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June
30, 2011
No
obituaries this paper.
June
23, 2011
Marjorie
L. "Pete" Christman Ryker
Marjorie L. "Pete" Christman Ryker, 84, of Cross Plains,
passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at her home near Cross Plains.
She was born on April 26, 1927 in Pleasant, the daughter of
Clyde and Mary F. Jackson Christman.
Marjorie resided all of her life in Pleasant and Cross Plains.
She was a 1945 graduate of Vevay High School and was united
in marriage on November 30, 1946 to Thornton Paul "Red"
Ryker. This union was blessed with two sons, Dennis and Cy.
Pete had served as clerk at the Cross Plains Post Office for
39 years. She was a member of the Cross Plains Church of Christ
and attended the Cross Plains Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing
bingo, being with grandchildren and great grandchildren; traveling
and working crossword and jigsaw puzzles.
Survivors include son, Dennis Ryker and wife Barbara, of Cross
Plains, daughter-in-law, Ilene Ryker of Cross Plains; brother,
William "Bill" Christman and wife Wanda, of Bradenton,
FL; sister, Norma Jean Snyder of Vevay; sister-in-law, Sue Christman
of Pleasant; grandchildren, Angie Stuehrenberg and husband Tom,
Tonya Ryker, Stephanie Puckett and husband Tim, and Rachel Amos
and husband Justin; great grandchildren, Emma and Eli Stuehrenberg,
Jerod Palmer, Jordan and Ryker "R.J." Puckett, Peyton,
Paxton and Preston Heyne; and several nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Pete was preceded in death by her father Clyde Christman on
March 6, 1972; mother Mary F. Jackson Christman on December
27, 1998; husband Thornton Paul "Red" Ryker on October
25, 1986; son Danny Cy Ryker on November 20, 2004; brothers
Raymond, Ralph Leon, Harold "Mose" and Jerry Christman;
and her granddaughter Christina Ryker in 1974.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m.
at Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison, with Pastor Shawn
McMullen officiating. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery near
Cross Plains. Visitation will be held Friday, June 24, from
4-8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until time of services at
the funeral home.
The family requests memorials to be given to the Salem Cemetery
or the Pleasant Cemetery, contribution cards are available at
the funeral home.
Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, is entrusted with
arrangements.
Nancy Jo Clayton
Nancy Jo Clayton, age 57, of Aurora/Dillsboro, entered into
Eternal Life on Tuesday afternoon, June 21, 2011, at the Waters
of Dillsboro. Nancy was born the youngest of six children to
Dorothy Mae Van Sickle Ryle and Edward Emmert Ryle on a 200
acre farm near Milan.
Her mother was the "Martha Stewart" of her day and
organic was a way of life before popularity now. Nancy’s
goal in life was to be a good wife and mother. She always said
that her children taught her more than she could ever teach
them.
Nancy has a son, Neil Callahan Clayton, her favorite daughter-in-law,
Jennifer Clayton, and her beloved Avery Clayton, her granddaughter
and joy, and another grandbaby on the way; her daughter, Nicole
Norris, her favorite son-in-law, Lt. Daren Norris (US Navy),
and her beloved Ceona Mae, her granddaughter and joy. Nancy
has siblings, Sonny and Linda Ryle of Dillsboro, Sharlene and
Kenny Barlow of North Caroline, Marilyn and Jim Johnston of
Dillsboro, Sharon Davies of Greensburg and Pamela and Mark Ginder
of Dillsboro; also Aunt Billie Bacon of Moscow, IN, survives.
Nancy’s funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon,
June 26 at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ of Rising Sun, located
at 430 5th Street in Rising Sun, with Pastor Greg Matthews officiating.
She will be laid to rest at Oakdale Cemetery in Dillsboro following
the service. Friends may meet her family at the Church of Christ
of Rising Sun on Saturday, June 25, from 4-8 p.m. For a more
lasting memorial, the family suggests contributions to "In
Thy Fathers Hands", an orphanage in Haiti. Arrangements
have been entrusted to Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro.
Theron James "Jim" Bostic
Theron James "Jim" Bostic, 77, of Greensburg, passed
away Sunday, June 19, 2011. Funeral services are being held
today, Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. at the Gilliland-Howe Funeral
Home. Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church of
Greensburg or the Joanie Bostic Memorial Fund through the Decatur
County Community Foundation. Online condolences can be made
to the family at www.gilliland-howe.com. Gilliland-Howe Funeral
Home is entrusted with arrangements.
June
16, 2011
Devin
Lee Parsons
Devin Lee Parsons, 12, of Greensburg, passed away Friday, June
3, 2011. Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at
1 p.m. at the Community Church of Greensburg with burial in
the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery with a committal service
by Msgr. Harold Knueven. Memorials may be given to the Devin
Parson’s Memorial at Main-Source Bank, 201 N. Broadway
St., Greensburg, IN 47240. Online condolences may be made at
www.gilliland-howe.com. Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home, Greensburg,
is entrusted with arrangements.
June
9, 2011
No
obituaries in this issue.
June
2, 2011
Mary
Margaret Hoover
Mary Margaret Hoover age 83, of Milan, formerly of Osgood, passed
away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Dearborn County Hospital, Lawrenceburg.
She was born August 19, 1927 in Ripley County, daughter of Clarence
and Sophia Fruchtnicht Abplanalp. She married Earl Norman Hoover
June 2, 1945, and he preceded her in death on December 25, 2002.
Survivors include son, Michael Wm. (Donna) Hoover of Greensburg;
daughter, Dianna Tunny of Osgood; brothers, Alfred Abplanalp
and George Abplanalp, both of Columbus; sisters, Ruth Hoyer
of Batesville, Betty Griswald of Guilford, IL, Susan Hankins
of Rising Sun; seven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Leah May Johnson.
Mary was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Napoleon
and had been an employee of BCA of Greensburg in the early 1960's
to the early 1970's. She was later employed at Foster Forbes
Glass Factory of Marion.
Services were held Wednesday, June 1, at St. John's Lutheran
Church of Napoleon, with burial in the St. John's Cemetery of
Napoleon. Memorials may be given to the St. John's Church. Arrangements
were handled by Neal's Funeral Home, Osgood. http://www.neals-funeralhome.net/.
Larry Gerald "Fuzz" Thomas
Larry Gerald "Fuzz" Thomas 58, of Aurora, passed away
Monday, May 30, 2011. He was born on Tuesday, October 14, 1952
in Rose Hill, VA, the son of Price Thomas and Lila Mae Jerrell
Thomas.
Larry served in the National Guard. He loved the sunshine and
the outdoors. He enjoyed music, playing the guitar and motorcycle
riding with his wife, Donna. Larry was unique, what you see
was what you got. He enjoyed being with family and he will be
greatly missed.
Larry worked as a Crane Operator for Batesville Casket Company
with over 38 years of service.
Surviving are wife, Donna Jean Thomas of Aurora; parents, Price
and Lila Mae Thomas of Sunman; daughters, Jody (Stanley) Holt
of Milan, Angie (Jim) Wilson of Batesville; stepsons, Roy (Crystal)
Smith of Aurora, Denny Smith of Aurora; brothers, Dennis (Mae)
Thomas of Sunman, Darrell (Sue) Thomas of Columbus, Gary Thomas
of Sunman, Danny (Heather) Thomas of Milan; grandchildren, Maggie
and Mollie Holt, Kyle and Kayla Wilson, Cryssandra and Kendra
Smith, Alexis and Kaiden Smith.
Friends will be received from 4-9 p.m., Thursday, June 2 at
the Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora. Services will be held
at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Tom Holt
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Little Memory Cemetery in Sunman.
Contributions may be made to the family. Please call the office
at 812-926-1450 and the family will be notified of the donation
with a card. Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora, is entrusted
with arrangements.
Terry Lee Pickett
Terry Lee Pickett, 49, of Moores Hill, passed away Wednesday,
June 1, 2011. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on Saturday, June 4, at the Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora.
Services will be held following visitation at 2 p.m. Burial
will follow in the South Sparta Cemetery, Moores Hill. Contributions
may be made to the family, please call the office at 812-926-1450
and the family will be notified of the donation with a card.
Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora, is entrusted with arrangements.
Antonette E. "Nettie" Fink
Antonette E. "Nettie" Fink, 88, of Milan, passed away
Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Ripley Crossing at Milan. She was
born July 15, 1922 at Dover (Dearborn County), the daughter
of Charles and Elizabeth (Singer) Stenger. She married Roy Fink
on June 1, 1946, and he preceded her in death on December 17,
1995.
Antonette was a former employee of Seagrams and a member of
the St. Charles Catholic Church at Milan.
Nettie is survived by son, Charles (Bonnie) Fink of Milan; daughters,
Bernadine (Bill) Ickenroth of Moores Hill and Teresa Garrison
of Sunman; grandchildren, Brian, Brad and Beverly Holt Ickenroth,
Justin and Faith Garrison; and nine great grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by a grandson, Tony Fink, brothers Victor
and Eugene Stenger, and sisters Rosella Weldishofer and Georgiana
Fuernstein.
Funeral mass will be held Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. at St.
Charles Catholic Church in Milan with Father Frank Eckstein
officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation
will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday at the church. Memorials
may be given to the St. Charles Church or masses. Sibbett-Moore
Funeral Home, Moores Hill, is entrusted with arrangements.
Jeff Lohman
Jeff Lohman, 67 of Brownsburg, Indiana, passed away Friday,
May 27, 2011. Funeral services are being held today, Thursday,
at 10 a.m. at the Conkle Funeral Home in Avon. Lunch and a celebration
of life will follow the funeral at the IBEW Local 481 Union
Hall, Indianapolis. Conkle Funeral Home, Avon, is in charge
of arrangements.
Howard Lee Ruble
Howard Lee Ruble, 43, of Batesville, formerly of Decatur County,
passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011. Funeral services were held
on Wednesday, June 1, at New Point Christian Church with burial
in the Rossburg Cemetery, New Point. Memorials may be given
to the Waters of Batesville Activity Fund. Meyers Funeral Home,
Batesville, was in charge of arrangements.
Ann
Edith McMillin
Ann Edith McMillin, 94, of Batesville, formerly of Lookout,
passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011. There will be no services
because her wishes were to donate her body to UC College of
Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Batesville United Methodist
Church in care of Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville, who handled
arrangements.
Hazel Elizabeth Sarringhaus
Hazel Elizabeth Sarringhaus, 96, of Batesville, passed away
Friday, May 27, 2011. Funeral services are being held today,
Thursday, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church Crossroads
with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials may be given to
the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville,
is entrusted with arrangements.
Harold "Bump" "Moose"
Effing
Harold "Bump" "Moose" Effing, 71, of Osgood,
passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011. Visitation is being held today,
Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. at Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 3, at 10 a.m., also
at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Mud Pike Cemetery,
Osgood. Memorials may be given to the "Make A Wish"
Foundation. Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood, is entrusted with
arrangements.
Betty M. Caplinger
Betty M. Caplinger, 86, of Milan, passed away Thursday, May
26, 2011 at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville. She was
born February 1, 1925 in Indianapolis, the daughter of Samuel
E. and Palma Nora Barger-Wessel Edwards. She married Charles
M. Caplinger on April 9, 1946, and he preceded her in death
on September 23, 2002.
Betty served her country during WWII in the Navel Medical Corps.
She was a member of the Milan VFW Auxiliary and the Milan First
Baptist Church.
Betty is survived by a brother, Charles E. (Esther) Edwards
of Saginaw, Michigan; niece, Betty J. Demaree and great niece,
Sandy Pickett, both of Versailles; and nephews, David LeBretton
of Hamilton, Ohio and Michael LeBretton of Aurora.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 31, at Laws-Carr-Moore
Funeral Home in Milan with Pastor Harris Long officiating. Burial
followed in the Craven Cemetery, Milan. Military graveside rites
were performed by the Milan American Legion Post #235 and Milan
VFW Post #6234. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s
Foundation. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan, was entrusted
with arrangements.
Donovan "Don" Burress
Donovan "Don" Burress, 75, of Milton, Kentucky, formerly
of Madison, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, May 31 at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre,
Madison, with burial in the Grandview Memorial Gardens near
Madison. Memorials may be given to the North Madison Baptist
Church. Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison was in charge
of arrangements.
Helen Lena (Knigga) Cutter
Helen Lena (Knigga) Cutter, 85, of Dillsboro, passed away on
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Dearborn County Hospital. She was
born February 19, 1926, the daughter of Martin H. and Martha
A. (Thomas) Knigga in Ohio County. She joined St. Peter Lutheran
Church at Bear Branch, where she married Marvin H. Cutter on
October 25, 1947. To this marriage of 63 years, 7 months and
1 day, they were blessed with five children, four sons and one
daughter.
Helen is survived by her husband, Marvin H. Cutter; sons, Gary
Lee (Karen) Cutter of Taylors, SC, Eldon Ray (Rachel) Cutter
of Batesville, Ivan Dean (Rita) Cutter, Daryl Lynn (Sherri)
Cutter, and daughter Rita Ann (Floyd) Stevens, all of Dillsboro;
15 grandchildren: Richard (Joy), Rebeka (Shane), Micah, Tim,
and Sara Cutter; Regina (Jim) Edwards, Jakob, and Adam Cutter;
Jeremy, Beverly (Derk) Mueller, and Jessica (Jonathan) Wismann;
Greta (Ted) Bower, Bryston (Ricka), and Maggie Cutter, and Floyd
Stevens III; 15 great grandchildren: Brooklyn and Blake Cutter,
Anna Kate, Lauren, and Marlee Highsmith, Dillon Edwards, Annabella,
Quinn, August and Bode Mueller, Bernadette, Nicholas, and Oliver
Wismann, and Clara and Emma Bower; two step great grandchildren;
Patrick and Amanda Edwards; two sisters, Lucille (Lehman) Combs,
and Thelma (Clifton) Deamron, of Dillsboro; and sisters-in law,
Marcella Cutter, Eleanor Selmeyer, and Marjorie (Harold) Meyer;
and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Helen was raised in Ohio and Dearborn County, attended a one
room schoolhouse in Bear Branch and graduated from Dillsboro
High School in 1945. She was confirmed at St. Peter Lutheran
Church in Dillsboro.
Helen and her husband lived in Dillsboro for two years before
they moved to the family farm on State Road 262 in 1950 until
1989 when they built a new home on SR 262. She was a homemaker,
farm wife, farm worker, and full time mother, grandmother, and
great-grandmother.
Through the years, Helen was active in the Church Women’s
W.E.L.C.A, Farm Bureau and Women’s Leader, 4-H Leader,
Home Ec, American Legion Auxiliary, and Dillsboro Civic Club
as well as many community, church, and school activities. She
received awards as Dearborn County Homemaker of the Year, Agriculture
and Community Achievements, Dearborn County Cooperative Extension
Programs, Home Ec Club Member Award and Wife of the Year, and
Indiana State Fair Assistant to directors for 20 years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 31 at St. Peter Lutheran
Church at Bear Branch, with Pastor Pamela Thiede officiating.
Interment was at Althoff Cemetery in Bear Branch. Memorials
may be given to the St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund
or to St. Peter Lutheran Church in Bear Branch. Filter-DeVries
Funeral Home, Dillsboro, was entrusted with arrangements.
Melodie L. (Carpenter) Richardson
Melodie L. (Carpenter) Richardson, 67, of Milan, passed away
Saturday, May 28, 2011. Funeral services are being held today,
Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan
with burial following in the Mt. Sinai Cemetery near Moores
Hill. Memorials may be made to the Hoxworth Blood Center in
Cincinnati, Ohio, through the funeral home. Laws-Carr-Moore
Funeral Home, Milan, is entrusted with arrangements.
May 26, 2011
Alvin
Edward "Duke" Kappes
Alvin Edward "Duke" Kappes, 67, of Rising Sun, passed
away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Rising Sun. He was born on April
11, 1944 in Kenton County, KY, the son of Raymond Bernard and
Ethel Florentina (Freel) Kappes.
Alvin is survived by three sons, Ben Kappes (Patti) of Patriot,
Casey Kappes of Bunkerhill, and Brian Kappes of Martinsville;
three grandchildren, Raylinn, Taylor and Raymond; six brothers,
Martin Kappes of Bennington, Richard Kappes of Holton, Norman
Kappes of Osgood, Frank Kappes of Fairview, Steve Kappes of
Bennington and John Kappes of Versailles; eight sisters, Edna
Yagami of Richmond, KY, Carolyn Bradley of Osgood, Velma Armstrong
of Rising Sun, Martha Peaslee of Versailles, Rosemary Hooten
of Osgood, Regina West of Versailles, Debra Schmitt of Osgood
and Christina Hoff of Sunman; one sister-in-law, Judith Kappes
of Bennington; special niece, Constance Campbell of Martinsville;
one aunt, Frances Kappes of Highland Heights, KY; 59 nieces
and nephews, 47 great nieces and nephews and nine great great
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Louis John
Kappes on December 25, 2010; niece Jennifer Kappes; nephews
Sadao Yagami, Jr., James Kappes, Jeffrey Bradley and Joseph
Kappes; brother-in-law Sadao Yagami, Sr.; and one great niece
and one great great nephew.
Mr. Kappes was raised in Napoleon where he was raised in the
Catholic faith. He was a 1964 graduate of Jac-Cen-Del High School
in Osgood.
Alvin was inducted into the United States Army on June 16, 1964
in Indianapolis, rising to the rank of Specialist 5, serving
with Headquarter, Headquarter Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Calvary
as a general vehicle repairman during the Vietnam War. He received
the Marksman Rifle M14 & the National Defense Service Medal
and was honorably discharged on August 16, 1967.
Alvin was a truck driver for Allied Van Lines in Indianapolis
for 30 years, retiring in 2007. He also drove for Bekins Van
Lines in Indianapolis. He will be remembered for his love of
hunting, fishing, NASCAR and sports.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 27, at 1 p.m. at the
Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay with Rev. John
A. Meyer officiating. Burial will be in the Indiana Veterans
Memorial Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.
until time of services on Friday at the funeral home. Military
rites will be conducted by the honor guard of the Jefferson
Post #9 of the American Legion at the cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice. Contribution
cards are available at the funeral home. Haskell & Morrison
Funeral Home, Vevay, is entrusted with arrangements.
Athea E. Nicely
Athea Elgean Nicely, 82, of Cincinnati, OH, formerly of Sunman,
passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Cook Funeral Home, Sunman,
is handling arrangements. 812-623-2200.
May
19, 2011
William
E. "Bill" Hance
William E. "Bill" Hance, 58, of Rexville, passed away
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Simon Cancer Center at Indiana University
Medical in Indianapolis. He was born July 8, 1952 in Madison,
the son of John W. and Velma Jane Hamilton Hance. He married
Marilyn Elliott on August 18, 1972 in Madison and she survives.
Other
survivors include three daughters, Michelle Brock (Cliff) of
Brownstown, Sherry Hance-Bright (Casey) of Greensburg, and Lindsey
Hostetler (Craig) of Rexville; his mother, Jane Hance of Rexville;
grandchildren, Claire and Chase Brock, Payton Bright and William
Trigg Hostetler; two sisters, Brenda Hance of Versailles, and
Cathy Hance of Brownstown; uncle, David Hamilton (Donna) of
Rexville; brothers-in-law, Keith Elliott (Sharon) of Dupont,
Philip Elliott (Karen) of Chandler, Arizona; sisters-in-law,
Jenny Franks (Bruce) of Dupont, Marlene Durbin (John) of Seattle,
Washington; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his father, John W. Hance, and his
in-laws, Maurice and Ruth Elliott.
Bill lived in the Rexville community all of his life and was
a 1970 graduate of South Ripley High School. He then attended
Ball State University for two years. He had been a sales representative
for Monsanto for 15 years and also had farmed all of his life.
Bill was a member of the Ripley County Farm Bureau, American
Trap Shooting Organization where he had placed in the State
Meet several times, Canaan Masonic Lodge No. 581 F&AM, Coffee
Creek Gun Club and the Shelby Township Board. He enjoyed driving
around with his dog Junior, spending his time farming, trap
shooting and golfing. Bill was a devoted husband, son, dad,
and papaw.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 20, at 11 a.m. at
the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, with Brother Earl
Hostetler and Todd Franks officiating. Entombment will be at
Grandview Memorial Gardens near Madison. Visitation is being
held today, Thursday, from 4-8 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. until
the time of service, all at the funeral home.
The family requests memorials in memory of Bill to the Lymphoma
& Leukemia Society or to the Coffee Creek Gun Club, contribution
cards are available at the funeral home.
Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, is handling arrangements.
Online condolences may be made at www.morgan-nay.com.
Henry Comer
Henry Comer, Jr., 89, of the Hopewell community near Holton,
passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Clark Memorial Hospital
in Jeffersonville. He was born in the Otter Creek community
near Osgood on August 27, 1921, the son of Henry and Rose Grossman
Comer. He was married to Evelyn Dudley on May 18, 1947 and she
survives.
Other survivors include one son, Donald (Gloria) Comer of Holton;
one daughter, Sharon (Bob) Allen of Charlestown; grandchildren,
Kevin (Sherri) Comer, Michele (Danny) Speer and Andy (Sara)
Comer, all of the Hopewell community, Chris Allen of Wayne City,
IL, and Daniel (Kelsey) Allen of Charlestown; seven great grandchildren;
four step great grandchildren; and five step great great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Thomas A. Comer,
and daughter Connie Jane Comer.
Mr. Comer was a 1939 graduate of Osgood High School where he
played for the Cowboys 1939 sectional championship team. Henry
was an Army Veteran of WWII where he served in the Ardennes,
the Rhineland, and Central Europe, taking part in the Battle
of the Bulge. He received the EAME Theatre Ribbon with three
bronze stars, the American Theatre Ribbon, the Good Conduct
Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal.
Mr. Comer was a farmer and had commercially raised Duroc hogs
for many years and had sold his hogs in 17 states and three
foreign countries. He was past president of the Indiana Duroc
Association and helped form the Ripley-Dearborn Pork Producers
Association. Henry was also a member of the Hopewell Baptist
Church.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 11 a.m.
at the Hopewell Baptist Church with Rev. David Shivers officiating.
Burial will be in the Holton Cemetery. Visitation will be from
10 a.m. until time of services at the church on Thursday. Memorials
may be given to the Hopewell Baptist Church building fund in
care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home, Versailles.
Bobby Arnett, Sr.
Bobby Arnett Sr. age 71, of Osgood, passed away Sunday, May
15, 2011 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital, Batesville. He
was born June 16, 1939 in Vicco, KY the son of Mack and May
Baker Arnett. He married Connie Kay Barber on November 29, 1974
and she survives at home.
Other survivors include: sons, Robert Louis and Johnna Arnett
of Sandusky, Kevin Lee and Angie Arnett of Sandusky, and Bobby
Lee and Michelle Arnett, Jr., of Napoleon; daughters, Katie
and Gary Moore of Adams, Kimberly Dawn and Charles Yeary of
Dillsboro; brothers, Mack Arnett of Greensburg, Don Arnett of
North Vernon, and Joe Johnson of AL; sisters, Marie Mullins,
Faye Tatman and Sue England all of Greensburg, and Edith Sturgill
of North Vernon; 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, James "Bud"
and Billy Arnett.
Mr. Arnett was a taxi cab driver in Greensburg many years ago
and also was a past employee of the Shell Station in Greensburg.
He retired from Delta Faucet, located in Greensburg, where he
had worked for 30 years plus.
Bobby and his wife Connie had attended the Bethany Baptist Church
in Osgood. He had been an auto mechanic all of his life. After
retirement, he continued to work as a mechanic for many friends
and relatives.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 11 a.m.
at Neal’s Funeral Home in Osgood with burial in the Greendale
Cemetery, Osgood. Memorials may be given to the American Heart
Association.
Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood, is entrusted with arrangements.
Mary Frances Ray
Mary Frances Ray, age 92 of Greensburg, formerly of Osgood,
passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Arbor Grove Village in
Greensburg. She was born November 25, 1918 in Madison, to the
parents of Charles S. and Daisy Gertrude Whitham Bovard. She
married Norman "Red" Littell and he preceded her in
death April 11, 1995. She later married Robert Ray who also
preceded her in death.
Survivors include son, Norman E. (Brenda) Littell of Acworth,
GA; stepson, Don (Linda) of Indianapolis; sister, Erma Stairhime
of New Castle; grandchildren, Rick Littell of Cummings, GA,
and Sandra Littell of Acworth, GA; and great grandchild, Cole
Littell. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Miles and
Charles Wayne Bovard .
Mary had lived in the Osgood area years ago where she had been
an Avon dealer for 20 years. She also had worked at the Osgood
Library from 1995- 1997. She attended Osgood Baptist Church
where she had served as a deaconess. Mary was a member of the
Sandcreek Baptist Church of Greensburg, the Loys Chapter of
Eastern Stars of Greensburg, and the DAR of Greensburg. She
had been involved in writing plays for the Drama Circle of Greensburg.
Visitation and funeral services will be held all in the same
day at Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood, on Saturday, May 21.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-12 noon, with funeral beginning
at noon. Memorials may be given to the Sandcreek Baptist Church
or Osgood Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Greendale Cemetery,
Osgood, IN.
Arrangements are being handled by Neal's Funeral Home, Osgood.
http://-www.nealsfuneralhome.net/.
May
12, 2011
Rabbi
Charlie Benham
Rabbi Charlie Benham, 63, of Memphis, passed away Wednesday,
May 4, 2011, at Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany.
A
native of Ripley County, he was born in Milan on November 3,
1947, the son of John Robert and Marie (Hoyer) Benham who are
both deceased.
On November 29, 1969, he married Jeanie (Cannon) Benham in Napoleon,
and she survives in Memphis. Other survivors include son, Dusty
(fiancée Sarah Laymon) Benham of Memphis; one brother,
Lee Howard (wife Jackie) Benham of Scottsburg; one sister, Marilyn
(husband Donnie) Chastain of Bullitt County, Kentucky.
Charlie was a former employee of Indiana Kentucky Electric in
Madison until he received his calling to follow the Lord in
Ministry. Rabbi Charlie received his associate’s degree
in ministry from Louisville Bible College and lived to serve
the Lord, he spent all his time and effort with the Burning
Bush Ministries where he was a Messianic Rabbi. He enjoyed making
staff’s and donating them to people all around the world.
Robert L. Holler and Brother Jim Henson conducted funeral services
on Friday, May 6, at Henryville United Methodist Church, located
in Henryville, IN, because of construction at Adams Funeral
Home. Burial was in the Benham Cemetery, Benham. Memorials may
be given to the family for funeral expenses c/o Adams Funeral
Home, Henryville. Online condolences and a video tribute may
be viewed at www.AdamsFuneralHomeonline.com.
Rick Wayne Robinson
Rick Wayne Robinson, 53, of Moores Hill, passed away Monday,
May 9, 2011. He was born on May 28, 1957 in Batesville, the
son of the late Robert K. Robinson and the late Edith Campbell
Robinson.
Rick enjoyed fishing, hunting and walking in search of archeological
finds. He also loved spending time with his grandkids. He worked
30+ years as a Chemical Operator for Ineos, formerly Monsanto.
Survivors include son, Erick (Erin) Robinson of Muncie; daughters,
Stacy (Rob) Lloyd, Alyse (Brian) Knapp, and Darcy Robinson,
all of Moores Hill; brother, Randy (Donna) Robinson of Sunman;
sister, Dana Hartman of Sunman; grandchildren, Cooperlynn Lloyd,
Hayden Knapp, Eleanor Robinson, and he was expecting a grandson
in June; also the mother of his children and wife for 27 years,
Julie Robinson.
Friends will be received from 5-9 p.m., today, Thursday, at
the Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora. Services will be held
at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with Carl Burns officiating.
Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Aurora.
Contributions may be made to the Milan Rescue 30 or Milan Fire
Department. Please call the funeral home office at 812-926-1450,
and the family will be notified of your donation with a card.
Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora, is entrusted with arrangements.
May
5, 2011
David
Loren Barricklow
David Loren Barricklow, 66, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011
at Regency Place in Greenfield. He was born on July 15, 1944
in Batesville, the son of Thomas Charles and Nellie D. (Hopkins)
Barricklow. He married Jean (Usher) Barricklow on July 23, 1967,
and she survives.
Other
survivors include son, David Anthony "Tony" (Wendy)
Barricklow of Bolivia, NC; siblings, Thomas Dale (Ruth) Barricklow
of Dabney, Ronald D. (Kathy) Barricklow of Powell, TN, and Ann
Barricklow (E.G.) Thompson of Elizabethtown, KY; and two grandchildren,
Jayden Barricklow and Tony O’Day. He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Mr. Barricklow graduated Holton High School in 1962 and served
in the US Air Force as an Airman 1st Class during the Vietnam
War. He attended Indiana Central College.
David worked for Technicolor as an electronics tradesman for
over 40 years before retiring. He was a member of the Calvary
Baptist Church in Greenfield.
Funeral services were held on Monday, May 2, at the Calvary
Baptist Church in Greenfield, with Pastor Roger Kinion officiating.
Burial will be at a later date at the Chapel Hill Cemetery in
Shallotte, NC. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer
Society. Arrangements were handled by the Erlewein Mortuary
in Greenfield.
Wess Lovins
Wess Lovins, 31, of Milan, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 as
the result of an automobile accident near Elrod. He was born
at Lawrenceburg on March 27, 1980, the son of Jim and Malena
Knowlton Lovins.
Survivors include his parents of Milan; his daughters Alexis
and Savanah at home; brother Justin (Samantha) Lovins of Appomattox,
Virginia; maternal grandmother Mrs. Thelma Knowlton of Milan;
nephew Tristan, and nieces Gracie and Audrey Lovins. He was
preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Henry and Sally
Lovins and his maternal grandfather Walter Knowlton.
Wess was a former employee of R. D. Wood Construction and also
worked at Valeo in Greensburg.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 5 at 11 a.m. at
the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home with Rev. David Shivers
of the Hopewell Baptist Church officiating. Memorials may be
given to the New Marion Cemetery in care of the funeral home.
Larry Nolte
Larry Nolte, 64, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
Services are pending at Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home, Versailles.
