August 28, 2007

Michael Eugene Flint
Michael Eugene Flint, 36, of Osgood, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on December 1, 1970 in Garland, Texas, the son of Gene Arthur and Alene Cave Flint, and she survives. He married Tammy Jo Sizemore on September 5, 1998 in Osgood and she survives.
Other survivors include one daughter, Erin Michelle Flint of Osgood; one son, Michael Dillion Flint of Osgood; one brother, Gene Russell Flint, Sr., of Osgood; and one sister, Michelle Louise Flint of Osgood.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1984.
Mr. Flint was a member of ABATE of Ripley County.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 30 from 5-8 p.m. at Neal’s Funeral Home in Osgood. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 31 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the family in care of the funeral home.
Arrangements were made by Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood.

Frederick H. Krieger
Frederick H. Krieger, 87, of Batesville, passed away Monday, August 27, 2007. Visitation is being held today, Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 29 at 11 a.m at the St. Paul Lutheran Church Crossroads.

John W. Fullmer, Sr.
John W. Fullmer, Sr., 74, of Osgood, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Funeral services were held at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.
Flonnie Rae Holt
Flonnie Rae Holt, 97, of Milan, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. She was born on October 28, 1909 in Casey County, Kentucky the daughter of Alex and Myrtie Ballinger Godbey. She was married to Roy Holt on November 19, 1927 and he preceded her in death on May 26, 1981.
Survivors include two sons Robert Holt of Columbus and Russell Holt of Milan; 4 daughters Mrs. Virgil (Gladys) Walden of Cincinnati, OH, Mrs. Donald (Ruby) McDonald of Milan, Mrs. Walter (Pauline) Kurz of Marbelhead, MA, Mrs. David (Eva) Cook of Indianapolis; one brother, Victor Cloral Godbey of Cincinnati, OH; 27 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren; 34 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Raymond Holt; one grandson and one great grandson; five brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Holt was a member of the Greensburg Nazarene Church.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Hope Baptist Church in Dillsboro with Rev. Virlin Chipp officiating. Burial will be in the New Craven Cemetery in Milan. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29 at the Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan. Memorials may be given to the Hope Baptist Church.
Arrangements were made by Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan.

Helenrose M. "Fuzzy" Doyle
Helenrose M. "Fuzzy" Doyle, 75, of Batesville, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Church. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 29, from 4-8 p.m. at the Weigel Funeral Home in Batesville.

Jean Sauer McClellan
Jean Sauer McClellan, 84, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2007. Burial was in the Springdale Cemetery in Madison.

Flonnie Rae Holt
Flonnie Rae Holt, 97, of Milan, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. She was born on October 28, 1909 in Casey County, Kentucky the daughter of Alex and Myrtie Ballinger Godbey. She was married to Roy Holt on November 19, 1927 and he preceded her in death on May 26, 1981.
Survivors include two sons Robert Holt of Columbus and Russell Holt of Milan; 4 daughters Mrs. Virgil (Gladys) Walden of Cincinnati, OH, Mrs. Donald (Ruby) McDonald of Milan, Mrs. Walter (Pauline) Kurz of Marbelhead, MA, Mrs. David (Eva) Cook of Indianapolis; one brother, Victor Cloral Godbey of Cincinnati, OH; 27 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren; 34 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Raymond Holt; one grandson and one great grandson; five brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Holt was a member of the Greensburg Nazarene Church.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Hope Baptist Church in Dillsboro with Rev. Virlin Chipp officiating. Burial will be in the New Craven Cemetery in Milan. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29 at the Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan. Memorials may be given to the Hope Baptist Church.
Arrangements were made by Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan.

August 21, 2007

Agnes Smith
Agnes Smith, 88, of Osgood, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. She was born in Cincinnati on October 23, 1918, the daughter of Fred and Agnes Niederhauser. She was married to Grant Smith and later to Reginald Adamcezenski who preceded her in death in 1996.
Survivors include three sons, Robert Smith, William G. Smith and his wife Shelley all of Friendship, and Douglas Smith and his wife Shelena of Flippin, Arkansas; three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of the St. John Catholic Church in Osgood.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials may be given to the Activity Fund of the Manderley Health Care Center in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.

Jesse E. Phillippe
Jesse E. Phillippe, 81, of Versailles, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2007 at the Dearborn County Hospital, Lawrenceburg. He was born at Liberty, Kentucky on June 17, 1926, the son of Jake and Nina Mae Owens Phillippe. He was married to Virginia Durham on April 15, 1948 and she survives.
Other survivors include one son Jay Phillippe and his wife Leeanna of Versailles; one daughter Rita Speigelhalder and her husband George of Crothersville; grandchildren Megan and AJ Phillippe and Jessica Speigelhalder; one brother JR Phillippe of Clay City, Kentucky; four sisters, Gladys Emerson and Beulah Williams both of Liberty, KY, Orpha Godbey of Carrollton, Kentucky, and Norma Jean Ashley of Eubank, Kentucky.
His parents, his brother Janis Phillippe and his sister Anna Bess Mandel, preceded him in death.
Mr. Phillippe was an Army veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Shelby Christian Church, Versailles American Legion, and the Versailles Masonic Lodge. He was a bus driver for the South Ripley schools and owned the Phillippe Oil Company both for 30 years and was a feed sales representative for Ag Land for 28 years.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 19 at 3 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home, Versailles with Rev. Mark Walker of the Versailles Baptist Church officiating. Masonic services were held by the Versailles Masonic Lodge. Burial followed in the Cliff Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or to the Shelby Christian Church in care of the funeral home.

Robert E. Smith
Robert E. Smith, 87, of Milton, Kentucky, died Friday, August 17, 2007 at Thornton Terrace in Madison. He was born in Saylor Park, Ohio on August 6, 1920, the son of Harry and Alby Smith. He was raised in Dillsboro.
He was a registered pharmacist having worked at the Dunbar Drug Store and the former Inglis Drug Store both of Madison. He was the chief pharmacist at Muscatatuck State Hospital for 23 years and was a pharmacist at his parents drug store in Aurora for 13 years. He was well known for his participation in basketball in his younger years including being a member of the Versailles Legion National Basketball team in 1947-1952. He was a US Army Air Force veteran in WWII and was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church of Madison.
Surviving are his wife Marilyn W. Smith and one son, Mark A. Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents and a twin brother Alan Smith.
There will be no visitation, a private burial will be held at a later date in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison. Expressions of sympathy may go to Christ Episcopal Church or the charity of the donors choice. Wood-Oakley Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Geneva Ann West
Geneva Ann West, 79, of Moores Hill, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2007. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 18 at Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill.

Ruth Ann Swinney
Ruth Ann Kamman Swinney, 77, of Osgood passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007 at her home. She was born near New Marion on October 16, 1929 the daughter of Walter and Leah Heitmeyer Kamman. She was married to Edgar Lee Swinney on November 6, 1949 and he survives.
Other survivors include one son, David Swinney and his wife Melinda of Osgood; one daughter, Lisa Ebinger and her husband David of Holton; grandchildren Matthew Swinney and his wife Bridget, Samantha Swinney and Rebecca Swinney all of Osgood and Joshua Ebinger of Holton; great grandchildren, Austin, Jeremy and Alexis Ebinger of Holton; one brother, Walter Kamman, Jr. and his wife Sarita of Holton and one sister, Mary Thayer of Osgood.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her grandson, Jeremy Ebinger, brother John Kamman and sister Caroline Kamman and her brother-in-law Wade Thayer.
Mrs. Swinney was a 1947 graduate of New Marion High School and the Indianapolis School of Business. She had formerly worked in the Anderson schools and for Allison. She was also a homemaker and farmed with her husband. She was baptized at the New Marion Baptist Church in 1945 and was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church. She served as president of the Hopewell Missionary Society and was the secretary/treasurer of the Hopewell Cemetery Association. She was also a member of the Delta Rho Chapter of Tri Kappa and the New Marion Alumni Association where she contributed to and wrote for the New Marion Memories book.
Mrs. Swinney chaired a local committee to erect a statue in the Versailles State Park commemorating the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps. She loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved the country, the farm and being a unique and wonderful servant of Jesus Christ.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 22 at 2 p.m. at the Hopewell Baptist Church with Rev. David Shivers officiating. Burial will follow in the Hopewell Cemetery.
Visitation will be held today, Tuesday, August 21 from 4-9 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home, Versailles and from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Hopewell Cemetery or to the Cliff Hill Cemetery in care of the funeral home.

August 14, 2007

Thelma Jackson
Thelma Jackson, 104, of Versailles, passed away Sat-urday, August 11, 2007 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 30, 1903, the daughter of James and Jennie Doran. She was married to Wilkie Jackson and he preceded her in death on January 24, 1983.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Hayes of Germantown, Ohio; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, two sisters, and her son-in-law Hollie.
Mrs. Jackson was an 84 year member of the Ver-sailles Baptist Church where she participated in the choir well into her 90’s. In her younger days she participated in a ladies accordion group. She was a homemaker and a member of the Versailles Chapter of the Eastern Star. She participated in many ac-tivities at Manderley Health Care Center, including ball-room dancing.
When two members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry took her a special prayer shawl for her 104th birthday, she was very hesitant to have it wrapped around her shoulders for a photo. "That will make me look like an old lady," she insisted. Her youthful spirit remained even after she reached her 100th birthday and beyond.
At her 104th surprise birthday party, she repeated many times that it was "the best surprise I have ever had." She enjoyed a special meal that day along with eight of her Versailles Baptist Church lady friends and had her photo and a story on the front page of the local newspaper.
Funeral services will be held today, Tuesday, August 14, at 2 p.m. at the Versailles Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Walker officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 14 from 12 p.m. until time of services. Memorials may be given to the Cliff Hill Cemetery or the Manderley Health Care Center in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.

Daniel Michael Cain
Daniel Michael Cain, 52, of Versailles, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007 at Manderley Health Care Cen-ter. Private family services will be held. Arrangements were made by Neal’s Funeral Home in Osgood.

David R. Chandler
David R. Chandler, 66, of Cross Plains, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007 at the Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg. He was born at London, Kentucky on April 14, 1941 the son of Raymond and Nancy Proffit Chandler. He was married to Paulette Samples on May 9, 1965 and she survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Eddie Chandler of Cross Plains and David Chandler of Hamilton, OH; six grandchildren including Russell Chandler of Hamilton with whom he spent many special and happy moments; two brothers, Marvin Chandler of Hamilton and Johnny Chandler of Corbin, KY; one sister Enola Pearl of CA; also a special cousin Raymond Wyatt and his wife Barb of Cross Plains; along with several other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his son Jeffrey Paul Chandler who passed away on June 15, 1996.
Mr. Chandler attended the Hamilton Public Schools and served two terms in the Army, being honorably discharged in 1965. He retired from Fisher Body in Hamilton in 1992 and moved to his retirement home near Cross Plains in 1993 where he enjoyed his time hunting and fishing.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles. Burial will be in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery at Dewberry with the visitation held from 9 a.m. until the time of services. Memorials may be given to the Shriners Burn Institute in care of the funeral home.

Cecilia I. Fink
Cecilia I. Fink, 94, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007 in Shady Nook Health Center. Funeral services will be held today, August 14, at 11 a.m. at the Fitch-Denney Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg.

Paul K. Franklin
Paul K. Franklin, formerly of Reston, VA, passed away in Venice on Sunday, August 12, 2007. Funeral services will be held in Venice.

August 7, 2007

Paul Lee Bay
Paul Lee Bay, 76, of Versailles, formerly of Ohio County, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2007 at his residence. He was born at Newport, Kentucky on January 1, 1931, the son of Elzey and Anna Jones Bay. He was married to Edna Bright who preceded him in death and then was married to Joyce Hampton Klusman on March 3, 2006 and she survives.
Other survivors include one stepson Mark Klusman and his wife Ann of Versailles and one step-grandson Dominick Klusman.
Mr. Bay was a veteran of the Air Force and was a retired press operator at Formica in Cincinnati. He was a member of the Brushy Fork Baptist Church and the Mason, Ohio Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 8 at 11 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Dewayne Swisher officiating. Burial will be in the Crown Hill Memorial Cemetery in Cincinnati. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of services. Memorials may be given to Rescue 69 in care of the funeral home.
Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles was in charge of arrangements.

John L. Reddish
John L. Reddish, 67, of Sunman, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2007, at his residence. He was born September 25, 1939 in Waveland, the son of Evelyn (nee: Rice) and William Reddish. He married Patricia Andrews on October 14, 1962, and she survives.
Other survivors include three daughters, Gina Reddish Kern of Milan, Gerri Reddish of Sunman, and Lanna Reddish James of Speedway; four sisters, Mary Bruin of Indianapolis, Lois Cloncs and Kathryn Marshall both of Crawfordsville, and Carolyn Fullen of Brownsburg; two brothers, James Reddish of Rushville and Don Reddish of Russellville; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Reddish served in the marines from 1957-1960. After his discharge, he opened the trucking company, Reddish Inc., and was owner-operator for 42 years before retiring. He was a member of the Sunman Bible Church.
Funeral services were held on Monday, August 6, at the Weigel Funeral Home in Batesville. Burial was in the St. Paul’s Cemetery in Sunman and military graveside rites were conducted by the Batesville V.F.W. Post #3183 and the Prell-Bland American Legion Post #271.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Margaret Mary of the Hansen Cancer Center. Arrangements were made by the Weigel Funeral Home in Batesville.

Rudolph F. Oehlman
Rudolph F. Oehlman, 85, of Sunman, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007. He was born July 11, 1922 in St. Leon. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 8 at 11 a.m. at the St. John Lutheran Church in Hubbells Corner. Cook Funeral Home in Sunman was in charge of arrangements.

Doris A. Biddle
Doris A. Biddle, 93, of Dillsboro, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 4, with burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Brookville. Filter DeVries Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Marion E. Yeager
Marion E. Yeager, 75, of Madison, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2007. Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 4 at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral Home. Burial was in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements were made in care of Sawyer-Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service.