Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Ashley Ione Rich
Oct 6, 2016
Ashley Ione Rich, 33, of Tipton passed away at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at home. She was born on May 9, 1983 to Daniel Rich and Mary Jo (Schnerre) Mahaney.
Ashley was a graduate of Tipton High School Class of 2000, where she participated in cheerleading. She was a creative individual, enjoying many crafts and decorating her...
Britni Lynn Biddle
Oct 5, 2016
Britni Lynn Biddle, 35 of Tipton died at 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 17, 1981 in Tipton to Ron & Debbie Wellinger. She is survived by her husband Trent Biddle who she married on October 11, 2008.
Britni was the owner and stylist of Teasing Trends Salon in Tipton. She was...
Maxine Doversberger
Sep 30, 2016
Maxine Mildred Doversberger, 93 of Tipton died at 3:15 a.m. on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Tipton. She was born February 12, 1923 in Kirklin, Indiana to James & Ruby (Bennett) Stowers. She married Gene Doversberger on October 29, 1946 and he preceded her in death on July 9, 1997.
Maxine was a homemaker and a member...
Karen C. Head
Sep 28, 2016
Karen C. Head, 69, of Tipton County passed away at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at her residence, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by relatives and close friends who loved her. Karen was born on February 22, 1947, in Indianapolis to Robert N. & Betty (Beck) Head. Karen resided in rural Tipton County...
Joseph C. Osborn
Sep 22, 2016
Joseph C. Osborn, 46 of Tipton died at 3:05 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at his residence. He had been fighting a battle with cancer since November of 2014. Joe was born in Huntsville, Alabama on December 23, 1969 to James L. & Sherry A. (Plake) Osborn. He married Christy A. Davis on June 26, 1999 and she survives.
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Doris E. Bath
Sep 21, 2016
Doris E. Bath, 86 of Tipton died at 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at IU Health Tipton Hospital. She was born in Elwood on November 14, 1929 to Joseph M. & Ethel A. (Buskirk) Todd. On May 22, 1948 she married Lawrence J. Bath, Jr. and he preceded her in death on May 4, 2016. They had spent...
Joan H. Cole
Sep 17, 2016
Joan H. Cole, 84 of Holly Hill, Florida, died on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Florida. She was born on June 20, 1932 in Tipton to Dilver L. & Virginia E. (Young) Hoover.
Joan was a 1950 graduate of Tipton High School. She moved to Florida in 1959 and was an active member of Daytona Christian Church where she sang...

Ronald R. Moreland
Sep 16, 2016
Ronald R. MorelandRonald R. Moreland, 69 of Tipton died at 1:55 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Golden Living in Kokomo. He was born on May 3, 1947 in Indianapolis to Glover Moreland, Sr. and Emogene (Fletcher) Moreland.Ron was a 1965 graduate of Holton High School in Holton, Indiana, Ripley County. He had worked at Perfect Circle in Tipton...
Ronald R. Moreland
Sep 16, 2016
Ronald R. Moreland, 69 of Tipton died at 1:55 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Golden Living in Kokomo. He was born on May 3, 1947 in Indianapolis to Glover Moreland, Sr. and Emogene (Fletcher) Moreland.
Ron was a 1965 graduate of Holton High School in Holton, Indiana, Ripley County. He had worked at Perfect Circle in Tipton and...
Marianna Burget Gray
Sep 12, 2016
Marianna Burget Gray, 91 of Tipton, died at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Reflection at Wellington in Kokomo. She was born May 11, 1925 in Prairie Township, Tipton County to Dale E. & Mary M. (Wheatley) Burget. On September 17, 1959 she married Donald M. Gray and he preceded her in death on March 1, 2013.
She...
Stephen J. Tansy
Aug 30, 2016
Stephen J. Tansy, 75 of Tipton died at 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Elwood on August 27, 1941 to Orval "Pat" & Leona M. (Thornton) Tansy. He married Judith A. Henry on December 31, 1960 and she survives.
Steve had worked at Perfect Circle and then was...
Stephen J. Tansy
Aug 30, 2016
Stephen J. TansyStephen J. Tansy, 75 of Tipton died at 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Elwood on August 27, 1941 to Orval "Pat" & Leona M. (Thornton) Tansy. He married Judith A. Henry on December 31, 1960 and she survives.Steve had worked at Perfect Circle and then...
Evelyn L. Conaway
Aug 30, 2016
Evelyn L. Conaway, 75 of Tipton and formerly of Ocala, Florida, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at her residence. She was born on July 6, 1941 in Tipton to Cecil and Helen (Tragesser) Jones. On August 1, 1971 she married William Allen "Bill" Conaway and he preceded her in death on June 6, 2008.
She was a member of...
Carolyn S. Robertson
Aug 21, 2016
Carolyn S. Robertson, 75 of Anderson died at 9:29 a.m. on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at her daughter's residence in Cicero. She was born July 3, 1941 in Elwood to James E. & Beatrice P. (Samuels) Johnson. She married Leonard C. Lemke on September 15, 1961 and he preceded her in death on June 13, 1967. She then married Wayne...
Vicky Lynn (Small) Bontrager
Aug 18, 2016
Vicky Lynn (Small) Bontrager, 61 of Kokomo died at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Golden Living in Kokomo. She was born on August 31, 1954 in Tipton to Robert L. & Margaret Ann (Townsend) Small.
Vicky was a homemaker. She is survived by her mother Margaret of Tipton and her father Bob of Kokomo; three children,...
Marcia K. Tilley
Aug 18, 2016
Marcia K. TilleyMarcia K. Tilley, 73 of Tipton died at 10:29 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born April 19, 1943 in Elwood to Clyde & Pauline (Kline) Overly. She married Max E. Tilley on November 12, 1961 and he preceded her in death on March 14, 2011.Marcia was a homemaker. She...
Marcia K. Tilley
Aug 18, 2016
Marcia K. Tilley, 73 of Tipton died at 10:29 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born April 19, 1943 in Elwood to Clyde & Pauline (Kline) Overly. She married Max E. Tilley on November 12, 1961 and he preceded her in death on March 14, 2011.
Marcia was a homemaker. She was...
Richard Evans “Rick” Schoen
Aug 11, 2016
Richard Evans “Rick” Schoen, 68 of Tipton, Indiana and formerly of Grand Rapids, Michigan died at 4:37 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia on August 2, 1948 to H. Richard “Dick” and Clarice Evans (DeWreede) Schoen. Rick married Lynn Bailey on December 28,...
Mitch Elliott
Aug 7, 2016
Mitch Elliott, 56 of Anderson and formerly of Tipton died Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Indianapolis. He was born in Cahokia, Illinois on December 8, 1959 to Joseph and Shirley (DeNoon) Elliott Weismiller.
Mitch was a dump truck driver for Pendleton Trucking. He had attended Heartland Church in Sharpsville and Lakeview Church in Indianapolis. He was a veteran serving...
Mitch Elliott
Aug 7, 2016
Mitch ElliottMitch Elliott, 56 of Anderson and formerly of Tipton died Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Indianapolis. He was born in Cahokia, Illinois on December 8, 1959 to Joseph and Shirley (DeNoon) Elliott Weismiller.Mitch was a dump truck driver for Pendleton Trucking. He had attended Heartland Church in Sharpsville and Lakeview Church in Indianapolis. He was a veteran serving in...