Obituaries

Esther  Marie Ross

Esther Marie Ross

May 19, 2018

Esther Marie Ross was called home to heaven Saturday morning. She has resided at Ben Hur Health Care for several years. Prior to that, she spent most of her life residing in Parkersburg and was a member of Parkersburg Christian Church.

She was born the 8th child to Lawrence James and Elizabeth Ruth Whitson Kelly on January...

Katherine  Elizabeth McGinty

Katherine Elizabeth McGinty

May 18, 2018

Katherine “Kay” Elizabeth (Hahn) McGinty, age 100, of Crawfordsville passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana on June 10, 1917 to the late Frank & Gertrude (Lincoln) Hahn.

Kay graduated from West Point High School and married Winston Freeman, who preceded her in...

Avalene  Elizabeth Harrison

Avalene Elizabeth Harrison

May 14, 2018

Avalene Elizabeth Harrison (Hutson) was born on August 9th, 1929 in Marshall, Indiana. She was the oldest of five children born to Roy and Lula Mae Hutson (Elam). Avalene graduated from Waveland High School in the Class of ’47. She was a loving and dedicated farmer’s wife to Silas Harrison, as well as an extremely hard worker her entire life,...

William  "Bill" Mahan

William "Bill" Mahan

May 14, 2018

William “Bill” Gene Mahan, age 52 of Waveland passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Kindred Health Care in Indianapolis. He was born in Williamsport on June 10, 1965 to Raymond G. & Mary L. (Norman) Mahan.

Bill graduated from Seeger High School in 1983 and on January 5, 1990 in Veedersburg, IN he married the...

Lois  B. Glessner

Lois B. Glessner

May 10, 2018

Lois B. Glessner left this world to meet her Savior face-to-face on Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Her husband, Merle Glessner, and her parents Harry and Ruth Hays of Monticello, IL, predeceased her.

Born on July 2, 1921 in Monticello, Illinois, Lois’ life spanned almost 97 years. During the course of her life, her many...

Roger  E. Beach

Roger E. Beach

May 10, 2018

Roger Beach, age 74 of Crawfordsville passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Ben Hur Home in Crawfordsville. Roger was born in Crawfordsville on July 13, 1943 to the late Morris & Doretha (Lowe) Beach. On January 30, 1966 he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy McCloud, who survives. He was in the last graduating class of Horace...

Gerald  F. Whittington

Gerald F. Whittington

May 8, 2018

Gerald “Pappy” F. Whittington, age 83 of Kingman passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Ben Hur Nursing Home in Crawfordsville. He was born in Clinton, IN on May 31, 1934 to the late Fuson & Hazel Irene (Samuels) Whittington.

Gerald graduated from Kingman High School in 1956 and on May 20, 1957 he married the...

Richard  L. Hood

Richard L. Hood

May 7, 2018

Richard “Whitey” L. Hood, age 84 of Greencastle passed away on May 7, 2018 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital. He was born in Bainbridge, Indiana on January 4, 1934 to the late William Robert & Gladys Marie (Stewart) Hood.

Richard graduated from Greene Township High School in Parke County and married Mary Lou (Philpot) Hood, who...

Virginia  Ruth Sarver

Virginia Ruth Sarver

May 6, 2018

Virginia Ruth Sarver, age 92 of Crawfordsville passed away on May 6, 2018 at Williamsburg Health Care in Crawfordsville. She was born in Putnam County on April 27, 1926 to the late Roy Ulysses & Chasie (Young) Stultz.

Virginia graduated from Alamo High School 1944 and on January 24, 1946 in Indianapolis she married Russell Alva Sarver,...

Nina  Lou Fudge

Nina Lou Fudge

May 6, 2018

Nina Lou (Carlisle) Freeman-Fudge, age 83 of Kingman passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at home. She was born in Ogden, IL on December 24, 1934 to the late Harry Randall & Susie Ellen (Wells) Carlisle.

Nina married James A. Freeman, who preceded her in death in 1993 and remarried Dale Fudge, who preceded her in...

Mariam Brown

Mariam Brown

May 5, 2018

Mariam (Myers) Brown, age 91 of Crawfordsville was welcomed into the arms of her loving Savior on Saturday, May 5, 2018 while surrounded by her family at Bickford Cottage of Crawfordsville.

Mariam was born November 2, 1926 in Linnsburg, Indiana to Fred & Vera (Reichard) Myers. On August 16, 1953 in Crawfordsville she married the love her...

Angela  Nadine Williams

Angela Nadine Williams

May 5, 2018

Angela Nadine (Matlock) Williams, age 55, of Wingate passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at home. She was born in Crawfordsville on January 20, 1963, the daughter of Adrian Lee & the late Deanna Kay (Roche) Matlock.

Angela graduated from Fountain Central High School in 1981 and Ball State University in 1985 with the Bachelor’s Degree...

Heather  Nicole Hendricks

Heather Nicole Hendricks

Apr 30, 2018

Heather Nicole Hendricks, age 28 of Crawfordsville passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. She was born in Clinton, IN on February 9, 1990 to Robert Hendricks and the late Luanne (Hallett) Hendricks. She was adopted by Dorothy Hallett in November of 1996.

Heather attended Bethesda Baptist School in Brownsburg and attended Faith Baptist Church. She was...

Albert  S. Delano

Albert S. Delano

Apr 30, 2018

Albert S. Delano, age 92 of New Market passed away on April 30, 2018 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, IN. He was born in Barnard, IN on November 24, 1925 to the late Ernest & Inez (Coons) Delano.

He attended New Market High School and on January 22, 1944 in Lafayette, IN he married the love...

Joyce  Marie Fleck

Joyce Marie Fleck

Apr 27, 2018

Joyce Marie (Brownfield) Fleck, age 76 of Veedersburg passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018 at St. Mary’s Healthcare in Lafayette. She was born in rural Newton County on January 1, 1942 to the late Lester James & Pearl Norma (Coley) Brownfield.

Joyce attended Newton School and on May 9, 1964, she married the love of her...

Virginia  Mae King

Virginia Mae King

Apr 24, 2018

Virginia “Ginny” Mae (Richey) King, age 92 of Crawfordsville passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Williamsburg Health Care. She was born in Ladoga on March 22, 1926 to the late Horace & Thelma (Davis) Richey. She graduated from Crawfordsville High School and on October 5, 1945 she married Glen King Jr, who preceded her in death on...

Robert  "Doug" Edwards

Robert "Doug" Edwards

Apr 22, 2018

Robert “Doug” Douglas Edwards, age 57 of Crawfordsville passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville after a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Crawfordsville on February 22, 1961 to the late Carl Robert Edwards & Carol Lois (Linton) Herron.

Throughout the years Doug worked as a painter, carpet installer for Zahn’s,...

Sandra Kay Daniels

Sandra Kay Daniels

Apr 21, 2018

Mrs Sandra Kay Daniels, age 71, of Alamo, passed away peacefuly on Saturday morning April 21, 2018 following a short illness. Sandra was born on January 31, 1947 in Owen County, Indiana the daughter of Walter and Mildred (nee: Rubeck) Hoffa. Following her graduation from Cloverdale High School she married John Daniels on December 22, 1967. Sandra was a quiet...

Shirley  Ann Hockett

Shirley Ann Hockett

Apr 21, 2018

Shirley Ann (Hall) Hockett, age 65, of Crawfordsville passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. She was born in Crawfordsville on December 9, 1952 to the late Gerald & Patricia (Lawler) Hall.

Shirley graduated from New Market High School in 1971 and married Dean Hockett on August 31, 1998. She was a member...

Brian  Edward Keller

Brian Edward Keller

Apr 19, 2018

Brian Edward Keller, age 50, of Veedersburg passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 from a farming accident. He was born in Danville, IL on June 2, 1967 to Jack & Pat (Smith) Keller.

Brian graduated from Fountain Central High School in 1985 and attended the Church of Nazarene. Throughout the years he worked for C&D Battery...