Obituaries

Donald L. Reese

Donald L. Reese

Aug 30, 2015

Mr. Donald L. Reese, age 74, formerly of Hillsboro, In passed away at 11:35 pm Sunday evening August 30, 2015 at Sugnature Health Care of Lafayette where he had resided for the past 2 1/2 years. Donald was born in Warren County Indiana on July 8, 1941 the son of Ben Lee and Thelma (nee:Mickles) Reese and attended the Attica...

Madeline  LaVon Clarkston

Madeline LaVon Clarkston

Aug 29, 2015

Madeline LaVon (Williamson) Clarkston, age 96, of Kingman passed away at 7:57pm on August 29, 2015 at the Waters of Covington. She was born in Parke County on July 4, 1919 to the late Ira W and Ottie (Miller) Williamson.

LaVon graduated from Newport High School and on March 24, 1944 she married the late,...

Lonnie  Gene Deel

Lonnie Gene Deel

Aug 28, 2015

Mr. Lonnie Gene Deel, 68, Crawfordsville, passed away in his home Friday, August 28th. He was born October 21, 1946 in Orange County, Indiana, to Charles and Kathleen (Jackson) Deel. They preceded him in death.

Mr. Deel was trained as a Welder and a Carpenter. He also had worked at Dollar General Store before he...

Hillis  Hubert Wilson

Hillis Hubert Wilson

Aug 24, 2015

Mr. Hillis Hubert Wilson, 85, Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully at 5:30 PM on Monday, August 24th, in the Franciscan St. Elizabeth Crawfordsville Hospital. He was born December 1st, 1929, in Brownsvalley, to Benjamin Harrison and Hazel Eloise (Bradford) Wilson. He married Sharon Louise Hicks on June 28th, 1961, and they had two children during their more than...

Jodi Kay Franklin

Jodi Kay Franklin

Aug 17, 2015

Mrs. Jodi Kay Franklin, age 44, of Darlington, IN, passed away at her home surrounded by her family. Jodi was born on January 16, 1971 at Crawfordsville, IN., the daughter of Robert Allen Shirar and Donna Lee (nee Stewart)Shirar. She graduated from North Montgomery High School and trained and became a certified nursing assistant. She and James Franklin were married...

Kenneth Dale Wolf

Kenneth Dale Wolf

Aug 12, 2015

Mr. Kenneth Dale Wolf, age 90, of rural Crawfordsville, IN. passed away peacefully August 12th at Mulberry Health and Retirement at Mulberry, IN. surrounded by family. Kenneth was born to Francis and Opal (Wood) Wolf on April 12, 1925 at Mansfield, Illinois. He graduated from Wingate High School where he had met, fell in love with and later married Viola...

Shirley  Jean Jensen

Shirley Jean Jensen

Aug 9, 2015

Mrs. Shirley Jean Jensen, 80, New Market, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday morning, August 9th, at 4:26 AM. She was born February 23rd, 1935, in Harlan, Iowa, to Ottis and Iva (Duke) Gearhart, who preceded her in death. She married Lowell G. Jensen. He survives at home.

In addition to her husband, Mrs....

Raymonde Etter

Raymonde Etter

Aug 9, 2015

Mrs. Raymonde "Ray" Etter, 93, New Market, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday, August 9th, at 8:45 PM. She was born on October 28th, 1921, in Etampehs, France, to Fernande and Theresa (Billarand) Maltaire. She married Billy "Bill" Etter on November 21st, 1945, in Etampehs, France. He preceded her in death on April 18th, 2014.

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Patricia  Gail Zimmerman

Patricia Gail Zimmerman

Aug 8, 2015

Mrs. Patricia Gail "Patti" Zimmerman, 70, Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday, August 8th, at 12:07 AM in the St. Elizabeth East Hospital, Lafayette. She was born March 29th, 1945, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Bruce Clayton and Frances Louise (Bryant) Morris. She married Fred O. Zimmerman on September 6th, 1964, in New Market. He survives.

Patti...

Harley  Mack Caldwell

Harley Mack Caldwell

Aug 4, 2015

Mr. Harley Mack Caldwell, 87, Lafayette, formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday, August 4th, at 1:21 PM, in the Indiana Veterans Home, West Lafayette. He was born September 8th, 1927, in Crawfordsville, to Carl Jessie and Louise (Pointer) Caldwell.

Mr. Caldwell had worked for Lewis-Shepard (Hyster Co) and retired as a Custodian with the North...

Judith K. Brenton

Judith K. Brenton

Jul 31, 2015

Mrs. Judith Kay Brenton, age 65, of Linden passed away at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville at 9:15 am Friday July 31, 2015 loving attended by her husband and daughter. Judith was born on January 1, 1950 at Denver Co., the daughter of Leroy Dale Dunn and Norma Jean Heitt Dunn. After graduating from High School she received degree's in business and...

Dora  B Devitt

Dora B Devitt

Jul 28, 2015

Dora B. Devitt, 90, Crawfordsville, passed peacefully from this Earth, at home with her family by her side on July 28th, 2015.

Dora was born September 26th, 1924, at Bismark, Illinois, to Lester Wyman and Pearl Mae (Austin) McCoy.

She graduated from Georgetown High School, Georgetown, Illinois, in 1944 and then attended Utterback...

James & Marian Strickland

James & Marian Strickland

Jul 27, 2015

A graveside memorial service for James R. Strickland, age 92, and his wife Marian K. (Miller) Strickland, age 88, of Covington, Indiana, formerly of Flora, Illinois, will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Illinois, with Pastor Rocky Allen officiating. Military honors will be presented for Mr. Strickland.

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Donald  Lee Canfield

Donald Lee Canfield

Jul 25, 2015

Donald Lee Canfield, age 72, of Rockville passed away at 6:10am on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Freeport, IL on November 13, 1942 to the late Fred J. and Lillia F (Eisenbise) Canfield.

He graduated from Shannon High School...

Michael "Mike" R. Melvin

Michael "Mike" R. Melvin

Jul 21, 2015

Mr. Michael "Mike" R. Melvin, age 72, of Zionsville, IN. and formerly of Alamo and Waynetown, IN. passed away at his home on Tuesday morning July 21, 2015. Mike was born on August 4, 1943 to Howard and Elizabeth(Bayless)Melvin in Crawfordsville, In. He is survived by his wife Bonnie(Teeters)Melvin, his daughters Sheri(Greg)Howard of Petersburg, KY. and Sally(Michael)Pick of Malibu, CA....

Adrienne Martine-Barnes

Adrienne Martine-Barnes

Jul 20, 2015

Adrienne Martine-Barnes was born to David Alexander Martinez and Margaret Amedea (Obegi) Martinez in Los Angeles, California, on January 19, 1942. She grew up in the Los Angeles area, later living in New York City, Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon. She died in Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland on July 20, 2015. She was first married...

Jerry  Lee Hall

Jerry Lee Hall

Jul 19, 2015

Jerry Lee Hall, 59, Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Sunday, July 19th, at 12:05 AM. He was born March 18th, 1956 in Crawfordsville, to Gerald W. ad Patricia A. (Lawler) Hall.

Jerry had worked for 38 years at R.R. Donnelleys, last working as a Material Coordinator in the Receiving...

Bobby  Joe Phillips

Bobby Joe Phillips

Jul 17, 2015

Mr. Bobby Joe (B.J.) Phillips, 74, Crawfordsville, died Friday, July 17th, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 2nd, 1941 in Charleston, West Virginia. He was the eldest son of Joseph W. and Dona L. (Pauley) Phillips.

B. J. retired as an Industrial Engineer from Alcoa C.S....

Margaret  Louise Young

Margaret Louise Young

Jul 17, 2015

Margaret (Peg) Louise (Kitts) Young, 89, went to our Lord on July 17, 2015. A celebration of Peg's life will held at the First Christian Church, Crawfordsville, Indiana at 11:00 a.m. on August 29, 2015. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations to the Special Olympics be made in her name.

Born April...

Mark  Jeffrey Lang

Mark Jeffrey Lang

Jul 16, 2015

Mr. Mark Jeffrey Lang, 54, New Ross, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, July 16th. He was born February 21st, 1961 in Harvey, Illinois, to Richard L. an Pinkie E. (Hooks) Lang. He had been married to Crystal West, they divorced. He later married Karen Allen; they divorced. He later married Vickie Smith and they...