Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.
Mary E. (Butterfield) Fortney
Jan 27, 2015
Mary E. Fortney, age 94, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Rolling Meadows Health Care Center, LaFontaine. Mary was born March 24, 1920, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Claude and Hazel (Ford) Butterfield. Mary worked at Delta during WWII, where she met Eugene Fortney whom she married on December 2, 1945. He preceded her in death...
Robert E. Mccoy Sr
Jan 25, 2015
Robert E McCoy Sr., age 88, of Marion, passed away Sunday January 25, 2015, at Marion General Hospital. Robert was born July 22, 1926 in Gas City, Indiana, the son of Carl and Freida (Lehman) McCoy. Bob was a WWII veteran, serving his country from 1944-1946. Bob married the love of his life, Phyllis Waggy, in 1952. Bob and Phyllis...
John C. Mcintyre
Jan 16, 2015
John C. McIntyre, age 60, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015, in Marion, Indiana. John was born on October 20, 1954, in Hazard, Kentucky, the son of the late Seldon and Shirley (Cornett) McIntyre. He married Deana Battishill on May 21, 1994 in Marion, and she survives. John graduated from Mississinewa High School in 1974 and worked for the city...
Carole Bickett
Jan 12, 2015
Carole Ann Bickett, age 69, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015, at AMG Hospital (Ball Memorial), Muncie, Indiana. Carole was born July 13, 1945, in Wabash, Indiana, the daughter of the late Charles Sutton and Helen Verholtz. Carole was an x-ray technician at Marion General Hospital until her retirement. She loved cats and collecting cat memorabilia and donated to various...
Betty A. (Davis) Kirkwood
Jan 11, 2015
Betty A. Kirkwood, age 89, of Marion, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana. Betty was born December 16, 1925, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Wilbur and Esther (Cammack) Davis. She married Donald E. Kirkwood, and he preceded her in death on October 18, 1983. Betty worked as a school librarian at...
Betty Tharp
Jan 5, 2015
Betty J. Tharp, age 85, of Marion, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015, at Marion Rehab, Marion, Indiana. Betty was born October 13, 1929, in Matthews, Indiana, the daughter of the late Filmore Foist and Marguerite (Nelson) King. She married Ronald Petre on August 6, 1998, and he survives. Betty was a Certified Nursing Assistant at Bradner Nursing Home and...
Eston Steven Phillips
Dec 31, 2014
Eston Steven Phillips, age 65, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in his Marion home. Eston was born November 18, 1949, in Madison County, Florida, the son of the late Robert and Ollie (Holland) Phillips. He married Darlene Ludington on June 28, 1974, and she survives. Eston served in the Army during the Vietnam Conflict and received two Purple Hearts....
Mary Katherine (Curry) Abraham
Dec 28, 2014
Mary Katherine Abraham, age 100, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014, at Upland Nursing Center, Upland, Indiana. Mary was born July 19, 1914, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late William and Maude (Osborne) Curry. She graduated from Fairmount High School in 1932. Mary married Frederick Abraham on October 11, 1941, and he preceded her in death December...
John R. Fager
Dec 22, 2014
John R. Fager, age 75, of Marion, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014, in his home. John was born May 25, 1939, in Peru, Indiana, the son of the late Merlin and Geneva (Reed) Fager. On June 14, 1958, he married Barbara George, and she survives. John was a graduate of LaFontaine High School. He was a truck driver for...
Paul B. Ragsdale
Dec 19, 2014
Paul B. Ragsdale, age 65 of Marion passed away Friday December 19, 2014 in Millers Merry Manor. He is survived by his sister Donna Ragsdale of Marion. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements handled by Raven-Choate Funeral Home, 1202 Kem Road, Marion, IN Online condolences may be expressed at www.ravenchoate.com
Raymond E. Caudill
Dec 16, 2014
Raymond E. Caudill, age 74, of Orlando, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in Mike Conley Hospice House, Clermont, Florida. Raymond was born on May 14, 1940, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Jesse and Gertrude Morgan Caudill. Raymond was a skilled leather craftsman and self-employed entrepreneur by trade. He was an outdoors man and loved to...
Ada Marie (Vanderschaaf) Fisher
Dec 15, 2014
Ada Marie (Vanderschaaf) Fisher passed away on December 15, 2014. She was 101 years old and was a long time resident of Marion, Indiana. She was born in Spring Lake, Michigan to Reverend and Mrs. John Vanderschaaf. Upon graduation from Central College, Pella, Iowa she became a school teacher prior to marrying Dr. Henry Fisher in 1939, whereupon they moved...
Lillie B. (Kerr) Purdom
Dec 8, 2014
Lillie B. (Kerr) Purdom, age 96, of Marion, passed away Monday morning, December 8, 2014, at Heritage Pointe, in Warren, Indiana. Lillie Kerr was born May 25, 1918, Kettle (Martinsburg), Kentucky. She married Wallace (Bud) Purdom on March 10, 1947, and he survives. The couple was blessed with over 67 years of marriage. Lillie was preceded in death by her...
Ira Lee Story
Nov 28, 2014
Ira Lee Story, age 67, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014, at Community Howard Regional Health, Kokomo, Indiana. Lee was born July 11, 1947, in Marion, Indiana. He was a graduate of Oak Hill High School, and then served four years in the U.S. Navy. Lee was a bartender at the Hacienda Restaurant in Kokomo for 25 years, retiring in...
Kenneth Wayne Goodwin
Nov 27, 2014
Kenneth Wayne Goodwin passed away on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2014, in his home. It was also his 65th birthday. Kenneth was born and spent most of his life in Marion, Indiana where he was a 1968 graduate of Marion High School. As a youth, he was active in all sports, but he excelled in baseball. He was a...
Margaret L. Nelson
Nov 21, 2014
Margaret L. Nelson, 88 of Marion, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at York Place Assisted Living in Marion. Margaret was born December 13, 1925, in Marion, to the late Cecil and Hazel (Street) Pritchett. She married Robert Nelson on October 25, 1944 and he preceded her in death. She was a member of First Friends Church in Marion and...
Dwaine Lee "Biff" Osborn
Nov 17, 2014
Dwaine Lee Osborn "Biff" lost his battle with cancer at 4:20 p.m. November 17, 2014, in his home with his wife, Maggie nearby. Biff was born to Carl and Ruby (Gustin) Osborn in Swayzee, Indiana on August 21, 1933. He graduated from Swayzee High School in 1951, lettering in baseball and track. Biff went on to serve in the U.S....
Mary Ann (Smith) Mullins
Nov 16, 2014
Mary Ann Mullins, age 82, of Marion, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014, in her home. Mary Ann was born August 17, 1932, in Grays Knob, Kentucky, the daughter of the late James Clarence and Martha Ethel (Williams) Smith. She married John "Jack" Mullins on November 15, 1952, and he preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Greensfork,...
Mary Isabel (Uhlmeyer) Wheeler
Nov 12, 2014
Mary Isabel Wheeler, age 96, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Rolling Meadows Health Care, LaFontaine, Indiana. Isabel was born December 7, 1917, in St. Patrick, Clark County, Missouri, the daughter of the late William and Anna Mae (Reischling) Uhlmeyer. She married William Robert Wheeler, and he preceded her in death on May 3, 1988. Isabel worked as a...
Steven Mullen
Nov 2, 2014
Steve Mullen, age 57, of Marion, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Steve was born July 13, 1957, in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Max Mullen and the late Jane (Cable) Mullen. He was a fork truck operator at the Marion General Motors plant until his retirement. Steve was a member of the Elk's...
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