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Elizabeth (Morris) Bailey
ARGOS -- Elizabeth (Morris) Bailey, 75, of State Road 10, Argos, died Jan. 1, 2011 at 1:01 a.m.
at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. She had been in declining health for several
years.
She was born June 30, 1935 in Morgan County, Ky., to Cletus and Alta (Sargent) Morris and
lived in the Argos community since 1984.
She married
David F. Wallace Sr. they were divorced later. She then married
Clifford Bailey in
Winchester, Ky. In 1984. They both preceded her in death.
She was a seamstress at Hart, Schaffner & Marx in Rochester, retiring after 28 years.
She is survived by four daughters: Darlene Barcus and husband Robert Sr. of Argos, Cathy
Martz and husband William of Tippecanoe, Pamela Bodine of Knox, and Sheri Becker of
Leesburg; four sons: John Wallace and wife Judy of Tippecanoe, David F. Wallace Jr. of
Bourbon, Jesse J. Wallace of Rochester, and Donald L. Wallace and wife Judy of Rochester;
nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Sam Morris and wife Alverta of
Pennsylvania; three sisters: Cora Kruzick, Nola Conley, and Sue Penley, all of Plymouth; and
half-brother, Frank Morris and wife Jackie of Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; a son, William Ray Wallace; two brothers;
two sisters; grandson, James Wilson; and granddaughter, Sarah Casey.
Friends may visit with the family Tuesday, Jan. 4 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Earl-Grossman Funeral
Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos, and one hour prior to the funeral service Wednesday.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 at the funeral home with Chaplain Tom
Padberg of the Center for Hospice Care officiating.
Burial will follow at Walnut Church of the Brethren cemetery, Argos.
Arrangements have been entrusted with the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Elizabeth (Morris) Bailey
ARGOS -- Elizabeth (Morris) Bailey, 75, of Argos, died at 1:01 a.m. Jan. 1, 2011 at Saint
Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
She is survived by daughters: Darlene (Robert Sr.) Barcus of Argos, Cathy (William) Martz of
Tippecanoe, Pamela Bodine of Knox, and Sheri Becker of Leesburg; sons: John (Judy) Wallace
of Tippecanoe, David F. Wallace Jr. of Bourbon, Jesse J. Wallace of Rochester, and Donald L.
(Judy) Wallace of Rochester; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Sam
(Alverta) Morris of Pennsylvania; sisters: Cora Kruzick, Nola Conley, and Sue Penley, all of
Plymouth; and half-brother, Frank (Jackie) Morris of Kentucky.
Visitation will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4 and one hour prior to services
Wednesday at the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos.
Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at the Walnut Church of the Brethren, Argos.
Bonnie Jean Arnett
WALKERTON – Bonnie Jean Arnett, 58, of Thorn Road, Walkerton, went to be with her Lord at
9:39 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 in her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born in Florida March 5, 1952 to Curtis and Bonnie Ropp Kindig. Bonnie worked as a
laborer for eight years at A.M. General.
She enjoyed gardening, growing flowers, and had a beautiful garden pond. Bonnie’s biggest joy
in life was her family and spending as much time with them as possible.
Bonnie was a member of the Plymouth Wesleyan Church and the Local UAW.
Bonnie is survived by her husband, Rob Arnett; a daughter, Tina Lynn (Rick) Varga of Granger;
and two sons, Scott Bonnell and girlfriend Eve English, South Bend and Jamie (Shera) Dolph, LaPorte.
Her father, Curtis Kindig, Florida, survives; and two brothers also survive her: Donnie Kindig of
Florida, and Brian Ropp of Rochester. Half-sister, Gloria Labrenz also survives.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Bonnie Shiver.
Friends are invited to share memories with Bonnie’s family Wednesday, Jan. 5, from 3:30 to
6:30 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Bonnie will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday following visitation in the
funeral home. Pastor Ed Friberg, Associate Pastor with Plymouth Wesleyan Church will officiate.
Memorial gifts may be made in Bonnie’s name to Center for Hospice Care 112 S. Center St.,
Plymouth, IN, 46563.
Funeral Director: Kevin L. Russell ph. 574-936-2829
Lewis "Jim" Harris
KOONTZ LAKE -- Lewis 'Jim' Harris, 90, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 in Hospice House, South
Bend.
He is survived by his wife, Bettie; daughters, Linda Clark of Guilford, and Luana (Frank)
Simpkins of Clearwater, Fla.; sons, Terry (Nancy) Harris of Koontz Lake and Roger (Helen)
Harris of Indianapolis; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
There was no visitation.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, Jan. 4 at Porter Rae cemetery, North
Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Koontz Lake Missionary Church, 8044 N. State
Road 23, Walkerton, IN, 46574 or Center For Hospice Care, 112 S. Center St., Plymouth, IN,
46563.
Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel assisted the family with arrangements.
Nancy E. Simpson
CULVER -- Nancy E. Simpson, 85, of Culver, passed away Jan. 2, 2011 at the St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center in Plymouth.
Nancy was born June 9, 1925 in Goshen, one of five children born to Isaac and Lulu (Sparklin)
Mummert. After graduating from Goshen High School, she married
James Simpson Aug. 15,
1943 in Goshen. Together they raised three children and a foster son.
Nancy really enjoyed gardening and playing bridge with her friends as well as spending time with
her grandchildren.
Nancy is survived by her son, James (Sandra) Simpson II of Stuart, Fla.; daughters, Susan
Simpson of Plymouth, and Sarah Tobias of Culver; foster son, William Binkley of Goshen;
grandchildren: Rebecca Salary of Culver, Wes Tobias of West Liberty, Ky., Stephanie Clark of
Coral Springs, Fla., Scott Simpson of Sebastian, Fla., Sara Adams of Tennessee, and Stephen
Simpson of Stuart, Fla.; and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James; parents; a brother; three sisters; and a
granddaughter, Madison Tobias.
There will be no services or visitation.
Memorials may be given in Nancy’s memory to the Indian Summer Camp for Children with
Cancer via its website at www.iscamp.org.
The Odom Funeral Home, Culver, was entrusted with the arrangements.
Linda E. Gibson
NORTH LIBERTY -- Linda E. Gibson, 87, of North Liberty and Walkerton, died Monday, Jan. 3,
2011 in Richfield, Utah.
She is survived by her children: Pamela Jean (Larry) Forster of Richfield, Utah, Kathryn Louise
(Brian) Shidler of Mishawaka, and Luther Edwin Gibson of Riverside, Calif.; sister, Susan Estelle
(Don) Taylor of Yucalpa, Calif.; brother, James Alan (Jan) Miller of Argos; four grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral
Home, 408 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton.
Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at Patton cemetery, LaPorte.
Kenneth A. Loper
NORTH LIBERTY -- Kenneth A. Loper, 70, died Monday, Jan. 3 at his residence.
He is survived by his wife, Judith L. Loper of North Liberty; two sons, Scott (Karen) Loper of
Sierra Vista, Ariz. And Kevin W. Loper of North Liberty; grandchildren; father Kenneth Loper of
Michigan; three brothers; two sisters; and two surrogate brothers (in-law).
Per Ken’s wishes, cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service held Saturday,
Jan. 8 at North Liberty United Methodist Church, 103 S. Main St., North Liberty, at 2 p.m. with
Pastor Judith Adams officiating.
Nubaum-Elkin Funeral Home, 40 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton, is in charge of arrangements.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of Kenneth Allen Loper.
Doris Eileen Cooper
MENTONE -- Doris Eileen Cooper, 80, of Mentone, died at 8:23 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 at
the Bremen Health Care Center of Bremen.
She was born Aug. 23, 1930 in Etna Green, to Glen Snider and Ethel M. Easterday.
She was married
Oct. 15, 1950 in Mentone, to David L. Cooper who passed away Jan. 31, 2000.
Doris was the youngest of six children. She graduated from Mentone High School in 1949. She
made Mentone her home for most of her adult life, spending time in Michigan as a young mother
and Air Force wife and several warm and wonderful winters in Sebring, Fla. During retirement.
She worked as a secretary and telephone operator in early years. She devoted herself to her
family as a stay-at-home wife and mother while her three children were small, and again did
secretarial work. Later, she joined her husband and in-laws in the family business, Cooper Dept.
Store in Mentone. When they closed the store, she ran her own craft and T-shirt business in
Rochester. She also managed her own craft shows in the Logansport Mall and Marion Mall.
When semi-retired, she and her husband delivered vans for Explorer Van of Warsaw, driving to
many locations throughout the United States. She was a longtime member of the Mentone
United Methodist Church and was best known for her sense of humor and her feisty attitude.
She loved doing crafts in her spare time and was most fond of being a 'snow-bird' in Florida.
She is survived by daughters, Debra Spencer of Mentone, and Denise and husband Ray Driver
of Plymouth; son, Daniel Cooper and wife Katherine of Baltimore, Md.; three grandchildren:
David Spencer of Rochester, Dustin Spencer of Warsaw, and Deanna (Spencer) Wilkins of Ft.
Wayne; two great-grandchildren, Lathen and Landen Spencer; and sisters, Mary Thomas of
South Bend, and Kate Whetstone of Ft. Wayne.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Harold Snider and Hollis
Snider; and sister, Wylon Bowers.
Visitation will take place 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7 at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 at King Memorial Home 101 N.
Tucker St., Mentone.
Rev. Amber Karkosky-Litten will officiate.
Burial will follow at Mentone cemetery, Mentone.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mentone United Methodist Church.
Ida G. Layne
ROCHESTER -- Ida G. Layne, 88, of Rochester, died at 7:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 at
Life Care Center of Rochester.
She is survived by daughter, Mary Young of Rochester; five grandsons; 11 great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 at Good Family Funeral Home,
1200 W. 18th St., Rochester.
Funeral services will take place at noon Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at Citizens cemetery, Rochester.
Memorials may be made to Hope Hospice of Fulton County.
Rose F. Campiti-Copeland
PLYMOUTH -- Rose F. Campiti-Copeland, 94, of King Road, Plymouth, passed away at 8:47
p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Miller’s Merry Manor, in Plymouth.
Rose was born Sept. 5, 1916, in Holsopple, Penn., to Sebastain and Concetta (Codispodi) Britz.
Rose and Frank J. Campiti were united in marriage in 1948. Frank passed away in 1962. In 1965
Rose and Paul Copeland were married
. Paul then passed away in 2007. Rose had worked at the
Corey Rubber Company, in Marion, Ohio, and then at Marion General Hospital, as a Physical
Therapist.
Rose is survived by her son, Charles and (Connie Hodges) Campiti of Plymouth; her
grandchildren, Anthony (Tonya) Campiti of Las Vegas, Nev. And Jason (Jacqueline) Campiti of
Leesburg, Va.; her stepgrandchildren: Laurie (James) Lloyd of North Liberty, David (Annette)
Hodges of Plymouth, Kristina (Anthony) McPherron of Plymouth, Kathy (Lysle) Davidson of
Plymouth, and Ronald Hodges of Plymouth; her great-grandchildren, John Campiti and Grace
Campiti of Leesburg; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; and her sisters: Josephine (Luther) Arthur of
Marion, Ohio, Mary Fazara of Marion, Ohio, and Helen Ordway of Defiance, Ohio.
Rose was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Joe, Carmella, Mickey, Sammy, and
Tony.
Memorial contributions may be given to:
Center for Hospice Care
112 S. Center St., Plymouth, IN, 46563.
MEMORIAL SERVICES:
BOYD FUNERAL CHAPEL
SATURDAY, JAN. 15, 2011 AT 10 A.M.
122 WEST COLUMBIA
MARION, OHIO
Van Gilder Funeral Home, 300 W. Madison Sr., Plymouth, IN, 46563, assisted the family with arrangements.
Dale Dinkledine
ELKHART -- Dale Dinkledine, 85, of Elkhart, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011
at Hubbard Hill Estates in Elkhart.
He is survived by his son, Tom (Susan) Dinkledine of Russiaville; daughters, Nancy (Doug)
Weber of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Jill (Dennis) Hendrix of Elkhart; and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending at the Bethel United Methodist Church, Elkhart.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethel United Methodist Church, Elkhart.
Mishler Funeral Home in Bremen is assisting the family with local arrangements.
