Obituaries

Arthur Eugene "Gene" JacksonArthur Eugene "Gene" Jackson, 92, Noblesville and a former Kempton resident died at 5:35 a.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born in Tipton County on July 13, 1916 to Andrew & Marie (Spaulding) Jackson.  He married Rachel Hinkle on March 12, 1938 in Tipton and she preceded him in death...

Raymond E. “Ray” HoldermanRaymond E. “Ray” Holderman, 73, Tipton died October 31, 2007 at his residence.  He was born in Indianapolis on July 2, 1934 to Charles and Amy (Adams) Holderman.  Ray married Nancy (Lee) Moses on January 7, 1981, and she survives.Ray had owned the Tipton Meat Market and other local businesses.  He belonged to the Kemp United Methodist...

Rosemary G. HollingsworthRosemary G. Hollingsworth, 97 of Tipton died at 5:05 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.   She was born July 19, 1915 in Hamilton County to John Walter & Gail (Fritz) Jordan.  She had lived in Fulton County from 1947-1988, Lake County, Florida from 1988-2001, and Kokomo from 2001-2005.  Rosemary married S. Keith Hollingsworth...

Lawrence S. HudsonLawrence S. Hudson, 96 of Tipton went to sleep in the arms of Jesus about 3:45 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2015 at I.U. Health Tipton Hospital.  He was born September 9, 1918 in Breckenridge County, Kentucky the son of Lawrence S. and Golda (Preston) Hudson.  He married Mildred Irene Crawford on November 30, 1939 near Elizabethtown, Kentucky.  She...

Imogene R. (Lett) HolmesImogene R. (Lett) Holmes, 90 of Tipton died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at her residence.  She was born February 24, 1924 in Seymour, Indiana to Oscar & Emily (Hartley) Rogers.  She married Robert Lett in 1947, he preceded her in death in 1974.   Imogene married Horace "Bud" Holmes in 1977 and preceded her in death on May...

Raymond E. "Gene" HenryRaymond Eugene "Gene" Henry, of Tipton passed away at the age of 83 at 3:05 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  Gene was the owner and operator of Gene Henry & Sons Heating and Air Conditioning, specializing in Bryant products.  The business was started in 1967 with the help of his...

Rosemary Pearl HenryRosemary Pearl Henry, 90, Tipton, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at her residence. She was born September 7, 1919 in Jackson County, Indiana to Sylvester E. & Bertha D. (Bricker) Needler. On June 24, 1939 she married James R. Henry, Sr. and he preceded her in death on August 15, 1998.She was a member of the Tetersburg Christian...

William L. "Bill" HawkinsWilliam Lee Hawkins died peacefully in his sleep the morning of September 4, 2010.  Born December 18, 1935 in Sharpsville, Indiana to Marjorie Ruth (Wooldridge) and Lloyd Francis Hawkins.  On November 15, 1958 he married Betty Ripberger at St. John’s Catholic Church, she survives.Bill was a carpenter by trade.  His unique skills with wood were apparent in...

Winifred L. "Winnie" HartleyWinifred L. "Winnie" Hartley, 92 of Tipton died at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born on November 6, 1923 in Atlanta to Ray Arzie & Esther Lorene (Steffey) Bryan.  She married George Hartley on February 26, 1942 and he preceded her in death on December 24, 1996.Winnie...

C. Raphael "Ray" Bernard HellmannC. Raphael "Ray" Bernard Hellmann, age 93, of Orlando, Florida and formerly of Tipton, died at Community Hospital East, Indianapolis.   He was in Indiana  visiting relatives and friends when he suffered a massive stroke leading to his earthly death  and beginning of his heavenly life on August 30, 2012 at 3:00 a.m.He was born December 5,...

Dorothy Louise (White) HaskettDorothy Louise Haskett, 98, Tipton, died at 12:35 a.m. Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born on June 30, 1910 in Logansport to William A. & Katie E. (Storer) White.  On October 20, 1940 she married Fred F. Haskett and he preceded her in death on July 27, 2003.She was a...

Kenny HendricksKenny Hendricks, 55 of Tipton and formerly of San Diego, California died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at his residence.  He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 19, 1960 to William Blaine & Shirley Louise (Short) Hendricks.  Together since 1985, he and Michele Ward were married on July 28, 2007.Kenny worked in construction as a concrete finisher.  He loved...

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...

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...

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...