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Vera A. Chapman
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
Vera A. Chapman, 91, of Brownsburg, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Brownsburg. Vera was born April 30, 1925 in Greencastle to Bert E. and Grace Roberts. She was a 1943 graduate of Greencastle High School and worked for the Hendricks County Bank in Plainfield for many years prior to her retirement...
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Howard R. Hedge
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
Howard R. Hedge, 92, of Roachdale, passed away at The Waters of Greencastle, on Thursday, March 2, 2017. He was born on March 30, 1924 in Putnam County to the late Harry A. and Olive May (Morphew) Hedge. On Sept. 23, 1945 Howard and Lela M. Eggers were married in Putnam County, and she survives...
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Robert L. Scobee
(Obituary ~ 03/03/17)
Robert L. Scobee, 96, passed and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Marquette Manor in Indianapolis. He was born on Dec. 30, 1920 in rural Greencastle to Molly Opal Quinton Scobee and Artie M. Scobee. He was reared on the family farm of 160 acres along with the other five children, Milton, Reece, Artie, Wilma, Alma and Clifford. Surviving him are Wilma Richard of Greencastle, Alma Akers of Phoenix, Ariz., and Clifford (Billie) Scobee of Danville...
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Darla L. Mace Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 03/06/17)
Darla L. Mace Hopkins, 76, Greencastle, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at The Waters after a short illness. Darla was born on Jan. 24, 1941, the daughter of Johnny and Christine (O'Neal) Masten. She was a 1959 graduate of Greencastle High School...
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Barbara Anne Whitaker
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Barbara Anne Whitaker, 76, of Floyd, Va., died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her home after a lengthy illness. Barbara was born July 1, 1940 in Indianapolis and after graduating from high school in Eminence, she pursued a career in business, working as assistant to the director of nursing at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and later as executive secretary at Rielly Tar and Chemical. ...
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Anthony Charles Brown II
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Anthony Charles Brown II, 25, of Greencastle passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017. He was born June 15, 1991 in Shreveport, La., to Anthony Brown Sr. and Mary (Webert) Brown. Anthony is survived by his parents; children Jaedyn Brown, Rylan Brown, Anthony Brown and Taraji Brown, all of Indianapolis; sisters Shayla Hatter of Greencastle, Janis Brown of Shreveport, La., and Maria Brown Harrington and husband Larry of Brownsburg; four nephews, Ty'Qwaun, Jaheim, Anthony Lamar and Lamar Anthony; three nieces, Janyia, Stephanie and Shayla; and grandmother Lucille Webert of Shreveport, La.. ...
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Lucille Reininga Ricketts
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Lucille Reininga Ricketts died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 at Bell Trace in Bloomington, where she had lived since 2001. Her death was preceded by a brief illness. She had celebrated her 90th birthday in August 2016. She was born in Evansville and was raised in Washington, Ind. She was the daughter of the president of the First Citizen’s Bank, Ted Reininga...
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Kathryn Thompson
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Kathryn Thompson, 102, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Born Feb. 15, 1915 in Crown Point, the daughter of Wells and Helen (Woodcock) Ainsworth. She was a 1933 graduate of Greencastle High School. Kathryn retired from P.R. Mallorys in 1983, where she had worked for 17-1/2 years. She had previously worked at the Angwell Curtain Factory for 12-1/2 years. She had been a volunteer at the Putnam County Senior Center for 28 years...
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Richard Allen Wilson
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Richard Allen Wilson, 73, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017. He was born on April 25, 1943 in Indianapolis to the late Arthur Wilson and Bertha Redfern. He was a finisher at Herff Jones for more than 38 years when he retired. Richard is survived by his wife, Karen S. Wilson; children Julie (Bruce) Dorsett, Kelly Wells, Jason Wilson and Christopher (Amanda) Wilson; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Penny Oakey...
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Betty Jean Williams
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Betty Jean Williams, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, She was born July 6, 1937 in Ladoga, the daughter of Harley B. and Lorna (Barker) Servies. Betty was a 1955 graduate of New Market High School. Betty was a homemaker and had worked several years with PR Mallorys and Taylor Graphics. ...
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Wilma 'Sis' Pauline Curtis
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Wilma "Sis" Pauline Curtis, 95, of Stilesville went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born Nov. 29, 1921 to the late Cola and Bernice (Buis) Clearwater. She married Emezire "Bud" Curtis on Nov. 13, 1940, and he preceded her in death Nov. 28, 2007...
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Christopher Jake Wiggs
(Obituary ~ 03/10/17)
Christopher Jake Wiggs, 21, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 8, 2017. He was born Dec. 22, 1995 to Christopher E. Wiggs and Jacinda J. Grimes. Jake was a member of the Putnamville Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents; sister Victoria Ellis Johnson; stepsister Ally Makenna Grimes; grandfather Floyd E. Wiggs Jr.; grandmother Donna M. Wiggs; and grandmother Deborah J. Needler...
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Lewis Manion
(Obituary ~ 03/10/17)
Lewis Manion, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Born Jan. 12, 1941 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Emmett and Mary E. (Perry) Manion. He was a 1959 graduate of Patricksburg High School. Lewis was a veteran, having served in the United States Navy, and was a member of the American Legion...
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Terry B. Rising
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Terry B. Rising, 60, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Born May 27, 1956 in Greencastle, he was the son of Thomas L. and Janice Carol (Pingleton) Rising. Terry was self-employed working in automotive upholstery and detailing. Terry raised alpacas and loved all animals...
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Beulah Lorene Allgood
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Beulah Lorene (Grimes) Allgood, 94, of Russellville, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 in Indianapolis. She was born Aug. 26, 1922 in Putnam County to the late Eugene and Lula (Hester) Grimes. After graduating from high school in 1940, she married Burley Forrest Allgood Sr. Burley passed away in 1984...
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Silas 'Woody' Buttery Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Silas "Woody" Buttery Jr., 67, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 12, 2017 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Woody was born June 23, 1949 to Silas Woodson Buttery and Daisy Lee Creech Buttery in Crawfordsville. Woody's parents preceded him in death. ...
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Daniel Renee Evans
(Obituary ~ 03/14/17)
Daniel Renee Evans, 37, of Gary, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Born July 27, 1979, he was the son of Alfred and Linda (Flynn) Evans. Danny had worked most recently in construction. He is survived by a son, Daniel A. Lawrence; and siblings James Moore (Maria), Joe Zaborski (Lisa), Patrick Zaborski, Paula Pinkston and Julia Peters (Tim)...
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Barbara Jane Etcheson
(Obituary ~ 03/14/17)
Barbara Jane Etcheson, 87, formerly of Roachdale, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2017 in Brownsburg. Born July 27, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Dwight and Naomi Carson. A 1947 graduate of Roachdale High School, she was a member of the Roachdale Christian Church...
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Norma Davis
(Obituary ~ 03/15/17)
Norma Davis, 90, of Crawfordsville, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at home. Norma attended the First Church of the Nazarene. She was a devoted wife and mother who loved the Lord Jesus. She was born Nov. 24, 1926 in Arcana, Ind., to Rev. Grant and Mazie Abshire Barton...
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James Earl ‘Jim’ Daugherty
(Obituary ~ 03/15/17)
James Earl “Jim” Daugherty, 78, of Anderson went to be with the Lord after an extended battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was born Aug. 5, 1938 in Alexandria to Russell and Marie (Balser) Daugherty. He served as lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, where he and his wife Linda (Cox) Daugherty were stationed in the Philippines after marrying at Pearl Harbor on Aug. 12, 1963...
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Karen Darlene Haviland
(Obituary ~ 03/15/17)
Karen Darlene Haviland, 65, of Harmony, passed away at Terre Haute Regional Hospital on March 14, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born in Clay County on Aug. 4, 1951, the daughter of Herman and Juanita (Horn) Haviland. Karen had worked at IAC in Greencastle for 24 years, retiring in 2014 as a relief operator...
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Curtis Donald Moore
(Obituary ~ 03/19/17)
Curtis Donald Moore, 89, of Greencastle, passed away at Hendricks Regional Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2017. He was born in Putnam County on Feb. 25, 1928 to the late Franklin and Nora (Smock) Moore. Curtis served his country in the United States Army from 1945 until 1947, upon completion of his military service; he worked for the Greencastle Water Department for 32 years until his retirement in 1993...
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Imogene Kiger
(Obituary ~ 03/19/17)
Imogene Kiger, age 99, Avon, formerly of Coatesville, passed away Friday evening, March 17, 2017. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Bousley Funeral Home, Coatesville, with calling from 11 a.m. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday's Banner-Graphic...
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George Odis 'Sonny' Waltz
(Obituary ~ 03/19/17)
George Odis "Sonny" Waltz, 79, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born on April 17, 1937 in Rockville to the late Ivery and Leona (Near) Waltz. On Sept. 2, 1955 he married Charlotte (Bennett) Waltz. She preceded him in death March 26, 1999...
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John H. 'Bud' Rulfs
(Obituary ~ 03/19/17)
John H. "Bud" Rulfs, 86, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Danville Regional Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Feb. 19, 1931 to John Henry Rulfs II and Dorothy Estel (Woodall) Rulfs at the home of his aunt, Lola Schumacher, in Woodlawn, Ohio...
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Laura Frances Hayes
(Obituary ~ 03/19/17)
Laura Frances (Phelps) Hayes, 85, of Greencastle, passed away, Saturday March 18, 2017 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Greencastle. She was born Nov. 6, 1931 to Floyd Wesley and Genevieve (Hamilton) Phelps. She worked at PR Mallory in Greencastle for 15 years, then later became a homemaker to her family...
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Myrtle Margaret Cockrell
(Obituary ~ 03/19/17)
Myrtle Margaret (Mann) Cockrell passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Myrtle started her career as a housewife and supervisor at the switchboards for General Telephone. She was elected to public office as treasurer and then auditor of Putnam County. She won awards for making the most money for Putnam County during her tenure. She was also awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash and the Distinguished Hoosier Award from Indiana governors...
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Alvin B. ‘AB’ Hanks
(Obituary ~ 03/20/17)
Alvin B. “AB” Hanks, 76, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his residence in Houston. He was born Aug. 15, 1940 in Putnam County fo Fred Hanks and Zella Masten Hanks. AB was a graduate of Greencastle High School and served in the U.S. Army. He was also a retired real estate agent...
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Lisa Ellen Tandy
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Lisa Ellen Tandy, 58, of Fillmore, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. She was born Oct. 21, 1958 in Indianapolis, to the late Louis Neil Tandy and Marilyn (Henry) Tandy Ray. She had been a school bus driver for the South Putnam Community School Corporation for 12 years...
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Eileen Janett Goodwin
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Eileen Janett Goodwin, 92, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017. Born June 2, 1924, in New Market, she was the daughter of Raymond and Eva (Wright) Short. She was a graduate of Waveland High School. Eileen retired from RCA in Indianapolis, where she had worked for more than 30 years...
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Alice J. Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Alice J. Buchanan, 85, of Plainfield, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Indianapolis on Nov. 28, 1931 to the late Joe and Jessie Mae (Selmier) Hadley. Alice was married for 55 years to Joseph M. Buchanan. She was a loving mother and homemaker...
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Cornelia B. Ley
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Cornelia B. (Geabes) Ley, 97, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at her home in Greencastle. She was born Sept. 10, 1919 to Arthur Morgan Geabes and Helen Mae (Ash) Geabes in Greencastle. She married the love of her life, Earl (Bud) Ley of Clay City, on May 14, 1947. They were married for 66 years until his death in May 2013...
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Imogene Kiger
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Imogene Kiger, 99, died Friday, March 17, 2017 in the evening or as the sun was setting for the day. She was tired and had a worn-out body. Just a natural death. She was born April 4, 1917 in Hendricks County, the second daughter of Emery and Ella Kersey Ader...
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Ethel Louise Duncan
(Obituary ~ 03/22/17)
Ethel Louise (Graham) Duncan passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster, Calif. Born July 27, 1935 at Vincennes, she was the daughter of Buford and Mary Graham. She married Lloyd Duncan on Nov. 5, 1949, and they enjoyed 67 years of marriage...
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Sharon Joan Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/23/17)
Sharon Joan Jones, 80, of Fillmore, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born Aug. 10, 1936 in Greencastle, the daughter of Joe Dawson and Gladys Eileen (Wells) Dunivan and was a 1954 graduate of Stilesville High School. Sharon was a homemaker and a member of the Fillmore Christian Church. She loved to paint, play the organ and sing, and most of all she loved children and being with her family...
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Juanita Newby
(Obituary ~ 03/23/17)
Juanita Newby, 86, of Cloverdale, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Mill Pond Health Campus. She was born on Nov. 28, 1930 to the late Kenneth and Georgia Harris, in Crab Orchard, Ky. On June 23, 1950 she married James "Jim" Newby, and he survives...
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Morris Leon Taylor
(Obituary ~ 03/23/17)
Morris Leon Taylor, 82, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Born March 15, 1935 in Somerset, Ky., he was the son of Lester C. and D. Marie (Simpson) Taylor. Morris served 26 years in the Army, Army Guard and Air National Guard, retiring in 1994...
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Jackie Lee Baldwin
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Jackie Lee Baldwin, 84, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. He was born on Oct. 8, 1932 in Greencastle, the son of Vivan Ruby Stewart and Carroll W. Baldwin. He graduated from Greencastle High School in 1951. Jackie served in the Marines from Jun 1951 to June 1954. He worked at the zinc mill until it closed and later retired from the Department of Correction...
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Braxton Allan Medearis
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Braxton Allan Medearis, two-year-old son of Michael and Brailyn (Whitson) Medearis went to heaven Thursday, March 23, 2017 following an unexplained illness. Braxton was born Feb. 24, 2015. His mommy and daddy are Brailyn (Whitson) and Michael Medearis...
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William Owen Scott
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
William Owen Scott, 79, died on March 21, 2017 in Hendricks County. William (Bill) was born Jan. 12, 1938 in Windfall, Ind., to Owen and Garnet (Ricks) Scott. In the early 1950s the family moved from Tipton County to Wabash County where he graduated from Lagro High School in 1956...
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Darrell Gene Thompson
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Darrell Gene Thompson, 85, Roachdale, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at Hendricks Regional Health. He was born on Jan. 28, 1932 in Montgomery County to the late Sherman and Mildred (Harshbarger) Thompson. In May 1954 he married Deloris "Dodie" Ann Bridges. Mrs. Thompson survives...
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Donetta Mae Scott
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Donetta Mae Scott, 82, of Cloverdale, went to be with the lord March 25, 2017. Born March 9, 1935 to the late Clifford and Blanche (Bell) Trowbridge. She married Elva Scott May 7, 1955, and he survives. Donetta was a retired beautician and a member of Job's Daughters, and she enjoyed working for several years at DePauw University in the Hub...
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Sue Ellen Crafton
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Sue Ellen (Wolf) Crafton, 62, passed away in her home near Raleigh, N.C., the afternoon of Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The daughter of a farmer and an elementary teacher, she grew up near Patricksburg in Owen County. During high school in Clay City she began dating the man who would later become her husband, Chris Crafton. Together, they would have two children, Kit and Kevin...
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Larry M. Clodfelter
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Larry M. Clodfelter, 67, of Greencastle, passed away at home early Friday morning, March 24, 2017, ending his battle with cancer. He was the first son of Max and Alice (Shoemaker) Clodfelter, born Sept. 3, 1949 in Crawfordsville. He was a 1967 graduate of Bainbridge High School and a 1968 graduate of the Hobart Welding School in Troy, Ohio...
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Arnold Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Arnold Smith, 73, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017. He was born in Deerlodge, Tenn., to Herman and Mabel (Hall) Smith. Arnold spent a lifetime working in auto body shops around Greencastle. He had a passion for cars. He retired from Great Dane in Brazil...
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Donna Hazel Luttrell
(Obituary ~ 03/27/17)
Donna Hazel Luttrell, 67, went to Heaven on the morning of Friday, March 10, 2017. Donna resided in Georgia. She married Garry Luttrell and they enjoyed 43 years of marriage, building a wonderful life together. Donna was preceded in death by her parents, James and Audrey Hazel, and her brother, Mike Hazel...
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Betty J. (Jones) Owens
(Obituary ~ 03/27/17)
Betty J. (Jones) Owens, 73, Reelsville, peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the comfort of her own home. She was born on Feb. 5, 1944 in Putnam County to Donald Jones Sr. and Ella (Murphy) Jones. She worked at Asbury Towers and DePauw University as a cook and at Sunset Manor as a nurse’s aide...
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Mary Etta 'Patsy' Eaton
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
Mary Etta ("Patsy") Baire Eaton, 84, of Bainbridge, died on Friday, March 24, 2017, in Plainfield. Mary Eaton was born on Nov. 7, 1932 in Coatesville to parents Lem Baire and Gertrude (Malicoat) Baire. In 1973, she moved to Newport Beach, Calif., and worked as a document specialist at Hughes Aircraft where she worked for many years...
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Helen L. Hansel Poynter
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
Helen L. Hansel Poynter, 89, of Greencastle, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Hickory Creek at Sunset. Helen was born Dec. 11, 1927 in Putnam County to Gale and Evelyn (Branneman) Baugh. She was a 1946 graduate of Cloverdale High School...
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William Brewer
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
William "Bill" Brewer, 80, of Clayton, passed away March 3, 2017 at his winter home in Sebring, Fla. Bill was born Feb. 11, 1937 to Lonnie and Eulalia Tincher Brewer. In 1990 he married Martha Cooper, who survives. Bill was a grain and livestock farmer who liked baseball and westerns...
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Charlene Hasselburg
(Obituary ~ 03/30/17)
Charlene Hasselburg, 77, of Greencastle, went to be with Jesus on Monday, March 27, 2017. Born to Calvin Greenwood Worrall and Elizabeth Jeanne (Allen) Worrall on Aug. 11, 1939 in Sidney, Ohio, she lived most of her life in Putnam County. She was preceded in death by her parents; her baby, Johnny Lee Hasselburg; and her sister, Susan Winder...
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Stewart L. Russell
(Obituary ~ 03/30/17)
Stewart L. Russell, 82, of Bainbridge, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. He was born on Jan. 17, 1935 in Roachdale to the late Lowell A. and Jessie (Wilson) Russell. Stewart graduated from New Winchester High School in 1953. He then served in the U.S. Army from Aug. 22, 1957 until May 21, 1959...
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Jessie Lucille Parker
(Obituary ~ 03/30/17)
Jessie Lucille Parker, 94, known to all who loved her as Lucille, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Lucille was born Sept. 13, 1922 in Tennessee. On Feb. 27, 1946, she married Claiborne Parker, who preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 2008. In 1952 they moved to Indiana, where they raised four sons, residing in Putnam County, since 1977...
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