Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.
Dustan Lee White, Jr.
Sep 28, 2021
Dustan Lee White, Jr. “Bub”, age 19 passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his home.
Dustan was born on March 14, 2002 in New Port Richey, Florida the son of Dustan Lee White, Sr. and Paige (Mirra) White.
Dustan was a 2021 graduate of Marion High School with...
Beverly K. Cox
Sep 26, 2021
MaryBeverly Cox, age 57 of Marion passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Beverly was born on January 6, 1964 in Marion, Indiana the daughter of the late Gilbert and Mildred (Coda) Edwards. She married Roger Cox on August 25, 1991, and he preceded her in death...
Ilse M. Meurs
Sep 26, 2021
Ilse M. Meurs, age 88 of Marion passed away at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Colonial Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Marion.
Ilse was born on August 20, 1933 in Palem Bang, Indonesia the daughter of the late Guustave Arnold Eugene Lapre’ and Petronella Johanna Melsent. She married Henry A. “Hank” Meurs on September...
Ralph E. Bennett
Sep 20, 2021
Ralph E. Bennett, age 87 of Marion passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville, Indiana.
Ralph was born on September 9, 1934 in Marion, Indiana the son of the late Fred and Stella (Brunaski) Bennett. He married Doris Elaine Cox on September 15, 1955 and she preceded him in death on August...
Alberta D. Banks
Sep 20, 2021
Alberta D. Banks, age 73 of Marion passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Colonial Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Marion.
Alberta was born on May 23, 1948 in Hamilton, Ohio the daughter of the late Henry and Gladys (Wooten) Downey. She married Elmer Banks on May 29, 1965, and he preceded her in death...
Gary Peterson
Sep 14, 2021
Gary Peterson, age 69 of Sims passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Golden Living Center in Kokomo, Indiana.
Gary was born on January 19, 1952 in Bluffton, Indiana the son of the late Charles and Myrtle (Jones) Peterson. He worked at Gen Corp for 10 years. Gary was the World’s Biggest...
Kelly L. Combs
Sep 14, 2021
Kelly L. Combs, age 59 of Gas City passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Kelly was born on November 12, 1961 in Brook, Indiana the daughter of Robert J. and Sharon M. (McFall) Leighty. She married Vince Combs on July 25, 1987, and he survives. ...
Catherine J. West
Sep 9, 2021
Catherine J. West, age 88 formerly of Marion passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Northeast Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Catherine was born on March 4, 1933 in Marion, Indiana the daughter of the late Chester Arthur Darst and Nova Ruth (Tomlinson) Ellyson. She married John Lamont West on August...
Miles W. Donaldson, M.D.
Sep 2, 2021
Miles W. Donaldson, M.D., age 92 of Marion passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Wesleyan Health Care and Rehabilitation under the care of Heart to Heart Hospice.
Miles was born on May 5, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio the son of “R.J.” and Mildred (Miles) Donaldson. On July 2, 1973, he married...
Kennith E. Gause
Aug 18, 2021
Kennith E. Gause, age 60, of Marion, passed away August 18, 2021 at his home.
Kennith was born June 3, 1961 in Marion, Indiana the son of the late Phillip and Mary J. (Jenkins) Gause.
Kennith worked at RCA on the production line. Kennith loved his family very much. He enjoyed racing and building model...
Arlene Ann Jellison
Aug 17, 2021
Arlene Ann Jellison
Birthplace Marion, Indiana
Deceased in Naples, Florida A list of surviving relatives: Three children Angela Petersen and her husband David in Florida, Chad Jellison and his wife Heather in Ohio, and Jeremy Jellison in Florida. Ten grandchildren: Lauren Mortensen (husband Dan), Bradley Petersen (wife Danielle), and Kayla Petersen (partner Derek), Gabriella Jellison,...
Jayme M. Shelton
Aug 17, 2021
Jayme M. Shelton, age 58, our beloved daughter, mother and grandmother passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Jayme was born on January 17, 1963 in Marion, Indiana the daughter of the late Michael T. Heath and Carlotta (McCoy) Hobson. She was a 1981 graduate of Mississinewa High School and...
"Butch" Turner Ray Lyons
Aug 16, 2021
"Butch" Turner Ray Lyons, age 78, of Marion, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2021 in Naples, Florida when he was spending time with his sister, Janice Lyons Evans, his only surviving sibling.
Butch was born in Carlisle, Kentucky and has lived in Marion since the age of two. He was a graduate of Marion High School,...
Dorothy June Proffitt
Aug 13, 2021
Dorothy June Proffitt died on August 13, 2021 at the age of 89 in Plainfield, Indiana. Born March 2, 1932 in Pennsylvania, to late parents Russell and Dolly Mae Hedrick. Dorothy grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas with a sister Elizabeth, and two brothers, Harold (Sonny), and Joe.
Dorothy, a great fan of James Dean, made her...
Jo Hubbard
Aug 13, 2021
Jo Hubbard, age 71 of Marion passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Colonial Oaks Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Marion. She came to know the Lord three weeks prior to her death.
She was born July 17, 1950 in San Bernardino, California the daughter of the late James Robert Fuller and Joyce Elizabeth (Courtney)...
Phyllis J. Beedy
Aug 10, 2021
Phyllis J. Beedy, age 89 of Gas City, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 in Spokane, Washington.
Phyllis was born on January 2, 1932 in Swayzee, Indiana the daughter of the late Lewis Jackson Smith and Bonita (Cummings) Burnsworth. She was raised by her mother and Clayton Burnsworth. She married Paul J. Beedy on November 23,...
Verna L. Downam
Aug 5, 2021
Verna L. Downam, age 66 of Marion passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Verna was born on October 25, 1954 in Marion, the daughter of the late Alonzo and Guenevere (Nall) Whelchel. She was a short order cook at Indiana Wesleyan University, Waylon’s and Richard’s Restaurant. Verna loved her...
Rose Marie Purvis
Aug 4, 2021
Rose Marie Purvis, age 69 of Marion passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel, Indiana.
Rose was born on December 2, 1951 in Hazard, Kentucky the daughter of the late Robert and Bertie (Friley) Riley. She married her childhood sweetheart, Richard Purvis and they shared many years and memories...
Rosemary Shepler
Aug 1, 2021
Rosemary Shepler, age 93 of Marion passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021 in her home.
Rosemary was born on October 1, 1927 in Winona Lake, Indiana the daughter of the late Earl and Ada (Noel) West. She married Charles Shepler on February 6, 1949, and he preceded her in death on April 26, 2010. Rosemary was...
Janice L. Rhodes
Aug 1, 2021
Janice L. Rhodes, age 80 of Marion passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center in LaFontaine, Indiana.
Janice was born on August 31, 1940 in Marion, Indiana the daughter of the late Robert and Mildred (Peas) Seward. She was a 1958 graduate of Van Buren High School. She married Carl...
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