OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Anderson, IN & Surrounding Areas
Freda Ilene Summitt
Apr 23, 2022
Freda Ilene Summitt, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2022. She passed at her residence surrounded by family.
Freda was born December 17, 1929 in Wayne County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Harrison Smothers and Minnie (Harl) Smothers. She spent her adult life in Anderson, IN where she married Howard (Bud) Summitt on...
Pollyanna Brown
Apr 22, 2022
Pollyanna Bridgewater Rhynearson Brown
Rushville – Pollyanna (Polly) Bridgewater Rhynearson Brown, 93, passed away on April 22, 2022 at her Rushville, Indiana home. She was born on October 13, 1928 in Sellersburg, IN to the late Roy and Helena (Haas) Bridgewater. Polly was a graduate of Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg, IN. She graduated from Ball State University in...
Pollyanna Brown
Apr 22, 2022
Pollyanna (Polly) Bridgewater Rhynearson Brown, 93, passed away on April 22, 2022 at her Rushville, Indiana home. She was born on October 13, 1928 in Sellersburg, IN to the late Roy and Helena (Haas) Bridgewater. Polly was a graduate of Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg, IN. She graduated from Ball State University in 1953 and later earned two master’s...
George "Butch" Peters
Apr 21, 2022
George "Butch" Peters, 74, Anderson, passed away April 21, 2022, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Anderson. He was born July 6, 1947, the son of Theodore and Eunice (Faulk) Peters.
Butch graduated from Madison Heights High School in 1965. He then enlisted and served proudly in the U.S. Army.
Butch retired from Delphi Corporation in 2001 after 37 years...
Donald Keith Bobo
Apr 19, 2022
Donald "Doc" Keith Bobo Sr., 93, of Anderson, passed away on April 19, 2022, at his residence. He was born April 5, 1929, in Anderson, to Charles and Frances (Laughlin) Bobo. Donald served his country in the U.S. Army National Guard. He retired from Gedge Brothers Steel as a warehouseman. Donald was a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society for...
Frank Allen Mills
Apr 18, 2022
Frank Allen Mills, 48, Anderson, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 18, 2022, in Lapel following an extended illness.
He was born April 20, 1973, in Anderson, Indiana to Max Mills and Wanda (Jones) Mills.
Frank graduated from Lapel High School in 1992. He was employed by BSN Sports, serving local schools and colleges....
Summer Stamps
Apr 15, 2022
Summer Shine Stamps, 22, passed away April 15, 2022. Summer was born Oct. 21, 1999, to Vanel Stamps and Jocelyn Johnson. She was a graduate from Anderson High School and employed FedEx. Summer enjoyed shopping and spending time with family and friends. Summer is survived by her mother, Jocelyn Johnson; daughter, Haven; sister, Timi Nova Stamps; brother, Anwah Stamps, Tyreze...
Vanel Stamps
Apr 15, 2022
Vanel Stamps, 47, passed away April 15, 2022. Vanel was born Sept. 27, 1974, to Elvan and Cathy Stamps. He was a 1992 graduate from Anderson High School. Vanel was employed at Nash & Sons Trucking where he was the #1 driver, help started their fourth location and member of Teamster Union 135. He enjoyed cooking and spending time with...
William L. Janes
Apr 13, 2022
William L. "Bill" Janes, 57, of Anderson, passed away unexpectedly on April 13, 2022. He was born on September 26, 1964 to Carole "Jean" Elmore in Anderson.
Bill graduated from Anderson High School in 1984. He attended Ivy Tech where he studied welding, which led to a career in metal fabrication.
Bill enjoyed going to Anderson Speedway, attending monster truck...
Juestine R. Birchmeier
Apr 12, 2022
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Juestine R. Birchmeier
Apr 12, 2022
Juestine R. Birchmeier, 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on April 12th, 2022 after a courageous battle with ALS.
Juestine loved life. She enjoyed reading, listening to music, shopping, eating and hanging with her friends. Most of all she loved being a mom, grandma and wife.
She graduated from Madison Heights High School. While raising her two...
Alexander P. White
Apr 11, 2022
SSG Alexander "Alex" Patrick White, 24, of Boca Raton, Florida passed away suddenly on April 11, 2022.
Born July 31, 1997 in Fairfax, Virginia, Alex graduated from Boca Raton High School in 2015 where he was a member of the Football and wrestling teams. He then went on to fulfill his childhood dream of joining the Army. Alex was stationed...
Virgil D. Hutchison
Apr 9, 2022
Virgil D. “Pete” Hutchison passed away peacefully on April 9, 2022 with his family by his side.
Pete worked for Emge Trucking for 27 years and Red Gold for 20 years, while 12 of those years he was a reserve officer for Madison County Sherriff’s Department. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church for 38 years. Pete drove at...
Lois Mae Quinn
Apr 9, 2022
Lois Quinn, 85, of Chesterfield, Indiana passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Community Hospital in Anderson. She was born in Anderson on February 10, 1937, a daughter of Lester and Mary (Hufford) Poling, both of whom preceded her in death. Lois was married to James Quinn on December 20, 1959 in Anderson. They recently celebrated their 62nd wedding...
Marybelle Harless
Apr 8, 2022
MaryBelle Harless, 97, of Pendleton, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2022, at Rawlins House, Pendleton She was born on March 16, 1925, to Virgil and Elizabeth (Trick) Whitesel.
She and her husband, Clarence Harless, were married for 66 years until his passing in 2008.
She worked at The Gospel Trumpet while Clarence, her husband, was in World War II....
William Edward Hughes
Apr 8, 2022
William Edward "Ed" Hughes, 80, formerly of Frankton, was ushered into heaven to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, April 8, 2022.
He was born on September 26, 1941 in Overton County, Tennessee, the son of Lindell and Clema (Ledbetter) Hughes. He spent the majority of his working career as a brick mason, retiring in 1998....
Anna L. Ball
Apr 8, 2022
Anna L Ball, 65, of Indianapolis, passed away on April 8, 2022, at the Community North Hospital. She was born on November 30, 1956, in Elwood, Indiana..
Anna graduated from Alexandria Monroe and from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. She retired as a nurse from Community Hospital Anderson.
Anna is survived by her children, Brian...
David R. Beher
Apr 3, 2022
David R. “Dave” Beher, 80, of Anderson, IN passed away on April 3, 2022 after an extended illness. Dave was born in Anderson, IN to the late, Wilfred and Betty (Hertle) Beher. Dave grew up in North Anderson and attended Anderson Elementary School before going to Anderson High School. He graduated with the class of 1959 and received a baseball...
Helen J. Green
Apr 3, 2022
Helen J. Green, 95, passed away, Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus in Anderson. She was born on October 6, 1926 in Anderson, the daughter of Arthur V. and Jessie Marie (Fadely) Cox.
Helen was a 1944 graduate of Anderson High School and worked in retail sales at various area department stores including; The Banner Store, Weiler’s,...
Frances A. Barton
Apr 2, 2022
ANDERSON, IN - Frances A. Barton, 82, entered into peace and rest on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from her residence following an extended illness.
She was born on April 6, 1939, in Wise, Virginia and has resided in Anderson since 1964. Frances retired from Guide-Lamp in 1991 after 27 years of employment. She was a member of the Madison County...
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