Charles Chuck' Edward Colson, Iv
May 8, 2017
Charles E. "Chuck" Edward Colson IV, 62, Indianapolis, passed away suddenly of naturally causes on May 8, 2017. Charles was a graduate of Carmel High School, Carmel, IN, and attended college at IUPUI. He enjoyed composing and playing music, fishing, playing cards, walking, and working on the computer. He worked as a computer consultant for various companies in Indiana. Charles...
Joe Oliver Eads
May 7, 2017
Joe Oliver Eads, 85, of Greenfield, passed away May 7, 2017. Joe was born June 19, 1931 in Edinburgh, IN the son of the late Eldon and Janie (Baxter) Eads. He retired from Chrysler in 1983. He was preceded by his wife of 57 years, Mary E. Eads in 2010 and his son, Russell Joe Eads.
Joe is survived by...
William R. Freed
May 7, 2017
Lt. Col. William R. Freed (Ret.), 91 of Carmel, died at home May 2, 2017. Bill was born 12-2-25, the son of Lytle and Helen Keller Freed. His mother died of TB when he was 3 and grandparents raised him.
Bill graduated from Huntington H.S. where he was a track star. He enlisted in the US Navy and was stationed...
Samuel Enos Dicus Lll
May 7, 2017
Samuel Enos Dicus lll passed away peacefully to be with his savior, Jesus Christ and was surrounded by his loving family and supportive staff at Methodist Hospital. He was a patriotic American, devoted husband, fantastic father, brother, uncle, and outstanding "Poppy". He was preceded in death by his parents Samuel and Ruth Dicus. Those surviving are his wife of 47...
Foster Tudor
May 7, 2017
Foster Tudor, 82, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home with his wife, Gwen, by his side on May 7, 2017.
Foster was born to Harlan and Pearl Tudor on January 1, 1935, in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he and his sister, Nancy Lacy, spent their childhood. After attending Butler University Foster served in the U.S. Army from November...
Heather D. (Richardson) Price
May 7, 2017
Heather D. (Richardson) Price, 43, of Indianapolis, passed away May 7, 2017. She was born October 2, 1973 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Robert W. Richardson II and Terry J. Menchhofer. She graduated high school in Memphis, TN and attended Ivy Tech Community College.
Heather will be remembered for her dedication to her community serving as a beloved Wayne township...
Kay Shertzer
May 6, 2017
Kay Shertzer, 72, Indianapolis, passed away May 6, 2017. Shewas born on November 9, 1944 in Indianapolis, the daughter of Wilford and Zola(Yaw) Poland. After raising her family, Kay returned to school to become aregistered nurse. She had a long nursing career with both Wishard MemorialHospital and the Roudebush VA Hospital. Kay was the head nurse on the heartteam at...
John Stephen 'Rox' Bottorff, Jr.
May 6, 2017
John Stephen “Rox” Bottorff, Jr.
48, of Indianapolis, IN passed away May 6, 2017. John was born on March 6, 1969 to Alice Ann (Beyer) Bottorff and the late, John S. Bottorff, Sr. He served in the Army National Guard before sustaining an injury. He went on to work in industrial production, most recently with Firestone before their closing and...
Loretta Betty Pate
May 6, 2017
Loretta Betty Pate, 72, of Indianapolis, IN passed away May 6, 2017. She was born on March 1, 1945 to parents, Glen and Joyce (Turner) McDonald.
In addition to her parents, Loretta was preceded in death by her siblings: Ray McDonald, Shirley Ferguson, and Bud (Lilly L. “Tubby”) Ferguson.
Loretta was a loving and caring woman who could always...
Rita E. (Mullen) Mcatee
May 5, 2017
Rita E. (Mullen) McAtee 77 of Speedway, IN died May 05, 2017. Rita was born on Sept. 19, 1939 in Martin Co. to James W. and Sadie A.(Spaulding) Mullen. Rita was a self-employed beautician. She was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Speedway. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Emily Jo Jacobs and her sister and...
Albert J. Barnes
May 5, 2017
Albert J. Barnes
Al died May 5, 2017 at the age of 92. He attended Greathouse Elem., Barrett Jr. High, and Male High School in Louisville, Ky. In 1942 he won a scholarship to Purdue U, and at 17 was able to join the Navy V-12 Program, finishing his BS in Chemical Engineering. He went on to Midshipman School at...
Rev. Dr. Donald B. Orander
May 5, 2017
Rev. Dr. Donald B. Orander, 86, passed away on May 5, 2017 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 1, 1930 in Winston-Salem, N.C. An amazing husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Don enjoyed working on classic cars and had a passion for home projects and old sailboats. In the 1960s, he was on the frontlines...
Lillie Katherine Tedders
May 5, 2017
Lillie Katherine (Hale) Tedders, 87, of Indianapolis, passed away May 5, 2017. She was born May 5, 1930 in London, KY the daughter of the late John Harvey and Nancy Anna Hale. She was preceded in death by her husband Roland Tedders in 1992.
Lillie is survived by 6 Children, Lovena Raymond (Joseph), Roy Tedders (Lillie), Joyce McGill (Bob Schmidhamer),...
Dan Dugger
May 4, 2017
Danion T Dugger (known by family and friends as Dan, and also as David), 46, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away on May 4, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis on March 21, 1971 to Fred Dugger and Marguerite du Boulay. Dan graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He was a talented software development...
Lois M. (Shipley) Mccoy
May 4, 2017
Lois M. (Shipley) McCoy, 80 of Indianapolis passed away May 04, 2017. Lois was born in Nashville, IN on October 03 1936 to Jesse and Stella Shipley. Lois was a member of the John Wesley Free Methodist Church. Retiring in 1993 from Sears after 30 years and retired from International Child Care Ministries. She is preceded in death by husband...
Carol Lynn Spears Peats
May 4, 2017
Carol Lynn Spears Peats passed away at her home in Indianapolis, Thursday May 4th, 2017, at the age of 64. Carol was the beloved daughter of Milton "Bud" Randall Spears and Rose Marie (Petty) Spears.
She graduated from George Washington High School. She worked as a teaching assistant at Stephen Decatur Elementary. She was a remarkable seamstress, even making...
John Richard Crouch
May 3, 2017
John Richard Crouch 87 of Indianapolis, IN died May 03, 2017. John was born in Hadley, IN on May 03, 1930 to Luther Allison and Gladys Ethel (Bartholomew) Crouch. John graduated from New Winchester High School class of 1948. He served our country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict where he attached to the 306 Field Hospital. John...
Denvard Ai Bridges
May 3, 2017
Denvard AI Bridges
68, of Fountaintown, Indiana passed away on May 3, 2017. He was born on May 8, 1948 to the late AI and Beulah (Dodson) Bridges. Denvard was a loving husband, father, and papaw who worked in all areas of construction, and owned and operated Bridges Masonry Company for many years.
He is preceded in death...
Charles E. Wratten
May 3, 2017
Charles E. Wratten,
93, of Indianapolis, passed away on May 3, 2017. Charles was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 8, 1923 to the Late George R. and Edith (White) Wratten. Charles was twelve when his mother Edith passed, and his father later married his step-mother, Thelma, who was known to everyone as “Happy.” Charles and his brother grew up...
Ruth M. Criss
May 2, 2017
Ruth M. Criss
86, of Indianapolis, IN passed away May 2, 2017. She was born in Indianapolis on August 4, 1930 to the late, William and Alma (Schoenman) Wicks. Ruth was a hard worker, retiring from Naval Avionics after over twenty years, and was a very generous and charitable person.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Richard...