Obituaries

Tipton, Indiana Obituaries

Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas

Marcia L. Payne

Marcia L. Payne

Sep 20, 2010

Marcia L. PayneMarcia Lynn (Tuck) Payne, 51, Atlanta died at 7:02 p.m. Monday, September 20, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born September 21, 1958 in Muncie to Floyd R. & Diana (Davis) Tuck and grew up in the Muncie area.  On April 20, 1985 she married Silas Lee Payne and he survives.Marcia worked as an accounting clerk.  She attended...

Rheba E. (Grishaw) Reasner

Rheba E. (Grishaw) Reasner

Sep 19, 2010

Rheba Grishaw ReasnerRheba Grishaw Reasner, age 86, formerly of Tipton, Indiana, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 19, 2010.  She was born the only child of Ruth (Hobbs) and J. Paul Grishaw on March 23, 1924.  Rheba was raised in Tipton and later Gary, Indiana, where she graduated from Horace Mann High School. She continued her education at...

Karen Walrath

Karen Walrath

Sep 6, 2010

Karen Joy WalrathKaren Joy Walrath, 58, Tipton died at 4:18 p.m. Monday, September 6, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born November 23, 1951 in Quantico, Virginia to Peter & Bonnie (Blocker) Bly.  On October 3, 1981 she married Marty Walrath and he survives.She was a school teacher for the Tipton Community School Corporation and a past member of the...

Eric Silva

Eric Silva

Sep 5, 2010

Eric SilvaEric Silva, 2 months, Kokomo, died September 5, 2010 in Kokomo.  He was born July 12, 2010 in Noblesville to Eric Rosales and Olivia Silva.He is survived by his parents of Kokomo; one sister, Oralaia Silva; grandparents Graciela Limon, Marion, Pablo Rosales and Rosmaria Villanueva, both of Mexico; great-grandmother Petra Limon, Tipton.  He was preceded in death by a...

Jim Ploughe

Jim Ploughe

Sep 1, 2010

Jim PlougheJim Ploughe, 71, Tipton died Wednesday morning September 1, 2010 at his farm.  He was born April 6, 1939 in Tipton to Maurice V. & Velma V. (Findling) Ploughe.  On December 6, 1959 he married Judy Lindley and she survives.Jim was a life-long farmer.  He was a member of the Normanda Christian Church, Mid-America Threshing & Antique Show and...

Edna H. Weismiller

Edna H. Weismiller

Aug 30, 2010

Edna H. WeismillerEdna H. Weismiller, 101, Tipton died at 6:55 p.m. Monday, August 30, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor.  She was born April 24, 1909 in Tipton County, Indiana, to Alfred & Arabella (Angstadt) Weismiller.Edna had worked for several years as a clerk for Walker's Meat Market.  She was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Tipton and the...

Margie A. Henry

Margie A. Henry

Jul 31, 2010

Margie A. HenryMargie A. (Wright) Henry, 78, Tipton, died at 5:18 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born May 12, 1932 in Cincinnati to Carl & Alta (Fowl) Wright.  On June 23, 1951, in the rectory at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church she married Raymond E. "Gene" Henry and he survives.Margie helped...

Teddy H. Wesco

Teddy H. Wesco

Jul 21, 2010

Teddy H. WescoTeddy H. Wesco, 86, Tipton, died at 2:18 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  He  was born June 15, 1924 in Marion, Indiana to James & Mary (Lobdell) Wesco.  On April 26, 1947 he married Idalene L. Williams  and she preceded him in death on August 23, 2004.He was the co-owner along with his wife of...

David A. Smelser

David A. Smelser

Jul 6, 2010

David A. SmelserDavid A. Smelser, 56, Tipton, died at 11:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born in Tipton on April 19, 1954 to Arthur F. and Ann J. (Camren) Smelser.David was a custodian at Tipton Community Schools for 36 years, retiring January 1, 2010.  He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church often serving as...

Gene Woods

Gene Woods

Jun 18, 2010

Gene WoodsGene Woods, 94, Tipton, and formerly of the Kempton area, died at 11:31 a.m. Friday, June 18, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born September 1, 1915 in Clinton County to John W. "Bill" & Mary J. (Bristow) Woods.  On January 18, 1935 he married Helen L. Stafford and she preceded him in death on October 21, 2004.Gene was...

Ernest E. Powell

Ernest E. Powell

Jun 13, 2010

Ernest E. PowellErnest E. Powell, 88 of Tipton died at 6:47 a.m. Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born February 2, 1922 in Tipton to Monroe and Geraldine (Frye) Powell.  On December 24, 1941 he married Margaret Tomlinson and she survives.Ernie worked for the Tipton Community School system for 27 years.  He retired as a maintenance supervisor...

Betty Stoops

Betty Stoops

Jun 3, 2010

Betty J. StoopsBetty J. Stoops, 87, Tipton, died Thursday June 3, 2010 at Autumnwood Village in Tipton.  She was born December 2, 1922 in Kokomo, to James and Edith (Barnett) Morrow and lived there until 1960.  She married Willard M. White, Jr. in 1941 and he preceded her in death in 1965.  Betty then married Robert L. Stoops in 1967...

Estalena Jones

Estalena Jones

May 20, 2010

Estalena JonesEstalena Jones, 87, Tipton, died at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born December 15, 1922 in Kenton, Ohio to Ray & Mildred (Reese) Crooks.  On August 24, 1942 she married Warne Jones and he preceded her in death in August 1976.She retired from Delco Electronics in Kokomo in 1987 after...

Donald S. Ross

Donald S. Ross

May 20, 2010

Donald S. RossDonald Stinson Ross, 80, Tipton, died at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Primrose Retirement Community in Kokomo.  He was born May 28, 1929, the son of Dr. Joseph and Bertha (Conaway) Ross in Atlanta, Indiana.  On September 1, 1951 he married Bonnie Sue Quyle who survives.Don attended Jackson Central in Arcadia and graduated in 1947.  He...

Marta Jayne Morris

Marta Jayne Morris

May 20, 2010

Marta Jayne MorrisMarta Jayne Morris, 55 of Noblesville died at 4:55 p.m. May 20, 2010 at Clarian North Hospital in Carmel.  She was born on September 20, 1954 in Tipton to Richard Keith Overdorf, Sr and Norma Sue (Jarvis) Overdorf.Marta was a department manager at Wal-Mart.  She enjoyed sewing and crochet.Survivors include three children, Jennifer Wylie, Vevay, Indiana, Stephen Jarvis...

Barry A. Plake

Barry A. Plake

Apr 23, 2010

Barry PlakeBarry Alan Plake, 43 formerly of Tipton went to live with his heavenly father on April 23, 2010, dying at his residence in Englewood, Colorado.  He was born in Tipton on July 30, 1966, the son of Jack E. and Cassandra (Swaim) Plake.He was a 1984 graduate of Tipton High School where he participated in track and cross country,...

Charlotte L. Smith

Charlotte L. Smith

Apr 9, 2010

Charlotte L. SmithCharlotte L. Smith, 95, Tipton, died at 7:14 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born February 26, 1915 in Howard County to James L. "Jack" & Rebecca (Duckworth) Snyder.  She married Donald A. Smith on May 27, 1934 and he preceded her in death on August 22, 1999.She was a housewife, had worked at...

David G. Schmitt

David G. Schmitt

Apr 5, 2010

David G. SchmittDavid G. Schmitt, 62, Tipton, died at 11:26 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2010 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.  He was born June 14, 1947 in Tipton, to George "Nig" and Virginia (Dunn) Schmitt.He had worked for Beavers Materials in Noblesville.  David was a member of the Tipton American Legion, Moose Lodge, and a lifetime member of Fraternal Order of...

Ruby A. Smith

Ruby A. Smith

Mar 7, 2010

Ruby A. SmithRuby A. Smith, 97, Lebanon and formerly of Kempton and Tipton, died at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Parkwood Health Care Center  in Lebanon.  She was born on March 14, 1912, in Iuka, Mississippi to Joseph & Tishamingo (Hudson) Busby.  On July 18, 1944, she married Royal A. Smith Jr. and he preceded her in death...

Max R. Hinkle

Max R. Hinkle

Feb 27, 2010

Max R. HinkleMax R. Hinkle, 84, Tipton, died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2010 at his residence.  He was born November 13, 1925 in South Bend to Jesse & Edna (Dellinger) Hinkle.  He lived in South Bend for 38 years.  On May 3, 1947 he married Donna Freese and she died June 19, 1970.Max was a Tool and Die...