Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Robert D. Maney, Jr.
Feb 23, 2010
Robert D. Maney, Jr.Robert Daniel Maney, Jr., 68, Indianapolis, and a former Tipton resident, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born June 16, 1941 in Indianapolis to Robert D. "Bud" & Mary Helen (Tolle) Maney.Bob Worked from1969-1974 as a sports editor and writer at the Frankfort Times in Frankfort,...
Arthur Trusty
Feb 21, 2010
Arthur TrustyArthur Trusty, 84, Kokomo, died at 11:50 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2010 at his residence after a six-month illness. He was born September 25, 1925 in Breathitt County, Kentucky to Estile & Elizabeth (Wireman) Trusty. On April 19, 1957 he married Beverly J. Huse and she survives.He was the owner of Pitch-Lined Burial Vaults in Kokomo for 46 years. ...
Joseph. D. Ploughe
Feb 20, 2010
Joseph D. PlougheJoseph Dan Ploughe, 69, Windfall, passed at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 2010 at his residence. He was born September 18, 1940 in Kokomo to Noble Martin Ploughe and Dorothy (Redman) Ploughe McClellan. On November 6, 1965 he married Carol Graham and she survives.He was a banker and had worked at Union State Bank and First Farmers Bank...
Ruth Wimer
Feb 7, 2010
Ruth WimerRuth Wimer, 106, Carmel, and a former Tipton resident, died at 6:40 a.m. Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Summer Trace in Carmel. She was born February 9, 1903 in Tipton County, the eldest daughter of William A. & Emma (Meyer) Wimer.A life-long member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, she graduated from Blakers College and Indiana State University, with graduate work...
Herbert F. Moeller
Jan 17, 2010
Herbert F. MoellerHerbert F. Moeller, 91, Tipton died at 10:00 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2010 at his residence. He was born December 29, 1918 in Farmers Retreat, Indiana to Herman Henry & Carrie (Linkmeyer) Moeller. On January 20, 1946 he married Lucy Ploughe and she survives.He was a contractor and co-owner with his father of Moeller & Sons and was...