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October 29, 2009

Phyllis Ann Heath Taylor
Phyllis Ann Taylor, 73, of Canaan, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at her home. She was born October 18, 1936 in Jefferson County, the daughter of Orville Howard and Cornelia Joyce Heath. She married M. Edward Taylor on March 16, 1958 and he survives.
She had two children, David E. Taylor and Jenny (Steve) Gray; grandchildren: Cody Taylor, Evan, Megan and Ryan Gray, Laken, Brooke and Alex Taylor; sister of Mary Ward Benham of Madison, Marjorie Underwood of Versailles, and the late Jessie Oresik and Graham Heath.
Mrs. Taylor graduated from Central High School and was employed at the Lord's Dress Shop, the North Madison State Bank and Madison First Federal. She was honored to be selected "Miss Madison" for the Regatta in 1954. She was an active member at Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church, where she served many years as leader of the Baptist Youth Fellowship and a member of the social committee. She was also a member of the Madison Chapter Order of Eastern Star No. 530.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 31, at 11 a.m., by Pastor Ed Roberts at the Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church, near Canaan with burial following in the Canaan Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, from 3-8 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison, and Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. Memorials may be given to Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church, Jefferson County Animal Shelter or Canaan Masonic Lodge No. 581 F. & A.M. Cards are available at the funeral home. Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison is in charge of arrangements.

Charles Willard Steuver
Charles Willard Steuver, 94, of Dillsboro, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, at the Waters of Dillsboro, Ross Manor. He was born Sept. 6, 1915 in Dillsboro, the son of Edward F. Steuver and Clara E. Neaman Steuver.
Survivors include several nephews and nieces, among them John and Marlene Steuver. He was preceded in death by three brothers, William Leonard, Hubert, and John Steuver; three sisters, Marie and Hilda Steuver, and Melba Jordan.
Mr. Steuver graduated from Dillsboro High School in 1933. He served in the US Army from 1942 to 1946, serving in the Philippines and New Guinea. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star four times. He was employed at Texas Gas Transmission Corp for several years. Charles was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Northcut-Laaker American Legion Post #292 in Dillsboro.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 11 a.m. at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro. Full military rites conducted by Post 292 with burial to follow at Oakdale Cemetery in Dillsboro. Memorials may be made to Post 292 Winter Coat Christmas Program. Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Juanita McKinney Blair
Mary Juanita McKinney Blair, 69, of Canaan, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Madison. She was born June 23, 1940 in Carroll County, Kentucky, the daughter of Jess McKinney and Cora Purnell McKinney. She married William Robert Blair, Sr., on June 3, 1960 and he preceded her in death on April 22, 1991.
Survivors include three sons: William Robert "Bill" (Janeen) Blair, Jr. of Madison, Kevin Ray (Sarah Beth) Blair of Holton, Dwayne Allen (Susan) Blair of Madison; one daughter, Cynthia Kay "Cindy" Geisler and companion Kevin Thomas Beach of Canaan; grandchildren: Kristina Rena` Blair, Amanda Karyn Blair, Juanita Danielle Blair, Lily Anne Blair, Thomas Ray Blair; great granddaughter: Karmyn Jade Blair; two sisters: Frances Ellen Carter and Stella Ann Bell, both of Madison; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother Jesse William McKinney.
Mrs. Blair was employed for several years at Kurt Kash Plastics.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 31 at 4 p.m. at Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison with Rev. Randy Crutchfield officiating. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens near Madison. Visitation will be on Saturday from 1 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to Mary J. Blair Memorial Fund. Contribution cards are available at the funeral home. Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison is in charge of arrangements

Wayne Horn
Wayne Horn, 62, of Napoleon, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, at the Clark Memorial Hospital in Clarksville. He was born at Osgood on March 21, 1947, the son of Beverly and Amanda Sparks Horn. He was married to Joyce Patrick on April 16, 1965, and she survives.
Other survivors include three sons, Jeff (Tanya) Horn of Osgood, William Douglas Horn of Versailles and Daniel (Lisa) Horn of Napoleon; two daughters, Melissa Jo Halcomb of Osgood and Catina (Robert) Kaiser of Madison; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; his in-laws Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Patrick of Holton; five brothers, Jim (Loretta) Horn and Kenneth Horn, both of Madison, Bob (Ruth) Horn of Kent, Ron (Mary) Horn of Versailles, and Keith Horn of Indianapolis; three sisters, Alma (Bob) Landry of Madison, Wanda (David) Dinsmore of Partridge, KY, and Anna Perkinson of Vernon. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Kevin Horn, and his sister Clara Williams.
Mr. Horn attended Holton High School and was a member of the Dabney Baptist Church. He was a former employee with Akers Shell Station in Versailles and was a 20 year employee of NAPA in Versailles where he worked as a manager.
Visitation was held Wednesday, October 28 at Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles. There will be no funeral service. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice.

John W. Nobbe
John W. Nobbe, 81, of Batesville, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Oldenburg with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 4-8 p.m. at Weigel Funeral Home in Batesville. Memorials may be given to the Holy Family Cemetery Fund or to the Oldenburg Boys and Girls Little League. Weigel Funeral Home in Batesville is in charge of arrangements.

Ellen E. Conaway
Ellen E. Conaway, 89, the wife of Preston Conaway of Dillsboro, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at the Waters of Dillsboro, Ross Manor. Visitation will be Sunday, at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro and funeral services at 11 a.m. on Monday. A complete listing will be in Tuesday, November 3 Osgood Journal.

October 22, 2009

Janet Ruth Kelley
Janet Ruth Kelley, 70, of Batesville, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009. Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. at St. John United Church of Christ with burial in the St. John Huntersville Cemetery. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, at Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville. Memorials may be given to the St. John Cemetery Fund or Margaret Mary Hospital Hospice. Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville is in charge of arrangements.

Jeanne Jacquline Ingersoll
Jeanne Jacquline Ingersoll, 88, of Batesville, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 23, at 2 p.m. at Batesville LDS Church. Burial will be in the Batesville United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will also be Friday from 1-2 p.m. at the church. Meyers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara Jean (Edens) Wilson
Barbara Jean (Edens) Wilson, 76, of Fortville, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 4-8 p.m. at Seals Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fortville and from 12 to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at Fortville Church of the Nazarene with funeral services following. Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Indianapolis. Memorial donations may be made to the Fortville Church of the Nazarene, Missions Program, 701 S. Maple St., Fortville, IN 46040. Online condolences may be shared at www.sealsfuneralhome.com.

October 15, 2009

Charles Harmon Ketchum
Charles Harmon Ketchum, 80, of Greensburg passed away on October 13, 2009 at the Kindred Hospital in Greenwood. He was born on December 2, 1928 in Westport, the son of Frank Daily and Eliza (Reed) Ketchum. On August 31, 1956 he married Donna Louise McDermott.
He served in the United States Army in the 101st and 82nd Airborne during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. He was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Mr. Ketchum was the owner of Ketchum Shell and worked there for a total of 53 years.
Survivors include his wife Donna Louise Ketchum of Greensburg; daughters, Mrs. Mark (Lorie) Young and Mrs. Tom (Kathryn) Phillips both of Greensburg; sons, Charles D. Ketchum, John P. Ketchum and Maurice Ketchum all of Greensburg; sister, Pauline Witkemper of Greensburg; grandchildren, Mary Young, Morgan Young, Deanna Richardson, Alexis Robertson, Felicia Templeton, Wesley Quinton, Johnathon Ketchum and Jared Ketchum and great grandchildren, Owain Robertson, Guin Robertson and Karson Templeton and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Jemima Moss, Ruby Carr, Ruth York and Helen Hobbs; brother, Frank Ketchum and granddaughter, Kayla Lynne Young.
A visitation for family and friends will be held at the Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home on Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary Service at 2:30 p.m. Funeral Service will also be held at the funeral home on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Keith Dover will be officiating and burial will follow at the Rossburg Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, American Diabetes Association, or the Kidney Foundation.

Elsie E. Fry
Elsie E. Fry, 88 of Aurora, passed away Monday, October 12, 2009 at King’s Daughters’ Hospital, Madison. She was born September 17, 1921 in Versailles to James Courter and Alta Johnston Courter and was a lifelong area resident.
She was married to Delbert Lee Fry, who preceded her in death in April 1976.
Survivors include her daughter, Lynda Sue (Marvin) Roland of Aurora; two granddaughters, Jutanna Roland and Ladonna (Kelly) Gregory; two great granddaughters, LeighSue Roland and Natasha Kay Roland; one brother, Albert Courter; two sisters, Lois Fischer and Marjorie Kuhlmeier. She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Fry loved to fish and was an excellent cook.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 16 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Aurora with Pastor William Secrest officiating. Visitation with the family will be held Friday at 11 a.m. until the time of services at the church in Moores Hill.
Arrangements are entrusted to Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro.

Jonathan Wayne Reynolds
Jonathan Wayne Reynolds, 40, of Batesville, died Saturday, October 10, 2009. Visitation will be held Friday, October 16 from 2-4 p.m. at Hope Baptist Church, Dillsboro with a memorial service beginning at 4 p.m. Pastor Tom Holt will officiate. Memorials may be made to the church.

Mildred Carolyn Huneke
Mildred Carolyn Huneke, 80, of Osgood passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at her residence. She was born June 12, 1929 the daughter of Edward John and Dorothy Selke Behlmer Bergman. She married Clifford G. Huneke on June 26, 1948 and he survives at home.
Other survivors include two daughters, Louise and husband Joe Morin of Knoxville, TN and Carol and husband Tim Wolff of Osgood; one son, James and wife Donna Huneke of Milan; one brother, Kenneth Bergman of Milan; two sisters, Phyllis Rhodes of Noblesville and Joan Hehe of TN; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Donald and Raymond Bergman.
Mrs. Huneke was a member of the St. Peters United Church of Christ "Finks" and had worked at H&W Chemo of Milan. She and her husband and family owned and still operate Osgood Grain in Osgood. She was a past den mother of Napoleon Cub Scouts Pack and was past secretary for Central House in Napoleon.
Visitation will be held Friday, October 16 from 5-7 p.m. at Neal’s Funeral Home in Osgood. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 17 at 10 a.m. at St. Peters United Church of Christ near Osgood. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the church building fund or to the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.
Arrangements are being handled by Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood. www.nealsfuneralhome.net

October 8, 2009

Edward L. Kluemper
Edward L. Kluemper, 80, of Napoleon passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at his home. He was born near Yorkville in Dearborn County on December 24, 1928 the son of Clarence and Bertha Ficther Kluemper. He was married to Jeanette Hardebeck on June 25, 1949 and she preceded him in death on March 15, 2005.
Survivors include three daughters Carlotta (Jerald) Gunter of Batesville, Janet (Harley) Orr of Napoleon, and Patricia Ann (Brady) Ferguson of Indianapolis; 22 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; one sister Mary Kluemper of Osgood. He was also preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Melinda Cook, and one sister.
Mr. Kluemper was a 1947 graduate of Batesville High School. He had been employed with Roman Nobbe in Batesville and had operated heavy equipment for Bruns-Gutzwiller in Batesville. After retiring he was employed with the sporting goods department at the Greensburg Wal-Mart. He was a member of the St. Maurice Catholic Church in Napoleon.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 10 at 10 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Father Rob Hankee officiating. Burial will be in the St. Maurice Cemetery at Napoleon. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 p.m. Memorials may be given to the St. Maurice Catholic Church in care of the funeral home.

Robert T. Rosemeyer
Robert T. Rosemeyer, 84, of Sunman, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009. Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sunman with burial in the Evangelical Union Cemetery, Hubbells Corner, with Military Honors by Kenneth L. Diver Post #337, Sunman American Legion. Memorials may be given to the Men’s Group of St. John Lutheran Church or MMCH Hospice. Cook Funeral Home in Sunman is in charge of arrangements.

Bonnie Stanley Walston
Bonnie Stanley Walston, 48, of Dillsboro, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009. Funeral services are being held today, Thursday at 2 p.m. at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro. Visitation will also be Thursday from 11 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the family. Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

William Thomas Reverman
William Thomas Reverman, 65, of Batesville, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Funeral services will be held Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation from 5-7 p.m., also on Monday. Burial will be in the St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery. Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville is in charge of arrangements.

October 1, 2009

Barbara Wall
Barbara Wall, 77, of Versailles passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at her home. She was born at Portsmouth, Ohio on January 31, 1932 the daughter of Tom and Lucille Lamb Turner. She was married to Bobby Wall on December 24, 1952 and he preceded her in death on November 6, 2001.
Survivors include one son Chris (Sandy) Wall of Versailles; four daughters Jennifer (Pat) Moody and Holly (Mike) Cheek both of Versailles, and Martha Wall and Marlene Stanton both of Milan; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one brother Donald (Patty) Turner of Land Between the Lakes, Tennessee. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her sons Richard and Scott, her grandson Joshua Wall, and one great-grandson.
Mrs. Wall was a 1950 graduate of Dixie Heights High School where she was her class valedictorian. She attended Eastern Kentucky University and had taught school in Kentucky and lo-cally at New Marion. Mrs. Wall was a member of the Versailles Church of Christ and served on the board of the Little Blessings Pre-School.
Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Ver-sailles Church of Christ with Dale Day officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the funeral. Burial will be private at the New Marion Cemetery. Memori-als may be given to the building fund of the Ver-sailles Church of Christ or to the Hospice of Margaret Mary Community Hospital in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.

Rob Savage
Rob Savage, 48, of Norwood, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 28, 2009. Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. at South Norwood Church of Christ, 3836 S. Madison, Norwood. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan is in charge of arrangements.