All Obituaries

Eleanor E. Buroker, 92, former longtime Gaston, Indiana resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Heritage Pointe of Warren, Indiana, where she resided since 2014.   Eleanor Eileen was born on May 16, 1927 in Howard County, Indiana to the late Irvin P. and Nellie (DeBon) Ford. She graduated from Ervin Township High School in 1946. She married L. DeMerle Buroker February 11, 1949 at the First Baptist Church in Kokomo. They were married for 55 years before his...

Norman W. Smith, 81, of Oakville, passed away Thursday evening, July 25, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.   Norman was born June 5, 1938 in Blountsville to the late William Clayton and Clara Smith. He attended Cowan High School and graduated in Santa Rosa California. He went on to earn his degree in Design Engineering in Cincinnati. Norman worked as a Tool and Die maker at General Motors in Marion for 15 Years, retiring in 2000. Norman attended...

Linda Sue James (Davis), 70, of Muncie, passed away at I.U. Ball Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 21, 2019.   Linda was born on December 03, 1948 in Cammack, Indiana to Warren and Dixie Davis. She loved camping, cooking and her grandbabies. Linda was an excellent cook and the worlds’ best at making scalloped potatoes.         Linda is survived by her husband, Otto James; 3 children; Steve Lee (Tonya King), Scott and Bentlee James, a brother, Mike...

Verba Leon Doughty Jr., 66, of Yorktown, passed away and joined his wonderful father on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his home following a long illness.   Verbie was born the third child to Verba Doughty Sr. and Betty Richey on October 25, 1952 in Muncie, Indiana. Verbie graduated from Wes-Del High School in 1970 and lived most of his life on the family farm. Verbie worked as a self-employed carpenter and in his younger years he traveled the country coating the inside of silos. He was an...

Michael D. Kelley, 67, of Muncie, passed away on Friday July 5, 2019 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.   Michael was born February 1, 1952 in Winchester, Indiana. Michael graduated from Anderson High School in 1971 and went on to earn a double Master’s Degree in Sociology and Physiology from Ball State University. Michael worked for General Motors for 42 years before his retirement in 2015. He was a member of the North Side Church of God and was a member of the...

Chestelene Jackson, 80, of Yorktown, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday morning, July 2, 2019.   Chet was born on December 11, 1938 in Fentress County, Tennessee to the late Robert and Oma (Holbert) Wallen. She worked most of her life as a seamstress working alongside her family at Yorktown Upholstery. She was a dedicated member of Mt. Pleasant Community Church for many years. Chet enjoyed sewing and knitting.   Chet is survived by her brother, Edward Wallen of...

Linda Williams, 74, of Fort Wayne, formerly from Yorktown, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 at Signature Health Care in Fort Wayne.   Linda was born August 26, 1944 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Orem and Oma (Koons) Fletcher. Linda earned her bachelor’s in business from St. Frances College at the age of 47. She worked in customer service for Allied Worldwide and later retired as a cashier from Wal-mart in 2009. Linda had attended the Yorktown Christian Church before moving to...

Vernon L. “Pete” Davis, 87, of Cammack, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.   Pete was born on July 16, 1931 in Delaware County, Indiana to the late Frank and Florence (Plummer) Davis. He was a 1949 graduate of Yorktown High School. Pete served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954 as an Airman First Class. He was stationed in Japan among other places during his service. Pete was known by many as the Mayor...

Albert Howard Hughes III, 32, of Muncie, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at his home.   Albert was born on August 31, 1986 in Selma. He attended Muncie Central High School and was currently enrolled in Ivy Tech Community College for HVAC. Albert was a United States Army Veteran serving in the 82nd Airborne Division. He was a member of the Selma American Legion. Albert enjoyed boxing, working out, and fishing.   Albert is survived by his mother, Patricia (Kabel) Hughes of...

Max W. Couch, 86, fell into the arms of his Savior on April 16, 2019 at Westminster Village in Muncie.  Max was born June 14, 1932 in Fairmount, Indiana to the late Verlie and Lora (Jones) Couch.  He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1950.  He married Shelby Smith on May 28, 1955.  In 1958 they moved to Converse where they adopted their daughter Ramona.  In 1962 they moved to Swayzee and in 1965 adopted their second child, Roger.  Then in 1968 Greg was...