Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Rebecca Ann Martin
Jul 18, 2026
Rebecca Ann Martin, 78 of Frankfort died Saturday July 18, 2026 at the Clinton House Rehabilitation Center in Frankfort. She was born in Howard County, Indiana on March 14, 1948 to Ralph and Dena (Halley) Drake. She spent several years growing up and living in the Prairie Township area.
Rebecca graduated in 1966 from Sharpsville-Prairie High School. Her love of sports...
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...
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...
Sandra Scott Longdo
Jul 21, 2026
Sandra Scott Longdo, 85, of Tipton, IN, formerly of Ottumwa, died July 21, 2026, at IU Health Tipton Hospital.
She was born August 12, 1940, in Lancaster, MO to Harold E. and Doris McElhinney Aeschliman. She married Paul Scott November 22, 1959, and he preceded her in death August 21, 1991. She married David Michael Longdo June 8, 1995, and he...
Ilene Waters
Jul 20, 2026
Ilene Lucille Waters, 83 of Kokomo died Monday July 20, 2026 at Ascension St. Vincent in Kokomo. She was born on January 30, 1943 in Moss, Tennessee to Hubard and Ida Mae Gibson.
Ilene retired from Delco where she worked many years in the assembly of the radio products. She was a member of the Christian Heritage Church in Kokomo where...
Michael Stephen Leader
Jul 19, 2026
Michael Stephen Leader, 72, of Tipton, Indiana, formerly of Savannah, Missouri, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Born on September 19, 1953, in San Diego, California, Michael was the son of Morris and Hazel Leader.
Michael spent his career as a truck driver before retiring. He was known for his strong work ethic, his stubborn...
Mary Ann Johnson
Jul 18, 2026
Mary Ann Johnson, 92 of Medaryville passed away at 3:53 p.m., Saturday, July 18, 2026 at I.U. Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.
Born on October 31, 1933, in Medaryville, she was the daughter of the late James and Mabel (Steele) Nicolas.
She retired from Kaiser Aluminum in 1997. Mary Ann was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, St. Henry’s Altar Rosary Society,...
James Albert Baker
Jul 18, 2026
James Albert Baker, formerly of Tipton and Culver, Indiana, passed away peacefully at his home in Carmel on July 18, 2026. He was born July 19, 1929,in Kokomo, Indiana to Albert Yeaman and Sara Janette (Fariss) Baker. Jim married Jeannine Leeson McIntosh, daughter of Maj. Gen. Jesse Eschol McIntosh and Vivian Era Leeson, on September 6, 1953, in Tipton.
Jim was a 1946...
Glen Mitchell Cupp
Jul 15, 2026
Glen M. "Mitchell" Cupp, 32 of Kokomo passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at home. Mitchell, or Mitch as most people called him, was born on April 21, 1994 in Kokomo to Rodney Cupp and Glenda S. (Fecher) Reeher.
Born with Down Syndrome Mitch lead a simple life, but his family, and those who knew him, know how much he...
Linda Gail Fritz
Jul 13, 2026
Linda Gail Fritz, 77, was born in Portland, Tennessee on July 13, 1949 to Paul & Alta (Bandy) Dunning. She passed away on Monday, July 13, 2026 at home in rural Tipton County surrounded by her loving family. Gail married Kenny J. Fritz on March 7, 1969 and they celebrated 57 years of marriage. She had lived in Kokomo from...
Jim Roark
Jul 12, 2026
Jim Roark, 74 of Elwood passed away on July 12, 2026 in Anderson, Indiana. Throughout his 74 years, Jim touched the lives of his family, friends, and all who had the privilege to know him. He was born on May 31, 1952 in Frankfort, Kentucky to Earl & Pauline Roark.
Jim worked alongside his father in a factory in his younger...
Diane Grimme Henderson
Jul 11, 2026
Diane Grimme Henderson, 72, of Tipton, passed away at IU North Hospital on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Born on February 14, 1954, in Tipton to Verl and Phyllis (La Garde) Grimme, Diane grew up in the community and graduated from Tipton High School. She went on to attend Ball State University.
On December 26, 1998, she married Fred M. Henderson, and...
Nathan Davis
Jul 9, 2026
R. Nathan Davis, 78, of Tipton, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 9, 2026, surrounded by family.
Nathan was born July 15, 1947, in Wardell, Mo., to James E. Davis and Emogene (Hawkins) Davis. He married Thresa “Tre” Stroud in 1991, and she survives.
Nathan graduated from Lone Oak High School in Paducah, Ky., in 1965. He attended the University of Missouri at Rolla...
Larry R Caylor
Jul 8, 2026
Larry R. Caylor 86 of San Antonio, Texas died Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at his residence. He was born in Elwood, Indiana on June 4, 1940 to Charles H. and Mary (Perry) Caylor. His father died when Larry was young so Larry was raised by his mother and his step-father, Wayne Carson.
Larry had an accomplished military career, serving in the...


