All Obituaries

Bruce K. McKinley, 64, of Kokomo, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018.  He was born February 27, 1954 in Miami County to Robert and Rosalind (Ro) McKinley.   He married Angela “G” Gifford on June 15, 2013 in Miami County and she survives. Bruce retired from Chrysler with 28 years service in machine repair.  He was a member of UAW Local #685 in Kokomo.  Bruce enjoyed fishing, golf,  working on things and his faithful dog...

Betty L. Sites, 82, of Galveston, went home to be with the Lord at 8:55 pm Saturday evening at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo.  She was born March 22, 1936 in Galveston to Cappie A. and Mildred Donahue.  She married Jack R. Sites on November 12, 1955 in Kokomo.   Jack preceded her in death on February 26, 2003. Betty retired from Delco Electronics in Kokomo with 30 years service.  Betty loved Jesus.   She attended Chapel Hill...

Marilyn Sisson, 81, of Walton, passed away peacefully at 11:18 a.m. at The Wellington of Kokomo. She was born May 29, 1937 in Nebraska to Gordon and Gladys (Putman) Rook.  She married her high school sweetheart,  William “Bill” H. Sisson Jr. on June 21, 1958 in Waterloo, New York. Bill preceded her in death on February 4, 2017. Marilyn was a schoolteacher from 1958 – 1965.  She then became a full time wife and mother to her...

Betty S. Pfarrer, 85, of Kokomo, went home to be with the Lord at 7:20 am Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Century Villa Nursing Home in Greentown.  She was born August 5, 1933 in Sevierville, TN to Arlie B. and Maude (Huskey) Bryan.  She married Ronald T. Pfarrer on September 1, 1956 in Kokomo.  Ron preceded her in death on February 12, 2009. Betty worked as an accounting assistant for Cuneo Press and Kolux in Kokomo before becoming a full time...

Phillip L. Bullick, 71, of Galveston, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Northwoods Village Health Center in Kokomo.  He was born August 9, 1947 in Kokomo to Melford E. and Dorothy J. (Kile) Bullick.  He married Emma (Montgomery) Anglin on August 27, 1998 and she survives. Phil was a lifelong farmer and retired from General Motors with 33 years service.  He enjoyed fishing, all sports especially sprint car racing and his farming. Surviving family...

Malcolm E. Taylor, 88, went home to be with the Lord at 12:36 a.m. Sunday morning at Waterford Place Health Campus in Kokomo.   He was born September 3, 1929 in Vermillion County, Indiana to Jesse E. and Grace L. (Newell) Taylor. He married Rolla Jean Hayes on December 1, 1950 and  she preceded him in death on  January 1, 1982.   He then married Corrine “Pat” (Harrison) Sharpless on December 4, 1982 in Galveston and she...

Timothy W. Jamerson, 60, of Walton, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 12, 2018 at his home.  He was born September 29, 1957 in Ft. Walton Beach, FL to William Alton and Dolores G. (Pineda) Jamerson. Tim was a graduate of Lewis Cass High School and attended Ivy Tech State College.  He retired from Modine Manufacturing with several years’ service.  He enjoyed the outdoors especially hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting, playing golf with his Dad, and...

Jeffrey Michael Simons, 48, of Kokomo, passed away unexpected at his home Monday, July 30, 2018.  He was born October 4, 1969 in Kokomo to Nicholas Simons and Linda (Neuhauser) Simons. Jeff worked as a mortgage loan consultant for several years.   He especially enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews. Surviving family include his parents, Nicholas Simons, Kokomo and Linda L. Simons, Kokomo; siblings, Stephanie (Bryan) Graves, Jeffersonville, IN; Chad...

Kenneth Dotson, 77, of Bunker Hill, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 21, 2018, passing away peacefully at his home.  He was born to Wiley Foster Dotson and Sellie (Wilson) Dotson in Lafayette, Tennessee, on September 20, 1940, and graduated from Tompkinsville High School in Kentucky.  He served five years in the United States Air Force before becoming a civil service aircraft mechanic, working on A-37 and A-10 fighter jets at Grissom Air Base. Kenneth also...

After a courageous battle with cancer, James (Jim) Byrone Vest, 74, Galveston, passed away at his home on July 17, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones.  He was born on January 27, 1944, in Kingsport, Tennessee, to James Sr. and Lessie (Powers) Vest. On March 19, 1981, in Galveston, he married Deanna Vest (Rouch) and she survives.  He joined the Air Force in 1961 where he served tours in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. He later retired from Grissom Air Force base in 1981. Following his...