Ralph E. Gadbury
Feb 2, 2010
Ralph E. Gadbury, 77, of Muncie, IN died Tuesday February 2, 2010 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, IN. He was born on June 20, 1932 in Hartford City, IN the son of Rilus E. and Doris (Pyle) Gadbury. He graduated from Hartford City High School in 1952. On September 12, 1952 he married Marjorie (Cain) Gadbury. Ralph served in...
Peter Victor "Pete" Mattucci
Feb 1, 2010
Peter Victor "Pete" Mattucci, 89, passed away Monday evening, February 1, 2010 at Morrison Woods. He was the oldest of seventeen children, born June 28, 1920 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary (Prudhomme) Mattucci and Dominick Mattucci. Pete started working in the coal mines in Pennsylvania at the age of sixteen. He then served in the U.S. Army as...
Vetchell M. Bennett
Jan 31, 2010
MUNCIE - Vetchell May (Sue) Bennett went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN on Sunday afternoon, January 31, 2010 following a period of declining strength and health. In the days prior to her passing, she had expressed to her family members and friends her desire to have her suffering be...
Florence Hatcher
Jan 28, 2010
Florence Elizabeth Hatcher, 96, of Muncie, IN, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was born on May 13, 1913 in Bellefontaine, OH, to the late Abraham L. and Melanie M. (Spurlock) Dipple. Florence lived most of her life in Muncie. She was a homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother. She will be sorely missed...
Betty J. Bilbrey
Jan 28, 2010
Betty J. Bilbrey, 75, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born February 25, 1934, in Knoxville, Tennessee, the daughter of Everett and Elsie (King) Jordan. Mrs. Bilbrey was a housewife and a member of the South Pierce Street Body of Christ Church. Surviving are her husband, Arnold Bilbrey; her son, Ernie Lee Edmonds, (wife,...
Richard E. "Dick" Smith
Jan 28, 2010
Richard E. "Dick" Smith, 82, passed peacefully from this life, Thursday night, January 28, 2010 at the Morrison Woods Health Campus in Muncie, IN. Mr. Smith was born in Muncie, September 6, 1927. He attended and graduated Harrison Township School, class of 1945. He served in the U.S. Army, 1945-1948, during the occupation of Germany and distinguished himself with the...
Lorene A. Wise
Jan 28, 2010
Lorene A. Wise, 95, Albany, died Thursday afternoon at Albany Health Care where she resided nearly seven years. Born in Palestine, TX on June 10, 1914, her parents were Alonzo & Maggie Gannon. She attended school in Oklahoma and moved to Albany in 1940 from St. Louis, MO. Lorene retired from Kerr Glass (now Saint Gobain), Dunkirk, in 1974 after...
James Max Fox
Jan 27, 2010
James Max Fox, 75, of Muncie, IN passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was born on August 6, 1934 in Seymour, IN, to the late Louis W. and Vivian P. (Poore) Fox. James is a 1952 Muncie Central graduate. On May 8, 1954 James married Elizabeth Ann Wessol in Terre Haute, IN. James...
Esther Stephenson
Jan 26, 2010
Esther Stephenson, 102, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Willow Bend Nursing Facility following an extended illness. Esther was born in Muncie on August 12, 1907, the daughter of Frank and Martha (Reynolds) Long, and attended Muncie Schools. Mrs. Stephenson was a lifetime member of the Eagles Lodge #231 in Muncie. She loved to play bingo, and was an...
John Ruben Jinks
Jan 26, 2010
John Bud'' Ruben Jinks, 69, of Muncie, IN passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Muncie Health & Rehabilitation Center in Muncie. He was born on December 14, 1940 in Henry County, IN, to the late Leonard Lavern and Edith (Nicely) Jinks. On December 22, 1961 John married Wilma Jane Rench in Muncie. John was a very devoted member of...