Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Donald M. Gray
Mar 1, 2013
Donald M. Gray, 89 of Tipton died at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born March 28, 1923 in Beard, Indiana in Clinton County to Paul & Leona L. (Sheets) Gray. He married Marianna Burget on September 17, 1959 and she survives.
Don served as the Postmaster in Kempton from 1961...
Joanne Libertore
Feb 28, 2013
JoAnne LibertoreJoAnne Libertore, 83 of Tipton died at 7:44 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born December 18, 1929 in Indianapolis to Wilbur S. & Irene L. (Horsley) Basey. She married Gene Libertore on May 18, 1970 and he survives.JoAnne was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Tipton. She had...
Joanne Libertore
Feb 26, 2013
JoAnne Libertore, 83 of Tipton died at 7:44 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born December 18, 1929 in Indianapolis to Wilbur S. & Irene L. (Horsley) Basey. She married Gene Libertore on May 18, 1970 and he survives.
JoAnne was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Tipton. She had...
Phil Hoke
Feb 26, 2013
Phil Hoke, 87 of Tipton died at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Community Howard Regional Hospital in Kokomo. He was born October 17, 1925 in Tipton to Walter Franklin & Orintha (Riley) Hoke. He married Phyllis B. Hinds on June 22, 1946 and she preceded him in death on May 25, 1991.
Phil was a former Rural Route...
Phil Hoke
Feb 26, 2013
Phil HokePhil Hoke, 87 of Tipton died at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Community Howard Regional Hospital in Kokomo. He was born October 17, 1925 in Tipton to Walter Franklin & Orintha (Riley) Hoke. He married Phyllis B. Hinds on June 22, 1946 and she preceded him in death on May 25, 1991.Phil was a former Rural Route...
Katherine M. “Kay” Gossard
Feb 21, 2013
Katherine M. "Kay" Gossard, 95 of Kokomo died at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Waterford Place in Kokomo. She was born August 10, 1917 in Frankfort to Nolan Byron & Martha K. (Richardson) Brittain. She married Donald W. "Gus" Gossard on February 19, 1949 and he preceded her in death on November 7, 1982.
Kay was a...
Rosa M. Shaffer
Feb 20, 2013
Rosa Mary Shaffer, 63 of Indianapolis died at 6:21 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Kindred South Hospital in Greenwood. She was born August 21, 1949 in Scottsburg, Indiana to Henry and Ruby (Crowhorn) Nantroup. Rosa was a service representative for Pilot Fuels.
She is survived by companion, Don Coffin, Indianapolis; five children, Ronnie Shaffer, Indianapolis, Michelle Teague, Ft. Wayne,...

Rosa Shaffer
Feb 20, 2013
Rosa M. ShafferRosa Mary Shaffer, 63 of Indianapolis died at 6:21 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Kindred South Hospital in Greenwood. She was born August 21, 1949 in Scottsburg, Indiana to Henry and Ruby (Crowhorn) Nantroup. Rosa was a service representative for Pilot Fuels.She is survived by companion, Don Coffin, Indianapolis; five children, Ronnie Shaffer, Indianapolis, Michelle Teague, Ft....
Jean Carr
Feb 18, 2013
Jean Carr, 94 of Tipton and formerly of North Vernon died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born in Madison County, Indiana on May 21, 1918 to Ray & Lue (Richwine) Gage. On February 14, 1940 she married James Carr and he preceded her in death on October 24, 2000.
She...
Linda Sue Frazee
Feb 9, 2013
Linda Sue Frazee, 65, of Kokomo died at 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Kindred Healthcare in Kokomo. She was born October 2, 1947 in Elwood to John Frazee, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth (Bucci) Frazee.
Linda was a beautician and worked several years as the secretary at the Trinity Wesleyan Church in Tipton. She was a 1966 graduate...
Harry J. Hall
Feb 7, 2013
Harry J. Hall, 89 of Tipton died at 8:54 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at IU Health Tipton Hospital. Harry was born on May 31, 1923 in Brickmore, West Virginia to Harry Edward & Virdie (Gross) Hall. He also lived in Morgantown, West Virginia, Fairmount, West Virginia, Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Charleston, West Virginia for 26 years. After retirement...
Jean A. Gunning
Feb 2, 2013
Jean A. Gunning, 88 of Tipton died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born September 30, 1924 in Tipton to Clyde R. & Goldie Marie (Juday) Washington. On February 14, 1943 she married James Thomas Gunning and he preceded her in death on March 19, 1995.
She was a secretary at...
Tom M. O'Donnell
Feb 1, 2013
Thomas "Tom" O'DonnellTom ODonnell, age 78 of Tipton went to be with the Lord at 9:15 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on August 10, 1934 in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of Raymond W. and Mildred (Dunham) ODonnell. Tom married Lenore Gangloff in Philadelphia on August 10, 1958, and she...
Thomas “Tom” O’Donnell
Feb 1, 2013
Tom O’Donnell, age 78 of Tipton went to be with the Lord at 9:15 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on August 10, 1934 in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of Raymond W. and Mildred (Dunham) O’Donnell. Tom married Lenore Gangloff in Philadelphia on August 10, 1958, and she survives. They...
Jim Fennell
Jan 29, 2013
Jim Fennell, 85 of Tipton went home to be with his Saviour at 10:31 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo. Jim lived in Windfall prior to 2001. He was born April 25, 1927 in Windfall to Delbert and Nancy Ellen (Howell) Fennell. He married Carolyn Bryan on December 21, 1951 and she preceded...
Ruth Mildred “Millie” Campbell
Jan 24, 2013
Ruth Mildred Campbell, 92 of Ft. Myers Beach, Florida and formerly of Tipton County died Thursday, January 24, 2013 in Florida. She was born on February 7, 1920 to Earl M. and Mabel (Dawson) Foster. She married Charles R. Campbell on December 30, 1945, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1993.
Mildred was a bookkeeper and secretary....
Standley J. “Jack” Brumley
Jan 21, 2013
Standley J. “Jack” Brumley, 74 of Windfall died at 11:48 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2013 at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born July 5, 1938 in Monticello, Kentucky to Willie A. & Elizabeth (Crabtree) Brumley. He married Peggy Sharber on August 22, 1986 and she survives. Jack was an independent truck driver and carpenter.
Survivors besides his wife...
Grace Anne Crawford
Jan 12, 2013
Grace 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 attended...
Opal Parrish
Jan 11, 2013
Opal J. ParrishOpal Jane Parrish, 79, Anderson, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013 at Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born July 7, 1933 in Morgantown, Kentucky to Fred & Mae (Brooks) Keown. She married Richard A. Parrish on August 20, 1951 and he survives. Opal had also lived in Windfall from 1941-51, Hampton Roads, Virginia from...
Opal J. Parrish
Jan 11, 2013
Opal Jane Parrish, 79, Anderson, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013 at Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born July 7, 1933 in Morgantown, Kentucky to Fred & Mae (Brooks) Keown. She married Richard A. Parrish on August 20, 1951 and he survives. Opal had also lived in Windfall from 1941-51, Hampton Roads, Virginia from 1951-54 and...