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Linda D. Swinford-Reed
Jan. 17, 1949 -- Aug. 13, 2003
Linda D. (Chesser) Swinford-Reed, 54, Anderson, died Aug. 13, 2003, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.
She was born Jan. 17, 1949, in Anderson, and was a lifelong Anderson resident. She was employed in production at Guide Lamp for 19 years, retiring in 1996.
She was a member of North Anderson Church of God. She graduated from Anderson High School in 1967.
She was a member of United Auto Workers Local 663. She loved her grandchildren.
Survivors included her husband of nearly four years, Morris R. Reed of Anderson, whom she married Oct. 23, 1999, in Anderson; mother, Mary J. (Day) Hilligoss (husband, Ralph Hilligoss) of Anderson; son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Rebecca Swinford of Anderson; stepson, Regan M. Reed of Anderson; sister and brother-in-law, Deborah and Jerry Crawford of Murray, Ky.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Karen and Patrick Manship of Anderson; two grandchildren, Brittany Renee Swinford and Bryant Douglas Swinford, both of Anderson; two stepgrandchildren, Brandon Ferguson and Brad Ferguson of Anderson; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Morris W. and Darlene Reed of Anderson; and several nieces and nephews.
Also surviving are five special friends, Julie Groce (companion, Bruce Hershberger) of Anderson, Steve and Janet Quate of Muncie, Herb and Elaine Hudson of Anderson, Dave and Anita Hannaford of Anderson, and Debbi and Woody Furney of Anderson; and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Douglas Swinford; father, Elmer Chesser; and a brother, Daniel Lee Chesser.
Special thanks to Dr. Scott Green and the Rev. Jim Rogers.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Rozelle-Johnson Funeral Service with the Rev. Jim Rogers of North Anderson Church of God officiating. Burial will be in Huntsville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Noble H. West
Nov. 3, 1923 -- Aug. 14, 2003
Noble H. West, 79, Anderson, died Aug. 14, 2003, at St. John's Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born Nov. 3, 1923, in Kirksville, Ill., and was a resident of this area for most of his life. He retired from Delco Remy Division of General Motors in 1999 as a toolmaker after 54 years of service.
He was a member of Bethany Christian Church. He was present Master of Frankton Masonic Lodge 607 as a 50-year member, present Sentinel Grand Council Cryptic Masons of Indiana, Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis, Murat Temple Shrine, Indianapolis, Anderson York Rite Bodies. He was a member and past president of Madison County Scottish Rite, Madison County Shrine Club, Sahara Grotto, Indianapolis, honorary member of Quincy Masonic Lodge 230, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Anderson Chapter Order of the Eastern Star 154, Ivy Rebekah Lodge 381, Order of the White Shrine, Order of Amaranth, American Legion and Farm Bureau. He will be remembered for his gifts of two-dollar bills.
He is survived by his wife, Ardella (Karns) West; children, Sherry Moss of Kentucky, Terry West of Muncie, Dale Adams of Anderson and Charles and wife Lisa Adams of Anderson; brother, Win Leon West of Kansas; sister, Eva Harrington of Texas; three grandchildren, Michael Edward Adams, Cambrie West and Corrissa West; and several nieces and nephews
He was preceded by his first wife, Donna West; and granddaughter, Brenna Adams.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, with Robert Bell officiating. Burial will be in K of P-IOOF Cemetery, Frankton. military graveside rites will be conducted by the VFW Post 266.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the South Chapel. A Masonic service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the South Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Ada Blades
Ada Blades, 93, died Aug. 17, 2003, at Community Hospital Anderson. Arrangements are pending at Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Home, Anderson.
Richard Cass
NOBLESVILLE -- Richard Cass, 87, died Aug. 15, 2003, at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville.
In 1982, he retired from Delco Remy Division of General Motors in Anderson.
Survivors include a son, Dick (wife, Judy) Cass, and his sister, Cora Hull.
His wife, Florence Cleo Cass, died in 1997.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan St., Noblesville, officiated by the Rev. Jack Wolfe. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fishers.
Visitation will be two hours prior to the Wednesday service at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association through the funeral home.
James M. Etchison
ELWOOD -- James M. Etchison, 75, died Aug. 17, 2003, at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood. Arrangements are pending at Copher-Fesler-May Funeral Home.
Veda Funkhouser
Veda Funkhouser, 97, died Aug. 17, 2003, at St. John's Medical Center, Anderson. Arrangements are pending at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes and Crematory, Anderson.
Phyllis M. Hunt
April 29, 1923 -- Aug. 16, 2003
Phyllis M. (Rush) Hunt, 80, of Anderson, died Aug. 16, 2003, at Manor Care in Anderson, following an extended illness.
She was born April 29, 1923, in Anderson, and resided in this area all of her life.
She was a certified nursing assistant and had previously been employed at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis.
Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Hugh Hunt; four children, Judy (husband, Harold) Baker, Joan (husband, Wayne) Kirby and H. Roxane Fisher, all of Anderson, and Larry (wife, Deanna) Hunt of Muncie; three sisters, Helma Wagers and Erma Bliss, both of Anderson, and Cloe Lopez of Greenfield; a brother, David Rush of Tennessee; 35 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Also surviving are special friends, Virgil and Iris Miller.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Opal and Edith (Lower) Rush; two sons, Marvin Bowling and Rusty Hunt; and a brother, Keith Rush.
Cremation will take place and private graveside services will be held at Park Cemetery
in Greenfield.
Arrangements by Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, Anderson.
Ruppert L. Pring
Aug. 26, 1910 -- Aug. 16, 2003
Ruppert L. Pring, 92, of Anderson, died Aug. 16, 2003, at his residence after a brief illness.
He was born Aug. 26, 1910, in Kennard, the son of Vinton and Gertrude (Pearson) Pring. He was a lifelong resident of this area.
He was a master electrician who retired from Anaconda Corp. after 23 years of employment. He also worked for Delco-Remy Division of General Motors in the 1930s and 1940s, and owned and operated his own heating and cooling business.
He was a member of the Middletown Masonic Lodge 271 F.&.A.M.
Survivors include three children, Norman Eugene (wife, Mary Jane) Pring of Cheyenne, Wyo., Rosemary (husband, Jeff) Fetz of Frankton and Randy (wife, Betty) Pring of Anderson; two sisters, Deloris Wehrly and Glenna Brenaman, both of New Castle; seven grandchildren, Kim (husband, John) Lamb of Sacramento, Calif., Mark (wife, Jodee) Pring of Cheyenne, Wyo., Mitchell (wife, Liz) Pring of Fort Campbell Ky., and Shane (wife, Dawn) Fetz, Jeff (Jacque) Fetz Jr., Amy Pring and Alan Pring, all of Anderson; five great-grandchildren, William Eugene Pring, Caroline Pring, Rhiannon Fetz, Kassandra Fetz and Kristy Fetz; and several nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to Ruppert's caregivers and to the staff at St. John's Hospice.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Reba Estella Pring, who died Nov. 3, 1999; his parents; three sisters, Eunice Grey, Romain Reichart and Dorothy Bancroft; two brothers, Paul Pring and Rex Newland; a son, John Pring; and a daughter, Jane Pring.
A Masonic service will begin at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday with funeral services to follow at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson, officiated by Pastor James Storey of First Church of the Nazarene. Burial will take place at East Maplewood Cemetery.
Calling will be two hours prior to the Tuesday service at the South Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Hospice through the funeral home.
Roberta J. Schurman
May 5, 1934 -- Aug. 16, 2003
Roberta Jo "Bobbie Jo" Schurman, 69, of Anderson, passed away Aug. 16, 2003, at St. John's Medical Center.
She was born May 5, 1934, in Frankton, the daughter of Forrest "Curley" and Roberta (Trissel) Leisure.
She was a graduate of Frankton High School, Class of 1952.
On Aug. 19, 1972, she married Lyle "Dan" Schurman.
She was formerly employed at Delco Remy in Anderson and the Aerospace Corp. in California.
She was a member of Frankton Christian Church and of the Sweet Adalines choral group.
Survivors include her husband, Dan Schurman of Anderson; her mother, Roberta (husband, Harold) Massey of Anderson; two sisters, Judy (husband, Tom) Gray and Sherry Scott, all of Anderson; two aunts, Mercedes Barnett and Loneda Barnard, both of Elwood; an uncle, Wilbur (wife, Eva) Trissel; five nephews; a niece; and a special friend, Carolyn of Fremont, Calif.
Also surviving are her beloved pets, Louise and Julio.
She was preceded in death by her father; a son, Joe Allen Davis; and a daughter, Denise Elaine Davis.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harper & Dunnichay Funeral Home, 305 Sigler St., Frankton, officiated by the Rev. Alvin Covell of Frankton Christian Church.
Visitation hours are from noon until 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison County Humane Society through the funeral home.
Walter H. Short
Feb. 22, 1936 -- Aug. 15, 2003
ALEXANDRIA -- Walter H. Short, 67, died Aug. 15, 2003, as the result of an auto accident near Tucumcari, N.M.
He was born Feb. 22, 1936, in Celina, Tenn., the son of Charlie and Myrtle Lynn Short. He had lived in Alexandria since 1999 when he moved from Anderson.
Walt served his country in the U.S. Army during the
Korean War.
In 1986, he retired as a stock chaser from Delco Remy in Anderson, after 21 years of employment. Recently, he retired from Sandalwood Apartments in Alexandria where he had been employed as a maintenance man.
Walt was a motorcycle man. He and his wife, Norma, traveled the country on his Gold Wing, a pastime which he thoroughly enjoyed. He was also an avid fan of NASCAR racing, Chicago Cubs baseball, Indiana Pacers basketball and Indianapolis Colts football. Walt was a "tinkerer" and delighted in toying with anything mechanical. He truly was a "jack of all trades and a master of none." He was "Papaw" to the neighborhood kids. If there was a flat bicycle tire or broken chain, Papaw would fix it. He was an "angel" in the night when you had a flat tire, ran out of gas or had a dead battery. He was the heart and backbone of his family and will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife, Norma J. (Gresham) Short of Alexandria, whom he married Nov. 7, 1956; a son, David (wife, Renea) Short of Anderson; two daughters, Vicki Short and Donna Burnett, both of Anderson; eight grandchildren, Jeremy (wife, Shannon) Johnson, Stephanie Davis, Chad Lee, Adrienne Lee, Natalie Burnett, Megan Short, Chase Short and Sarah Short; five great-grandchildren, Shianne Lee, Blake Johnson, Jade Johnson, Rayenne Davis and Rodney King III; two sisters, Jewel Lambert and Eva Pitcock, both of Westfield; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Neva Short.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Owens Funeral Home, 412 N. Harrison St., Alexandria, officiated by the Rev. Randy Murphy, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church, Alexandria. Interment will follow at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery, Anderson, where military honors will be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 266.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made, through the funeral home, to the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana in Anderson.
