Obituaries

James E. PiercefieldJames E. Piercefield, 86, Zionsville died at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Richard Roudebush VA Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born September 15, 1922 in Columbus, Indiana to Webber & Mary (Foster) Piercefield.  On August 11, 1951 he married Beaulah Browning and she preceded him in death on April 28, 2001.He retired from the American...

Madonna Ruth (Ripberger) MyersMadonna Ruth (Ripberger) Myers, 87, Tipton died at 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2010 at her residence. She was born October 18, 1922 in Tipton County to Clarence R. Ripberger and Mary G. (Lawhorn, Hickner) Ripberger.  On April 11, 1945 she married Phillip W. Myers and he preceded her in death on March 4, 1993.Madonna was a...

Joan D. CrawfordJoan Dorothy Crawford, 81, Tipton, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born August 19, 1926, in Detroit, the daughter of Verl B. & Alice M. (Lemberger) Crawford. She had previously lived in Detroit, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Kokomo before moving to Tipton.She retired from Continental Steel (Penn Dixie) in Kokomo on...

Richard Evans "Rick" SchoenRichard Evans “Rick” Schoen, 68 of Tipton, Indiana and formerly of Grand Rapids, Michigan died at 4:37 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center in Indianapolis.  He was born in Charleston, West Virginia on August 2, 1948 to H. Richard “Dick” and Clarice Evans (DeWreede) Schoen.  Rick married Lynn Bailey...

Deletha "Dee" ThomasDeletha "Dee" Johnston Thomas received her wings on July 12, 2015 in Tipton, Indiana.  Deletha was born on September 13, 1938 in Vici, Oklahoma to Loyd and Essie (Olds) Johnston.  She grew up on a ranch near Vici, and attended Vici High School.  There she played softball, and was a basketball star.  After high school Deletha moved to...

Robert J. RichardsonRobert Joseph Richardson, 41 of Houston, Texas and formerly of Tipton died at 4:39 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2016 at his residence after a brief illness.  He was born August 2, 1974 in Tipton to Patrick Grant & Judith Ann (Johnson) Richardson.Rob worked as a computer programming contractor.  He graduated from Tipton High School in 1992 and...

Manley B. CastnerManley B. Castner, 71 Windfall and formerly of Kokomo, died at 8:06 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  He was born May 7, 1940 in Kokomo to Kenneth and Daisy (Rodman) Castner.  On August 21, 1961 he married Patricia Ann Lawrence and she survives.He retired from Milbank Manufacturing in Kokomo.  Manley was a member...

Grace Anne CrawfordGrace Anne Crawford, 92, Carmel, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Summer Trace in Carmel.  She was born near Atlanta on May 4, 1920 to Lee & Jessie (Lane) Gasho.  She married Maurice Crawford in September 1940 and he preceded her in death in July, 1991.After graduating from Tipton High School in 1937, she...

Robert BadgleyRobert Badgley, 63, Munfordville, Kentucky, and a former Tipton resident, died at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at his residence.  He was born August 9, 1943 in Gary to Clyde A. & Bertha (Smith) Badgley.  After the death of his father, he was raised by his mother and step-father, Clifford White.  He grew up in Crown Point and...

Lawrence J. Bath, Jr.Lawrence J. Bath, Jr., 89 of Tipton died at 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor, Tipton.  He was born June 11, 1926 in Tipton to Lawrence J. Bath, Sr. and Hazel Irene (Parnell) Bath.  He married Doris Ethel Todd on May 22, 1948 and she survives.Lawrence had worked at Perfect Circle -...

Fred BellFred E. Bell, 76 of Indianapolis, and formerly of Tipton, died at 3:22 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Community Hospital North, Indianapolis.  He was born October 22, 1937 in Kokomo to Frank E. & Helen E. (Partlow) Bell.  On April 14, 1963 he married Katherine Cockrill, she preceded him in death on October 3, 2005.  Fred then married...

Tanya Sue (Phifer) ReedTanya Sue (Phifer) Reed, 43, Noblesville, died at 3:55 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2007 at her residence.  She was born September 24, 1964 in Tipton to Thomas & Susan (Leach) Phifer and both survive.  Tanya passed away after a long battle with cancer.Tanya was a loving mother of two sons, Kyle and Zachary Reed.  She spent her...

Gladys L. "Jackie" SmithFollowing a 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, Gladys L. “Jackie” Smith, 90, of Tipton is now healthy and happy again.Gladys or “Jackie” as most people called her, passed away peacefully at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton surrounded by family.  Jackie was born in Clay County, Tenn. on March 23, 1924,...

Sr. Eugenia Latendresse, CSJSister Eugenia Latendresse died at 4:20 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the St. Joseph Center in Tipton.  At the age of 82, while  no longer engaged in active ministry, she kept a smile on her face and a gentle, loving spirit in spite of many health related challenges.Jeanne Kathryn Latendresse was born to Marie Morisette and...

Margaret A. "Peg" AshleyMargaret Alice "Peg" Ashley, 88 of Tipton passed away at 4:05 a.m. on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton from complications from the flu.  She was the widow of Norman R. Ashley who proceeded her in death on Jan. 29, 2011.Born March 29, 1926, in Gary to Glen and Thelma Stouder, who later...

Thomas M. AndersonThomas Martin Anderson, 66 of Tipton, son of Hervey C. and Cecelia M. (Enneking) Anderson, passed away on September 12, 2011 at his residence.  He was born December 12, 1944, in Elwood, Indiana.Tom worked as a Tipton Tribune paperboy from 8 to 12 years of age. He was commended by his employer as “one of our finest newspaper...

Candice S. CampbellCandice S. Campbell, 60, Tipton, died at 5:10 a.m. Sunday, July 8, 2012 at IU Health Tipton Hospital. She was born July 24, 1951 in Tipton to William A. and Helen M. (Hurst) Hancock.She had worked at Horton's Hardware in Tipton and Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. in Lafayette. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in...

Jackie P. "Jack" SmithJackie P. "Jack" Smith, of Tipton, a Godly man, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend died at the age of 86 at 10:02 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at IU Health Tipton Hospital. He was born in Tipton County to Ezra "Buzz" and Margaret (Cuppy) Smith.  He married Mary Anne Armstrong and she survives.Jack worked...

Sr. Laura Gall, CSJSister Laura Gall, CSJ from Nazareth, Michigan and formerly from St. Joseph Center, Tipton died in Michigan.  She had been a resident of Camilla Hall at St. Joseph Center in Tipton for many years and had moved to Borgess Gardens on the Nazareth Campus of the Congregation of St. Joseph in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Nov. 7, 2012,...

Harold F. "Fred" BoydHarold F. Boyd, 86 of Tipton died at 10:53 a.m. on Friday, May 6, 2016 at his residence.  He was born on August 13, 1929 in Tipton to Guernie & Bessie (Calvin) Boyd.  On July 5, 1952 he married Betty Charlene Osburn and she survives.He retired from farming where he had a livestock hauling business for many...