Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Patsy L. Heard
Oct 20, 2020
Patsy Louise Heard, 79 of Tipton died at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born in March 1941 in Atlanta, Indiana.
Patsy graduated from Jackson Central High School in Atlanta. Among her many lifetime achievements she loved to sew, crochet and knit. She enjoyed singing and dancing and even late in...
Tammi Landis Good
Oct 1, 2020
Tammi Landis Good, 62 of Tipton died on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. Tammi was born on December 14, 1957 in Lafayette to James & Linda (Peterson) Landis and they survive. She married D.R. Good on October 18, 1986 and they enjoyed 33 years together.
Tammi worked in Health Information Management at St. Vincent Health...
James E. “Jim” Beeson
Oct 1, 2020
James E. “Jim” Beeson, 88 of Tipton died on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 19, 1932 in Hagerstown and lived there until moving to Tipton in 1962. His parents were Gerald W. & Elizabeth (Stonecipher) Beeson. Jim married Charlotte I. Buchholz on April 5, 1955 and she preceded him in death on January...
Geneva Grishaw
Oct 1, 2020
Geneva (Baxter) Grishaw, 89 of Tipton, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at her home. Geneva was born on February 15, 1931 in Celina, Tennessee, to Perry and Sophia (Clancy) Baxter. She attended Tipton High School. On January 17, 1948 she married Phil Grishaw and they enjoyed forty-four years of marriage before Phil’s untimely death on...
Omer J. Leisure
Sep 23, 2020
Omer J. Leisure, 96 of Elwood, Indiana died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital. He was born in Tipton County at the family home on July 7, 1924 to Ray David and Audie Ester (Lewis) Leisure. Omer met Marjorie Isabelle Doggett and later they married on December 22, 1951. She preceded him in death on January 27,...
Grace Joann Lacy
Sep 22, 2020
Grace JoAnn Lacy was born October 5, 1937 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to Glenn Womack, Sr. and Opal Edna Weatherford Womack. She passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at her home in Tipton.
JoAnn spent her formative years in Chicago and Mount Vernon. She moved to Frankfort, Indiana as a young woman where she was the owner/operator of The...
Cindy Langston
Sep 21, 2020
Cindy Langston, 62 of Tipton, and formerly of Logansport, passed peacefully at 3:55 p.m. on Monday, September 21, 2020 at her sister Marilyn’s home. Cindy was born on August 14, 1958 in Logansport as the 7th child of JT & Evelyn (Pope) Langston. She worked as a family caretaker for her parents and other family members throughout the years.
Cindy...
Betty Hawkins
Sep 18, 2020
“Betty” (Mary Elizabeth) Hawkins of Tipton, 83, died peacefully surrounded by her family at 9:45 a.m. Friday, September 18, 2020.
Betty was born May 5, 1937 in Tipton County to Clarence Raymond and Mary Gertrude Ripberger. Betty shared 52 years of marriage to Bill Hawkins until his passing in 2010. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic...
Kristina R. Fernung
Sep 15, 2020
Kristina Rachelle Fernung, 31 of Tipton died on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at home. She was born on June 23, 1989 in Kokomo to David Berg and Ann (Jay) Berg Barentine. Her mother preceded her in death on January 20, 2015. Kristina married Ryan Lee Fernung on March 31, 2011 and he survives.
Kristina was a homemaker who enjoyed spending...
Carol Lee Kinder
Sep 7, 2020
Carol Lee Kinder, 80 of Windfall died on Monday, September 7, 2020 at home. He was born in Windfall on January 19, 1940 to Elmer Monroe “Bud” and Mildred Irene (Tolle) Kinder. He met Sharon Kay Hoffman on a blind date. That date led to a wedding on July 28, 1968 and 52 years of marriage.
Carol worked for Chrysler...
Robert B. “Bob” Williams
Sep 5, 2020
Robert B. “Bob” Williams, age 74 of Tipton died at 10:33 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at IU Health North Hospital in Carmel. He was born in Crawfordsville on August 13, 1946 to William V. Williams & Emily C. (Esra) Williams Voorhees McClure. He was preceded in death by his parents and step-father of 35 years, Jack Voorhees. Bob...
Mary E. Smith
Sep 3, 2020
Mary E. Smith, 97 of Tipton died at 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born in Wabash County on November 14, 1922 to Ambrose J. and Anna (Kimpel) Butz. She married Harry E. Smith on July 12, 1941 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Joseph Bilstein officiating. Harry...
Rita Jo (Edwards) Cooper
Sep 2, 2020
Rita Jo (Edwards) Cooper, 63 of Tipton died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Tipton on December 25, 1956, a Christmas Gift to her parents John P. and Katherine L. (Gibson) Edwards. On October 19, 1985 she married Timothy W. Cooper and he survives.
Rita worked at Tipton Nursing Home where...
Roy W. Fletcher
Aug 27, 2020
Roy W. Fletcher, 80 of Tipton died on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Jefferson, Missouri on July 23, 1940 to Roscoe M. & June (Corlew) Fletcher. He married Phyllis A.J. Clem in 1957. The couple enjoyed 40 years of marriage before Phyllis preceded him in death on July 27, 1997.
Roy was an auto...
Charles F. Law
Aug 20, 2020
Charles F. Law, 90 of Tipton died at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. Charlie was born in Muncie on February 11, 1930 to Cleo & Isabelle (Gunn) Law. He had also lived in Ekin. On March 26, 1971 he married Nancy McDaniel and they enjoyed 49 years of marriage.
Charlie was a...
Sue Ann Butler
Aug 12, 2020
Sue Ann (Miller) Butler, 84 of Tipton died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at I.U. Health – Tipton Hospital. She was born in Tipton on October 24, 1935 to William and Margaret (Porter) Miller. She married Denny W. Butler on March 1, 1957. He preceded her in death on February 24, 2018.
Sue was a secretary and homemaker and was most...
Lenora M. Jaqua
Aug 10, 2020
Lenora M. Jaqua, 99 of Tipton died on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born in Lima, Ohio on December 30, 1920 to Jacob D. and Hazel (Conrad) Burden. Lenora married Charles N. Jaqua on July 29, 1939 and he preceded her in death on January 27, 1967.
Lenora worked as a cook for...
Chloe Roudebush
Aug 8, 2020
Chloe Roudebush, 98 of Tipton died at 3:29 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at I.U. Health – Tipton Hospital. Chloe was born in Celina, Tennessee on June 14, 1922 to William Fred & Elsie Florence (Cherry) Marshall. She married Omer E. Roudebush, Jr. in 1964 and he preceded her in death on October 14, 1997.
Chloe was the proud...
Carl R. “Bob” Ragan
Aug 7, 2020
Carl Robert “Bob” Ragan, 85 of Tipton, and formerly of Atlanta, died at 8:27 a.m. on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born on January 27, 1935 in Prairie Township, Tipton County, Indiana to Thomas L. & Opal (Shope) Ragan. Bob married Talue Conaway on October 5, 1956 and they were married for 56...
Mary Ellen Mcfarland
Aug 6, 2020
Mary Ellen McFarland, 87 of Tipton died at 1:48 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at I.U. Health – Tipton Hospital. She had spent the last several years living at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton where she made many friends. Mary Ellen was born in Goldsmith on January 28, 1933 to Joseph O. and Edith H. McFarland. She had worked...