Susan Ballard, a lifelong resident of the Indianapolis area, died on Monday the 4th of September. She was 70 years old. Born January 12, 1947 to Roy and Marie Wilson, she was an adventurous child.
As a young woman, she married a young man, William Ballard. They would spend their next 49 years together as a loving couple. Both...
Lois Marie (May) Reed, 83 of Indianapolis, passed away September 3, 2017. She was born July 23, 1934 in Indianapolis to Jewell and Frieda May. She graduated from Washington High School. Lois worked as a Beautician for many years. She was an active member of the Avon Church of God, and was a member of the Wayne Township Republican Party,...
Mary Ann Howell, 72, of Avon passed away September 3, 2017.
Mary Ann Howell loved going to Florida and spending her days there soaking up the sun and enjoying the ocean. She also liked deep sea fishing and camping. She loved the color purple. She had a room dedicated to Elvis Presley whom she loved and she got to...
Paul Everett Shipley, 87 of Burkesville, KY, passed away September 3, 2017. He was born May 7, 1930 in Nashville, IN to Jesse and Stella Shipley. Paul worked as a farmer and truck driver, retiring from the Teamsters Union in 1995. He enjoyed watching sports. His favorite teams were IU and Butler, Cubs and Yankees and Green Bay Packers. He...
Joy Beth (Osburn) Holden 81 of Indianapolis died on September 03, 2017. Beth was born on February 03, 1936 in Fairbanks, IN to Noah Allen and Genevieve Ruth (Scott) Osburn. Beth was an art teacher for 36 years where she worked at the Plainfield Central Elementary School in Plainfield, IN. She was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church. She...
Margaret Caroline Ayers Heath, beloved wife for 66 years, wonderful mother and mother-in-law, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed into the heavenly choir at 11:48AM of September 3d, 2017. She was born on September 16, 1925 in Clermont, Indiana to Nora and Frank B. Ayers, valedictorian of Pendleton High School, and Phi Beta Kappa at Indiana University. She was an accomplished vocal...
Elizabeth Antoinette Keithley died gracefully on September 3, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 95. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Robert (Bob) after 47 years of marriage, which she often claimed were the best years of Bob’s life. From her birth until her death Betty surrounded herself with the people she loved the most. She...
PEGGY JOYCE JOHNSON 71, of Indianapolis, passed away on September 2, 2017. Peggy worked for The Western Electric Company and Lucent Technology in administrative positions. After retirement Peggy was a valuable employee at J. Shepard Inc. retail store. Peggy loved working on her puzzles, bowling, loving her pet cats and dogs through the years, watching her favorite TV shows and...
Zacary Edward Vincent Burton, 27, passed away in LA, California on September 2, 2017. Zacary was born October 24, 1989 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Zac lived in Santa Cruz, CA and Los Angeles, CA for the last 2 years. Zac graduated from Bishop Chatard High School in 2008 and went on to attend Ball State University, majoring in business. Zac loved...
David P. Weber 67, of Indianapolis, passed away on September 2, 2017. He had been employed by Salin Bank & Trust. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Betty Weber; children, Aileen Weber and Sherman and Christopher Stephens; siblings, Hugh Weber and Patty Price and six grandchildren. Visitation will be...
Gerry LeeDearth, 75, of New Palestine, passed away September 2, 2017 following a longillness. Gerry was born March 1, 1942 inRichmond, IN. He was a ProductionSupervisor with Ford Motor Company in Indianapolis retiring in 1999. He was a member of the New Palestine MasonicLodge #404.
He issurvived by his wife Ruth Ann (McCallip) Dearth; his daughter, Michelle Hianand her husband...
ELLEN DORA CROSSLAND WAS BORN TO THE LATE LAL AND VERSIE PROCTOR ON JULY 26, 1933 IN BROWNFIELD, IL. SHE MADE HER TRANSITION TO HER HEAVENLY HOME ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2017. ELLEN WAS THE OLDEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN: ARCHIE, ROY, EDWIN (ALL WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH) SURVIVED BY HER REMAINING SIBLINGS CHARLES, BOBBY AND GLORIA.
ELLEN GREW UP...
Jack Clayton Connor, 14, of Zionsville, IN died September 01, 2017. Jack was born on December 23, 2002 in Indianapolis, IN and is the son of Stephen Myers and DeDe Kristine (Surber) Connor Jr. Jack was a member of the Zionsville Fellowship Church and a freshman at Zionsville High School. He was involved in baseball, soccer, and wrestling and loved...
Roseann Hamel-Harris, died September 1st, 2017 at the age of 78. Born on November 4th, 1938 she had endured a long battle with Alzheimer's. Daughter of Lee and Rosemary Evans, she is survived by her 2 sons Brian (Debbie) Hamel and Brad (Barb) Hamel. She is also survived by her 5 grandchildren, Autumn, Violet, Cole, Evan & Brittany as well...
Bettie Lou Steele, 93 of Indianapolis passed away September 1, 2017. Bettie was born, grew up, and lived for most of her 93 years on the west side of Indianapolis. Family meant everything to her throughout her life. She was one of seven children and is preceded in death by her beloved parents, Mona and Walter Wittman, and her brothers...
Alberta Jean Robertson (aka Sexy Momma), 79, of Indianapolis, passed away on September 1, 2017.
Alberta was born on April 8, 1938 in Melvin, Arkansas to the late Viola and Theodis Lee. She leaves behind her children, Travisteen (Marvin) Smith, James (Tarsha) Robertson, Tonya (Mike) Herbert; 9 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 1 brother. She was preceded in death by...
John W. Stilwell, 92, Indianapolis, graduated into the House of the Lord September 1, 2017 to join his granddaughter, Heidi, while being survived by his loving family. John is survived by his wife of 70 years, Ruth Ann Stilwell, daughter, Laura Milton, sons, Kim and Gene Stilwell, nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, six great great-grandchildren, and niece Mary Ann Boyer. The...
Donald Jerome “Don” Herman, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 31, 2017 at Castleton Healthcare Center at the age of 87. He was born on September 21, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of two children, born to the late Clifford and Katharine (Knop) Herman. Don grew up during the depression, worked multiple farms in New York as part of...
Dorothy Kingston
Dorothy was born to Fred and Martha Apple in September of 1927. She was a sister to Robert, Frank, Jack Apple and Martha Heathco. She graduated from Arsenal Technical High School and worked at Indiana Bell Telephone after graduation and through her early twenties.
She married Thomas C. Kingston in March of 1952 and they had...