Obituaries

Rita M. Bond

Rita M. Bond

Apr 27, 2026

Rita Mae Bond, 79, of Kingman, passed away at her residence after a long-fought illness.

Rita was born on October 11, 1946, in Clinton, Indiana, to Lewis and Norma (Holycross) Baird. She married the love of her life, James "Jimmy" Bond, on September 14, 1975, in Newport, Indiana. Together, they built a life centered around love, laughter, and family.

Rita...

Cheryl Ann Smith

Cheryl Ann Smith

Apr 27, 2026

Cheryl Ann Smith, loving mom and nana, age 73, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2026 at her home in Crawfordsville. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 19, 1952, to the late Merle Wayne and Elizabeth "Libby" Ann (Luster) Smith.

Cheryl attended Crawfordsville High School and graduated from Pacific High School in San Bernardino, California...

James Russell Shillings

James Russell Shillings

Apr 23, 2026

James Russell Shillings, age 81, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Avon Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on November 5, 1944, in Crawfordsville to the late James Ross and Ruth Marie (Henry) Shillings.

Jim attended New Ross High School and received his GED while serving in the United States Navy. He dedicated 35 years of...

Kevin Ross Foy

Kevin Ross Foy

Apr 20, 2026

Kevin Ross Foy, age 41, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026, at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born on February 21, 1985, in Crawfordsville to Roger and Carla (Hall) Foy.

Kevin graduated from Crawfordsville High School. He worked at RR Donnelley and the Penguin Random House. Kevin enjoyed fixing lawn mowers and John Deere tractors. He loved...

Marian L. Cass

Marian L. Cass

Apr 20, 2026

Marian L. Cass, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on April 20, 2026 at home outside of Crawfordsville. She was born on October 10, 1933 to Merle and Martha (Grantham) Ellington in Crawfordsville. Marian married Henry Paul Cass on November 28, 1953 at the First Christian Church in Crawfordsville.

Marian graduated from Crawfordsville High School, Class...

James Allen Meadows

James Allen Meadows

Apr 15, 2026

James "Jim" Allen Meadows, age 82 of rural Crawfordsville, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at home. He was born on December 21, 1943 to Robert and Dorothy (Stephens) Meadows in Crawfordsville. Jim married Sandra Gibbs in 1962, raising their 2 daughters until they divorced in 1976. He married Vicki Voorhees, having their son, and later divorced. Jim then...

Joyce Joan Misner Smith

Joyce Joan Misner Smith

Apr 13, 2026

Joyce Joan Misner Smith, age 92 of Crawfordsville, passed away on April 13, 2026 at Whitlock House. She was born on June 19, 1933 to Donald and Norma (Shoaf) Hyten at home in Putnam County. 

Joan was married to Lee Roy Love, raising their 3 children together. She then married Richard Misner and later in life married Harvey Smith. 

Joan was a graduate...

Russell Eugene Allen

Russell Eugene Allen

Apr 3, 2026

Russell Eugene Allen, age 83 of Kingman, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026. He was born in Kingman on July 27, 1942 to the late Cleo Allen & Juanita (Strawser) White.

He was a graduate of Kingman High School and Russell spent his days farming the fertile fields of his home. His love for the great outdoors was evident...

Rita Jayne (Kelsey) Pinkerton

Rita Jayne (Kelsey) Pinkerton

Mar 29, 2026

Rita Jayne (Kelsey) Pinkerton, age 77 of Indianapolis, passed away on March 29, 2026 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on August 15, 1948 to Norris and Virginia (Bannon) Kelsey in Crawfordsville. Rita married Charles "Ed" Pinkerton on September 18, 1971, spending 27 loving years together until his passing on May 9, 1998. 

Rita was a graduate of...

Linda Lou Stark

Linda Lou Stark

Mar 28, 2026

Linda Lou (Games) Stark, age 87, of Crawfordsville, passed away on March 28, 2026, at Whitlock Place surrounded by her family. She was born in Bloomington on March 16, 1939, to Donald and Ruby (Cassity) Games.

Linda graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1957. She married Robert Monroe Stark on June 28, 1976, he preceded her in death on April...

David Neil Chesney

David Neil Chesney

Mar 24, 2026

David Neil Chesney, age 69, of Waynetown, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at his home. He was born in Dallas, Texas on May 22, 1956 to the late Herbert Chesney and Peggy Marie (Neil) Watson.

David married, Annette Booher on July 2, 1994, she preceded him in death on March 23, 2024. He retired from Brand Electric and...

Melvin "Bob" Bushue

Melvin "Bob" Bushue

Mar 20, 2026

Melvin Robert "Bob" Bushue, age 73 of Kingman passed away on March 20, 2026 at home surrounded by his children. Bob was born in Champaign-Urbana, IL on September 18, 1952 to Arlin Joseph & Barbara Allen (Summers) Bushue.

Bob was a 1970 Covington High School graduate, an Austin Peay State University graduate, and spent his life in career military service....

Wade Reed

Wade Reed

Mar 20, 2026

Wade Reed, age 58 of Kingman, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Franciscan Health Indianapolis. He was born in Danville, Illinois on January 15, 1968 to Phillip and Sally Reed.

Wade graduated from Fountain Central High School and worked at Fountain Foundry in Veedersburg for 27 years as a melting supervisor. A true outdoorsman at heart, he cherished...

Curtis James Wilson

Curtis James Wilson

Mar 16, 2026

Curtis James Wilson, age 82 formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away on March 16, 2026 at home in Milton, Florida. Curtis was born on May 22, 1943 to Bosie and Dorothy (Molden) Wilson in Russell County, Kentucky, the youngest of their seven children. He was previously married to Martha Melvin and they had two children together.

Curtis worked at Hyster...

Ralph Owen Anderson

Ralph Owen Anderson

Mar 15, 2026

Ralph Owen Anderson, age 81 of Crawfordsville, passed away on March 15, 2026 at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. He was born on January 15, 1945 to Dale and Iva (Vanetta) Anderson in Lynn, Indiana. Ralph married Susan Clark on January 17, 1965 in Bainbridge.

He was a graduate of Russellville High School, Class of 1963. Ralph proudly served in the United...

Teddy Lee Pearman

Teddy Lee Pearman

Mar 13, 2026

Teddy Lee Pearman, age 74 of Cayuga, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born in Clinton, Indiana on February 26, 1952 to the late Larrel Pearman and Reilla (Swank) Kiger.

Ted graduated from North Vermillion High School and was a life long welder. He loved riding his Harley and watching Packer...

Kyle Alan Sunderman

Kyle Alan Sunderman

Mar 12, 2026

Kyle Alan Sunderman, age 31 of Kingman, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026. He was born in Clinton, Indiana on July 15, 1994 to Geoff and Tina (Miller) Sunderman.Kyle graduated from Fountain Central High School in 2013 and worked at Bane Welker in Ladoga for a while. However, it was his passion for knife making that truly defined him,...

Sue Hager

Sue Hager

Mar 5, 2026

Sue (Jones) Hager, age 81, of Kingman, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Franciscan Health Lafayette. She was born in Clinton on December 30, 1944 to the late Harry R. and Zoma M. (Goff) Jones.

She graduated from Turkey Run High School in 1962. She married the love of her life, Donald C. Hager, in Rockville, Indiana. Together,...

Lynette Rhae Hicks

Lynette Rhae Hicks

Mar 3, 2026

Lynette Rhae (Burke) Hicks, age 69 of Kingman, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Danville, Illinois on March 13, 1956 to the late Lawrence and Dorothy (Wertz) Burke.

Lynette graduated from Danville High School in 1974. She was a loving mother and homemaker and member of Prairie Creek Baptist...

Sally Ann Reed

Sally Ann Reed

Mar 2, 2026

Sally Ann Reed, age 80 of Kingman, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 2, 2026. She was born in Danville, Illinois on June 4, 1945 to the late Harold & Josephine (Bartlett) Reed.

Sally graduated from Danville High School in 1963 and married the love of her life, Phillip Reed on September 4, 1964....