the beloved first-born son to David and Joann (Phillips) Speer. It was 1958; Keesler Air Force Base was his early home. He was soon joined by brother, Douglas, and after a move to Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming,...