Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Richard C.  "Dick" BeattyRichard C. "Dick" Beatty, 72, Tipton, died at 7:49 p.m. Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born August 6, 1935 in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Clair A. & Alma (Shinafelt) Beatty.  On June 4, 1960 he married A. Catherine Marshall and she survives. Dick worked for 27 years for PPG Industries, retiring in 1998.  He...

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...

G. Robert "Bob" BarrBob Barr, 69 of Tipton died at 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was born April 6, 1945 in Indianapolis to Gaylord Kenneth & Grace Thelma (Adams) Barr.Bob was a plaster repairman and was especially skilled at repairing stucco walls.  He is survived by one daughter, Decembra Barr, Orlando,...

Geneva Beryl BarrettGeneva Beryl Barrett 97, Tipton, died at 9:24 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Millers Merry Manor.  She was born August 4, 1911 in Goldsmith to Linville & Etta (Foster) Teter and had lived in Windfall for 70 years.  On January 21, 1934 she married Ted Barrett and he preceded her in death in February 1986.Beryl was a...

Helen C. BeanHelen C. Bean, 89, Tipton, died at 6:15 a.m. Friday, October 19, 2007 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born July 29, 1918 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to Charles & Lora Mae (Caltender) Keele.  She married Gerald Bean and he died in January 2006..Helen worked at International Shoe Company in Mt. Vernon and was the owner...

James W. BaylesJames W. Bayles, 50 of Tipton died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at his residence.  He was born April 4, 1962 in Tipton to Gerald B. & Fannie L. (Strong) Bayles.  Jim worked in construction and attended the First Nazarene Church in Tipton.He is survived by his fiancé, Tammy Dishoungh; two daughters, Sunni Bayles and Jami Bayles, both of...

Joan BallardJoan (Cage) Ballard, 79 of Tipton went to be with the Lord at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  She was born July 27, 1934 in Tipton to Harold & Goldie (Glass) Cage.  On November 28, 1952 she married Jim R Ballard and he preceded her in death on December 19, 1993.Joan worked...

John E. Bath, Jr.John E. Bath, Jr., 84 of Tipton died Monday, September 1, 2014 at his residence.  He was born March 19, 1930 in Tipton to John E. "Ed" Bath, Sr. & Lucy (Stitt) Bath.  He married Joan Stroup on November 10, 1954 and she survives.John was a Postal Supervisor, retiring in 1985.  He loved gardening, fishing and enjoying...

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...

Toni Alan BarrickToni Alan Barrick, 51 of Kissimmee, Florida passed away Monday, July 12, 2010 in his home. He was born in Noblesville August 16, 1958, the son of Robert and Joan (Vanbriggle) Barrick.He graduated in 1976 from Marion-Adams High School as the class salutatorian where he was also the quarterback of the football team. He continued his education and...