Obituaries

May 30, 2006

Rita M. WannerRita M. Wanner, 72, Danville, died at 10:52 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at Hendricks Regional Hospital in Danville.  She was born August 23, 1933, in Elwood to William A. & Wilma (Arnett) Cole and lived there until 1951.  She also lived in Tampa, Florida from 1951-54; Tipton from 1954-84; Arcadia, Florida 1984-89; Atlanta, Indiana, 1989-2000; and in...

May 25, 2006

Tony OffTony Off, 19, Sharpsville, died Thursday, May 25, 2006 as the result of a traffic accident in Orlando, Florida, where he was attending college. He was born in Tipton on April 28, 1987 to Gary P. and Donna L. (Wisler) Off.Tony was a student at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Florida and worked at Stihl Southeast, Inc.  He was a...

May 24, 2006

Kathryn C. RameyKathryn C. Ramey, 88, Tipton died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 15, 1917 to Arthur F. and Nettie (Ross) Kaiser.  She married Richard W. Ramey on January 30, 1965.  He preceded her in death on October 1, 2000.Kathryn retired in 1977 from Delco Electronics...

May 3, 2006

Geneva McCammonGeneva (Miller) McCammon, 80, Sharpsville died at 7:56 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2006, in her residence following a brief illness.  She was born in Indianapolis on August 22, 1925 to Marble V. and Frona (Spencer) Miller.Geneva married Delma “Mac” McCammon on January 8, 1955, and he survives.  She had lived in Indianapolis for 44 years being a housewife and...

Apr 19, 2006

John B. OgdenJohn Bernard Ogden, 75, Cicero died at 4:05 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born November 26, 1930 in Hayden, Indiana, to Dennis Ogden and Mary C. (Sharp) Ogden Tragesser.  On May 1, 1976 he married Patricia A. Skinner and she survives.He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1968 after 21 years of...

Apr 14, 2006

Anita M. WrightAnita M. Wright, 64 of Tipton died at 8:45am Friday,April 14, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital in Kokomo.  She was born September 26, 1941 in Peru, Indiana.  Her parents were George and Esther (Miller) Catey.  She married Robert A. Wright on August 17, 1968, and he preceded her in death on December 23, 1996.Anita retired from...

Apr 7, 2006

Eddie L. RobinsonEddie L. Robinson, 91, Kokomo, died at 12:13 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2006, at Manor Care in Kokomo.  He was born July 29, 1914, in Clinton County, Indiana, to John Calvin & Mary Frances (Reed) Robinson.  On March 23, 1959, he married Addie Holmes and she survives.Eddie worked for Chrysler as a Tool and Gauge Man, retiring in...

Mar 24, 2006

Clarence L. HolmanClarence L. Holman, 93, Tipton, died at 4:48 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2006, at Tipton Hospital. He was born October 1, 1912, in Afton, Oklahoma to George U. & Carrie (Hoffman) Holman.  Clarence married Frances Mason on December 12, 1937, and she preceded him in death on June 23, 2003.Clarence worked at Delco Remy in Anderson, retiring in...

Mar 22, 2006

Bessie JacksonFormer Tipton resident Bessie Jackson, 92, died at 4:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Sunrise of Carmel.  She was born February 4, 1914, in Rocky Hill, Kentucky to Frank & Ola (Madison) Sneed.  She married Duward Duke in 1929 and he passed away in 1941.  She then married Charles Jackson in 1943 and he died in 1985.  Bessie...

Feb 23, 2006

Allen L. JonesAllen L. Jones, 59, Tipton, died at 6:15 a.m. Thursday, February 23, 2006 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.  He was born February 16, 1947, in Elwood to Garnet F. & Mary V. (Bohannon) Jones.He retired from Tipton Fire Department in 1993 after serving as Deputy Chief and Training Instructor.  He worked as an investigator for the State Fire...

Feb 14, 2006

Lynn S. "Sue" WyrickLynn S. "Sue" Wyrick, 51, Kempton, died at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born November 3, 1954, in Indianapolis to Carl & Ila (Early) Schaffer, Jr. and lived in Indianapolis until 1977.   On August 7, 1982, she married Don Wyrick and he survives.  She has lived in Kempton since 1982.She was...

Jan 29, 2006

Robert E. "Bob" LeachRobert E. “Bob” Leach, 80, Tipton, died at 5:00 a.m. Sunday, January 29, 2006 in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.  Bob was born on November 2, 1925 in Atlanta, Indiana, to John G. and Aleen (Dunn) Leach.  He married Georgia (Snyder) Schuyler-Leach on June 18, 1972, and she survives.Bob worked at Steel Parts Corporation for 45 years until retiring...

Jan 15, 2006

Joseph B. LawJoseph B. Law, 99, 300 Fairgrounds Road, Tipton, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, January 15, 2006, at Miller's Merry Manor.  He was born November 10, 1906, in Tipton County to Clarence & Belle (Wright) Law.  On October 31, 1934, he married Laura Mae "Peg" Harr and she died January 17, 1978.He was the Owner-Operator of French Steam and...

Jan 6, 2006

James K. HudsonJames K. Hudson, 83, Atlanta, died at 7:25 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2006, at Tipton Hospital.  He was born November 22, 1922, in Orlando, Florida, to Charles E. & Lulie C. (Kline) Hudson.He worked for General Motors in Anderson and was a member of the Frankton American Legion.   James served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942-46 during...

Jan 1, 2006

Nancy L. MooreNancy L. Moore, 74, 415 Green Street, Tipton, died at 5:46 a.m. on Sunday, January 1, 2006, at Tipton Hospital after an extended illness.  She was born July 3, 1931, in LaGrange, Indiana, to George H. & Francis (Reade) Sorg.  The family moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she attended school until the eleventh grade, returning to LaGrange where...

May 12, 1944

Born Robert Leeson McIntosh on June 8, 1922, he was the son of Maj. General and Mrs. Jesse E. McIntosh (Vivian E. Leeson), both deceased, of Tipton.  His date of death was recently confirmed as May 12, 1944 in Santa Cristina, Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.The pilot of a P-38 Lightning fighter plane, then 2nd Lt. Robert “Bob” L. McIntosh, was reported...

Mary Louise GilbertMary Louise Gilbert, 86 of Tipton died at 9:46 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor.  She had lived in Autumnwood Village for the last 12 years.  Mary was born December 6, 1927 in Clyde, Missouri to William B. & Agnes (McCann) Doran.  On June 23, 1951 she married Arthur C. F. Gilbert and he...

Julian EliserioJulian Eliserio, 81, Tipton, died at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at his residence.  He was born June 19, 1928 in McAllen, Texas to Federico & Tomasita (Aleman) Eliserio.  On September 27, 1954 he married Maria Gutierrez and she survives.Julian had worked at DA Murray, Anixter Wiring and Dana Corporation, all in Tipton, and then retired from Biddles...

Lois E. (Howery) GroseLois Elaine (Howery) Grose, 63 of Tipton died at 7:48 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2012 at her residence.  She was born November 27, 1948 in Tipton to Harley & Ruth (Wurtz) Howery.  On December 28, 2005 she married Jerry Grose and he survives.Lois had worked as a receptionist at Pioneer; in accounts receivable at Red Gold...

Lora A. GibsonLora A. Gibson, 46 of Kempton died on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at I.U. Health Methodist, Indianapolis as the result of an auto accident. She was born May 13, 1968 in Tipton to Russell E. "Rut" & Linda L. (Henry) Sottong.  She married Jim Gibson on June 28, 2014 and he survives.Lora was a nurse at Community Howard...