Howard Ervin Journay III, 60, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday evening, September 28th, 2022.  He was born on December 31st, 1961, in Muncie and was the son of Charles and Wanda Musick. Howard was a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend. He enjoyed fishing, working on cars, racing go-karts, and playing softball. He graduated from Muncie Central High School and was a concrete finisher for many years. Howard will be remembered for his laugh, contagious personality,...

Rebecca (Becky) L (Ashby) Craft Becky (Ashby) Craft, Muncie IN quietly passed away, Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in the early morning hours at her home. Becky was born in Muncie, IN on August 5, 1968 to Gene W Ashby & Letha (Spear) Ashby-Brannan, both of which pre-deceased her in death. Becky married Bobby Craft on May 6, 1989. Together, they had two sons, Coty (Ashley), of Yorktown IN, and Tanner, of Muncie IN. Two grandchildren, Alexis (Lexi) and Grayson (Gray), both of Yorktown,...

Reba L. (Eldridge) Pullins, 75, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 27, 2022, at the Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  She was born on March 30, 1947 in Parker City, Indiana, the daughter of Sherman and Winnie (Wilson) Eldridge. Reba had attended Parker City Schools and later worked in Home Health Care as a private care giver.  She enjoyed fishing whenever possible. She is survived by one son, Dewayne “Brad” Keating...

Rylie Faye Dearduff, newborn, passed away early Saturday morning, September 24, 2022, at the Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  She was the daughter of Charles "Chuck" and Arlyne (Raines) Dearduff. Besides her parents, she is survived by four siblings, Raeth, Lilith, Ivy, and Eli all at home; maternal grandmother, Karen Sayers-Lowe; paternal grandfather, Charles A. Dearduff Jr. Funeral services will take place at Parson Mortuary on Saturday, October 1, 2022,...

Shirley M. Reese, age 88, of Muncie passed away Wednesday morning, September 21, 2022, from natural causes at her residence. She was born October 24, 1933, in Orange County, Ind. She was the daughter of the late Charles Sr. and Mable Fay (Patton) Beaty. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed swimming, painting, ceramics, award-winning/published poetry, dancing both square and line, camping, and hiking through woods, and she was well known for her Letters to the Editor of the...

Kathryn “Kate” Marie Wean, age 100, of Muncie, Passed away at her residence , Monday morning, September 19th, 2022 following a brief illness.  She was born October 10th,1921 in Noblesville, In. and was the daughter of the late Rev. K. Edward and Anna (Jones) Maynard. She graduated from Daleville Schools and had worked in Childrens Clothing  for J.C.Penney’s for many years retiring in 1990. She was a member of  Garden at Gethsemane in Muncie, past...

Betty June Pemberton, 78, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022, at the Community Hospital South in Indianapolis following an extended illness.  She was born on February 20, 1944 in Jamestown, Tennessee the daughter of Sam and Ruth (Smith) Holding. Betty graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1962 and later married the love of her life, Edgar Pemberton, Sr., in 1962 and he preceded her in death in 1991.  Mrs. Pemberton had worked for Borg-Warner as a machine operator for 25...

Linda Mae Pettiford, age 71, passed away at her home surrounded by family.  Linda was born July 24, 1951, in Imperial, Nebraska, the daughter of Kenneth Frame and Charlotte Painter.  She attended local schools including Southeast Community College in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She obtained her LPN license and worked at area hospitals in Nebraska.  However, what she was best known for was being a Foster Mom.  From 1996 to 2010 Linda fostered more than 15 children, adopting...

  Richard Lee Wright Jr., age 59, of Muncie, passed away Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 at his residence following a short illness. He was born April 16th,1963 in Muncie to Richard L. Wright Sr. of Muncie and the late Rena P. ( Blankenship ) Wright. He was a lifelong resident of Muncie and worked most of his life as a Roofer and did various types of Construction work for companies and also self-employed. He was a past member of Eagles Aerie #231 of Muncie. Richard is survived by his...

Jeffery L. T.  Minnick, Jr., 32, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 12, 2022 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.   He was born on October 30, 1989 in Muncie the son of Mike and Kim Brown. Jeffery graduated from Southside High School in 2007 and later worked for the Indiana Laborer’s Union Local #1112 as an Asphalt Paver.  Most recently, he was working for Reith-Riley Paving as his working assignment. He enjoyed camping, boating riding his motor...