Obituaries

James E. BeatyJames E. Beaty, 82, of Tipton, died at 9:05 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  He was born November 24, 1930 in Griffith, Indiana to Cletus Vane & Eleanor (Taylor) Beaty and lived there until about 1950.  He married Delene Edell Montgomery on November 10, 1951 and she preceded him in death on November...

Russ BeckRuss Beck, 57, 709 N. Main Street, Tipton, died at 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2006 at his residence.  He was born June 23, 1948 in Noblesville to Floyd & Vivian (Cranfield) Beck.  On August 8, 1970 he married Lin Laux and she survives.He was a photographer and owner of Photography by Beck for 30 years.  Before starting his...

Sonja J. BordersSonja J. Borders, 72, of Kokomo, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Houston, Texas.  She had previously lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado for 20 years.  Sonja was born on April 1, 1940 in Indianapolis to Burell and Moina (Sauerweine) Downs.  On May 16, 1963 she married Jesse Borders Sr. and he preceded her in death on October 17,...

Steven Victor BlackSteven Victor Black, 52, Tipton, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 in his residence.  He was born October 23, 1956 in Peru, South America, to Philip & Norma (Drake) Black.He had worked as a chef in Florida.  He was a member of the Bass Masters and loved fishing and tying fishing flies.  He also enjoyed refinishing wood items.Steven is...

Billa A. BoyerBilla A. Boyer, 79, Tipton and a former Kempton resident, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at Autumnwood at Tipton Hospital.  She was born January 13, 1928 in Kempton to Gordon & Mary (Amos) Cunningham.  She married Jeane Boyer in 1949 and he died June 24, 2000.Billa was a retired Registered Nurse and had worked at...

Cheryl S. BessCheryl S. Bess, 51 of Tipton died on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at her residence.  She was born December 31, 1964 in Muncie to Glenn C. & Patty Lou (Aynes) Groves. Cheryl had worked as a bartender at The Junction bar in Tipton.Survivors include two daughters, Stormy Balser and husband Rick, Wabash and Lindsay Groves of Mexico; one...

Debby L. (Burket) BowmanDebby L. (Burket) Bowman, 59, Kokomo, died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010 at her sister's residence after a 5-month illness. She was born August 1, 1950 in Elwood to Donald G. & Norma (Porter) Burket.Debby retired from Delco Electronics in 1999.  She was a member of the Wildcat Guardians and had formerly attended the First...

Deloris "Dee" "Dolly" BengeDeloris "Dee" "Dolly" Benge, 81, Kempton, died at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born April 18, 1927 in Clinton County to Balsar Kramer & Aulta Faith (Bozell) Mitzenberg.  On June 7, 1945 she married Ruthford Dean Benge, Sr. and he died in 1966.Dolly was retired from Delco Electronics in Kokomo.  She...

Vicky Lynn (Small) BontragerVicky 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...

Martha Wilson BowersMartha Wilson Bowers, 90 of Tipton died at 9:55 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2014  at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born on December 19, 1923 in Kokomo to Ronald and Mary (Latta) Jones.  Martha married Henry Wilson, he preceded her in death on March 2, 1986.  Later she married Loyd Bowers and he also preceded...

Marty L. BondMarty L. Bond, 60 of Tipton died on Friday, September 12, 2014 at his residence.  He was born in Indianapolis on February 2, 1954 to John E. Bond, Sr. & Nancia L. (Hawkins) Bond.Marty was the owner/operator of Compton's Hardware in Tipton.  He was a member of the Tipton Masonic Lodge, served on the Tipton City Council form...

Mary J. BehelerMary J. Beheler, 83 of Tipton died at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her residence.  She was born December 17, 1930 in Kempton to John & Maggie Marie (Beard) Roe.Mary had worked at Delco Electronics for 30 years, retiring in July 1984.  She was a member of the Moose Lodge and the American Legion.Survivors include...

Mildred Eilene BibleMildred Eilene Bible, 91 of Tipton and formerly of Lafayette, died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2009  at Millers Merry Manor.  She was born in Frankfort on November 24, 1917 to Newton and Eva (Albaugh) Wray.  She married Enoch A. Bible on September 19, 1937, and he survives.Mildred was a homemaker and she had frequently worked at...

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...

Marjorie H. BaranowskiMarjorie H. Baranowski, 81, 332 N. Independence Street, Tipton, died Friday, March 10, 2006 at her residence.  She was born February 11, 1925, in Uhrichsville, Ohio, to Theodore & Josephine (West) Zimmerman.  She lived in Ohio until moving to Tipton in 1947.  On June 7, 1948, she married Eugene C. Baranowski and he died March 4, 1984.She worked...

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,...

Max A. BagleyMax A. Bagley, 64, Kempton, died at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  He was born January 22, 1943 in Tipton to Wilbur R. Sr. and Deva L. (Foulke) Bagley. He married Donna Robey June 23, 1961 and she survives.He was a construction contractor, member of the Kempton Christian Church and former member...

Ann L. BarentineAnn Louise Barentine, 57 of Tipton, died at 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at her residence.  She was born March 31, 1957  in Huntington, Indiana.  She was a member of the Kemp United Methodist Church.Ann is survived by her father, Robert M. Jay Sr.; step-mother, Jayne E (Combs) Jay; four children, Melanie Berg, Kokomo, Shelly Berg, Tipton,...

Betty L. BeachBetty L. Beach, 91 of Tipton died at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor.  She was born December 17, 1924 in Liberty Township, Tipton County to William N. & Nellie M. (Ramseyer) Kemper.  On June 28, 1946 she married Verl Beach and he preceded her in death on February 4, 2003.She was a...

Betty Lee (Legg) BeachBetty Lee (Legg) Beach, 83, Marion, and a former Tipton resident, died at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in Miller's Merry Manor in Marion. She was born March 6, 1929 in Pontiac, Michigan to John & Ruth (Leavell) Legg.  In June, 1948 she married Jack E. Beach and he preceded her in death in February, 1976.She...