Billy G. Leavell
Dec 9, 2014
Billy Gene Leavell, age 86 of Elwood, passed away on December 9, 2014 at Community Parkview Care Center in Elwood following an extended illness. His beloved wife, Donna May Leavell, age 82 of Elwood, also passed away just hours later on December 9, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood following an extended illness. They were united in marriage...
Teddy C. Cox, Sr.
Dec 8, 2014
Teddy C. Cox, Sr., age 68 of Elwood, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after an extensive illness. He was born September 18, 1946 in Wewoka, Oklahoma, the son of Bill and Iva (Nelson) Cox. He retired in 2011 from Securitas Corporation in Houston, Texas where he worked as a security officer. Teddy served two terms...
Junie Mae Vest
Dec 5, 2014
Junie Mae Vest, age 89 of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 5, 2014 at her residence in Elwood following an extended illness. She was born April 12, 1925 in Jacksonville, KY, the daughter of Samuel Henry and Etta Belle (Wilson) Napier. She retired in 1982 from Firestone Corporation in Noblesville where she worked in production for 30 years....
Reva L. Cunnington
Nov 22, 2014
Reva L. (Beckley) Cunnington, age 88 of Magnolia, Texas and formerly of Elwood, died peacefully on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born September 21, 1926 in Elwood, the daughter of Arthur Thomas and Cleva I. (Hurst) Beckley. She was a 1944 graduate of Summitville High School. Reva married Rev. Donald J. Cunnington...
Betty J. Caldwell
Nov 22, 2014
Betty Jane Caldwell, 93, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 in Richmond, Indiana. Born in Elwood, Indiana on June 14, 1921, Betty was the first of three daughters for Merrill and Mildred (Knotts) Hiatt. She lived the majority of her life in Elwood, where she was a 1939 graduate of Elwood High School. Betty, or "BJ" as some of her family...
Jerry L. Champion
Nov 15, 2014
Jerry L. Champion, age 75 – a lifelong resident of Elwood, died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville after an extended illness. He was born September 24, 1939 in Elwood, the son of Paul and Clara (Faulstich) Champion. He was a Job Setter at Chrysler Corporation in Kokomo for 37 years and retired in May of 2000....
Robert Lee Smith
Nov 3, 2014
Robert Lee Smith, age 92 of Elwood, died Monday, November 3, 2014 surrounded by his family at Community Parkview Care Center in Elwood. He was born on June 29, 1922 in Greencastle, the son of John Ruben and Sarah Ann (Williams) Smith. He served his country in the United States Army from February 15, 1943 to January 25, 1948 as...
Dale W. Murray
Oct 27, 2014
Dale W. Murray, age 81 of Frankton, died Monday, October 27, 2014 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born March 22, 1933 in Elwood, the son of Orville and Nellie (Benefiel) Murray. Dale worked in production at Delco Remy for 30 years and was later employed by Likens Farms for several years. Dale attended Walnut Grove Schools...
Linda L. Arnold
Oct 26, 2014
Linda Lucille Arnold, age 66, a life-long resident of Elwood, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood after an extended illness. She was born February 18, 1948 in Elwood, the daughter of John and Gerna (Smith) Kelley. Linda was a homemaker and also worked at Fettig's Canning (later Red Gold) as a night line supervisor...
David L. Faulstich
Oct 25, 2014
David L. Faulstich, age 66 of Elwood, passed away early Saturday morning, October 25, 2014 surrounded by his family at his residence in Elwood. He was born as a triplet on December 20, 1947 in Elwood the son of Bernard V. and Mary E. (Doores) Faulstich. He and his brothers, Charles and James, were the only identical triplets ever born...
Sherry Christina Hardman
Oct 21, 2014
Sherry Christina Hardman, age 65 of Elwood, died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after a very sudden illness. She was born October 17, 1949 in Defiance, Ohio the daughter of Adam and Opal (Eurick) Bear, Sr. She was a homemaker all of her life. Sherry married Richard L. Hardman on June 17, 1978. She...
Danny Edwin Smith
Oct 19, 2014
Danny Edwin Smith, age 64 of Sharpsville, died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born March 28, 1950 in Elwood the son of T. Edwin and Doris M. (Dean) Smith. Danny was a 1968 graduate of Frankton High School and later obtained his Journeyman Electrician's designation. He was currently an electrician at Chrysler...
Betty Jean Randall
Oct 11, 2014
Betty Jean Randall, age 87 of Elwood, IN, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospice Center in Indianapolis following a brief illness. Betty was born November 13, 1926 in Elwood to Robert and Marietta (Cook) Wittkamper. She was a 1946 graduate of Norwood High School in Ohio and then attended Campbell Business College in Cincinnati, Ohio. She...
Dorothy "Dot" N. Snyder
Oct 10, 2014
Dorothy Nell "Dot" Snyder, age 91 of Elwood, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood after a brief illness. She was born January 4, 1923 in Elwood, the daughter of Alonzo and Beatrice (Hobbs) Dellinger. She was a secretary for J. Lewis Small Jewelry Company in Elwood for more than 15 years before retiring...
Robert "Bob" L. Shawhan
Oct 9, 2014
Robert L. "Bob" Shawhan, Jr., age 69 and a lifelong resident of Elwood, died Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Community Hospital in Anderson following an extended illness. He was born April 11, 1945 in Elwood, the son of Robert L. and Vera A. (Foley) Shawhan, Sr. He worked for more than 20 years as a fine wire drawer at Woods...
Ruth C. Hardebeck
Oct 7, 2014
Ruth C. Hardebeck, age 74 of Elwood, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 surrounded by her family at her residence in Elwood. She was born March 31, 1940 in Elwood, the daughter of Booth T. and Viola Mae (Skinner) Hamilton. She was a homemaker and farmwife all of her life. Ruth was a graduate of 1958 graduate of Wendell...
Gladys A. Bambrough
Oct 5, 2014
Gladys A. Bambrough, age 87 of Pendleton and formerly of Elwood, passed away October 5, 2014 at Rawlins House in Pendleton following an extended illness. She was born September 23, 1927 near Parker City in Randolph County, Indiana, the daughter of Merle and Maggie Juanita (Vanderburg) Arthur. Gladys graduated from Parker High School in 1945, and later married Dan F....
Lyle A. Robinson
Oct 4, 2014
Lyle A. Robinson, age 67 of North Port, Florida and formerly of Elwood, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital following complications from heart surgery. He was born March 19, 1947 in Elwood, the son of Charles F. and Marjory V. (Balser) Robinson. He retired from the Guide Lamp division of General Motors in 2002 where he had...
Travis Alan Gustin
Oct 3, 2014
Travis Alan Gustin, age 17 of Elwood, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in Elwood. He was born January 29, 1997 in Elwood, the son of Matthew "Lee" Gustin and Mandy (Groover) Shaffer. Travis was a student at Elwood Community High School as a Junior in the class of 2016. He was also a student of John Hinds Vocational School in...
Michael "Bill" William Downey
Sep 30, 2014
Michael William "Bill" Downey, age 64 of Mariposa, CA, passed away suddenly September 30, 2014 while hiking in Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park, a place he dearly loved. He was born December 5, 1949 in Elwood, the son of William and Margaret Downey. Bill worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson for a short time before moving west to Manhattan Beach...
