Local Obituaries for Families in Anderson, Indianapolis, and Lawrence.
Randy Smith
Aug 24, 2018
Randy Smith, 47, of Indianapolis, died in a vehicle accident on US 40 on August 24, 2018. He was born on November 8, 1970 in Shelbyville, Indiana to the late Frank and Anna Ruth Smith. Randy was once in his life in need of help, and because he got it, he decided to pay it forward by assisting at different...
Richard Arvato Graves Jr
Aug 21, 2018
Richard Arvato Graves Jr., 66, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 21, 2018. He was born on October 5, 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Richard Arvato Graves Sr. and Elizabeth (Stein) Graves. Richard served in the United States Army from February 1969 to January 1972. He served as a Corporal, during the Vietnam War, and along with an...
Tracy Logan Arthur
Aug 20, 2018
Tracy Logan Arthur, 60, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 20, 2018. He was born on November 28, 1957 in Indianapolis, to the late George and Edythe (Eslick) Arthur. Tracy graduated from Thomas Carr Howe High School in 1976. He was a Project Manager for Citizens Energy Group. Before that, Tracy worked as a Project Manager for the city of...
Phyllis Marie Lavan
Aug 19, 2018
Phyllis Marie LaVan passed away peacefully on August 19th, 2018, at her home in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Phyllis was the oldest of 4 children born in Honolulu, Hawaii. The family moved to San Diego in 1957 and Phyllis eventually moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where she met her husband of 20 years, Harry LaVan. Phyllis and Harry worked for many years in...
Karl "Sonny" W. Watkins
Aug 18, 2018
Karl “Sunny” W. Watkins, 74, of Indianapolis, passed away with family by his side on Saturday, August 18th, 2018.
Karl worked for Maplehurst Farms/Deans foods for 27 years before retiring. Karl enjoyed fishing, racing, playing cards and most importantly spending time with family and friends.
Karl is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Helen Diana Watkins. Sons; Jim...
Kristen J. Frank
Aug 17, 2018
Kristen J. Frank, 61, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 17, 2018. She was born on January 23, 1957 in Indianapolis to the late William and Virginia (Born) Every. Kristen graduated in 1975 from Lawrence Central High School.
Kristen loved taking care of her home. She liked gardening, especially her flowers, cooking, and sewing. She was also very artistic and...
Jonathan Andrew Thompson
Aug 14, 2018
Jonathan Thompson, 54, of Cumberland, IN, passed away on August 14, 2018. He was born on January 29, 1964, in Indianapolis, IN to Robert and Merla (Alender) Thompson. Jonathan was a 1982 graduate from Arsenal Technical High School. After high school, he earned his F.C.C. License and worked as a radio engineer, announcer and promoter for two radio stations, WGRT...
Jennifer Lynn Mckinney
Aug 10, 2018
Jennifer Lynn McKinney, 44, of Indianapolis passed away on August 10, 2018. She was born on February 28, 1974 in Indianapolis. Jen graduated from Warren Central High School in 1992. While in high school she was a part of the Warren Central Colorguard. Jennifer graduated with an Associate degree in 2000 and Bachelor degree in 2003, both in science, from...
Wanda L Ludlow
Aug 5, 2018
Wanda L. (York) Ludlow, 93, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 5, 2018 at Community North Hospital. She was born on July 19, 1925 in Danville, IL to the late Claude and Jessie (Ramsey) York. She retired from Lawrence North High School Cafeteria. Wanda married Wayne Ludlow on December 2, 1945 in Veedersburg, IN. Wanda was a member of the...
Danny Farrell Ross
Jul 30, 2018
Danny Farrell Ross, 67, of Indianapolis, passed away on July 30, 2018. He was born on July 21, 1951 in Indianapolis to Farrell and Elsie Ross. He was a retired tree trimmer. Dan was a hard worker and always did his best. He will be dearly missed.
Danny is survived by his: wife, Cheryl (Shaw) Ross; daughters, Stacie and Jeanie...
