Obituaries

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

Sep 26, 2011

Mr. Robert "Bob" Lee Wilson, 72, Mace, passed away on Monday, September 26, at 7:50 PM at his home after and extended illness. He was born September 10, 1939, in Fountain County, to William A. and Edna M. (Keller) Wilson. He married Shirley R. Wallace December 21, 1962, in Montgomery County. She survives.

Mr. Wilson...

John Thompson

John Thompson

Sep 22, 2011

Mr. John Edward Thompson, 64, Crawfordsville, entered the Kingdom of God very peacefully at home on Thursday, September 22, 2011, after a lengthy battle with lymphoma cancer. He was born October 3, 1946 in Montgomery County to Harry Edward and Alma Frances (Bollman) Thompson. He married his soulmate of 39 years, Rebecca Virginia Jordan on May 27,...

Philip Jones

Philip Jones

Sep 21, 2011

Rev. Philip Merrill Jones, 85, Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday, September 21, at 1:45 PM, at Hickory Creek of Crawfordsville Healthcare. He was born September 16, 1926, in Marion, Ohio, to Lawrence D. and Nola Mary (Oiler) Jones. He married Thelma Joan Bennett on August 31, 1946, in Wabash, Indiana. She survives.

Rev. Jones retired from...

Mildred L. Mellott

Mildred L. Mellott

Sep 20, 2011

Mrs. Mildred L. Mellott, age 94, the seventh child of G. Abraham and Bertha Goff Larew, died at 10:45 am September 20th in her home with her family by her side. She was a member of the Christian Union Church and a 1934 graduate of Waynetown High School. She had worked at the Waynetown State Bank, Elston Bank and National...

Juanita Swank

Juanita Swank

Sep 17, 2011

Mrs. Juanita June "Sally" Swank, 89, Oak Hill, Florida, formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday, September 17, at 6:30 PM at the Ben Hur Nursing Home, Crawfordsville. She was born August 15, 1922 in Champaign, Illinois, to Clarence and Vida (Smith) Todd. She married Eugene E. Swank on July 12, 1940, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He preceded her...

William Shofner

William Shofner

Sep 12, 2011

Mr. William Kenneth Shofner, 59, New Ross, passed away Monday, September 12, at 1:18 PM at the Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on April 21, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to William B. and Betty (Neidghe) Shofner. He married Tanya Stout on April 29, 1972 in Crawfordsville. She survives.

Mr. Shofner had retired from...

James Shillings

James Shillings

Sep 11, 2011

Mr. James "Jim" Ross Shillings, 86, Crawfordsville, passed away on Sunday, September 11, at 3:15 AM, at the Hendricks Regional Health Hospital, Danville, Indiana. He was born January 15, 1925 in Cloverdale to Ross and Minta (Hartsaw) Shillings. He married Ruth Marie Henry on August 21, 1943. She preceded him in death in 2004.

Mr....

Edna Conrad

Edna Conrad

Sep 11, 2011

Mrs. Edna M. Conrad, 88, New Market, passed away Sunday at 11:50 AM at Williamsburg Healthcare. She was born March 17, 1923 in Montgomery County, to Frank and Elsie (Sayler) Steele. She married Richard E. Conrad on March 18, 1946 in Terre Haute. He preceded her in death in 1992.

Mrs. Conrad was a homemaker,...

Barbara Neely

Barbara Neely

Sep 10, 2011

Mrs. Barbara Neely, 72, Sedona, Arizona, formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away on Saturday, September 10, at the Sedona Winds Assisted Living Center, Sedona, Arizona. She was born May 18, 1939 in Boone County to Paul and Maxine (Joseph) Pittenger. She married John L. Neely in June 1958. He preceded her in death.

Mrs. Neely had...

Carol Lois Herron

Carol Lois Herron

Sep 9, 2011

Mrs. Carol L. Herron, age 74, passed way at her home on Friday September 9, 2011. Born on January 28, 1937 at Pittsboro, In., she was the daughter of Fred C. and Mary Ann Routh Linton, and was educated in the Pittsboro School. She retired as a plate maker after 37 years with R.R. Donnelley and Sons. She was a...

Robert Carrell

Robert Carrell

Sep 2, 2011

Mr. Robert Carrell, age 74, passed away on September 2, 2011 at his home in Peabody, Kansas.  Born on August 26, 1937 in Montgomery County, In. he was the son of Leslie and Ida (Tate) Carrell and was a graduate of Alamo High School. He served in the US Navy from 1955 to 1959. He married Marjorie Platt on May...

Elsie Elmina Moore

Elsie Elmina Moore

Sep 2, 2011

Mrs. Elsie Elmina Ingersoll Moore, age 98, of Danville, Ky. and formerly of Waynetown, In.passed away Saturday September 3 rd in Danville, Ky. Born in alamo, In. she was the daughter of Edwin E. and Nora Mae (Herron) Ingersoll. She married Ernest D. Moore on December 23, 1933 and was a homemaker and farm wife. She was a member of...

Don O. Nevitt

Don O. Nevitt

Aug 31, 2011

Mr. Don Owen Nevitt, age 67, of New Richmond, In. passed away at 5:00 am wednesday August 31, 2011 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Nevitt worked for 45 years at R.r. Donnelley and Sons and retired as a Supervisor January 2008. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Vernon S. Nevitt and Beulah (Hays) Nevitt...

Roger Busch

Roger Busch

Aug 30, 2011

Mr. Roger H. Busch, 68, Crawfordsville, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, at 11:15 AM at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born on January 13, 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, to Albert and Madeline (Leatherman) Busch. He first married Rosalie Busch in 1961. They later divorced. He then married Sandra Lafollette on July 14, 1993 in Las...

Larry Southwood

Larry Southwood

Aug 28, 2011

Mr. Larry J. Southwood, 62, Crawfordsville, passed away Sunday, August 28, at 9:32 AM, at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health, Crawfordsville. He was born June 3, 1949, in Princeton, Indiana, to Lawrence L. and Dorothy M. (Huey) Southwood. He married Patricia Lauy on July 7, 1973 in Crawfordsville. She survives.

Mr. Southwood was recently retired from...

Forrest L. Richardson

Forrest L. Richardson

Aug 27, 2011

Mr. Forrest L. "Frosty" Richardson, age 83, formerly of Wayentown, In. passed away at 5:35 am Saturday August 27, 2011 at Williamsburg Nursing Home, Crawfordsville, In. Born on September 5, 1928 at Muncie, In. he was the son of Lynn and Kathran Forrest Richardson. He graduated from Waynetown High School 1947 and married Mamie Lough on March 25, 1949 in...

James Conger

James Conger

Aug 25, 2011

Rev. James R. Conger, 72, Crawfordsville, passed away at 12:30 AM Thursday, August 25, at the Lane House Nursing Home. He was born August 7, 1939 in Valporaiso, Nebraska, to Cassius C. and Crystal Lucile (Rogers) Conger. He married Diane Kay Gibson on June 17, 1962, in Lexington, Missouri. She survives.

Rev. Conger had retired...

Juanita Ellen Shafer

Juanita Ellen Shafer

Aug 21, 2011

Mrs. Juanita Ellen Shafer, age 83 of Crawfordsville, In. and formerly of Wingate, In and Rockville, In. passed away at 3:50 am Sunday August 21, 2001 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Crawfordsville, In. Born on October 26, 1927 at Williams, Indiana she was the daughter of George Russell Henderson and Eva Wagoner Henderson Underwood. She graduated Crawfordsville High school. She first...

Margaret Clampitt

Margaret Clampitt

Aug 20, 2011

Miss Margaret Diane Clampitt, 65, Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday, August 20, at 5:45 AM at I. U. Arnett Health Hospital, Lafayette. She was born February 9, 1946 in Montgomery County to Nelson and Dorothy (Caldwell) Clampitt.

Miss Clampitt was an In Home Healthcare Provider and had also worked in nursing homes. She was a 1965...

William "Bill" Ray Edwards Sr.

William "Bill" Ray Edwards Sr.

Aug 20, 2011

Mr. William "Bill" Ray Edwards, age 78, of Crawfordsville, In. passed away at his home on Saturday August 20, 2011 at 7L45 pm. Born on June 8, 1933 at Indianapolis, In. he was the son of William Arthur Edwards and Anna Lucille Bayliss Edwards. He Graduated from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis and served his country in the US...