Obituaries

Winfred Ray "Bud" Peach

Winfred Ray "Bud" Peach

Oct 23, 2026

Winfred Ray "Bud" Peach passed away Friday, October 23, 2026 at home surrounded by family. Bud was born May 26, 1944 in Gibson County, Indiana to Arthur and Grace (McClellan) Peach. He married Kandy Stonebraker July 9, 1983 and they had two daughters Amber and Abby of Veedersburg, Indiana. From his first marriage, he had a daughter, Laura and three...

Kaye Frances Blacketer

Kaye Frances Blacketer

Oct 23, 2026

Kaye Frances (Sowers) Blacketer, age 87 of Kingman, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026 at Franciscan Health Lafayette. She was born in Crawfordsville on May 30, 1939 to the late Vernice Russell Sowers and Elon Pearl (Daniel) Summers.

Kaye was raised and lived in Wallace all her life. Kaye was a graduate of Wallace High School and married Joe...

Pamela Elaine Abernathy

Pamela Elaine Abernathy

Oct 23, 2026

Pamela Elaine "Pam" (Woodrow) Abernathy was born in Covington, Indiana on September 6, 1947, to Forrest and Wilma (Zachmire) Woodrow. She grew up in rural Veedersburg, Indiana. She attended Rabb School, Covington School and graduated from Fountain Central High School in 1979. On May 29, 1965, Pam married Gary Abernathy, beginning a lifetime of love, family, and cherished memories. Together,...

Jackie Bayless

Jackie Bayless

Oct 19, 2026

Jackie R. Bayless, age 90, of Crawfordsville passed away on Monday, October 19, 2026 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born in Crawfordsville on January 12, 1936 to the late Lester Ophar and Pauline (Brasfield) Bayless.

Jackie graduated from Waveland High School in the Class of 1954 and went on to dedicate himself to the joys and challenges of farming...

Mark Alan McMasters

Mark Alan McMasters

Oct 19, 2026

Mark Alan "Chipmunk" McMasters, age 69, of Kingman, passed away on October 19, 2026, at Millpond in Greencastle. He was born in Crawfordsville on July 5, 1957, to Hershel "Cy" and Shirley (Crowder) McMasters.

Mark attended Covington High School and spent much of his life working as a truck driver. Throughout his career, he also worked for several area farmers....

Terrie Miller

Terrie Miller

Oct 18, 2026

Terrie (Wood) Miller, age 73 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Crawfordsville on January 26, 1953 to the late Larry and Betty (Van Volkenburg) Wood.

A graduate of Crawfordsville High School in 1971, Terrie furthered her education and earned her Master's Degree in Education from Indiana...

William Paul Hasse

William Paul Hasse

Oct 17, 2026

William Paul Hasse, age 70, passed away on October 17, 2026 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on March 28, 1956 to the late Fritz and Mary (Klee) Hasse in Chicago, Illinois.

William's personal and professional interests revolved around the car world. He worked as an automotive machinist for many years, including a 20-year career at Opel...

Al Harden

Al Harden

Oct 6, 2026

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Al Harden, formerly of Covington, a beloved husband, father, pappy and coach, who left this world on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the age of 82. He was born on November 18, 1943, in Danville, Illinois, to the late Effrey Fritch and Thelma (Dixon) Harden. Al lived a life filled with passion,...

Mindy Renee Ferguson

Mindy Renee Ferguson

Oct 4, 2026

Mindy Renee (Smith) Ferguson, age 61 of Veedersburg, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Danville, Illinois on February 9, 1965 to the late Joe C. Smith and Shirley Joan (Cowan) Bahls.

Mindy graduated from Fountain Central High School in 1983 and Ivy Tech in Lafayette. Family was everything to...

John E. Caputo

John E. Caputo

Oct 2, 2026

John E. Caputo, age 65 of Kingman, passed away on October 2, 2026 at home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on December 1, 1960 to Joseph and Arlene (Crawford) Caputo in Chicago, IL.

Johnny was well known in Kingman, often driving his lawn mower through town. He mowed lawns in the neighborhood and was always working...

Pamela Joyce Stanton

Pamela Joyce Stanton

Sep 25, 2026

Pamela Joyce (Brakefield) Stanton, age 56, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2026, at her home in Crawfordsville. She was born in Crawfordsville on January 5, 1970, to the late Richard Brakefield and Nina (Curtis) Crane.

Pamela attended Crawfordsville High School and went on to attend college in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. She married Andrew Stanton in Crawfordsville. Pamela enjoyed...

Gary Michael Whitecotton

Gary Michael Whitecotton

Sep 22, 2026

Gary Michael Whitecotton, age 55 of Indianapolis, passed away on September 22, 2026 at Wyndmoor Assisted Living in Terre Haute. He was born in Crawfordsville on August 26, 1971 to the late Max Leon and Janet Sue (Keys) Whitecotton.

Gary graduated from Southmont High School, Class of 1990. He was a gentle soul and will be missed by many. Gary was...

Sarah "Suzie" Suzanne Ottgen

Sarah "Suzie" Suzanne Ottgen

Sep 20, 2026

Sarah "Suzie" Suzanne (Lessard) Ottgen, age 84 of Bellaire, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2026 surrounded by family. She was born in Traverse City, Michigan on April 12, 1942 to the late Rolland Roy & Sara Emily (Berg) Lessard.

Suzie graduated from Huron High School in Michigan and went on to marry her husband, Dolph Max Ottgen,...

Daniel Ray Moore

Daniel Ray Moore

Sep 13, 2026

Daniel Ray Moore, age 76 of Veedersburg, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born in Crawfordsville on October 8, 1949 to the late Charles Maywood and Lucy (Demumbrum) Moore.

Daniel graduated from Turkey Run High School in 1968. On September 21, 1975 he married the love of his life, Mary Jenell Bowman. Throughout...

Ronald Eugene McBride

Ronald Eugene McBride

Sep 11, 2026

Ronald Eugene McBride, age 70 of Veedersburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2026 at home. He was born in Washington, Indiana on October 6, 1955, to the late John William and Vera Jean (Woodall) McBride.

Ron served his country in the National Guard for 20 years, before coming to know the Great God Jehovah. Throughout the years he...

Harold Lee Carpenter

Harold Lee Carpenter

Sep 9, 2026

Harold Lee Carpenter, 85, passed away surrounded by family at St. Vincent Hospital on September 9, 2026. He was born on September 21, 1940, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Ralph and Nelda Binford Carpenter.

Harold married Linda Groves on October 1, 1961, and together they shared nearly 65 years of marriage. He graduated from Bailey Technical School in St. Louis and...

Dorothy M. Southwood

Dorothy M. Southwood

Sep 7, 2026

Dorothy Mae Southwood, 100, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, went to her heavenly home on September 7, 2026.

Dorothy was born on July 4, 1926, in Princeton, Indiana, to Robert Emmet Huey and Lou (Brittingham) Huey. She married Lawrence Southwood on June 1, 1947, and together they shared 51 years of marriage before his passing in 1998.

In 1960, Dorothy and Lawrence...

Paul David McMasters

Paul David McMasters

Sep 5, 2026

Paul David McMasters, age 75 of Cayuga, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at the Vermillion Convalescent Center in Clinton. He was born in Danville, Illinois on May 31, 1951 to the late Samuel and Gladys "Ruth" (Thompson) McMasters.

Paul graduated from North Vermillion High School in 1969 and worked as a switchman for CSX Railroad for 33 years...

Alice Marie Organ

Alice Marie Organ

Sep 5, 2026

Alice Marie (Aters) Organ, age 87 of Dolton, IL passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Franciscan Health in Crawfordsville. She was born in Sugar Tree Ridge, Missouri on June 29, 1939 to the late Charles "Gus" August and Marie (Johnson) Aters.

Alice's journey of love began on December 13, 1956, when she married Whitson "Whit" Organ, the man...

Emily Adrene Brown

Emily Adrene Brown

Sep 2, 2026

Emily Adrene Andrews Brown, 86, of Tangier, Indiana, passed away peacefully while listening to her favorite hymns on September 2, 2026, at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville.

She was born on August 30, 1940, to Emory and Lucile (Rose) Andrews in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Adrene married Parke Miles Brown on January 28, 1968. They had 50 loving years together until his passing...