Obituaries

Tipton, Indiana Obituaries

Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas

Joseph C. Osborn

Joseph C. Osborn

Sep 22, 2016

Joseph C. Osborn, 46 of Tipton died at 3:05 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at his residence. He had been fighting a battle with cancer since November of 2014. Joe was born in Huntsville, Alabama on December 23, 1969 to James L. & Sherry A. (Plake) Osborn. He married Christy A. Davis on June 26, 1999 and she survives.

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Doris E. Bath

Doris E. Bath

Sep 21, 2016

Doris E. Bath, 86 of Tipton died at 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at IU Health Tipton Hospital. She was born in Elwood on November 14, 1929 to Joseph M. & Ethel A. (Buskirk) Todd. On May 22, 1948 she married Lawrence J. Bath, Jr. and he preceded her in death on May 4, 2016. They had spent...

Joan H. Cole

Joan H. Cole

Sep 17, 2016

Joan H. Cole, 84 of Holly Hill, Florida, died on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Florida. She was born on June 20, 1932 in Tipton to Dilver L. & Virginia E. (Young) Hoover.

Joan was a 1950 graduate of Tipton High School. She moved to Florida in 1959 and was an active member of Daytona Christian Church where she sang...

Ronald R. Moreland

Ronald R. Moreland

Sep 16, 2016

Ronald R. MorelandRonald R. Moreland, 69 of Tipton died at 1:55 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Golden Living in Kokomo.  He was born on May 3, 1947 in Indianapolis to Glover Moreland, Sr. and Emogene (Fletcher) Moreland.Ron was a 1965 graduate of Holton High School in Holton, Indiana, Ripley County.  He had worked at Perfect Circle in Tipton...

Ronald R. Moreland

Ronald R. Moreland

Sep 16, 2016

Ronald R. Moreland, 69 of Tipton died at 1:55 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Golden Living in Kokomo. He was born on May 3, 1947 in Indianapolis to Glover Moreland, Sr. and Emogene (Fletcher) Moreland.

Ron was a 1965 graduate of Holton High School in Holton, Indiana, Ripley County. He had worked at Perfect Circle in Tipton and...

Marianna Burget Gray

Marianna Burget Gray

Sep 12, 2016

Marianna Burget Gray, 91 of Tipton, died at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Reflection at Wellington in Kokomo. She was born May 11, 1925 in Prairie Township, Tipton County to Dale E. & Mary M. (Wheatley) Burget. On September 17, 1959 she married Donald M. Gray and he preceded her in death on March 1, 2013.

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Stephen J. Tansy

Stephen J. Tansy

Aug 30, 2016

Stephen J. Tansy, 75 of Tipton died at 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Elwood on August 27, 1941 to Orval "Pat" & Leona M. (Thornton) Tansy. He married Judith A. Henry on December 31, 1960 and she survives.

Steve had worked at Perfect Circle and then was...

Stephen J. Tansy

Stephen J. Tansy

Aug 30, 2016

Stephen J. TansyStephen J. Tansy, 75 of Tipton died at 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born in Elwood on August 27, 1941 to Orval "Pat" & Leona M. (Thornton) Tansy.  He married Judith A. Henry on December 31, 1960 and she survives.Steve had worked at Perfect Circle and then...

Evelyn L. Conaway

Evelyn L. Conaway

Aug 30, 2016

Evelyn L. Conaway, 75 of Tipton and formerly of Ocala, Florida, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at her residence. She was born on July 6, 1941 in Tipton to Cecil and Helen (Tragesser) Jones. On August 1, 1971 she married William Allen "Bill" Conaway and he preceded her in death on June 6, 2008.

She was a member of...

Carolyn S. Robertson

Carolyn S. Robertson

Aug 21, 2016

Carolyn S. Robertson, 75 of Anderson died at 9:29 a.m. on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at her daughter's residence in Cicero. She was born July 3, 1941 in Elwood to James E. & Beatrice P. (Samuels) Johnson. She married Leonard C. Lemke on September 15, 1961 and he preceded her in death on June 13, 1967. She then married Wayne...

Vicky Lynn (Small) Bontrager

Vicky Lynn (Small) Bontrager

Aug 18, 2016

Vicky Lynn (Small) Bontrager, 61 of Kokomo died at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Golden Living in Kokomo. She was born on August 31, 1954 in Tipton to Robert L. & Margaret Ann (Townsend) Small.

Vicky was a homemaker. She is survived by her mother Margaret of Tipton and her father Bob of Kokomo; three children,...

Marcia K. Tilley

Marcia K. Tilley

Aug 18, 2016

Marcia K. TilleyMarcia K. Tilley, 73 of Tipton died at 10:29 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis.  She was born April 19, 1943 in Elwood to Clyde & Pauline (Kline) Overly.  She married Max E. Tilley on November 12, 1961 and he preceded her in death on March 14, 2011.Marcia was a homemaker.  She...

Marcia K. Tilley

Marcia K. Tilley

Aug 18, 2016

Marcia K. Tilley, 73 of Tipton died at 10:29 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born April 19, 1943 in Elwood to Clyde & Pauline (Kline) Overly. She married Max E. Tilley on November 12, 1961 and he preceded her in death on March 14, 2011.

Marcia was a homemaker. She was...

Richard Evans “Rick” Schoen

Richard Evans “Rick” Schoen

Aug 11, 2016

Richard 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 on December 28,...

Mitch Elliott

Mitch Elliott

Aug 7, 2016

Mitch Elliott, 56 of Anderson and formerly of Tipton died Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Indianapolis. He was born in Cahokia, Illinois on December 8, 1959 to Joseph and Shirley (DeNoon) Elliott Weismiller.

Mitch was a dump truck driver for Pendleton Trucking. He had attended Heartland Church in Sharpsville and Lakeview Church in Indianapolis. He was a veteran serving...

Mitch Elliott

Mitch Elliott

Aug 7, 2016

Mitch ElliottMitch Elliott, 56 of Anderson and formerly of Tipton died Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Indianapolis.  He was born in Cahokia, Illinois on December 8, 1959 to Joseph and Shirley (DeNoon) Elliott Weismiller.Mitch was a dump truck driver for Pendleton Trucking.  He had attended Heartland Church in Sharpsville and Lakeview Church in Indianapolis.  He was a veteran serving in...

Jean A. Smith

Jean A. Smith

Aug 6, 2016

Jean A. Smith, 88 of Tipton went to be with the Lord at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at IU Health Tipton Hospital. He was born in Noblesville on July 30, 1928 and raised in Westfield. He was preceded in death by his parents, William N. & Sybil A. (Inman) Smith, six siblings, his step-mother, two step-sisters and...

Jean A. Smith

Jean A. Smith

Aug 6, 2016

Jean A. SmithJean A. Smith, 88 of Tipton went to be with the Lord at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  He was born in Noblesville on July 30, 1928 and raised in Westfield.  He was preceded in death by his parents, William N. & Sybil A. (Inman) Smith, six siblings, his step-mother, two...

Myron "Maddog" Wise

Myron "Maddog" Wise

Aug 5, 2016

Myron E. "Mad Dog" WiseMyron E. "Mad Dog" Wise, 66 of Kokomo, died at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2016 at his residence in Kokomo.  He had previously lived in Tipton County for over 30 years.   Myron was born on August 22, 1949 in Kokomo to Max E. & Martha E. (Gates) Wise.  On September 9, 1972 he married...

Myron E. ‘Mad Dog” Wise

Myron E. ‘Mad Dog” Wise

Aug 5, 2016

Myron E. “Mad Dog” Wise

Myron E. “Mad Dog” Wise, 66 of Kokomo, died at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2016 at his residence in Kokomo. He had previously lived in Tipton County for over 30 years. Myron was born on August 22, 1949 in Kokomo to Max E. & Martha E. (Gates) Wise. On September 9, 1972 he...