Obituaries

Margaret E. "Peg" HendersonMargaret Elizabeth "Peg" Henderson, 84, Atlanta, died at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born May 6, 1926 to Earl D. & Isabelle (Redmon) Gunkel.  On December 15, 1946 she married Myron Lee Henderson and he preceded her in death on October 6, 1975.She graduated from Tipton High School and Elkhart Business...

Margaret M. "Peggy" HawkinsFamily and friends of  Margaret M. "Peggy" Hawkins are celebrating her life of 89 years today.  Peggy died peacefully in her home on Saturday, March 16, 2013.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Alfred "Shorty" Hawkins in June 1997.Peggy was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Tipton American Legion Auxiliary, St....

Michael D. "Mike" HawkinsMichael D. "Mike" Hawkins, 62 of Tipton died Monday, July 20, 2015 at his residence.  He was born February 4, 1953 in Tipton, the third of ten children born to William & Virginia (Graham) Hawkins. In May of 1989 he married Judith Elder and she preceded him in death on February 1, 2012.Mike worked at TDS in...

Lora A. GibsonLora A. Gibson, 46 of Kempton died on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at I.U. Health Methodist, Indianapolis as the result of an auto accident. She was born May 13, 1968 in Tipton to Russell E. "Rut" & Linda L. (Henry) Sottong.  She married Jim Gibson on June 28, 2014 and he survives.Lora was a nurse at Community Howard...

Marianna Burget GrayMarianna 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,...

Marjorie Jeanne FosterMarjorie Jeanne (Hackett) Foster passed away at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  Marjorie, the daughter of Earl T. and Ferol  Gilberta (Decker) Hackett, was born in Tipton, Indiana on June 1, 1922.  As the youngest of six children, she is pre-deceased by her parents, brothers Henry Earl and Paul Hackett, and...

Mary D. GriffinMary D. Griffin, 91, Tipton died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor.  She was born December 29, 1918 in Tipton County to Francis V. & Frances T. (Koors) Dane.She was a clerk and worked in the meat department at Griffin's IGA Grocery store in Cicero of which she was a co-owner, for many...

Harry J. HallHarry J. Hall, 89 of Tipton died at 8:54 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  Harry was born on May 31, 1923 in Brickmore, West Virginia to Harry Edward & Virdie (Gross) Hall.   He also lived in Morgantown, West Virginia, Fairmount, West Virginia, Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Charleston, West Virginia for 26 years....

Jean E. GarmonJean E. Garmon, 66 of Tipton died at 2:18 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at I.U. North Hospital in Carmel.  She was born on September 17, 1949 in Noblesville to Willard B. & Glenna Irene (Wood) Venable.  She married Arcy Garmon on December 23, 1974 and he preceded her in death on September 11, 2013.Jean would be...

Jeffrey N. GrimmeJeffrey Neil Grimme, 50, Sharpsville, died at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at his home.  He was born August 17, 1957 in Tipton, the son of Meredith L. and Joyce A. (Smith) Grimme.  Jeff attended school at Bona Vista and was later employed as a production worker by Bona Vista until he became ill earlier this year. ...

Josephine E. (Barr) HarlanJosephine E. (Barr) Harlan, 93, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan died Monday, February 9, 2009.  She was born July 15, 1915 in the Barr family home on Normanda Pike near Goldsmith, Indiana to Lon & Lela (Angstadt) Barr; the Barr family being early pioneer settlers of Tipton County. She married Jacob “Dee” Harlan of Lebanon, Indiana in 1937 and...

Pablo "Paul" Gutierrez, Sr.Pablo "Paul" Gutierrez, Sr., 73, Tipton died at 1:44 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  He was born June 7, 1937 in McAllen, Texas to Eligio Sr. & Aurora (Perez) Gutierrez.  On February 22, 1958 he married Margarita Chavez and she survives.He was an electrical supervisor at D.A. Murray and a DJ at...

Sr. Martha GarberSister Martha Garber, 86, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, died peacefully at 8:30 p.m.on Monday, August 15, 2011 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood, Indiana, where she had once served as Director of Nursing.Martha Nell Garber, the last of eight children born to Philomena (Slevin) Garber and Grover Garber, was born in Marion, Indiana...

Arcy G. GarmonArcy G. Garmon, 72 of Tipton died at 10:57 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Community Hospital North, Indianapolis.  He was born October 9, 1940 in Scottsville, Kentucky to Fulton & Gertie (Binnion) Garmon.  Arcy married Jean Venable on December 23, 1974 and she survives.He retired from Chrysler on April 31, 1995 and recently worked for Crossmark. ...

Darlene S. FrazierDarlene S. (Dane) Frazier, 55, Tipton died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  She was born in Tipton on November 6, 1954 to Bernard and Deloris (Parnell) Dane.Darlene was a correctional officer for the State of Indiana.  She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and a graduate of...

Dylan M. FrixDylan Mikael Frix, 23 of Windfall passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his home.  God called him peacefully home early Sunday morning from his sleep.  Throughout Dylan's life he touched many people with his wonderful smile and mischievous eyes.  Dylan's life has taught everyone around him the true meaning of kindness, compassion and unconditional love.  He...

Billie Joe ForsytheBillie Joe "Shorty" Forsythe, 78, Tipton, died Saturday, November 3, 2007 at his residence.  He was born in Bogard, Missouri on June 18, 1929 to William Hugh and Catherine Frances (Bingham) Forsythe.  He had lived in Missouri until 1955, moving to Kokomo until 1966 and then to Tipton.  He married Betty Lou (Swisher) on June 3, 1956, and...

Eileen FindlingEileen Findling, 78, Windfall, passed away at 3:20 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2013 peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Lincoln, Indiana on June 14, 1934 to Charles Wayne & Elsie (Waltz) Bunnell.  On December 17, 1963 she married William R. Findling and he preceded her in death on April 10, 2004.She was a...

Elmer E. "Gene" FordElmer E. "Gene" Ford, 73, Tipton, died at 3:52 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born in Lilbourn, Missouri on February 15, 1935 to Vergil H. and Reta Bell (Goodwin) Ford.  Elmer married Ann Capper on February 27, 1957, and she survives.He retired in 1989 from Fisher Body in Marion  after 30 years...

Esther M. FindlingEsther M. (VanPatten) Findling, 89, 4871 W. St. Rd. 28, Tipton, died at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.  She was born January 16, 1917, in Syracuse, New York to Harry & Margaret (Rohlen) VanPatten and lived there for 40 years. She then moved to Elyria, Ohio for 15 years and Columbus, Ohio for...