All Obituaries

  Patricia A. “Patty” Payne, age 70, of Huntington, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020, at 6:45 am.  She worked at Memcor and Kenkoat.  She enjoyed eating pizza and watching western movies.   Patricia was born July 18, 1949, in Olean, New York, a daughter of Clark Walton “Walt” and June Elizabeth (Tyler) Mason.  She is survived by 2 daughters Jody Payne of Huntington and Kim Payne of Huntington, 7 grandchildren Yahna (Bryan) Cripe,...

  Scott E. Dafforn, age 56, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at 6:29 am at his home.  Scott graduated from New Haven High School in 1982.  He was a manager at TruckPro and Power Train in Fort Wayne.  He was a member of Sonrise Church.  Scott was devoted to his family, an avid Cincinnati Reds baseball fan, collected baseball cards, and was known for his great sense of humor.   Scott was born January 5, 1964, in Fort Wayne, a son of Ronald and...

  Marjorie S. Sweatland, age 80, of Warren and formerly of Roanoke, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at 7:46 am at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.  She graduated from Roanoke High School in 1957.  She worked for General Telephone, Byers Insurance and Fort Wayne Business Products.  She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Huntington. She enjoyed quilting, knitting, crocheting and genealogy.    Marjorie was born August 15,...

  Mary J. Lee, age 62, of Huntington, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, at 8:36 am at Oakbrook Village.  She was a homemaker.   Mary was born May 14, 1957, in Huntington, a daughter of William Maurice and Roxie (Randall) Barnes.  She is survived by 2 sons Keith (Kimberly) Dolby of Huntington, Christopher Scott Dolby, 2 brothers Thomas (Jadene) Barnes and James (June) Barnes both of Huntington, 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. There will be no visitation or...

  Sharon Kay Wymer, age 75, of Huntington, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 11:00 pm at Oakbrook Village, Huntington.  She was a homemaker when her children were young, but her love of people led her to be an activities director at Lutheran Village, Fort Wayne, then a volunteer at Norwoods Health and Rehabilitation and Oakbrook Village. Sharon loved to sing and was a member of Charity Baptist Church.   Sharon was born February 1, 1944, in Huntington, a daughter of...

Charlene S. Jones, age 70, of Huntington, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Parkview Randallia, Fort Wayne.  She worked at Wabash Technologies and was a member of New Life Fellowship Church.    Charlene was born May 8, 1949, in Huntington, a daughter of Charles and Ethel (Pinkerton) Randall.  On May 4, 1974 she married her beloved husband of 40 years Donnie Ray Jones in Jellico, Tennessee.  He passed away December 15, 2014.  She is survived by a son...

  Wesley Carl Moeck, Jr., age 75, of Markle, Indiana, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019, at 1:45 p.m. at Markle Health & Rehabilitation. Wesley graduated from Lafayette High School in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1962, served his country honorably - first as a Private and finally as a Sergeant - from 1965 to 1967 at the United States Army Alaska (USARAL) Headquarters Command during the Vietnam War, and diligently worked numerous jobs over the decades in order to provide for his...

Janet S. Smith, age 80, of Huntington, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019, at Oakbrook Village, Huntington.  She was a supervisor at Kencoat for 15 years.  She was a member of the American Legion Post #85 Auxiliary and Aerie of the Eagles.    Janet was born February 18, 1939, in Fort Wayne, the daughter of Kenneth and Louise G. (McFarland) Fisher.  She married Raymond Dewayne Roberts, then Sam Smith.  Both have passed away.  She is survived by a...

Ann Marie Pownall, age 62, of Las Cruces, New Mexico and formerly of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 12:45 pm at her home.  She graduated from Huntington North High School in 1975. She worked at Fort Wayne K-Mart distribution center for 16 years from 1981-1997.  Se then worked at Roanoke Woodworking from 1997-2002. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.      Ann was born April 26, 1957, in...

  Vera Mae Orr, age 89, of Huntington, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, at 12:03 am at Heritage of Huntington.  She graduated from Huntington High School in 1948 and worked as a bookkeeper at Farm Bureau Co-op in Warsaw for 24 years.  She was a member of the Warsaw Wesleyan Church and enjoyed reading.    Vera was born September 23, 1930, in Warren, a daughter of Ralph and Inez (Andrew) Stroup.  She married Fred Orr and he passed away in 2006.  She...