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January 27, 2011

James A. Hyatt
James A. Hyatt, 69, of Milan, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 at Margaret Mary Hospital at Batesville. He was born December 19, 1941, in Milan, the son of James John and Gladys Pearl (Moehring) Hyatt. He married Ruth E. (Davis) Hyatt on July 26, 1967, and she survives.
Other survivors include sons, Yatzie (Sue) Roysden of Milan, Gary (Diane) Hyatt of LA, Billy (Melissa) Hyatt of Hebron, KY; daughters, Pam (Dale) Holbert of Milan and Karissa (Drew) Olman of Indianapolis; mother Gladys Hyatt of Milan; brothers, Richard Hyatt of Sunman and Raymond Hyatt of NC; sister, Jo Ann McGuire of Milan; grandchildren, Christina and Kelsy Holbert, Ryan and Grant Hyatt, Shelby Tracey, Tasha Roysden and R. L. Rose; and great grandchildren, Tessa Kay Rose and Emma Claire Hyatt. He was preceded in death by his brother, Harold Hyatt.
Mr. Hyatt was an employee of Batesville Casket Co. and a former member of the Milan Volunteer Fire Department and the Versailles American Legion. He had served on the Dillsboro Police Department and was an assistant track coach at Milan High School and as a girls youth softball coach. James was an assistant scout master with Boy Scout Troop 631. He had served in the US Army.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 28, at 11 a.m. at Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan, with Rev. Harris Long officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in St. Charles Cemetery at Milan. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Make A Wish Foundation, Shriners Childrens Hospital or Milan First Responders. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan, is entrusted with arrangements.

David Owen Huntington
David Owen Huntington, 67, of Dearborn, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011 in Michigan. He was the son of Laurence and the late Mary Ann (Stewart) Huntington.
Survivors include his father; brothers, Laurence, Jr. (Peggy) and Donald Huntington; and many other relatives and friends.
Mr. Huntington graduated from Lincoln Park Schools and attended Kalamazoo College. He served in the US Army in Vietnam. He worked for Revere Copper and Brass in Detroit and for Complex Steel and Wire in Wayne, Michigan, retiring in 2008.
Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 29, from 10-11 a.m. at Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill, with funeral services immediately following. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Moores Hill. Military rites at graveside by Moores Hill American Legion Post 209. Memorials may be given to the Lincoln Park Methodist Church in care of Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, who is in charge of arrangements.

Brian Lee Thackery
Brian Lee Thackery, 55, of New Point, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 28, from 4-8 p.m. with Masonic services at 8 p.m. at the New Point Christian Church with funeral services on Saturday, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the Rossburg Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family or donor’s choice. Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Kathleen Eva Tunny
Kathleen Eva Tunny, 62, of Brownsburg, formerly of Napoleon, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011. Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 11 a.m. at St. Malachy Catholic Church, Brownsburg, with burial in the church cemetery. Matthews Mortuary, Brownsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

Martha E. Kelch
Martha E. Kelch, 89, of Dillsboro, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Dearborn County Hospital. Visitation will be held Sunday, Jan. 30, from 4-7 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m., both held at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home, Dillsboro. A complete obituary will be in next weeks paper.

William Henry "Bill" McCalip
William Henry "Bill" McCalip, 79, of Vevay, formerly of Versailles, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 26, at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or the Hospice of South Central Indiana. Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, was in charge of arrangements.

January 20, 2011

Naomi Strimple
Naomi Strimple, 95, of Osgood passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville. She was born near Versailles on January 11, 1916 the daughter of Harrison and Mabel Warfield Courtaney. She was married to Hoover Strimple on February 15, 1936 and he preceded her in death on May 23, 1992.
Survivors include two daughters Kay (Mike) Wells of South Bend and Mary Lou Mosier of Osgood; three sons Don Strimple of Versailles, Wayne (Janet) Strimple of Aurora, and Rex (Brenda) Strimple of Holton; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren; one brother Gene (Phyllis) Courtaney of West Lafayette. She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Patsy Asche, and her sister Beatrice Oldham.
Mrs. Strimple was a 1934 graduate of Versailles High School. She was a homemaker and had worked as a cook in the Jac-Cen-Del schools. Naomi was a member of the Tanglewood Baptist Church and the Versailles Eastern Star.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 2 p.m. at Tanglewood Baptist Church with Rev. Russell Stephens officiating. Burial will be in the Tanglewood Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Tanglewood Cemetery in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home, Versailles.

Merle Keith Schultz
Merle Keith Schultz, 75, of Moores Hill, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 at University of Cincinnati, OH. He was born June 9, 1935, in Milan, the son of William Cecil and Pauline Viola (Walker) Schultz. He married Rose (Gerhardt) Schultz on June 9, 1956 and she preceded him in death on September 2, 2001.
Survivors include daughter, Deborah (John) Scott of Osgood; two grandchildren, Jennifer Schultz (friend Jeremy Whisman) and Brittany Scott; three great grandchildren, Samantha Caudill, Dylan Johnson, and Cody Whisman. He was preceded in death by his wife, one great grandchild, Jacob Johnson, and one brother, Bill Schultz.
Mr. Schultz was a former owner/operator of Schultz Hardware in Moores Hill. He belonged to the Moores Hill American Legion Post 209, the 9th District Legion and the 40&8, Ohio and Indiana Fire Fighter Association, and was a former Moores Hill Fire Chief. He was a member of the Moores Hill Rescue 4 Unit, Sexton of the Forest Hill Cemetery, Ringman for the NEAT Auction Team.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 22, at 11 a.m. at Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill, with Pastor David Shivers officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Military services will be conducted by the Moores Hill American Legion Post 209. Memorials may be given to the Moores Hill Fire Department/Rescue Unit or Moores Hill American Legion. Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Dale Benham
Dale Benham, 73, of Osgood, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. He was born near Osgood on August 22, 1937, the son of Chauncey and Ruth Powers Benham. He married Bonnie Holman on February 3, 1957 and she survives.
Other survivors include one daughter, Beverly Tebbe of Vevay; four sons, Raymond (Peggy) Benham, Kenneth (Tonya) Benham, Greg (Marisa) Benham, and Tim Benham all of Osgood; 14 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; three brothers, Jim Benham of Greensburg, Raymond Benham of Lexington, NE, and David Benham of Osgood; five sisters, Helen (Kenny) Mitterling of Greensburg, Helena (Jim) Fruchtnicht of Napoleon, Jean (Bill) Arthur and Pam (David) Hall both of North Vernon, and Phyllis (Bill) Wynn of Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Robert, Victor, Pete and John Benham, sisters Mary Herbert, Lillian Riley and Betty Wilson.
Mr. Benham was a lifelong logger and horse puller. He was inducted into the Horse Pullers Hall of Fame and set a world record with his lightweight team in 1990. He also set records in nearly all 50 states, including Indiana. He was a member of the Cedar Creek Community Church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 22, at 11 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Garland Rudd officiating. Burial will be in the Benham Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice in care of the funeral home.

January 13, 2011

Rosella Holzer
Rosella Holzer, 91, of Versailles passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at her home. She was born in Indianapolis on January 29, 1919 the daughter of Joseph and Josephine Glaub Meister. She was married to Cletus Holzer on May 25, 1940 and he preceded her in death on June 6, 2008.
Survivors include three sons J. Cletus (Kathi) Holzer of Trion, Georgia; John (Carol) Holzer of Versailles, and Mark (Janet) Holzer of Kernersville, North Carolina; four daughters Marie (Don) Strobel of Franklin, R. Joan (Leon) Sarringhaus of Hollister, California, Patricia Durlacher of Jacksonville, Florida, and Aletha (Owen, Jr.) Heaton of Cross Plains; 27 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren; one brother Paul (Glenda) Meister of Osgood; one sister Betty Rouse of Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Lenora Kool, and her brothers Robert, Bill, John, Frank, and Joe Meister. Mrs. Holzer was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Osgood for over 60 years where she participated in the PCCW. She was also a member of the Ripley County Red Hatters and the Do-A-Lot Home Ec Club in Versailles. She along with her husband owned and operated the Court House Inn in Versailles and also worked in the John Holzer and Son Grocery in Versailles. Mrs. Holzer retired from the sewing room at Muscatatuck and during the Great Depression she had worked as a nanny for a family in Indianapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, January 17 at 10 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church with Father Frank Eckstein and Father Shaun Whittington officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery at Versailles. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 - 7 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rosary services at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given to the Cliff Hill Cemetery in care of the funeral home.

Velma Jo Banta McKay
Velma Jo Banta McKay, 77, of Henryville, formerly of Vevay and Kent, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15, at Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, with burial in the Vevay Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Louisville Bible College. Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, is in charge of arrangements.

Beverly Lee
Lotshaw Herin
Beverly Lee Lotshaw Herin, 73, of Canaan, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at The Waters of Clifty Falls, Madison. She was born March 11, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Eugene and Golda Hazel Lotshaw. She married Ralph E. Herin of Canaan, on September 22, 1958, and he survives.
Other survivors include son, Stephen Herin of Canaan; daughters, Belinda McIntyre (Joe) of West Chester, Ohio; Beth Michelle Herin of Columbus, Ohio; brother, Robert Lotshaw (Pam) of Peoria, Arizona; grandchildren, Kimberly Cline (John); Sara Welsh, Joseph Michael McIntyre (Jennifer), Matthew David McIntyre; six great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews; one great niece and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother-in-law Franklin Herin, sisters-in-law Ruth Bevis and Dorothy Sellers.
Mrs. Herin was raised in Ripley County and was a 1954 graduate of Versailles High School. She was a member of the Hick’s Baptist Church and had served on the ladies aid with the church. Beverly was a leader for the Jefferson County 4-H for over 30 years. She was a member of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau and was named Farm Wife of the Year and had served as a board member.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 14, at 1 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison, with Pastor Ron Lee officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Memorial Gardens near Madison. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 4-8 p.m. and Friday, from 11 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the American Lung Association. Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, is in charge of arrangements

January 6, 2011

Ruth P. Cole
Ruth P. Cole, 88, of Holton passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Silver Memories Health Center at Versailles. She was born near Osgood on March 11, 1922 the daughter of Albert and Clara Marie Kelley Hardebeck. She was married to Lawrence Cole on December 24, 1938 and he preceded her in death on February 1, 1982.
Survivors include one son Lanny (Carolyn) Cole of Rexville; two daughters Rita (Philip) Meisberger of New Marion and Judy Powers and her companion Doug Harper of Holton; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, and six step-grandchildren; one brother Leo Hardebeck of Napoleon; one sister Diana (George) Shelton of Norfolk, Arkansas. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her son Leon Cole, daughter-in-law Jo-Ann Cole, son-in-law Omer Powers, her brothers Roy (Rabbit), Charles, and Danny Hardebeck, and her sisters Hope Hardebeck, Colleen Elston, Vivian Sutton, and Jeanette Kluemper; and great granddaughter, Kayleigh Meister.
Mrs. Cole was a member of the New Marion Baptist Church. She was a former employee of US Shoe at Osgood and was a homemaker.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 2 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Karen Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in the Greendale Cemetery at Osgood. Visitation will be Thursday from 12 p.m. until time of services. Memorials may be given to the Greendale Cemetery in care of the funeral home.

Fayette Burns
Fayette Burns, 77, of Milan, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011. Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, with burial in the St. Paul Cemetery, Sunman. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice. Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, is in charge of arrangements.