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October 28, 2010

Barbara Rose Jachimiak
Barbara Rose Jachimiak, 82, of Versailles, passed away Monday, October 25, 2010 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital, Batesville. She was born April 23, 1928 at Lackawanna, NY the daughter of Anton and Helen Szucs Malovich.
Survivors include sons, Joseph Carl Jachimiak of Brooklyn, NY, James Stephen Jachimiak of Franklin, and Peter (Angie) Jachimiak of Versailles; daughters, Mary Barbara (Anthony) Korcz of Chaffee, NY, Jan Louise (Jack) Stevens of Indianapolis; brothers, John Malovich of Elma, NY, Joseph Malovich of Stafford, NY, Stephen Malovich of Alden, NY, and Paul Malovich of South Jordan, UT; sisters, Helen Prezyna of Strykersville, NY, and Kathryn Holmes of Alden, NY; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and two step great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Anthony Malovich and one grandson, Daniel Jachimiak.
Mrs. Jachimiak had been a writer for Ripley Publishing of Versailles and was also editor of the Osgood Journal and The Versailles Republican in the late 1980’s. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Osgood and a past member of Southeastern IN Regional Soil & Water Commission. Barbara had also written a book on St. Magdalene Catholic Church of New Marion and was a member of St. John's Ladies Society of Osgood.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 30, at St. John's Catholic Church of Osgood, with visitation from 9-10 a.m. with the funeral immediately following. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Right to Life of St. John's Church. Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood, is in charge of arrangements.

Jana Ann Fisse Mason Hoffman
Jana Ann Fisse Mason Hoffman, 55, of Hanover, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010 at King’s Daughters’ Hospital, Madison. She was born December 8, 1954, in Milan, the daughter of Robert S. and Hope Hooton Fisse. She married Robert Mason on July 13, 1974 and he preceded her in death in 1986. She later married Paul Hoffman.
Survivors include daughters, Jessey (Jon) and Hana (Jesse); son, Jarrett (Becky); granddaughter, Maizey; her parents, Robert and Hope Fisse; brother Jeffery Fisse (Anne); nephews, Andy, Sam and Derek (Kendall); Godmother, Ruth Hunger; many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Mrs. Hoffman was baptized on January 16, 1955, confirmed in 1969. She graduated from Valparaiso University and the Paralegal Institute in Philadelphia. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Madison, where she served as the church secretary and in many other ways.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 30, at 2 p.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church, Madison, with Pastor Jeff Pflug officiating. Private burial services will take place at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Madison. Memorials may be given to the Multiple Sclerosis National Research Institute, contribution cards are available at the funeral home. Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, is in charge of arrangements.

Tyler Moore
Tyler Moore, 67, of Osgood, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus. He was born April 17, 1943 at St. Helen's, KY, the son of Arch & Norena Crouch Moore. He married Jeanette Lee Abner on June 4, 1966 at Vada, KY, and she survives.
Other survivors include daughter, Kathy Darlene (Mike) Fasbinder of Greensburg; brothers, Dillard, Willis and Archie Lee Moore all of Beattyville, KY; sisters, Cleta Palmer of Franklin, OH, Geneva Stamper of Carlisle, OH, and Mary Miller of Osgood; and granddaughter, Mikaela Lynn Fasbinder of Greensburg. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bert and Ronnie Dale Moore; and two sisters, Brenda Stamper and Alta Quicksall.
Mr. Moore was an Army Veteran and a past member of Osgood American Legion. He had worked 44 years at Print Pack of Greensburg as a plate maker. He was a member of the Teamsters Local 761 S, Graphic Communications International Union.
Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. at Neal's Funeral Home, Osgood. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 29, at the funeral home with burial in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Osgood. Memorials may be given to the St. John's Cemetery. Military graveside services will be provided by the Osgood American Legion and the Napoleon VFW. Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood, is in charge of arrangements.

Patty Sue Helms
Patty Sue Helms, 59, of Versailles, passed away Monday, October 25, 2010. Private family services will be held and cremation will occur. Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood, is in charge of arrangements.

October 21, 2010

Marvin Scott
Marvin Scott, 57, of Rexville, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Services are pending at Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.

Virginia J. Lunsford
Virginia J. Lunsford, 77, of Batesville, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 in Oldham County, Kentucky. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 23 at 3 p.m. with visitation from 1-3 p.m. all at the St. Leon Church of Christ. Burial will be on Monday, October 25 at Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison. Meyers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Hiram J. Baker
Hiram J. Baker, 88, of Versailles, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. He was born at Manchester, KY, on November 5, 1921, the son of Kenus and Sarah Allen Baker. He was married to Naomi Thomas on November 8, 1952 and she survives.
Other survivors include son, Ken (Kim) Baker of Aurora; two grandchildren, Phillip Baker of Connersville and Emily (Corey) McDerment of Madison; two great grandchildren; one sister, Edith McIntosh of Hamilton, OH; two brothers, Clayton Baker of Bloomington and Ed Baker of Cincinnati, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother David, and sisters Sudie Reed, Rhonda Davis, and Thelma Dunn.
Mr. Baker was an army veteran of WWII where he was stationed with the 497th Medical Collecting Company. He served at Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, and in Central Europe. He was honorably discharged from the army on December 2, 1945 and received the European Theatre Ribbon with five bronze stars, the American Theatre Ribbon, the Good Conduct Ribbon, and the WWII Victory Medal.
Hiram was a former employee of the Ripley County Farm Bureau, an agent for Prairie Farmer Insurance, and was a sales rep for Booher Sales Associates. He was a member of the Versailles Baptist Church, Osgood Masonic Lodge, and the Versailles American Legion.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22, at 11 a.m. at the Versailles Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Cantrel officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles with military graveside rites by the Versailles American Legion. 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.
The Osgood Masonic Lodge will conduct services at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Versailles Baptist Church building fund in care of the funeral home.

Billy Ray Cook
Billy Ray Cook, 69, of Westerville, Ohio, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010. He was born June 10, 1941, in Milan, the son of Floyd and Goldie (White) Cook. His wife of 50 years, Barbara (Ashcraft) Cook, survives.
Other survivors include daughters, Brenda (David) Barr of Greenwood and Beth Richardson of Columbus; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Sally Cook and Tom and Sally Cook, both of Milan; four grandchildren; mother-in-law, Mildred Ashcraft; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Cook was a 1959 graduate of Guilford High School and 1963 graduate of Hanover College. He then accepted a National Defense Fellowship to Oxford University where he earned his Master of Science degree and he began his Doctorate studies in 1965 specializing in coordination chemistry.
In 1969 he accepted a position with Chemical Abstracts in Columbus, Ohio. During his 40 years there he received a CAS Merit Award and published several articles in inorganic chemistry. He was a member of the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi National Scientific Society.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 24, at 2 p.m. at Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan, with Pastor Shawn McMullen officiating. Burial will follow in the New Craven Cemetery, Milan. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home on Sunday.
Memorials may be given to the Cancer Society or to the Athletic Department of Ohio State University. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan is handling arrangements.

James G. Gross
James G. Gross, 72, of Versailles passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at his home. He was born at Carrollton, Kentucky on July 22, 1938 the son of Oscar and Edna Wingham Gross. He was married to Patsy Hamilton on September 26, 1959 and she survives.
Other survivors include two sons Marty (Tammy) Gross of Versailles and Jonathan Gross of San Diego, California; one daughter Lori Beverly of Chattanooga, Tennessee; two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren; two brothers Winston (Kay) Gross of Madison and Joe Gross of Louisville. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Tom.
Mr. Gross was a 1956 graduate of Central High School in Madison. He owned and operated Gross Oil Company in Versailles for 29 years. He had also been employed with the Pearl Packing Company in Madison and Butternut Bread in Versailles.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 1 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home with Bro. Dale Canull officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Memorial Gardens at Madison. Visitation will also be Thursday from 11 a.m. until time of services. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society or the Diabetes Foundation in care of the funeral home.

Susan Diane Lombardo
Susan Diane Lombardo, 57, of Williamsburg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, KY. She was born January 21, 1953, in Milan, the daughter of the late Bill Shultz and Barbara Stout Shultz.
She is survived by her sisters, Vicki (David) Bryant of Osgood, Bev (Larry) Anderson of Williamsburg, KY, Cathy Barnes of Pinellas Park, FL, Lisa (Zachary) Schmidt of Hernando Beach, FL and Monica (Otello) Vizcaino of Plant City, FL; brother, Josh (Stephanie) Astarita of St. Petersburg, FL; two grandsons, Hayden Lawson Lombardo and Nathaniel Lombardo; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her son, Jason Lombardo.
Susan was a retired police officer from St. Petersburg, Florida and a member of Wofford Missionary Baptist Church.
A memorial service was held Saturday, October 16, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Bunch officiating. Memorials may be given to the Knox/Whitley Animal Shelter in care of Bev Anderson, 233 Bays Lane, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg, KY, was in charge of arrangements.

Pamela K. Craft
Pamela K. Craft, 59, of Guilford, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 4-8 p.m. at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman with funeral services on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the St. Paul Cemetery in Sunman. Memorials may be given to the Sunman Life Squad or the American Cancer Society. Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, is in charge of arrangements.

Shawnte Lynn Honeycutt
Shawnte Lynn Honeycutt, 29, of Aurora, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2010. Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 20, at Cook Funeral Home in Sunman with burial in the Little Memory Church Cemetery in Sunman. Memorials may be given to the family in care of the funeral home. Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, was in charge of arrangements.

Roberta L. Giblin
Roberta L. Giblin, 98, of Batesville and formerly of Milan and Moores Hill passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville. She was born February 4, 1912, at Mt. Sinai, the daughter of Charles and Edna (Cotton) Craig. She married Richard A. Giblin on June 23, 1934 and he preceded her in death on January 19, 1981.
Survivors include daughter Betty Hartig of Batesville; grandchildren, David Russell of Moores Hill, Kim Russell of Indianapolis; great granddaughter, Sara Russell; nieces, Mrs. Robert (JoAnn) Riesenberg of Cincinnati, OH and Mrs. Paul (Sheryl) Voss of Batesville; nephew, Gary (Lisa) Giblin of Aurora; brother-in-law, Freeman Giblin of Batesville; and many great nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Giblin was a homemaker. She was a member of the Moores Hill Methodist Church and the Eastern Star.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 23, at 12 noon at Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill, with Pastor Ted Hamrick officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery at Moores Hill. Visitation will be from 10-12 noon, Saturday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Forest Hill Cemetery or Moores Hill Methodist Church. Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill, is in charge of arrangements.

October 14, 2010

No obituaries for this paper.

October 7, 2010

Catherine Beauton Malray
Catherine Beauton Malray, 91, of Milan, formerly of Dillsboro, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Ripley Crossing. She was born September 2, 1919 in Weakley County, TN, the daughter of Jess Rushing and Fronie (Byars) Rushing. She married Thomas Malray in 1938 and he preceded her in death in 1990.
Survivors include daughter, Tracey (Dan) Egbert of Milan; 12 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and son-in-law, Bill (Wadie) Bateman. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two children: Carol Bateman and Tommy Malray; one grandson: Jarred Egbert; three brothers and one sister.
Catherine was a homemaker, a retail sales clerk in bridal sales. She was active in the Bethel Baptist Church in McKenzie, TN.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, from 5-7 p.m. at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 9, at 10 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in McKenzie, TN. Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, also in McKenzie. Memorials may be given to her church. Filter-DeVries Funeral Home, Dillsboro, is handling arrangements.