All Obituaries

Shirley S. “Sudy” Blackburn, 82, of Kokomo, went home to be with the Lord at 5:29 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo.  She was born February 22, 1938 in Albany, Indiana to Charles R. and Martha E. (Bonner) Anderson.  She married Joe T. Blackburn on October 6, 1957 in Portland, Indiana and he survives. Sudy attended Grace Baptist Church for several years.  She enjoyed knitting baby blankets and booties for the...

Arlan E. Bookwalter, 78, of Walton, passed away at 1:22 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.   He was born March 16, 1942 in Cass County to Norman and Mary (Wilson) Bookwalter.   He married Kay Rife on October 11, 1963 and she survives. Arlan was a lifelong farmer in the Walton area.   He enjoyed fishing, gardening, racing and especially woodworking.  He loved spending time with his grandchildren. Surviving family...

William D. “Bill” Gifford, 80, of Galveston, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 10:16 p.m. Monday, November 16, 2020 at Community Howard Regional Hospital in Kokomo. He was born December 11, 1939 in Logansport to Harvey and Mabel (Woods) Gifford. He married Dina Logan on June 4, 1965 and together celebrated over 55 years of marriage. Bill retired from Chrysler Casting Plant after 29 years lastly working in Tool and Die as a mold maker. He was a member of...

Richard E. Ridenour, 90 of Burlington, formerly of Young America, passed away at 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo.   He was born on March 11, 1930.  He was the son of Delbert and Katherine (Farber) Ridenour.  Richard married Lottie Mae Seward on February 10, 1951 in Young America.  She preceded him in death on December 9, 2006.   Richard was a lifelong farmer.  He graduated from Erin...

Martin “Marty” D. Eilers, 58, of Lafayette, went home to be with the Lord at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.   He was born December 14, 1961 in Peoria, IL to Mel and Kay (Bean) Eilers.   He married Patricia “Patty” D. Eilers on July 17, 1993 and she survives.  Marty grew up in Chillicothe, IL and graduated from Illinois Valley Central High School.  He moved to Kokomo in 1985.  He worked in...

Joe E. Beck, 92, of Galveston, went home to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, October 25, 2020 at his home.  He was born October 21, 1928 to Virgil and Ruby (Cree) Beck.  He married Ruth L. McLeland on November 23, 1947 at the Center United Brethren Church near Young America.  Ruth preceded him in death on November 17, 2010. Joe was a lifelong farmer.  He was a member of Galveston First Baptist Church where he served as deacon and choir director for many...

Betty J. Jernagan, 98, of Kokomo, went home to be with the Lord at 8:58 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Wellbrooke of Kokomo.  She was born November 25, 1921 in Kokomo to Olin and Blanche (Gullion) Hovarter.  She married Edward R. Jernagan and he preceded her in death November 23, 1965. Betty retired from the United States Postal Service in 1991 with over 26 years of service as a clerk in the Galveston Post Office.   She was a member of the Galveston First Baptist...

Marcia L. (Horner) Carter, 69 of Galveston, passed away at her home Saturday, October 24, 2020.   She was born November 30, 1950 in Kokomo to Harry and Catherine (LaFever) Tusing. Marcia worked at St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo as a nurse’s aide for several years.   She enjoyed gardening, flowers, collecting antiques and especially spending time with her grandkids. Surviving family include her children, Tara (Randy) Ault, Galveston and Todd Mitchell...

Mary Rose “Rosie” Carver, 94, of Galveston, passed away at 4:15 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was born May 6, 1926 in Cass County to Walter and Mildred (Creekmore) Hicks. She married Paul E. Carver on October 13, 1950 in Forest, Indiana.  Paul preceded her on death April 7th of this year. Rosie lived in Galveston her entire life.  She graduated from Galveston High School in 1944 and later went on to...

James Edward Sutton, 79, of Walton, went home to be with the Lord at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2020 at his home.  He was born September 10, 1941 in St. Charles, VA to Charles and Lorena Sutton.   He married Fran Snyder on December 22, 1962 and she survives. James retired from Erny’s Fertilizer / The Anderson’s with 30 years’ service as a truck driver in 2005.  After retirement he continued to work seasonally for them until...