Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
Ellen Louise (Watson) Cantrell
Apr 20, 2020
Ellen Louise was born January 30, 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Willie James and Hester Watson as the second of three children. She dearly loved and cared for her siblings, Billy and Sandra. Ellen grew up in Indianapolis and attended Crispus Attucks High School. After High School, she married twice and had 6 children: Bobby, Derrick, Dana, twins Karyn and...
Janette Geneva (Gill) Dorsey
Apr 17, 2020
Janette was a member of Mt. Vernon M.B.C. for 67 years. She is the mother of 2, Genevieve Ware-Williams and Stephen D. Hannah. She is the grandmother of 10, great-grandmother of 18 and great-great- grandmother of 20. Janette was preceded in death by her son, Stephen; 1 grandson, 1 great-granddaughter, 1 great-grandson and son-in-law, Rodney Williams. Survivors: daughter, Genevieve; sister,...
Ethel Bell (Stewart) Adams
Apr 15, 2020
Heaven was opened for our beloved Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend on April 15, 2020.
Ethel Bell (Stewart) Adams was born to Tobe Stewart Sr. and Lettie Spencer on February 26, 1928 in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Ethel, affectionately called “Granny”, met W. L. Adams in her early adulthood and they were united in Holy Matrimony shortly after. To their union they...
Norman Lauroy Harris Sr. "Stormin Norman"
Apr 15, 2020
Norman Lauroy Harris Sr. aka “Stormin Norman” was born March 25, 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Leon Harris and Dorothy (Dixon) Miller.
He received his education in the Indianapolis Public Schools and attended Shortridge High School. Norman later joined the United States Marines where he served in the Vietnam War. He proudly served as a Marine from the years 1965-1969...
Mattie Sue Wells
Apr 13, 2020
Mattie Sue Wells was born to Rosia Lee Smith Adams and Carl Henry Adams, Sr. on September 2, 1931, in Christian County, Kentucky. She moved to Indianapolis with her parents and brother Carl Jr. in her early teenage years.
She married Paul M. Wells on June 14, 1958. They raised two children, Raymond O. Henson and Aidreen Wells Hart....
Kevin A. Dunson
Apr 11, 2020
Kevin A. Dunson of Indianapolis, passed away on April 11, 2020 at the age of 60. Kevin was born on February 18, 1960 to the parents of Marion and Mary Dunson. He was baptized at St. Rita’s Catholic Church as a youth and attended school there. Kevin was a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church.
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Thomas Frederick Turner
Apr 7, 2020
Thomas F. Turner, the son of Myrtle L. Gilbert and John T. Turner, was born February 24, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He received his education at Indianapolis Public School #56 and was a graduate of Emmerich Manual High School.
After graduating from high school, Thomas joined the United States Navy where he served his country from July 1976 to March...