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Obituaries

Tipton, Indiana Obituaries

Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas

Jack E. Plake

Jack E. Plake

Jan 12, 2007

Jack E. PlakeJack Edward Plake, 63, 881S, 725W, Tipton, was born August 21,1943, to Ruby (Burris) Fox, who survives and Arthur Plake, deceased, in Tipton, Indiana. Jack was called to his heavenly home at 12:30 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2007.He was married to Cassandra Swaim on June 16, 1962. Children include Ralph Anthony Plake and wife Barbara, grandchildren Shiloh Swaim...

Herbert M. Michel

Herbert M. Michel

Jan 11, 2007

Herbert M. MichelHerbert Matthew Michel, 97, Tipton, died at 12:20 p.m. Thursday, January 11, 2007 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was born February 9, 1909 in New Oregon, Iowa to Henry W. & Emma (Kuntz) Michel.  On August 4, 1939, he married Mary Elizabeth Pyke and she survives.He was retired from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.  Herb was a...

Sarah J. Hotz

Sarah J. Hotz

Dec 25, 2006

Sarah J. HotzSarah J. Hotz, 67, Tipton, died Monday, December 25, 2006 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.  She was born March 12, 1939 in Loogootee, Indiana, to Matthew & Zola (Mattingly) Butcher.  On June 25, 1960, she married John R. Hotz and he survives. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipton...

Louise B. Mcintosh

Louise B. Mcintosh

Dec 7, 2006

Emily Louise McIntoshEmily Louise (Beasley) McIntosh, 86, Tipton, died at 2:08 a.m. Thursday, December 7, 2006 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born November 3, 1920, in Dixie, Georgia to Terry Pasco & Clyde (Wilkes) Beasley.  On January 2, 1945, she married Charles E. McIntosh, Sr. and he survives.She was a retired Home Economics and Family Living teacher and had taught...

Rose Vanosdol

Rose Vanosdol

Nov 29, 2006

Rose VanosdolRose Vanosdol, 86, Windfall, died at 11:35 a.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at Howard Regional Health system in Kokomo.  She was born August 4, 1920, in Kokomo to Otis Jonathan & Jennie Mae (Bush) Oliver and had previously lived in Morgantown and Greentown.  On April 16, 1938, she married Orville Vanosdol and he died October 8, 1993.  She was...

Fred Grant King Ii

Fred Grant King Ii

Nov 28, 2006

Fred Grant King IIFred Grant King II, 81, Tipton, died at 5:10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on August 3, 1925, to Lee H. & Hazel B. (McFarlin) King.  On May 23, 1978, he married Karen E. Austraw who survives.Mr. King graduated in 1948 from the Georgia Institute of Technology...

Douglas Stroup

Douglas Stroup

Nov 19, 2006

Douglas Alan StroupDouglas Alan Stroup, 50, Tipton, died Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo.  He was born April 9, 1956 in Tipton to James W. & Muriel D. (Grimme) Stroup.  On March 8, 1975 he married Kymberly McCauley and she survives.He was an operations manager at Delphi Electronics in Kokomo and had worked there for...

John K. Mitchell

John K. Mitchell

Nov 18, 2006

John K. MitchellJohn Kneer Mitchell, 85, Tipton, died at 6:25 p.m. Saturday, November 18, 2006, at Tipton Hospital.  He was born in Oaklandon, Indiana on July 28, 1921 to John A. and May (Askern) Mitchell.  John married Agnes M. Domagala on May 17, 1947.John retired in 1981 from Delco Remy.  He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic...

Mary Jayne Lewis

Mary Jayne Lewis

Nov 12, 2006

Mary Jayne LewisMary Jayne Lewis, 84, formerly of Port Charlotte, Florida died at Maple Park Village in Westfield at 8:05 p.m. Sunday, November 12, 2006. She was born August 29, 1922 in Indianapolis to Walter H. & Orpha B. (McDaniel) Hook.  She married William J. Lewis in 1945 and he died April 19, 1986.She was retired from Guide Lamp in...

Julie A. Hancock

Julie A. Hancock

Nov 3, 2006

Julie A. HancockJulie A. Hancock, 26, Kokomo, died at 5:14 p.m. Friday, November 3, 2006 at her residence.  She was born June 7, 1980 in Kokomo to Mark A & Cindy S. (Shubert) Hancock and had previously lived in Tipton for 12 years and had attended Tipton High School.She is survived by her mother, Cindy Hancock, Tipton; her father and...

Thelma R. Sweet

Thelma R. Sweet

Oct 18, 2006

Thelma R. SweetThelma R. Sweet, 92, Tipton, died at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at Autumnwood Extended Care in Tipton.  She was born May 18, 1914, in Tipton County to Clark & Amanda (Rode) Redmon.  She married Guy V. Henry in 1936 and he was killed in France during WWII in 1944. She later married Nathan Sweet in 1955...

Charles W. "Pud" Main

Charles W. "Pud" Main

Oct 9, 2006

Charles W. "Pud" MainCharles W. "Pud" Main, 85, died at 12:58 p.m. Monday , October 9, 2006 at Otterbein-Cridersville Nursing Home in Cridersville, Ohio.  He was born June 9, 1921, in Tipton, Indiana, to Arthur D. & Theresa (Landseadel) Main.  On August 31, 1941, he married Elizabeth Ann Nicholson and she died January 31, 2006.He worked as a tool engineer...

Mary M. Vanwinkle

Mary M. Vanwinkle

Oct 3, 2006

Mary M. VanWinkleMary M. (Archer) VanWinkle, Tipton, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2006 following a short illness.She was born April 30 in Afton, MO, to Jack & Alice Pennington, both deceased.  She was employed by St. Vincent’s New Hope and was a member of Harbour Shores Church in Cicero.She was the loving mother of Ron Shepard of Fishers, Michael T....

William E. Smith

William E. Smith

Sep 25, 2006

William E. SmithWilliam E. Smith, 85, 407 Fairview Avenue, Tipton, died at 9:55 a.m. Monday, September 25, 2006 at Autumnwood Extended Care. He was born August 30, 1921 in Tipton County to Glen H. & Sarah Hinkle Smith.  On April 5, 1941 he married Margery I. Thompson and she survives.He was a lifelong farmer and for 30 years he and...

Mary K. Hensley

Mary K. Hensley

Sep 21, 2006

Mary K. HensleyMary K. Hensley, 64, 3440 S. St. Rd. 19, Tipton, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, September 21, 2006 at Tipton Hospital. She was born January 26, 1942, in Celina, Tennessee to Luke & Nardie (Butler) Atchley.  On June 30, 1963, she married Tom Hensley and he survives.  She was a member of Rock Prairie Baptist Church in Tipton.Survivors...

Chloe M. Nash

Chloe M. Nash

Sep 18, 2006

Chloe M. NashChloe M. Nash, 94, formerly of Windfall, died at 4:00 a.m.  Monday, September 18, 2006 at Autumnwood Extended Care Facility.  She was born June 2, 1912 in Oakland City, Indiana, to Rudy & Laura (Shrock) Miller.  On July 3, 1931, she married Forrest "Eddie" Nash in Tipton and he survives.She was a 1930 graduate of Windfall High School...

Robert Lee Wheat

Robert Lee Wheat

Sep 5, 2006

Robert Lee WheatRobert Lee Wheat, 78, 135 Third Street, Tipton, and a previous Kokomo resident, died at 5:47 a.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at Manor Care in Kokomo.  He was born December 16, 1927 in Holt,  Missouri to Oral & Dora (Kingery) Wheat.  On December 31, 1949, he married Wilma Duffitt and she died December 27, 2005.He worked at Steel...

Dallas W. Ressler

Dallas W. Ressler

Sep 2, 2006

Dallas W. ResslerDallas Warren Ressler, 90, Tipton, died at 12:05 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2006 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born in Tipton County on October 14, 1915, to Percy and Cleo V. (Warren) Ressler.  Dallas married Dorothy Duncan in February 1944, and she survives.He was a lifelong Tipton County farmer and served as County Commissioner for 12 years. Dallas...

David R. Plake

David R. Plake

Sep 1, 2006

David R. PlakeDavid R. Plake, Sr., 67, Tipton, died at 12:12 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2006, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis.  He was born June 8, 1939, in Tipton to David & Alice (Crume) Plake.  On March 24, 1984, he married Lisa A. Hawkins and she survives.He was the Owner-Operator of Plake Concrete and Excavating and owner of Westside Auto,...

Lillian M. Travis

Lillian M. Travis

Aug 24, 2006

Lillian M. (Henderson) TravisLillian M. (Henderson) Travis, 91, Tipton, died at 5:09 a.m. Thursday, August 24, 2006 at the St. Joseph Center in Tipton.  She had also lived in Rogers, Arkansas; Sun City, Arizona and Kokomo.  She was born May 19, 1915 in Wisconsin to Norman & Alice (Strum) Henderson.  In January 1963 she married Chester J. Travis and he...

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