All Obituaries

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Sarah Marceil Drake, age 95, of Roanoke, passed away November 3, 2019, at 1:33 am at Heritage Pointe of Huntington.  She graduated from Jefferson High School, Elkhart County in 1942, and was a member of Dionne quintuplet Collectors Club and volunteered at the Roanoke Heritage Center.    Marceil was born March 17, 1924, in Goshen, the daughter of Norman and Minnie E. (Stouder) Swoveland.  On June 19, 1949 she married her beloved husband of 50 years Douglas Drake in Fort...

Harold P. Rich, age 94, of Huntington, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at 9:09 am at Parkview Huntington Hospital.  He graduated from Lancaster High School in 1943.  He worked at Caswell Runyan from 1946-1952, at Utah Electronics from 1952-1960 where he was Chief Engineer for the last four years, then worked at Pyle Industries as chief engineer from 1960-1989.  He was a member of Mt. Etna United Methodist Church and Warren Tractor Club.  He enjoyed attending...

  Clyde W. Sprowl, age 62, of Huntington, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019, at his home.  He graduated from Huntington North High School in 1974 and attended IU Purdue.  He served in the US Army.  Clyde and his wife owned C & B PWB Design Services.  He was devoted to his family, and enjoyed computers, hunting and fishing.  He was a member of HAM Radio Operators and the NRA.   Clyde was born October 23, 1956, in Huntington, a son of Marion and...

  Michael R. “Mike” Federspiel, age 51, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at his home.  He graduated from Huntington North High School in 1986. He was owner- operator of Mike's Body and Paint, doing exceptional paint and auto repair work. He left that profession due to health worries from all the chemicals used. He started his machine shop, Assured Products, becoming very knowledgeable in CNC programming, production and repair in many...

Susan K. Barnes, age 78, of Huntington, IN, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019, at 4:00 am at Oakbrook Village, Huntington.  She worked at Gemco in Andrews for 10 years, then at Majestic in Huntington, retiring after 25 years of service. She was an accomplished seamstress and quilter, and a member of Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Jackson County, TN.   Susan was born June 21, 1941, in Jackson County, TN, a daughter of Edgar W. and Martha Elizabeth (Barlow)...

Donald E. Smith, age 97, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at 4:10 am.  He graduated from Huntington High School in 1941, and served in the US Army in WWII in the European Theatre as a commander in the 777 Tank Battalion.  He was an industrial electrician, retiring in 1985 from Zimmer, a division of Bristol Myers in Warsaw.  While in Huntington he was employed by Memcor.  He was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Huntington, where he was...

  Eunice Beryl Ray, age 89, of Huntington, went to be with her Lord Monday, August 19, 2019, at 3:29 pm at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was a hairdresser and member of Bible Baptist Church.  Beryl earned her GED in 2004 at the age of 74.  She was devoted to her Lord and loved her family dearly.   Beryl was born January 30, 1930 in Kirby, Arkansas, a daughter of John M. and Toley E. (Turner) Gregory.  On August 9, 1946 she married her beloved...

Nikki (Nik) A. Abbett, age 66, of Huntington, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at 1:15 pm at his home in Huntington.  Nik worked at Clarks Reclamation and was a member of the VFW.   Nik was born January 13, 1953, in Franklin, the son of Ottie and Dorothy (Hinen) Abbett.  On July 4, 1986 he married Etta Aldridge in Roanoke and she survives in Huntington.  Also surviving are a son Nik Aldridge of Huntington, a step-daughter Tonya (Cleaver) Angulo of Fort Wayne, 10...

William L. “Bill” Sparks, age 55, of Warren, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019.  He had worked at Sid Feltts Repair in Montpelier.  He enjoyed golf, bowling, and woodworking, helped family and friends with his handyman skills, loved his grandchildren, and was an avid Colts fan.   Bill was born June 22, 1964, in Bluffton, the son of Leslie “Doc” and Dorothy (Denton) Sparks. His father passed away when he was young and he was raised by his mother and...