Gordon "Butch" E. Jackman
Jul 23, 2015
Gordon E. "Butch" Jackman, age 72 of Elwood, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at his residence following complications of COPD and a brief illness. He was born March 9, 1943 in Anderson, the son of George and Margaret (Shelton) Jackman. Butch retired from General Motors Corporation Truck and Bus Plant as a machine repairman after 16 years of service....
George D Heady
Jul 23, 2015
George D. Heady, age 70 - a lifelong resident of Elwood, died peacefully on Thursday at his residence surrounded by his family following extensive health problems. He was born January 15, 1945 in Elwood, the son of Pearl Andrew "Bill" and Vera (Atwood) Heady. George worked at State Plating in Elwood for 13 years in Maintenance, and later retired from...
Mildred L. Pavese
Jul 19, 2015
Mildred L. Pavese, age 97 of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Prairie Lakes Health Campus in Noblesville following the effects of Alzheimer's disease. She was born on April 21, 1918 in Clinton County, the daughter of Everett and Esther (Enright) Straley. She was a 1936 graduate of Windfall High School, and later married the love...
Timothy L. Clark
Jul 18, 2015
Timothy L. Clark, age 65 of Daleville and formerly of Elwood, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Muncie following an extended illness. He was born August 14, 1949 in Elwood, the son of Hiram Bennett and Thelma (Brummet) Clark. He attended Wendell L. Willkie High School, and later enlisted in the U.S. Army. Tim was proud...
Thomas Anthony Stanley
Jul 15, 2015
Thomas Anthony Stanley, age 30 of Sedalia and formerly of Greentown, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Tom was born on May 30, 1985 in Winchester, the son of Jennifer L. (Schwer) Tackett and Bradley A. Stanley. He was the Branch Manager of Duncan Supply Company in Lafayette for the past 12 years, and enjoyed his work. Tom was...
Helen "Jerri" G. Mcelfresh
Jul 8, 2015
Helen G. "Jerri" McElfresh, age 85 of Elwood passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 following an extended illness. She was born July 13, 1929 in Sheridan, the daughter of Gerald and Georgia (Burden) Barnes. She married the love of her life - Donald E. McElfresh on April 25, 1946, and they shared 69 years of...
Melvin "Junior" Tinch
Jul 6, 2015
Melvin "Junior" Tinch, age 61 of Anderson, passed away July 6, 2015 at his residence following a long battle with cancer. He was born on February 28, 1954 in Livingston, TN, the son of Willie Melvin Tinch and Mattie (Hammock) Knopp. He was a mechanic and owned and operated J.R. Small Engine Repair in Anderson for nearly 20 years, and...
Pauletta Sue Birkinbine
Jul 5, 2015
Pauletta Sue Birkinbine, age 71 of Anderson and formerly of Elwood, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness. She was born June 27, 1944 in Elwood, the daughter of Paul J. and June Jeanette (Caylor) Burton. Pauletta was a 1962 graduate of Wendell L. Willkie High School where...
Joan Ann Baker
Jul 4, 2015
Joan Ann Baker, age 90 and a lifelong resident of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 4th, 2015 surrounded by her family at Community Parkview Care Center in Elwood after 6 months of declining health. She was born August 20, 1924 in Elwood, the daughter of Walter and Nora (Neal) Carr, and was the eighth of the nine "infamous"...
Vanessa Maria Cruz
Jun 26, 2015
Vanessa Maria Cruz, age 29 of Anderson and formerly of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Manor Care Health Center in Anderson after a courageous 17-year battle with Lupus. She was born August 22, 1985 in Marion, the daughter of Domingo Cruz and Irma Guadalupe Jaramillo. Vanessa was baptized as a young girl, and was a...
Gertrude A Everling
Jun 25, 2015
Gertrude A. Everling, age 83, a long-time resident of Elwood, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Community Hospital in Anderson after a brief illness. She was born July 1, 1931 in Knoxville, Tennessee the daughter of William and Zura (Bourff) Loy. She retired in 1998 from the Elwood Publishing Company where she had been a paper carrier for the...
Joyce A Jack
Jun 16, 2015
Joyce A. Jack, age 88 - a lifelong resident of Elwood, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Autumn Ridge Healthcare in Clarkston, MI near the home of her daughter. She was born March 17, 1927 in Elwood, the daughter of Edward L. and Ersa E. (Davis) Shaw. She was a Homemaker most of her life, and formerly worked...
Jacklyn Ann Lilly
Jun 16, 2015
Jacklyn Ann Lilly, age 83 of Elwood, passed away, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness. She was born September 3, 1931 in Peoria, Illinois the daughter of Vincent and Inez (Morris) Reiley. She retired in July of 1991 from Delco Electronics in Kokomo where she worked for more than 28 years in...
Aubrey "Jack" E. Coston, Jr.
Jun 10, 2015
Aubrey E. "Jack" Coston, Jr. age 85, a life-long resident of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born August 7, 1929 in Elwood, the son of Aubrey E. and Nathalia "Cricket" (Clingenpeel) Coston, Sr. Jack worked as a computer operator for the Delco Remy division of General Motors...
Herbert L. Felton, Jr.
Jun 4, 2015
Herbert Leo Felton, Jr., age 65 of Anderson, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital. He was born on February 16, 1950 in Marion, the son of Herbert and Cheri (Cummings) Felton, Sr. He was self-employed as a handyman all his life, and he worked on various types of construction projects. He was a...
Monica Michelle "Shelly" Bradburn
Jun 3, 2015
Monica Michelle "Shelly" Bradburn, age 58 of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at I.U. Health – Tipton Hospital in Tipton after a brief illness. She was born March 17, 1957 in Ozark, Alabama, the daughter of Alden Miller and Delores (McKinnies) Yarborogh. She was a Family Nurse Practitioner (F.N.P.) at IU Health - Blackford Hospital in...
Terry Lee Mcphearson
Jun 2, 2015
Terry Lee McPhearson, age 54 of Lorida, Florida and formerly of Elwood, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 as the result of an accident in front of his home. He was born December 24, 1960 in Elwood, the son of Donald L. and Esther (Martin) McPhearson. Terry worked as a fork truck driver for Turf Care Supply Corporation in...
Margaret Ann Orth
May 28, 2015
Margaret A. Orth, age 81 of Alexandria, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Alexandria Care Center in Alexandria after a brief illness. She was born May 31, 1933 in West Virginia, the daughter of Thurmond and Edith (Perkin) Moss. Margaret worked in Production for Delco Remy Corporation in Anderson for over 20 years and retired in 1994. Margaret was...
Evelyn "Sue" Mccartney
May 28, 2015
Evelyn "Sue" McCartney, age 78 of Elwood passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Villa Park, IL following a brief illness. She was born July 11, 1936 in Indianapolis, the daughter of James D. and Ada (Fisher) Wallace. Sue was self-employed until recently, cleaning homes and businesses in the Elwood community for more...
David Keith Shepard
May 19, 2015
David Keith Shepard, age 68 of Anderson and formerly of Elwood, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Manor Care Health Center in Anderson following a brief illness. He was born on April 9, 1947 in Elwood the son of Vernon and Mary (Crull) Shepard. David was self-employed as a roofer for over 30 years in the surrounding area....
