All Obituaries

Betty Jean Hester Keys, 93, peacefully passed away at Whitlock House on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Jean was the youngest daughter born to Roy and Nora (Pefley) Hester on April 6, 1927. A life-long resident of Montgomery County, Jean graduated from New Market High School in 1945. While in high school Jean was invited by her uncle Lawrence Hester to participate in the church orchestra he directed at Browns Valley Christian Church. Jean found herself seated in the trumpet section next to...

Thomas W. Martin, age 65 of Covington, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born in Danville, IL on April 18, 1955 to James & Francis (Dale) Martin. Throughout the years Tom worked as an auto mechanic and HVAC technician.  He enjoyed the outdoors and fishing, and loved spending time with his family..  He was a great guy that was loved and will be missed by his family and friends.    He is survived by his cousins,...

Robert “Bob” Larry Keller, age 77 of Williamsport and formerly of Kingman, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Williamsport Nursing & Rehabilitation. He was born in Kingman on November 9, 1943 to the late Harry Robert & Geneva Lois (Crowder) Keller. Bob attended Kingman High School then proudly joined the United States Army. Throughout the years, Bob was a police officer for Covington Police Department for 10 years, worked security for the Veterans Home in...

Sharon L. (Lane) Carr, age 80 of Crawfordsville passed away from Covid 19 complications and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. She was born in New Ross on May 25, 1940 to the late Robert & Dorothy Lane. On August 15, 1969 in Clearwater, Florida she married Wayne Leroy Carr, who preceded her in death on March 4, 2015. Sharon was a 1958 graduate of Crawfordsville High School and was a member of the Crecsendos Chorus and the Red Hat Society. She loved her...

Betty L. (Hubble) Foster, age 89 of New Market passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020. She resided with her granddaughter Heather in Shelbyville. She was born in Ladoga on June 23, 1931 to the late Roy and Ora Belle (Wright) Hubble. In 1949, she graduated from Ladoga High School as Valedictorian. On July 21, 1950 in New Market, she married Everett B. “E.B.” Foster, who preceded her in death on March 5, 2013. Betty enjoyed doing crafts in her free time. She liked sewing,...

Sharon Sue Wilson, age 61, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Hickory Creek of Crawfordsville. She was born in Crawfordsville on October 16, 1959 to Reid & Marilyn (Douglas) Wilson. Sharon attended ASI for 37 years and loved listening to music, go shopping, be outside, and go for walks. She was a sweet gal and she loved her friends at ASI. She is survived by her aunt and caretaker, Shirley Wilson; 2 brothers, Reid (Shelia) Wilson and Terry (Judy) Wilson,...

Bonnie Carlson Nelson was born on January 30, 1929, the third of four sisters in Paxton, IL to Tony and Edna Carlson. Bonnie grew up on the family farm milking dairy cows, learning sewing, canning, and cooking. She married Walt Nelson on December 24, 1949. The couple shared a Swedish heritage that linked them together honoring hard work, fun, and a love of people. Bonnie and Walt had two children, Karla (Darrel) Jackson of Crawfordsville and Donald Nelson of Arizona. They were blessed with...

Evon Lenore (Hale) Ward, age 80 of Kingman and formerly of Winter Haven, Florida, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020. She was born in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Robert “Bob” & Sue Ella (Young) Hale. Evon graduated from Winter Haven High School in 1957 and was a hairdresser in Winter Haven, Florida for over 50 years. On October 10, 2004, she married Donald Ward, who survives. She was a loving mother and was devoted to her family. She enjoyed going to auctions and...

Bessie Mae (Freeman) Brown, age 84, of Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Bickford Memory Care. She was born on April 29, 1936 to the late Harry and Ruby (Poling) Freeman. Bessie graduated from Kingman High School 1954. She married the love of her life Marion Kenneth Brown on August 13, 1954. She started her career at Culver Union Hospital as a Housekeeper. She then went to being an aide at the Hospital before becoming a nurse. As an LPN, she worked for various...

Carolyn June (Sackmire) Millikan, age 83 of Holgate, Ohio and formerly of Kingman ,Indiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Vancrest Health Care in Holgate, Ohio. She was born in Crawfordsville on December 5, 1936 to the late Harold & Roma (Allen) Sackmire. Carolyn graduated from Kingman High School in 1954. She was a loving mother and homemaker. She spent many years assisting others within the community, in their homes as they aged. She loved visiting with those...