Obituaries from September 2018

Susan Branch Mahoney, 83, of Greencastle passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, at Putnam County Hospital. Susan was born in Martinsville on March 31, 1935, the daughter of Manley and Susan Whittemore (Woodbury) Branch. Mrs. Mahoney was a graduate of Martinsville High School, and attended Indiana University...

Crystal Fern Woods, 91, of Fillmore, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her family. Crystal was born in Fillmore on Aug. 10, 1927, the daughter of Carl and Gladys M. (Terry) Phillips. She was a 1945 graduate of Fillmore High School...

Eula Gwendolyn Wells, 85, of Greencastle, or "Gwen" as she was known by her family and friends, passed away early Saturday morning, Sept. 1, 2018 at The Waters of Greencastle. Born April 7, 1933 at Louisville, Ky., she was the daughter of Charles Everett and Connie Velma (Cassidy) Bales...

Dorothy Mae Brattain, 99, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. She was born March 7, 1919 in Parke County, the daughter of Scott and Nellie Maude (Staggs) Harney. Dorothy retired from the Angwell Curtain Factory, Greencastle, and had previously worked as a folder at the Simplicity Pattern Co., Terre Haute...

Mildred Jean "Chicky" Moore Stevens, 73, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. She was born Feb. 28, 1945 in Greencastle, the daughter of Fred and Mildred (Gorham) Clodfelter. Chicky was a homemaker and had owned and operated the Ole Topper Tavern...

James Gale Weaver, 87, of Brazil, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 in Cloverleaf Healthcare. He was born in Brazil on Sept. 29, 1930, the son of Gayle Weaver and Rosemary Leins Weaver. Jim was a 1948 graduate of Brazil Senior High School and in later years attended Indiana State University. While in school, he joined the Naval Reserve from 1947 to 1951...

Michael Kent Caine, 68, of Greencastle, passed away early Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Kokomo on Sept. 24, 1949. Preceding him in death were his parents, Robert E. Caine and Doris (Ruth) Caine. Mike graduated from Kokomo High School and Purdue University...

Sharon Kay Spurr, 78, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. She was born July 16, 1940 in Fountain County to Keith and Bonnie Jean (Lewis) Spurr. She was a nurse at the VA in Indianapolis for 40 years. Sharon is survived by her brother, David K. Spurr and wife Sally H. Spurr, and niece Polly Haysman...

Brett Benjamin Bundy, 28, known as Bot to his nieces and nephew, passed away Sunday Sept. 2, 2018. He was born Feb. 3, 1990 to Melisa and Sonny Bundy. He was a graduate of Cloverdale High School class of 2008. He was an amazing father, son, husband, uncle, son-in-law, brother-in-law and friend...

Shirley Ann Hicks, 79, of Greencastle, went to be with The Lord on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Shirley was born Dec. 22, 1938 in Pine Knot, Ky., to Porter and Maude (Gilreath)Stephens. She married Bobby G. Hicks on Jan. 4, 1964,and he preceded her in death May 15, 2004...

Sandra Faye (Crawford) Winger, 55, passed away Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 at her mother's home in Roachdale with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late William R. Crawford, and surviving Lorene Faye (Bonifacius) Bartlett. On July 3, 1988 she married Kevin Winger. He survives...

Martha Jane Whitaker, 67, of St. Louis, Mo., passed away peacefully in her home June 1, 2018 due to a glioblastoma. Born on May 21, 1951, she was the daughter of John William and M. Frances (Snodgrass) Whitaker. Martha Jane was a graduate of the Greencastle High School Class of 1969. She received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Cincinnati...

Otis Max Martin, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. Otis was born in Parke County on Dec. 11, 1934, the son of Jesse O. and Eva M. (Bales) Martin, and was a graduate of 1954 Bainbridge High School...

Sharon A. Ensor, 74, of Bainbridge, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at Hendricks Regional Health. She was born on Oct. 29, 1943 in Boone County, Ind., to the late Kenneth and Margaret (Collier) App. Sharon graduated from high school then attended beauty school...

Glenn Harrison Jr., 99, Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 at The Waters of Greencastle. He was born on June 6, 1919. He was originally from Mooresville. He was known as "Shorty" to many people. He was a veteran of World War II where he played in the army band entertaining troops abroad...

On Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, Gay Dell "Doozie" Minnick, 82, of Cataract, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Doozie was born June 22, 1936 in Cataract, the daughter of Henry "Hank" and Frankie (Hale) Stone, who preceded her in death in 1993 and 1975, respectively. She was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Amber Lynn Minnick...

Jonathon Edward "Jon" Hornung, 60, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, peacefully surrounded by his family at home. He was born Nov. 14, 1957 in Lawton, Okla., the son of James Edward and Judith Lee (Teets) Hornung. Jon was a 40-year machinist, working at IWIS Drive Systems in Indianapolis. He was also an auctioneer for several years...

James A. Evans, 84, son of Lloyd and Lorena Evans, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 16 at his daughter Sara's home while surrounded by family. Jim graduated from Indianapolis Arsenal Tech High School in 1953. He was a farmer in the Roachdale-Bainbridge area for many years, school bus driver for North Putnam, and retired from the Putnam County Highway Department...

Sharon "Sue Bell" Miller, 72, of Bainbridge, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at Hickory Creek at Sunset in Greencastle. She was born on Feb. 8, 1946 to the late Hubert M. and surviving Ruby P. (Riddle) Bell. On Sept. 7, 1963 she married James Edward Miller. He survives...

Thomas Dale Nelson, 71, of Douglasville, Ga., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. He was born Nov. 21, 1946 in Greencastle, Ind. Mr. Nelson was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served his country during the Vietnam War. He retired from UPS after more than 30 years of service...

Thomas Hall Musser, 70, of Greencastle, passed away Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Tom was born in Albert Lea, Minn., on July 13, 1948, the son of John and Jeannette (Hall) Musser. Tom graduated from Austin High School in 1966 and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Mankato State College. After serving in the U.S. Army, Tom earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from the University of Arizona as well as his Arizona CPA...

A celebration of life ceremony for Kent "Fraz" Dale Frazier, 61, of Indianapolis, will be held Sunday, Oct. 7 from 2-5 p.m. at the Cataract Lake Yacht Club. Finger food will be provided. Please come to share, reminisce and say goodbye. Born Oct. 9, 1956 at Crawfordsville, he was the son of the late Garland and Joan Frazier of Cataract Lake. He died Aug. 16, 2018...

Jerry Collett, 73, of Rockville, and formerly of Belle Union area, passed away early on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born June 22, 1945 in Hyden, Ky., he was the son of Frank and Edith (Sizemore) Collett. Jerry was a 50-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He also owned and operated his own semi for several years...

Betty Kocher Underwood, 97, of Indian Lake Estates, Fla., passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born on Sept. 29, 1920 in Greencastle to the late Mark C. and Velma (Crawley) Kocher and she has been a resident of the Indian Lake Estates area since 1948, moving here from Indiana...

Charlotte Ann Gram, daughter of Walter Glen Hammond and Iva May Davis Hammond of Greencastle passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. Charlotte was a 1949 graduate of Greencastle High School. She married Soren James Gram on May 21, 1950. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Cathy Lowery; a son, Gary Gram (wife Lyn Gram); a grandson, James Gram (wife Lacey Gram); two granddaughters, Kinley and Brooklynn; a brother, Herschel Hammond; a sister, Mary Craig; and several nieces and nephews...

Alvis "Al" Veazey, 93, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. Funeral services were held in Amarillo, Texas. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Fillmore (Ind.) Cemetery with Pastor Mike Faust of Fillmore Christian Church officiating. Al was born Jan. 17, 1925 in Amarillo to Sidney and Eva Veazey...

Derrick Eugene Wells, 36, of Greencastle, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. Derrick was born in Greencastle on Dec. 13, 1981, the son of Allen and Deena (Everts) Wells. Mr. Wells worked for several years with AHW John Deere in Crawfordsville as a small engines repair technician...

Georgia Lynn Kester, 59, of Brazil, passed away at Union Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 following a lengthy battle with diabetes She was born on July 2, 1959, in Clay County, the daughter of Glen Lee and Rosanna (White) Lawrence. She graduated from VanBuren High School with the class of 1978...