Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.
Geneva L. Turner
Jan 4, 2009
GENEVA L. TURNER, age 81, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion. GENEVA was born on March 5, 1927, in Truman, Arkansas, the daughter of the late John and Emma (Orr) Russell. She married Walter James Turner on February 26, 1974. He preceded her in death in 1991. She worked in production on...

Blanche Winstead Reid
Jan 4, 2009
BLANCHE W. REID, age 85, died January 4, 2009 in Franklin, N. Carolina. She had moved to Franklin in 2006 to be near her children. She lived most of her life in Grant County, Indiana. Mrs. Reid was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She earned her B.A. degree from John Brown University, Arkansas. After 32 wonderful years of marriage, she...
Robert G. "Bobby" Valenzuela
Dec 23, 2008
ROBERT G. "BOBBY" VALENZUELA, age 41, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in Marion General Hospital, Marion. He was born on November 8, 1967, in Marion, Indiana, the son of Roberto Valenzuela and the late Ruththelma (Waller) Valenzuela. He married Tammy Allen on January 27, 1990. She survives. He was a 1986 graduate of Marion High School where he...

Anna Purvis
Dec 19, 2008
ANNA PURVIS, age 73, of Arkansas, formerly of Marion died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Conway Regional Hospital, Conway, Arkansas. ANNA was born on November 19, 1935, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Ora and Susie (Knight) Smith. She married Robert Purvis on December 10, 1955. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was a homemaker. Survivors...

Jerry Graff
Dec 18, 2008
JERRY GRAFF, age 68, of Ft. Wayne, formerly of Marion died at 12:31 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008, in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. JERRY was born on December 27, 1939, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Arthur and Helen Graff. Survivors include: brother, Richard Graff (Jean) of Sweetser, Indiana; sister, Karolyn Huffman (Gerald) of Huntington, Indiana and...
Maxine E. Goff
Dec 11, 2008
MAXINE E. GOFF, age 84, of Sweetser died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008, at Rolling Meadows Health Care, LaFontaine. MAXINE was born on October 2, 1924, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Arthur Timmons and Bertha (Crossin) Timmons. She married James C. Goff on April 20, 1940. He preceded her in death on August 4,...
V. Doris Mcadams
Dec 10, 2008
V. DORIS McADAMS, age 93, of Marion, died at 12:34 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Wesleyan Heights, Marion. She was born on June 30, 1915, in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of the late Irvin W. and Louise (Heavilin) McAdams. She retired from Marion Community Schools in 1976 after 40 years of teaching. She was a member of the Indiana...

Donald G. Robbins
Dec 4, 2008
DONALD G. ROBBINS, age 85, of Goshen, formerly of Marion, died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday, December 4, 2008, at his home. DONALD was born on August 4, 1923, in Huntington County, Indiana, the son of the late Benjamin Robbins and Dessie (Searles) Robbins. On June 3, 1952, he married Phyllis Lutz. She survives. DONALD graduated from Marion High School in...

Darrell C. Edington
Dec 3, 2008
DARRELL C. EDINGTON, age 56, died at 1:32 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. DARRELL was born December 31, 1951 in Blackford County Hospital, the son of Frank Edington and the late Avis Edington. He married Carol Thurman in 1981. She preceded him in death in December 1986. He served in the U.S. Army. During that...

Gerald H. Downes
Nov 23, 2008
GERALD H. DOWNES, age 71, died at 9:33 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion, Indiana. GERALD was born on December 26, 1936, in Milford, Indiana, the son of the late Clyde Downes and Leta Iris (Gibson) Downes. He was an Army veteran and worked in sales. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Marion....

Donald L. Crabtree
Nov 19, 2008
DONALD L. CRABTREE, age 73, of Marion, died at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in Marion General Hospital, Marion. DONALD was born on February 14, 1935, in Monticello, Kentucky, the son of the late Woodrow and Edath (Dobbs) Crabtree. He married Janet Zabst in September 1969. She survives. He was a Navy veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He...
Patricia L. (Moriarity) Smith
Nov 16, 2008
Patricia L. (Moriarity) Smith, age 70, of Warren, formerly of Marion, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Hospice Home, Ft. Wayne, Indiana after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. Patty was born on November 26, 1937, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Patrick and Gladys (Myers) Moriarity. She married James...
Ernie Figler
Nov 13, 2008
ERNIE FIGLER, age 49, of Jonesboro, died unexpectedly Thursday, November 13, 2008, at home. Ernie was born on September 9, 1959, in Joliet, Illinois, the son of the late Walter William Figler and Esther Jane (Kipp) Figler. He worked at the Marion General Motors plant in maintenance for 30 years until his retirement in August, 2008. Survivors include Sisters, Nancy...
Sylvia L. Lyons-Gear
Nov 8, 2008
SYLVIA L. LYONS-GEAR, age 85, died at 9:55 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Rolling Meadows Health Care Facility, LaFontaine. She was born on February 20, 1923, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Albert and Sarah (Thornsberry) Smith. She married Carl E. Lyons on December 23, 1940. Carl preceded her in death on March 20, 1981. She...

Hugh H. Ware
Nov 3, 2008
HUGH H. WARE, age 81, of Marion, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday, November 3, 2008, in Miller's Merry Manor, Marion. HUGH was born on June 10, 1927, in Huntington, Indiana, the son of Albert and Martha (Hartman) Ware. They preceded him in death. He was a 1945 graduate of Bippus High School, Bippus, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army...

Rozella J. Harris
Oct 27, 2008
ROZELLA J. HARRIS, age 78, died Monday, October 27, 2008, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion. ROZELLA was born on February 9, 1930, in Lawrence County, Indiana, to the late Earl Franklin Tirey and Margaret Jewel (Beasley) Tirey. She married Carroll Bryce Harris. He preceded her in death in 1995. She was a beautician, a member of the First Friends...
Betty Jane Marshall
Oct 25, 2008
BETTY JANE MARSHALL, age 82, of Colonial Oaks Health Care Center went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 25, 2008. BETTY was born on January 8, 1926, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Addie L. Marshall and Grace Irene (Colligan) Marshall. She was a graduate of Marion Community Schools in 1944. She attended Marion Business College for...
Jane Segraves
Oct 21, 2008
JANE SEGRAVES, age 86, died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion. JANE was born on January 17, 1922, in Delphos, Ohio, the daughter of the late George Schaffer and Cecilia (McKowen) Schaffer. She was a graduate of St. John's High School, Delphos, Ohio. On July 17, 1943, she married Thomas Michael Segraves. He preceded...
Robert D. "Bob" Thorne
Oct 12, 2008
ROBERT "BOB" D. THORNE, age 76, of Marion, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, October 12, 2008, peacefully at home while surrounded by family. He retired from Thomson Consumer Electronics, formerly RCA in Marion after 43 years of service. He had a great love for his family, the arts, cooking and traveling. He would spend many hours painting with oils...

John Patrick (Jack) Mcmanus
Oct 8, 2008
JOHN (JACK) PATRICK MCMANUS, of Kokomo, Indiana, died October 8, 2008 at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis from complications of acute pancreatitis. Jack was born on November 17, 1930 in Patterson, New Jersey, the son of the late Patrick and Anna McManus. Jack served honorably in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and later attended George...
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