Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Carolyn Josephine Johnson
Nov 17, 2018
Carolyn Josephine (Sandmann) Johnson, 91 of Tipton, died at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at her residence. She was born on April 16, 1927 in Hamilton County to Richard Frances & Anna Maude (Fritz) Sandmann. On September 3, 1950 she married Nolan Johnson and he preceded her in death on February 1, 1990.
Carolyn was a homemaker and...
Lester Lockard
Nov 13, 2018
Lester Lockard, 94 of Tipton passed away at 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born on March 11, 1924 in Wolf County, Kentucky to Andy & Bertha (Graham) Lockard.
Lester attended Mount Carmel High School, Kentucky Mountain Bible College, Marion College (now Indiana Wesleyan) and Ball State University. He served with...
Phyllis J. Crume
Nov 11, 2018
Phyllis J. Crume, 90 of Tipton died at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born on March 16, 1928 in Tipton to Lee & Lillian (Pearce) Albright. On October 20, 1946 she married Joseph Crume and he preceded her in death on September 13, 2015.
Phyllis was a homemaker and had...
Richard A. Parrish
Oct 31, 2018
Richard A. Parrish, 86 of Anderson died on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Anderson. He had previously lived in Windfall and Chesterfield, Indiana. Richard was born in Windfall, Indiana on October 28, 1932 to William Ruben & Frances (Ailman) Parrish. On August 20, 1951 he married Opal J. Keown and she preceded him in death on January 11, 2013.
Richard...
Michael Lee Simmons
Oct 26, 2018
Michael Lee Simmons, 65 of Indianapolis and formerly of Tipton County died at 7:46 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Michael was born on July 10, 1953 in San Diego, California to John E. & Carol (Arnholter) Simmons.
Michael had worked at ARC, Janus and Noble industries in Central Indiana. He had lived in Indianapolis...
Rose Ella (Bigelow) Fransen
Oct 19, 2018
Rose Ella (Bigelow) Fransen, 59 of Tipton, died on Friday, October 19, 2018 at her residence. She was born on May 4, 1959 in Marion, Indiana to William Thomas & Pauline R. (Potts) Bigelow.
Rose was a bartender at the Junction Bar in Tipton. She was an avid Cubs, Indiana University, and Colts fan. Rose was involved with adopt...
David W. Borland Ii
Oct 16, 2018
David W. Borland II, 62 of Windfall went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on June 25, 1956 to David W. Borland Sr. and Patricia Blanche (Poling) Borland.
David had worked for the Housing and Urban Development authority in Indianapolis prior to a debilitating motorcycle accident....
Steven D. Powell
Oct 8, 2018
Steven D. Powell, 46 of Tipton died at 11:35 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. Steve was born in Tipton on October 2, 1972 to Rex A. & Jo Anna (Weber) Powell. On September 12, 1998 he married Shelly L. Marusik and she survives. Steve had lived in Milwaukee from 1997-2000.
Steve was a...
Margie L. Thorp
Oct 5, 2018
Margie L. Thorp, 96 of Tipton, died at 10:26 a.m. on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Harbour Manor in Noblesville. She was born on August 3, 1922 in Clinton County to John & Audrey (Weaver) Cunningham. On March 22, 1941 she married Ellsworth “Sam” Thorp and he preceded her in death on September 11, 2002.
Margie was a graduate of...
Mary Joan Koors
Oct 1, 2018
Mary Joan Koors, 88 of Indianapolis and formerly of Tipton died at 3:30 a.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Forum at the Crossing in Indianapolis. She was born on September 1, 1930 in Terre Haute to John & Philomena (Bockhold) Hellmann. She married Paul H. Koors, the love of her life, on June 3, 1950 and after 66 years...
Carley M. Long Braun
Sep 26, 2018
Carley M. Long Braun, 16 of Tipton died on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at her residence. She was born on November 9, 2001 in Kokomo, the daughter of Tia (Long) Braun of Tipton and Chris Braun of Tipton.
Carley was a member of the Junior Class at Tipton High School and worked as an Aide at Miller’s Merry Manor in...
Dorotha Pauline Barnes
Sep 15, 2018
Dorotha Pauline Barnes, 98 of Greentown, and formerly of Windfall and Tipton, died at 4:56 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Century Villa Healthcare in Greentown. She was born on January 20, 1920 in Lula, Kentucky to Elias & Cora (Daffron) Weston. Pauline was married to Floyd Barnes and he preceded her in death on March 7, 2000.
Pauline...
Jerald Massey
Sep 11, 2018
Jerald D. Massey, 99 of Tipton, loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died at 3:20 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. Jerald was born in Jasper County, Illinois on October 23, 1918 to Frederick & Stella (Brown) Massey. He married Marjorie R. Moeller on May 25, 1946 and she preceded him in death on August...
Carolyn L. Calhoun
Sep 4, 2018
Carolyn L. Calhoun, 81, of Tipton was called home by her Savior on September 4, 2018, at I.U. Health Tipton Hospital, following a brief illness. She also lived in Huntington, Lafayette and Boswell over the course of her bountiful life. Carolyn was born August 28, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio to Donald and Lucille (Schriefer) Sutton. On September 9, 1961, she...
Gregory Parr
Sep 3, 2018
Gregory Parr, 61 of Lafayette and formerly of Tipton died Monday, September 3, 2018 in Noblesville. He was born on January 30, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas to Louis & Rita (Tragesser) Parr.
Gregory worked for Subaru in Lafayette before retiring in 2017. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Lafayette and the American Legion. Gregory had...
Jack E. Davis
Aug 30, 2018
Jack E. Davis, 86 of Tipton died at 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Tipton on June 2, 1932 to Noah E. and Madeline T. (Dunn) Davis. Jack was never married.
He was the owner and operator of the Independence Trading Center, west of Tipton, for over 60 years. He enjoyed collecting...
Hulda A. Holsten
Aug 29, 2018
Hulda A. Holsten, 99 of Tipton died at 1:04 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at IU Health Tipton Hospital. She was born in Tipton County on November 1, 1918 to Paul & Martha (Leininger) Schulenburg. On April 27, 1968 she married Walter Holsten and he preceded her in death on January 4, 1998.
Hulda was a Secretary for F.M.C....
Rita J. Freeman
Aug 29, 2018
Rita Joan Freeman, 68 of Kempton died at 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Elwood on January 30, 1950 to Bobby R. & Joanna L. (Reynolds) Simmons. On May 27, 1995 Rita married Steven D. Freeman and he survives.
She worked for IMMI in Westfield. Rita was a member of St. John...
Joe F. Watson
Aug 20, 2018
Joe F. Watson, 88 of Tipton died at 7:05 a.m. on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born on April 28, 1930 at home in Prairie Township in Tipton County to Herbert Campbell Watson & Neva (Dawson) Watson Mount. He was the stepson of C.W. Mount.
Joe was an attorney and had practiced law...
Robert Powers Gibbs
Aug 14, 2018
Robert Powers Gibbs, 84 of Tipton and formerly of Rochester, New York and Cincinnati died at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. Robert was born on December 20, 1933 in Rochester, New York to Paul Otto Gibbs and Dorothy (Powers) Gibbs Figaro. He married Paula Ruth McNew on June 27, 2003 and she survives.
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