All Obituaries

Howard E. Turnpaugh, 79, of Mexico, Indiana passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, at his home.   He was born April 24, 1944, in Peru, Indiana to Rodney V. Turnpaugh and Annabel (Roach) Turnpaugh.  He married Helen L. Robertson and she survives. Howard retired from Chrysler Transmission in Kokomo with over 30 years’ service in the tool crib.  He was affectionally known to his friends at Chrysler as “Zero”.   He enjoyed...

Chester Lee (Bud) Hendricks, 62, of Galveston, passed away at his home November 18, 2023. He was born July 18, 1961, to Lorena (Bennett) and Chet Hendricks. He graduated from Eastern High School in 1980. On March 21, 1992, he married Dawn (Noel) Hendricks, and she survives.    Bud was a skilled craftsman and built houses for McKibben Construction. He helped build most of the homes in Brookshire Estates. He also worked at The Original Treasure Mart, where he enjoyed helping people...

Connie Jo Townsend, 77, of Russiaville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born Mar. 9, 1946, in Kokomo, Indiana to the late Darrell “Guy” Amos and Gretchen “Gwendolyn” Keith. She was part of the inaugural graduating class at Lewis Cass High School in 1964. She went onto have a successful, decorated, career as the first female member of the executive staff at electronic data systems (EDS) a subsidiary of...

Scott Paul Hipsher, 55, of Galveston, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023, at his home.  He was born May 14, 1968, in Crawfordsville, Indiana to Paul F. and Barbara J. (Conrad) Hipsher Jr.  Scott graduated from Lewis Cass High School in 1986 and began working in construction.  His favorite pastime was riding his Harley. Surviving family include his parents, Paul and Barb Hipsher of Galveston, his children, Jamie and husband Curtis, Colton and Dalton.  His grandchildren,...

Marcia S. Carden, 75, of Logansport, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was born July 30, 1948, to Paul and Betty (Pine) Boring.  She worked as a beautician for many years in the Kokomo area before retiring.   She enjoyed playing Bingo and spending time with her friends at Bend in the Woods Apartments in Logansport. Surviving family include her son Wes Carden of Galveston; grandchildren, Nathan “Tahsin”...

Richard E. “Dick” Saul, 93, of Kokomo, went home to be with the Lord at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Waterford Place Health Campus in Kokomo.  He was born September 7, 1930, in Tipton County, Indiana to Charley and Delores (Fenn) Saul.   Dick married the love of his life Vangie Rae Broyles on December 17 ,1950 in Sharpsville, Indiana and she preceded him in death October 5, 2017.   Dick was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed his family...

Richard Lee Hamilton, 82, of Galveston passed away peacefully at 12:18 a.m. Friday, October 20, 2023 at Howard Community Hospital in Kokomo. Born September 27, 1941 to Clyde and Esther Hamilton, Richard was a determined, hard-working individual from the start. He joined the Marines at age 17 and proudly boxed Golden Gloves while in the Marine Corps.  After four years, he returned to finish high school at Kokomo High School in 1963 where he met his life-long love, Patricia, marrying her...

Timothy L. Winter, 60, of Galveston, passed away unexpectedly at his home Wednesday, October 11, 2023.  He was born October 22, 1962, in Logansport to Daniel T. and Myra K. (Scott) Winter. Tim was a carpenter for the Three H company in Cicero, Indiana for 30 years.  He is survived by his children, Kristen (Jacob) Holmes of Bowling Green, KY; Ashley Nelson of South Bend, IN; Brooke (Julio) Azpeitia of Logansport, IN; and Camden Winter and girlfriend Brooklynn of Galveston. ...

Christy Leeann (Taylor) Plank, 29, of Galveston, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at her home.  She was born December 10, 1993, in Peru, Indiana to James Taylor and Merrissa (Foust) Teal.  She graduated from Lewis Cass High School 2012.  Christy currently was employed for FFSA as a case worker where she had worked for several years. Surviving family include her beloved children, Alyssa, Alaina, and Vince Plank who she loved dearly.  Also surviving are her parents,...

Ryan Edward Neher, 33, of Walton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 19, 2023, in Kokomo.  He was born December 4, 1989, in Yuma, AZ to Daniel E. Neher and Angela N. (Denning) Weber and his loving bonus parents, Stephanie S. (Buffum) Neher, and Raymond D. Weber. Ryan was an adventurous soul who graduated from Lewis Cass High School in 2009.  Ryan’s humor brought smiles to many faces. He loved to make people smile with his loving and caring heart, always going out of...