All Obituaries

Eaton, IN Ova Lee Drake, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at her home after a long illness. She was born on February 13, 1931 in Smithville, Tennessee to Orville and Mattie “Cleo” (Blankenship) Hutchins.  She married Wayne Drake and lived in Eaton since 1977. Ova worked for many years with her family at C&C Distributors in Eaton. She is survived by her son, Keith Drake (Donna); grandson, Wayne Drake (Donita) and two sisters, Louvanne and Brenda. In addition...

Selma, IN Mary Ann Vance, 72, passed away on March 29, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born on May 7, 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Louis and Betty (Berns) Stoner.  Mary Ann was raised by her paternal grandparents, Amos and Fanni Gladys Stoner and she graduated from Cadiz High School in Henry County in 1964. Mary Ann married Allen Vance and drove vehicles for a local auto dealer and auction.  She loved rollercoasters and belonged to the American Rollercoaster Enthusiast...

Losantville, IN Troy Smith, 50, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Waters of New Castle after a long illness. The son of Jack and Becky (Meyers) Smith, Troy was born on August 20, 1968 in Apple Valley, California. Troy married Janet McDonald on February 13, 2014. Troy most recently worked as a truck driver but had many talents including welding and metal fabrication. He attended Losantville United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Janet Smith, twin sons, Eli Smith and Stone...

Muncie, IN David C. Powell, age 52, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2019 at I.U. Health Ball Memorial Hospital. David was born February 28, 1967. He graduated from Delta High School in 1985 and Ball State University in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in Information System Management. David had the gift of being able to fix computers and understand technology. He worked at Ball State University for nearly 30 years, which included setting up and maintaining servers and desktop...

Eaton, IN Christine "Chris" Schwer, 68, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at her home. She was born on November 15, 1950 to Robert and Jean (Nieter) Loffer. Chris was a 1969 Delta High School graduate. After being a homemaker for many years, she returned to work in the cafeteria at Delta Middle School where she was commonly known as "Chris ketchup and mustard lady." She then moved on to be an instructional assistant at Delta High School in the resource room before returning to school in...

Dunkirk, IN Tiffany Lou (Morgan) Quate, 29, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 1, 2019 at her home in Portland. She was born on March 15, 1989 in Jay County to James and Frances Jean (Whited) Morgan. She graduated from Jay County High School in 2007. Tiffany loved her dogs and loved to fish, read and be around her family. She is survived by her parents: James "Jim" Morgan, of Dunkirk and Frances Jean Greenwood of Tennessee, her sister Twila Morgan, and her grandfather, Jim Morgan as...

Lester Alan (Bear) Richardson II, 21, of Eaton, IN, died Thursday February 20th, at his home. He was born at Ball Hospital in Muncie on July 23, 1992 to Lester Alan and Laura Ann (Stotler) Richardson. Bear attended Delta High School. He was a good and loyal friend, a beloved brother and son, and a favorite uncle. Never known as Lester, he was called ‘baby Bear,’ ‘brother Bear,’ ‘the bear’ – many did not even know his given name, he will always be...

Eaton, IN Frederick "Fred" McKinley, 80, passed away on January 26, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born February 16, 1938 in Delaware County to Russell and Viola (Minnick) McKinley. Fred was a 1956 graduate of Eaton High School and he went on to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force during Korea and Vietnam. Fred worked for General Motors in Muncie for over 32 years retiring in 1998. For many years, he own and operated McKinley Lawn Care and served as a youth leader at Eaton Church of...

Royerton, IN Reva Marie Davis, 55, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at her home after an extended illness. Reva was a 1982 graduate of Blackford High School and married Clinton Davis. A Celebration of Life will be announced in the spring. Visit WatersFuneralHomes.com to sign the guestbook or leave a condolence.

Muncie, IN Doris Jean Pryor, 84, passed on December 29th surrounded by loving family. Doris was born November 25, 1934 to Josh & Mary (Hughes) Pryor. She had five siblings; Burlyn Allen, Glenn Allen, Eva Angel, Junior Allen and Nathaniel Allen. Doris married Claude Gordon Pryor April 3, 1953 and they lived most of their lives in Eaton, Indiana and had four children together. Their children are Gene Pryor, Sharon Glaser, (Bill) Jenny Rouse (Randy) and Jackson Pryor (Lisa). Doris was preceded...