Obituaries

Phyllis Lorene Taylor

Phyllis Lorene Taylor

Feb 6, 2025

Phyllis Lorene (McCrarey) Taylor, age 85 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Whitlock Place surrounded by her family. She was born in Pineville, Kentucky on July 9, 1939 to the late Charles "Arthur" McCrarey and Betty J0 (Todd) Stewart.

Phyllis graduated from Crawfordsville High School. She married Charles "Dale" Taylor on September 28, 1957,...

Sondra "Sonnie" Lou Trinkle

Sondra "Sonnie" Lou Trinkle

Feb 6, 2025

Sondra "Sonnie" Lou (Marshall) Trinkle, age 71 of Howard, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at home while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Clinton, Indiana on July 14, 1953, to the late Gernon Edgar "Dutch" & Elizabeth Luisa (Newnum) Marshall.

On November 17, 1970, she married the love of her life, Lonnie Dean Trinkle, who preceded...

Wilma Olene Schroeder

Wilma Olene Schroeder

Feb 2, 2025

Wilma Olene (Matthews) Schroeder, age 96, of Crawfordsville passed away Sunday, February 2, 2o25 at her home in Crawfordsville. She was born in Dry Fork, Kentucky on April 1, 1928 to the late Emery Lou and Zela May (Soards) Matthews.

Wilma attended Lebanon High School and graduated from Advance High School. She married Robert L. Steelsmith on December 12, 1945, he...

Shirley Diane Banta

Shirley Diane Banta

Jan 29, 2025

Shirley Diane Banta, age 78 of Tangier, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at home while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Crawfordsville on June 27, 1946, to the late Howard Rice & Lois Jean (Hughes) Banta.

Shirley graduated from Turkey Run High School in 1964. Throughout the years she worked many jobs. She worked...

Beth Ann Simpson

Beth Ann Simpson

Jan 27, 2025

Beth Ann (Harney) Simpson, age 51, of Crawfordsville passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025 at her home. She was born on October 22, 1973 in Terre Haute to Dan and Beverly (Spurr) Harney.

Beth graduated from Rockville High School in 1991. She worked at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville in the Dietary Department. Beth enjoyed cooking and spending time...

Pamela Rennick

Pamela Rennick

Jan 26, 2025

Pamela Glee Rennick, age 54 of Kingman, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Franciscan Health in Crawfordsville. She was born in Lafayette on May 13, 1970, to the late Larry Leon Rennick & Paulette Glee (Holycross) Dillon.

Pam attended Fountain Central and Rabb Schools. Throughout the years she was an independent caregiver to many in the local community and...

Mary "Katie" Reffett

Mary "Katie" Reffett

Jan 26, 2025

Mary Catherine "Katie "(Helms) Reffett, age 95 of Crawfordsville and formerly of Veedersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Whitlock Place in Crawfordsville. She was born in Kingman, Indiana on February 14, 1929, to the late Hardy & Dossie Jane (Bonebrake) Helms.

Mary graduated from Kingman High School in 1947 and played on the basketball team. After...

Thomas H. Griest

Thomas H. Griest

Jan 22, 2025

Thomas H. Griest, age 60 of Darlington, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at home. He was born on March 28, 1964 to Paul and Sharon (Griffin) Griest in Crawfordsville.

Tom was a graduate of North Montgomery, Class of 1983. He had previously worked at various local factories, including Isuzu of Lafayette, Maplehurst...

Dean Willis Allen

Dean Willis Allen

Jan 19, 2025

Dean Willis Allen, age 67 of Kingman, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 5:16am at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana on February 18, 1957, to DW & Delsia Marie (Hamilton) Allen.

Throughout the years Dean worked in maintenance at the Purdue Golf Course, was a truck driver at KA Component in Otterbein, and...

Melvin Dean Lamb

Melvin Dean Lamb

Jan 18, 2025

Melvin Dean Lamb, age 63 of Veedersburg, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at home. He was born in Danville, Illinois on October 21, 1961, to Virgil Larry & Rhoda Jane (Hershberger) Lamb.

Melvin graduated from North Vermillion High School in 1979. On August 14, 1982, he married Loretta Sullivan, she survives. He worked as a sheet metal...

Gifford "Earl" Nichols

Gifford "Earl" Nichols

Jan 14, 2025

Gifford "Earl" Nichols, age 85 of Veedersburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the Waters of Covington. He was born in Gila, Illinois, on February 15, 1939, to the late Fred & Lena Jean (Walters) Nichols.

Earl graduated from Kingman High School in 1957 and attended Purdue University for 2 years before proudly serving his country in...

Daniel J. Siggins

Daniel J. Siggins

Jan 14, 2025

Daniel J. Siggins, age 70 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Ben Hur Health and Rehab after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on March 11, 1954 to Joseph and Anna (Thomas) Siggins in Crawfordsville. Daniel married Linda Middleton on August 16, 1975 at St. Bernard Catholic Church. 

He was a graduate from the...

Dollie Mae Wright

Dollie Mae Wright

Jan 13, 2025

Dollie Mae Wright, age 60 of Crawfordsville passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025 at St. Vincent Indianapolis. She was born in Crawfordsville on June 29, 1964 to the late Lloyd and Marjorie (Newport) Wright.

Dollie graduated from South Montgomery High School in 1982. She was employed at Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation as a laundry aide. Dollie loved spending time...

Jeffrey Larkin

Jeffrey Larkin

Jan 12, 2025

Jeffrey Floyd Larkin, age 90, of Crawfordsville passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born in Eubank, Kentucky on February 11, 1934 to the late Arthur and Baltia (Rogers) Larkin.

Jeffrey grew up farming around Indiana and proudly served his country in the United States Army. He married the love of his...

Tony Neal

Tony Neal

Jan 11, 2025

Tony Neal, age 64, beloved Father, Son, Brother, and Grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on January 11, 2025. He entered this world on February 28, 1960 in Clinton, IL, born to Marlin and Naomi Sue Neal.

Tony graduated from North Montgomery in 1978. Throughout the years he worked at Hunt & Sons Tree Service, Plibrico, and...

Kristina Brown

Kristina Brown

Jan 9, 2025

Kristina Leann (Dockins) Brown, age 35, of Crawfordsville passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at her home. She was born on March 28, 1989 in Crawfordsville to Richard Alan and Kathryn Joyce (Fitzsimmons) Dockins.

Kristina attended Crawfordsville High School. She married Bradley Brown. She attended Crossroads Community Church of the Nazarene. She loved spending time with her family,...

Barbara Ramsay

Barbara Ramsay

Jan 8, 2025

Barbara June (McManomy) Ramsay, age 87, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at St. Vincent Indianapolis. She was born in Duncan, Oklahoma on February 16, 1937 to the late Gladis and Audrey O. (Starkey) McManomy.

Barbara graduated from Waynetown High School. On October 11, 1958, she married the love of her life, Ted R. Ramsay,...

Derrell Ethington

Derrell Ethington

Jan 8, 2025

Derrell James Ethington, age 69 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at home. He was born in Bartow, Florida on October 4, 1955, to the late Albert Myral Ethington and Shirley Ann (Burney) Lambert.

Derrell worked at Mid States Wire for 20 years, was a truck driver for 15 years, and was a jack of all...

Thomas E. Wray

Thomas E. Wray

Jan 6, 2025

Thomas E. Wray, age 85 of Crawfordsville, passed away on January 6, 2025 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born on March 25, 1939 to Russell and Goldie (Thomas) Wray in New Market. Thomas married Dolores Semenza in September of 1962 in Hollywood, FL and they spent over 58 loving years together, until her passing in 2021.

Thomas served in...

Ronald Conrad

Ronald Conrad

Jan 5, 2025

Ronald Conrad, 64, of Walkerton, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in the comfort of his home.

Born on March 12, 1960, in Danville, Illinois, to Ivan and Betty (Miles) Conrad, Ron lived a life full of love, passion, and adventure, leaving an unforgettable legacy for those who knew and loved him. Ron was a man...