Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
Betty Jo Stewart-Kaniewski
Jun 8, 2025
Betty Jo Stewart-Kaniewski , Born December 27, 1938, in Greenville, Kentucky, to the late Willie Young and Alice Martin Williams, Betty Jo was the middle child of five siblings. She moved to Indianapolis at the age of ten, where her remarkable journey in faith, education, and service to others began.
A proud graduate of Crispus Attucks High School, Betty Jo pursued...
William "Bill" Coffey, Sr.
Jun 8, 2025
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William Pearson Coffey Sr. was born May 4, 1940 in Somerset, Kentucky. He was the oldest of seven children to the late Carl Pearson and Lillie Mae Cunningham Coffey. He departed this life at the age of 85 on June 8, 2025 at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
William began his education at Dunbar Elementary...
Cleo James Miller III
Jun 6, 2025
Cleo James Miller III, affectionately known as “Duke,” was born on September 30, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Cleo James Miller Jr. and Mary Lee Miller. He attended and graduated from Crispus Attucks High School in 1969.
At the age of 18, Cleo began working at Carrier Corporation, where he dedicated 48 years of faithful service before retiring.
In 1973, Cleo gave...
Jacqueline Lavonne Alexander "Ms. Bobbi"
May 25, 2025
With heavy hearts and deep love, we celebrate the life of Jacqueline L. Hall Smith Alexander, also known as Ms. Bobbi. She passed away on May 25,2025 at the age of 90. This beloved daughter was born on July 7, 1934, in Indianapolis, IN to Helen and Robert Pruitt. She attended Crispus Attucks High School and throughout her life she...
Lottie B. Anderson
May 22, 2025
Lottie B. (Cole-Jones) Anderson, the eldest daughter of Lonnie Cole and Bessie (Hart) Jones was born August 4, 1941, in Osceola, Arkansas. She was also raised by her adoptive father, the late James Jones.
She grew up in Morocco and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, where she was educated and later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana in the early 1960s with her husband and...
Sharon Louise King
May 21, 2025
Sharon Louise King was a native of the Haughville area, lastly residing on the far Westside. She departed her earthly dwelling on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, age 68 years with the love of her family surrounding her. Sharon L. King was born on September 26, 1956, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was the youngest child born to her parents, Edna B....
Fred Wendell Taylor
May 19, 2025
Fred Wendell Taylor (everybody calls him Wendell) was born on July 23,1957, in Columbia, South Carolina, to Robert L. Taylor and Francenia Taylor.
Wendell graduated from Fort Knox High School in 1976. He went into the Army, and served three years of active duty at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He left the regular Army in 1979, but before leaving the Army, he...
Smail Setka
May 18, 2025
Smail Setka was born on September 7, 1964 in the town of Stolac in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia). He died peacefully at his home in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 18, 2025. He was 60 years old.
In his childhood and young adulthood, Smail grew up working on his family’s farm- growing peaches, apricots, and cherries (the best...
