Obituaries

Shirley Sue (Hewitt) Flick was born on March 5, 1936, in Howard County. She was the youngest child of Alva and Margaret (Richey) Hewitt.

1955-2023 Nancy L. Abernathy, age 67 of Tipton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at The Waters in Tipton with her sister at her side following an extended illness.

Martha E. Fecher (Roler) of McMurray, formerly of Kokomo, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023, age 95, wife for 58 years of the late Gene Fecher, beloved mother of Robert (Mary), sister of the late Lawrence Roler, loving grandmother of Beth Fecher and Katie Smith (David).

1926-2023 Martha Lucille Lawrence, 96 of Windfall went to heaven on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 2, 1926 in Dexter, Missouri to Albert & Mary (Swinger) Creed.

1954-2023 Neil William Hannah, 69 of Quincy, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at his home in Quincy surrounded by his family. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held Sunday, April 30, 2023, at 4:00 PM at Bethel Gilead Church in Bronson.

1952-2023 Lin Rikard, 70 of Kokomo passed away on Friday March 10, 2023 at Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on July 24, 1952.

1936-2023 Martha Peters, 86 of Tipton passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023 at The Waters of Tipton. Martha was born in Tipton on May 30, 1936 to Fred & Maxine (Spay) Gray and married Doyal W.

1954-2023 Carol L. (Kochman) Lewellen, age 68 of Elwood, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at AMG Specialty Hospital (I.U.

Mary Frances Coffman, age 89, of Elwood, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Anderson on April 3, 1934, to the late Wilbur and Grace (Carpenter) Austin. On November 20, 1954, she married A. D. Coffman and they shared more than 51 years of marriage together before his passing in 2005. Mary was a homemaker and enjoyed taking care of her family and her home. She was a member of Zion Chapel Church. Mary enjoyed attending church, singing, reading her Bible and taking walks with her friends. She also enjoyed going out to eat and having coffee with her friends, including special friend Stan Alvey. Mary is survived by her loving son, Larry (wife Pam) Coffman of Elwood; brother, Paul (wife Frances) Austin of Muncie; six grandchildren, Kyle Coffman M.D. of Westwood, KS, Jaime Coffman of Elwood, Christian (wife Michelle) Craig of Marion, Amber (husband Shaan) Mahaney of Alexandria, April (husband Josh) West of Muncie, and Kristy (husband Christian) Burguss of Jacksonville, NC; nine greatgrandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild on the way; and several nieces and nephews. Mary was preceded in death by her father, Wilburt Austin; mother, Grace Austin; husband, A. D. Coffman; daughter, Barbara Coffman; sister, Helen Newland; three brothers, Frank, Herchel, and Harvey Austin; and infant great grandchild, Mahaney. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Dunnichay Funeral Home, 1113 S. Anderson St., Elwood, IN 46036. Funeral service to celebrate Mary’s life will follow the visitation and begin at 1:00 pm at the funeral home with Pastor Rick Craig officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Walk Cemetery in Anderson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation . Online condolences can be given at www. dunnichayfuneralhome.com