Obituaries

Frederick O. MillerFrederick O. Miller, 86 of Tipton peacefully went to his heavenly home January 9, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was the youngest child of L. Tiffin & Edith (Barr) Miller born April 21, 1929 in Prairie Township, Tipton County.Fred graduated Prairie Township High School in 1947.  He was drafted into the United States Army in...

Nora E. DownesNora E. Downes, 93, Tipton died at 12:55 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2006 at Autumnwood Extended Care in Tipton. She was born October 15, 1912, in Tipton County to William Henry & Pearl May (Balser) Hartman.  On May 29, 1936, she married Russell Downes and he died April 15, 1990. She was a member of the Kemp United...

Winifred L. "Winnie" HartleyWinifred L. "Winnie" Hartley, 92 of Tipton died at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born on November 6, 1923 in Atlanta to Ray Arzie & Esther Lorene (Steffey) Bryan.  She married George Hartley on February 26, 1942 and he preceded her in death on December 24, 1996.Winnie...

Emma BuckleyEmma Rhae Buckley, 9 months old, of Sharpsville died at 4:18 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health.  She was born on December 12, 2010 in Noblesville to Aaron and Kay (Grisham) Buckley.She is survived by her parents of Sharpsville; grandparents Randy and Linda Buckley, Sharpsville, Tim and Peggy Grisham, Tipton; aunts and...

William M. "Bill" MaynardWilliam “Bill” Martin Maynard, 75 year old resident of Tipton, Indiana died of complications from cancer on Sunday, April 17, 2016.   He was born on April 5, 1941 in Tipton to Elsie (Martin) and William Monroe Maynard.He graduated from Tipton High School in 1959 and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Indiana University School of...

Sandra K. CamdenSandra K. Camden, 42, Tipton, died at 2:55 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Autumnwood Extended Care at Tipton Hospital.  She was born September 14, 1965 in Tipton to Ira L. "Cotton" & Nan F. (Phillips) Payne.  She had lived in Aurora, Colorado from 1996-1999.  Sandy was a 1984 graduate of Tipton High School and had worked in...

Thomas R. GerthThomas Robert Gerth, 83 of Tipton died at 3:40 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was born July 21, 1931 in Hendricks County to Elmer D. & Dorothy (Stout) Gerth.  On April 3, 1955 he married Carolyn Helen Jordan and she survives.Tom had worked at Perfect Circle for 10 years and...

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" ThomasElizabeth Ann “Betty” Thomas, 83, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Northwood Village, Kokomo.  She was born on January 3, 1924 in Tipton, to Anthony and Mary (Ripberger) Tragesser, and lived in Tipton until 1975.  On February 3, 1951, she married Harry Richard “Dick” Thomas; he preceded her in death on May 5, 1981.Betty...

M. Scott CookM. Scott Cook, 47, Canton, Ohio and a former Tipton resident, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at his residence.  He was born August 26, 1962 in Tipton to Freeman, Sr. and Marianna (Maxfield) Cook.Scott was a disabled veteran of the U. S. Air Force and had served in the first Gulf War.  He was a 1980 graduate of...

Frances A. BristolFrances A. Bristol, 90, Tipton, died at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at Autumnwood Extended Care at Tipton Hospital.  She was born March 18, 1916, in Chicago to Roy & Edna (Murphy) Justice.  On October 2, 1937, she married Elwin "Bud" Bristol and he died December 23, 1994.Frances worked in the dietary department at Tipton County Memorial...

Genevieve A. AngellGenevieve A. Angell, 75, Tipton, formally from Cumberland, Providence, and Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born April 11, 1936 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Sabatino Anthony and Genevieve S. (Baniek) Bernardi.  Genevieve married Richard Allen Angell on February 7, 1959 and he survives.She worked...

Donal Ray AndersonDonal Ray Anderson, 70, Tipton, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born January 10, 1938 in Moss, Tennessee to Montie & Dana (Netherton) Anderson.  He married Ruth Ann Horton and she survives.Donal retired in 1995 from Steel Parts Corporation after approximately 40 years.  He was a board member of the steel Parts...

Kaylee Jo BadgleyKaylee Jo Badgley, 11 months, Kempton, died Friday, August 17, 2007 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was born August 25, 2006 in Carmel to Douglas M. & Karen Jo (Tate) Badgley and they survive.She is also survived by her maternal grandparents, Jerry & Sandy Tate, Kokomo; paternal grandparents, Michael & Judith Badgley, Tipton; great grandparents Dorothy Tate,...

Catharine L. JoergerCatharine L. Joerger, 96, Tipton, died at 6:55 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Tipton Hospital. She was born in Litchfield, Illinois on October 14, 1909 to Augusta and Cora Pearl (Wilson) Buscher.  Catharine married Timothy Leo Joerger on October 6, 1936, he preceded her in death on September 3, 1958.Catharine was a homemaker.  She belonged to the...

Dorothy Louise (White) HaskettDorothy Louise Haskett, 98, Tipton, died at 12:35 a.m. Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born on June 30, 1910 in Logansport to William A. & Katie E. (Storer) White.  On October 20, 1940 she married Fred F. Haskett and he preceded her in death on July 27, 2003.She was a...

Ronald Lee Ford, Jr.Ronald Lee Ford, Jr., 42, Tipton, and formerly of Gainesboro, Tennessee from 1995-2007, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 in Tipton.   He was born September 14, 1966 in Tipton to Ronald Lee Ford, Sr. and Linda A. (Long) Ford and grew up in Windfall.He was a 1984 graduate of Tri-Central High School and had worked as a night...

Gertrude M. CoxGertrude M. Cox, 81 of Tipton died Sunday January 20, 2008 at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton at 2:30am.  She was born in Hamilton County on November 15, 1926 to Roll and Elizabeth (Wilson) Leeman.  She married Thomas D. Cox on January 15, 1949, he survives.Gertrude was a homemaker and belonged to the First Baptist Church in Tipton.She...

Darrell W. MitchellDarrell W. Mitchell, 62, Windfall, died at 11:31 p.m. Thursday, November 23, 2006 at Howard Regional Health System.  He was born May 31, 1944 in Indianapolis to Kenneth Emmit & Fanny Agnes (Anderson) Mitchell.  He worked for the railroad as an engineer and conductor.He is survived by two daughters, Kim Davis and her husband Trent, Windfall, and Lori...

Murl N. DayMurl Noel Day, 91 of Tipton died at 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was a lifetime resident of Tipton, being born in Tipton on May 13, 1921 to Miles Everett & Edith Ethel (Phifer) Day.  On November 16, 1948 he married Henrietta Leona Hellmann and she survives.Murl retired as...

Charles R. DunningCharles R. Dunning, 74, Atlanta, died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville, after a battle with cancer and pheunonia.  He was born March 30, 1933 in Celina, Tennessee to Bee & Bertha (Head) Dunning.Charles is survived by his son, Michael Ray Dunning, Indianapolis. He was the beloved brother of Radford Dunning and his...