Obituaries

Florence Thompson PerryFlorence M. Thompson Perry, 91, Tipton, died at 5:11 a.m. Friday, September 29, 2006 at Miller's Merry Manor.  She was born March 6, 1915 to Robert & Wilma (Driskell) Grimme.  She married Gerald "Ike" Thompson and he died February 22, 1987. After his death she later married Walter Perry who is also now deceased.Florence and Ike were the...

Lori S. (Graham) FakesLori S. (Graham) Fakes, 58 of Tipton died at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at her residence.  She was born January 15, 1958 in Tipton to Everett & Phyllis (Williams) Graham.  She married Jeffrey A. Fakes on September 15, 1979 and he survives.Lori worked for General Motors, first in Kokomo and then later in Marion. ...

Kenneth R. GipsonKenneth R. Gipson, 70 of Las Vegas, Nevada died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Las Vegas.  He was born January 10, 1941 in Moss, Tennessee to George & Roxie (Green) Gipson and they preceded him in death.Ken retired in 2007 after 35 years in the gaming industry having worked in Atlantic City, Tahoe, Reno, Las Vegas and on...

Martha R. (Racobs) BakerMartha R. (Racobs) Baker, 88 of Franklin died at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday April 1, 2009 at the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin.  Formerly she had lived in Elwood, Anderson and Tipton.  She was born in Tipton on September 2, 1920 to Warren D. and Nancy A. (McCray) Racobs.  She married Floyd J. Baker on September 16, 1976,...

Katherine M. "Katie" BeachKatherine M. Beach, 90, formerly of Tipton, died at at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born in Howard County on October 13, 1918 to Neve and Katherine (Zittinger) Baker.  Since the age of 5, she had been raised by John and Jeanette Horton of Tipton. She...

Judith A. EvansJudith A. Evans, 59 of Tipton died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Atlanta, Indiana on February 25, 1953. Her mother was Destie York.  On May 14, 1976 she married Dale Evans; he survives.  Judy retired from Delco Electronics in Kokomo.She is survived by two daughters, Lovisa Enders and husband Jerrod, Brownsburg, and...

Richard E. ArnoldRichard E. Arnold, 65 of Windfall died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at his residence.  He was born in Tipton on January 27, 1951 to Ed and Mary (Ray) Arnold.  Richard married Vivian "Cindy" Smith on August 14, 1982 and she survives.Richard had worked for Lorentson Manufacturing in Kokomo for 29 years, retiring in 2006.  He was a member...

Michelle E. GoughMichelle E. Gough, 48 of Tipton died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.  She was born April 10, 1964 in Indianapolis to William T. & Maryann (Peters) Gough.Michelle had worked as a medical secretary.  She enjoyed cooking, baking, photography, camping, traveling and her cats.She is survived by her significant other, Jesse Herrera; one son, Xen...

Hubert A. FearnowHubert A. Fearnow, age 95 of Tipton died at 1:39 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was born August 19, 1916 in Clinton County to Warren and Hattie (Sprinkle) Fearnow.  He was married to Enna Jean Jaggers, she preceded him in death on May 29, 2001.He was a farmer, ship builder, and...

Martha WilsonMartha (Stroup) Wilson, 78, Kokomo, and formerly of Tipton, died at 4:42 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at I.U. Medical Center, Indianapolis.  She was born December 6, 1931 in Tipton to George and Naomi (Batzner) Stroup.Martha began nurses training at I.U. Medical Center, the same hospital where she died, after graduating from Tipton High School in 1949.  Her working...

Marjorie Jeanne FosterMarjorie Jeanne (Hackett) Foster passed away at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  Marjorie, the daughter of Earl T. and Ferol  Gilberta (Decker) Hackett, was born in Tipton, Indiana on June 1, 1922.  As the youngest of six children, she is pre-deceased by her parents, brothers Henry Earl and Paul Hackett, and...

Mary M. Florey BringleMary M. Florey Bringle, 81 of Noblesville died Monday April 23, 2007 at her residence.  She had previously lived in Lakeland, Florida and Tipton.  She was born on June 27, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to W.A. Thomas and Mary "Rominger" Thomas.  She married J.T. "Sam" Florey, Jr in 1946, he preceded her in death in 1974.  Later,...

Joan BallardJoan (Cage) Ballard, 79 of Tipton went to be with the Lord at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  She was born July 27, 1934 in Tipton to Harold & Goldie (Glass) Cage.  On November 28, 1952 she married Jim R Ballard and he preceded her in death on December 19, 1993.Joan worked...

Robert J. EllisonBeloved husband, father, grandfather and brother Robert Joe Ellison, 77  of rural Kokomo, passed away at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at Kindred Healthcare in Kokomo.  He was born January 2, 1937 in Kokomo to William B. & Alpha L. (Burkett) Ellison.  Bob married Cherryl A. Heeter in Greentown on June 26, 1960 and she preceded him...

Kenny HendricksKenny Hendricks, 55 of Tipton and formerly of San Diego, California died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at his residence.  He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 19, 1960 to William Blaine & Shirley Louise (Short) Hendricks.  Together since 1985, he and Michele Ward were married on July 28, 2007.Kenny worked in construction as a concrete finisher.  He loved...

Gregory M. CorlewGregory M. Corlew, 52 of Allendale, Michigan died on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in Michigan. He also was a former resident of Tipton and Greentown. Gregory was born November 19, 1961 in Tipton to Tony B. & Judith H. (Boyd) Corlew.Gregory was a 1980 graduate of Tipton High School and Lincoln Technical Institute.He is survived by his parents,...

Madeline J. LuttrellMadeline J. Luttrell, 75 of Tipton died at 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born in Elwood on July 26, 1939 to Earl W. & Martha Jane (Miller) Stone.  She married Bernard "Gene" Luttrell in 1966 and he preceded her in death in 1983.Madeline worked as a nursing assistant...

Billie Joe ForsytheBillie Joe "Shorty" Forsythe, 78, Tipton, died Saturday, November 3, 2007 at his residence.  He was born in Bogard, Missouri on June 18, 1929 to William Hugh and Catherine Frances (Bingham) Forsythe.  He had lived in Missouri until 1955, moving to Kokomo until 1966 and then to Tipton.  He married Betty Lou (Swisher) on June 3, 1956, and...

Josephine E. (Barr) HarlanJosephine E. (Barr) Harlan, 93, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan died Monday, February 9, 2009.  She was born July 15, 1915 in the Barr family home on Normanda Pike near Goldsmith, Indiana to Lon & Lela (Angstadt) Barr; the Barr family being early pioneer settlers of Tipton County. She married Jacob “Dee” Harlan of Lebanon, Indiana in 1937 and...

Rosella K. TragesserRosella K. Tragesser, 89, Tipton, died at 4:10 a.m. Monday, August 30, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor.  She was born March 7, 1921 in New Lancaster, Tipton County to Anthony and Mary (Ripberger) Tragesser.She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.  Rosella is survived by several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by...