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December 27, 2007

Marvin Downey
Marvin Downey, 52, of Holton, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the St. Vincent Jennings Community Hospital in North Vernon. He was born at Batesville on April 20, 1955, the son of Thomas and Dixie Renfro Downey. He married Darla Bustle on November 13, 1978 and she survives.
Other survivors include four sons, Thomas Downey of Cross Plains, Billy Downey of Versailles, and Jeff and Ryan Downey both of Holton; one sister, Beverly Austin and her husband Bobby of St. Cloud, Florida; two brothers, Doug Downey and his wife Karen, and Randy Downey all of Holton; and his mother-in-law, Norma Hopper of Versailles. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Downey was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church and a 1973 graduate of South Ripley High School. He had been employed as a tractor mechanic at Woods Farm Supply in Versailles for 30 years.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 28 at 11 a.m. at the Hopewell Baptist Church with burial in the Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles and from 10 a.m. until time of services on Friday at the church. Memorials may be given to the Holton Fire Department in care of the funeral home.

Joy Pelsor
Joy Pelsor, 80, of Muncie, formerly of Dillsboro, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Muncie Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 2, 1927 in Moores Hill. In 1946, she married Lee Pelsor, and he preceded her in death in 1982.
Survivors include: two daughters, Greta Cope of Parker City and LuAnn Pelsor of Nashville; two grandchildren, Kevin (Kenna) Cope and Karrie (David) Osborne; 8 great grandchildren; one sister, Elizabeth (Paul) McBride, of California.
Mrs. Pelsor was a very active member in the Dillsboro United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star, and an associate member of Gethsemane Methodist Church in Muncie. She was employed for several years at Seagrams.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 28 at the Dillsboro United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. with burial in the Oakdale Cemetery. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro. Memorials may be given to Muncie Rehabilitation Center Activity Fund or to Dillsboro United Methodist Church.

Corporal Caleb T. Falin
Caleb T. Falin Corporal, USMC, 22 of Greensburg, Indiana passed away Friday December 21, 2007 at Camp LeJune, North Carolina. He was born September 20, 1985 in Columbus, Indiana, the son of Bruce Falin and Lynne Adams. He graduated from South Decatur High School. Upon graduation he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He was assigned to the Amphibious Assault Battalion, Camp Lejune, North Carolina. He had completed 2 tours of duty in IRAQ. He was a member of the South Decatur Baptist Church and a life member of the National Rifle Association.
He is survived by his Father: Bruce (Nancy) Falin; his Mother: Lynne Adams Both of Greensburg, Indiana; One Brother: AIC Joshua Falin who is stationed a Boling AFB in Washington D.C., One Sister: Rebecca Ann Falin of Greensburg. Maternal Grandmother: Sandra Adams; Paternal Grandmother: Vida Falin; Many Aunts, Uncles, Nephews, & Nieces also survive.
He was preceded in death by his Maternal Grandfather: Don Adams; and his Paternal Grandfather: William Falin.
Friends may call at the Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home on Friday December 28, 2007 from 4:00 until 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 29, 2007 at the South Decatur Baptist Church in Westport, IN. at 10:00AM. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.gilliland-howe.com.

Paul J. Jefferson
Paul J. Jefferson, 73, of Moores Hill, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 28 at 11 a.m. at the St. Charles Catholic Church in Milan with burial in the Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 6-8 p.m. at the Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, in Milan. Memorials may be given to the family. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan was in charge of arrangements.

Ivan D. Allen
Ivan D. Allen, 93, of Versailles, formerly of Vevay and Shelbyville, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2007 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born on June 21, 1914 in Switzerland County, the son of David Jackson and Bess Lucy (Bliss) Allen. He married Doris L. Turner on June 25, 1938 in Lawrenceburg and she preceded him in death.
Survivors include: three daughters, Carolyn Scott and her husband Larry D., Vickie Coy and husband Steven, all of Shelbyville, and Tammy Moore of Versailles; son, Richard "Jack" Stonebraker of Big Canoe, Georgia; 14 grandchildren: Mark, Gina, Jonathan, Mindy, Travis, Ashley, Derek, Jennifer, Danny, Kari, Kristi, Amy, Leah and Jill; 19 great grandchildren: Lindsey, Kelly, Blayre, Devon, Katie, Collin, Kylee, Ryan, Mackenzie, Coleman, Ellie, Joshua, Ryan, Alisha, Erin, Ethan, Kohl, Brayden and Lane; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his son, David Douglas Allen; his sisters: Lelia M. Pratt and Evalena "Hap" Hatch.
Mr. Allen was a farmer for many years in Switzerland County. He was employed from 1955-1961 at Ross’ 421 Supermarket in Shelbyville as the Produce Manager. He and Doris owned and operated the Ohio Valley Lanes in Vevay from 1961-1966. They also co-owned and operated the Country Bait House in Versailles from 1972-1989. He was a member of the Center Square Church of Christ in Center Square. Mr. Allen will be remembered for his love of fishing, hunting, gardening and bowling.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 29 at 11 a.m. at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay with Rev. William Horner officiating. Burial will be in the Vevay Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in memory of Ivan to the American Heart Association or the Kidney Foundation, contribution cards are available at the funeral home. Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay is in charge of arrangements.

Rev. Wilburn E. Cropper
Rev. Wilburn E. Cropper, 93, of Maysville, KY, for-merly of Milan, died Thurs-day, December 20, 2007 in Schertz, Texas. He was born June 16, 1914 in Lewis County, Kentucky, the son of George W. (Jack) and Lizzy (Meyers) Cropper. He married Esta Mae Henderson on February 4, 1933 and she preceded him in death on June 14, 1988. He later married Irene Souder Henderson in 1989 and she survives.
Other survivors include two sons James (Mary) Cropper of Schertz, TX and Dennis (Brenda) Cropper of Indianapolis; one daughter Jeannine (Hubert) Applegate of Greensburg: six grandchildren, four great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. His first wife and one brother and three sisters preceded him in death.
Rev. Cropper was a farmer in Fleming County, Kentucky and worked at Lucky Stride Shoe Company in Maysville. He later attended Emery University in Atlanta, GA, where he prepared for his ministry. He became and ordained United Methodist minister. After retirement he served at the Delaware United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held today, Thursday, December 27 at 11 a.m. at the Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan with Rev. Harris Long officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery, near Madison.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Founda-tion.

Dewey E. Dixon
Dewey E. Dixon, 83, of Hamilton, OH, formerly of North Vernon and Osgood, passed away on Friday, De-cember 21, 2007. Visitation is being held today, Thurs-day, at the Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home in Aurora. Services will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with burial in the Mt. Sinai Cemetery in Aurora. Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home in Aurora is in charge of arrangements.

Emiko O. Settle
Emiko O. Settle, 63, of Milan, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at her residence. She was born on July 3, 1944, in Japan, the daughter of Kama Oshiro. She married Charles E. Settle on November 29, 1969 and he survives.
Other survivors include two brothers, ten sisters and sister-in-law, Mrs. Joe Edens of Milan.
Mrs. Settle was a homemaker and attended the Milan Wesleyan Church.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at the Milan Wesleyan Church with Rev. LaMar Brown officiating. Burial will be in the Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday at the church. Memorials may be given to the Milan Wesleyan Church. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan is in charge of arrangements.

Ralph Edward Griswold
Ralph Edward Griswold, 49, of Vevay, passed awy on Friday, December 21, 2007. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Dec. 26 at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay. Memorials may be given in memory of Ralph to the family. Contribution cards are available at the funeral home. Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay were in charge of arrangements.

Gracie Marie (Griffith) O’Neal
Gracie Marie (Griffith) O’Neal, 82, of Allensville, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 28 at 1 p.m. at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay with burial in the Springdale Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of services on Friday. Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay is in charge of arrangements.

December 20, 2007

Howard J. Lustig
Howard J. Lustig, 86, of Versailles, formerly of Clarksville, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. He was born near Osgood on March 14, 1921, the son of Frederick and Bertha May Wheeler Lustig. He married Hilda Salyers on June 21, 1943 and she survives.
Other survivors include one sister, Mrs. Leona Wagner of Osgood; and two grandchildren. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents, his son John, and his brother Lawrence Lustig.
Mr. Lustig was an Army veteran of WWII. He served in the 880th Air Squadron as a Special Vehicle Operator. He received the American Theatre Ribbon, Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. He was a member of the Charity Baptist Church at Clarksville. He had been involved in the trucking business for several years, hauling logs for Hyatt’s Sawmill at Holton and being a terminal manager for Good Way Trucking at Clarksville. He also had been employed with Cunningham Campers at Jeffersonville.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 21 at 11 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Dale Day of the Versailles Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in the Holton Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 10 a.m. until time of services. Memorials may be given to the Holton Cemetery in care of the funeral home. Online condolences available at skfuneralhome.com.

Donald Walter Smith
Donald Walter Smith, 89, of Greendale, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, December 18, 2007, at Shady Nook Care Center in Lawrenceburg. He was born in Versailles on June 13, 1918 the son of Lewis Franklin Smith and Clara Selmeyer Smith. He married Evelyn Vornheder on June 16, 1945 and she survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Philip Luther Smith (Mary Ann) of Cincinnati, and Dr. Thomas Erian Smith (Adrienne) of Penn; one daughter, Kimberly Sue (Bob) Temple, of Bedford, KY; seven grandchildren; five nieces and nephews that they raised as their own children. He was preceded in death by two sisters.
Mr. Smith was a lifelong member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dillsboro, where he served as a Sunday school teacher for over 50 years, and sang in the church choir. He was employed at Aurora Casket Co. for many years.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 21 at 11 a.m. at the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dillsboro. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be given to St. Peter Lutheran Church. Filter-DeVries Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Earl Edwin Scudder
Earl Edwin Scudder, 84, of Dillsboro, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the Waters of Dillsboro, Ross Manor. He was born September 5, 1923 in Switzerland County the son of Edwin Stoops Scudder and Olive Slack Scudder. He married Nora LeRichie in 1950 and she preceded him in death on August 19, 1994.
He is survived by his two sons, Jay Fred Scudder and his wife, Loretta, of Guilford, and Carroll Edwin Scudder and his wife, Shannon; six grandchildren, two great grandchildren; three brothers, Carroll and Mavis Scudder, Leland and Faye Scudder, and John Scudder; one sister, Bonnie and Ralph Niles.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Rennie Scudder, and one sister, Elizabeth Cheek.
He graduated from Patriot High School, and was employed at Seagrams and as a builder for a period of time. In 1942, he joined the US Coast Guard and served time in Greenland during WWII. In 1950 he was discharged from the Coast Guard, and came back home to the Dillsboro area.
For 37 years, Earl was employed at CG &E (Cincinnati Gas & Electric) as an operator. Earl loved Reds baseball, Notre Dame football, and Indiana basketball.
During his wife's illness, he was a wonderful help to her and took good care of her. Because of poor health, Earl has spent the last 14 years at the Waters of Dillsboro, Ross Manor.
Funeral services were held on Saturday at the Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro, with interment in New Liberty Cemetery, East Enterprise, with military rites under the direction of American Legion Post 262. Filter DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro was in charge of arrangenents.

Betty Louise Grinstead Lyle
Betty Louise Grinstead Lyle, 66, of Hickory, NC, formerly of Butlerville, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2007, at her residence. She was born on January 5, 1941, in Austin, the daughter of Irvin and June Speer Grinstead.
Survivors include her mother, June Grinstead of Versailles; a son, Carl Beeman of Butlerville; three grandchildren, Kane and Sarah Beeman of Butlerville, and Grant Gibson of North Vernon; and a sister, Linda Rump of Olean. She was preceded in death by her father, Irvin Grinstead; a son, Paul A. Beeman; and a brother, Thomas Grinstead.
Ms. Lyle was a 1959 graduate of Holton High School. She had previously worked at Ellis Hosiery Factory.
Funeral services were held on December 16 at the Tanglewood Baptist Church and burial was in the Tanglewood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army or donor’s choice through the funeral home. Arrangements were made in care of Sawyer-Pickett Funeral & Cremation Services.

Pearl Roe
Pearl Roe, 61, of Holton, formerly of North Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 21 from 10 a.m. until time of funeral services which will start at 1 p.m. at the Butlerville Mennonite Church, with burial in the Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements were made in care of Sawyer-Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service.

December 13, 2007

No obituaries this paper.

 

December 6, 2007

Sgt. Kenneth Raymond (KR) Booker
Sgt. Kenneth Raymond (KR) Booker, 25, of Vevay, was killed in action in Iraq on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Switzerland County High School Gymnasium in Vevay with burial in the Slawson Cemetery in Bennington. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Switzerland County High School and on Sunday from noon until time of services. Haskell & Moorison Funeral Home in Vevay is in charge of arrangements.

Janice F. Smith
Janice F. Smith, 70, of Cross Plains, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born at Lumberton, North Carolina on January 30, 1937, the daughter of John and Eunice Hayes Edwards. She married Robert Smith on July 24, 1954 and he preceded her in death on March 4, 1983.
Survivors include one son, David Smith of North Vernon; one daughter, Gloria Konkle and her husband Ron of Rexville; five grandchildren and one great granddaughter; and one brother, Bobby Edwards and his wife Naomi of Booneville, NC.
She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Gwen, her parents, and one grandson.
Mrs. Smith was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Dewberry. She was retired from Thompsons at North Vernon where she worked as a machinist.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Dec. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Dewberry with Pastor Ralph Campen officiating. Burial will be at the Grandview Memorial Garden at Madison. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, Dec. 6 from 5-8 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles and from 9:30 a.m. until time of services on Friday at the church. Memorials may be given to the donors choice in care of the funeral home.

Wilma Alice Sharp
Wilma Alice Sharp, 87, of Rising Sun, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 7 at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Rising Sun New Cemetery. Visitation will be today, Thursday, December 6 from 5-8 p.m. at the Markland Funeral Home in Rising Sun. Arrangements were made by Markland Funeral Home.