Obituaries from October 2018

Jeremiah Shane Stinson, 33, of Greencastle, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. Jeremiah was born in Greencastle on Sept. 18, 1985, the son of Shane and Teresa (Galloway) Stinson. He was a 2004 graduate of South Putnam High School...

Jimmie Don Goldsberry, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. Jimmie was born in Evansville on Aug. 16, 1942, the son of Thomas Benton and Velma Louise (Stremming) Goldsberry. He was a 1960 graduate of Greencastle High School...

Dixie Lee Haltom, 76, of Cloverdale, passed away peacefully at her home Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. She was born April 18, 1942 in Lafayette to Harley and Faye (Bogan) Sparks. She married Larry D. Haltom on March 16, 1963, and he survives. In addition to her husband she is survived by her daughter in-law, Trish Uhl; and her siblings, Gloria Cook, Mary Faye Hyatt and Sherrie Harris...

Christine Louise Lane, 80, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. She was born June 6, 1938 in Wilkinsburg, Pa., to Frederick and Christine (Taylor) Maughan. Chris enjoyed spending time with her family and her beloved dogs, Missy and Maggie. She so enjoyed coffee on her porch while watching the birds...

John Connelly Stouder, 65, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 at Hickory Creek at Sunset in Greencastle. He was born Aug. 14, 1953 in Bloomington, Ind. John graduated from Columbus North High School and went on to become a master carpenter in the Indianapolis area. He was very talented with his woodworking craft...

Ronald G. Meek, 80, of Rossville, passed away peacefully at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 in Lafayette. Born July 27, 1938 in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Olive G. (Lisby) Meek. Ronald was a 1956 graduate of Arsenal Technical High School. He also attended Indiana University and St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer...

Betty Marie Whitney Veach, 88, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 at her home, in Flower Mound, Texas. Betty was born Aug.1, 1930, in Trenton, Mo., to Kenneth and Frances Whitney. She married Ben Veach of Trenton in 1950 and together they raised their children and ran their family owned saddle shops in Fort Worth, Texas, and then Kerrville, Texas...

Robert Wayne Bills Sr., 81, of Brazil passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 at 10:50 a.m. in his residence. He retired from IBM in Greencastle after 25 years and was also a farmer and a preacher for many years. He was born May 9, 1937 in Indianapolis to John E. Bills and Virginia Lee (Cunningham) Bills...

Hayden Matthew Salapek, 20, of Coatesville, Ind., and formerly of Warren, Pa., died Sunday morning, Sept. 30, 2018 as the result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Hayden was born Sept. 11, 1998 in Potomac, Va. He was the son of Matthew L. and Stacy Miller Salapek who reside in Warren, Pa...

Letha Alexander passed away on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 in Clermont, Fla., following a long decline after a stroke. Born on June 25, 1930 in Bainbridge, she was the daughter of Cyril and Adele Masten. Letha worked as an LPN in several hospitals and nursing homes in Indianapolis for several years prior to her retirement...

Larry Wayne "Woodsy" Wood, 62, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. He was born in Greencastle on Jan. 14, 1956, the son of Bud and Imogene Wood. Larry had worked at Furniture Aware House in Greencastle. He is survived by his brother, Sonny (wife Marilyn) Wood; nephew, Randy (wife Lisa) Wood; his best friend, Teresa Parrish; little friend, Jager Berry, and several nieces and nephews...

Betty Parrish, 82, Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 and Hendricks Regional Health hospital in Danville. She was born in Putnam County on Feb. 13, 1936 to Samuel and Elizabeth Taylor. She is survived by sons Rick (Sheryle) and Tim, daughter Kathy Harris (Rick) and granddaughter Kristin Harris Nelson (Kevin)...

Luanna Jane Horn, 95, passed away at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 4, 2018. She had been a long-time resident of Putnam County. She was the daughter of Schuyler and Sadie O'Neal Arnold, born on Feb. 13, 1923. She married Piercy Ray Horn in 1941, and later had five children...

Candice Lee Wells, 71, of Bainbridge, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. She was born in Indianapolis, the daughter of Jacquelyn (Dennis) Volz and was a graduate of Warren Central High School. Candice was a homemaker and a member of the Hanna Street Baptist Church...

Calvin Lee Creek, 69, Charlestown, passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 at his home. Lee was born Dec. 12, 1948 at Evansville to the late Elwood and Dorothy Reynolds Creek. He was a journalist and member of Old Union Christian Church, Owensville, Ind. Surviving are his wife, Rebecca A. ...

Norman Roy Wood, 84, of Greencastle ,passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at The Waters of Greencastle. A private burial will take place at a later date. Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle, is in charge of the arrangements.

James Oscar Clearwaters, 95, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at Meadow Lakes in Mooresville. Arrangements are pending at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Gertrude "Gerty" Bell, 88, passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at her home in Brazil with her family at her side. She was born on Oct. 3, 1930 in Attica, Ind., to the late Ted and Olive (Quick) McCoy. Gerty graduated from Brazil High School in 1949, and married Robert Bell on Oct. 14, 1950...

Carol Sue McGaughey, 72, of Greencastle passed away Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Indianapolis. Carol was born in Crawfordsville on Aug. 28, 1946, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Rusk) McGaughey. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School...

Judith Jean Wilcox-Handy, 83, of Greencastle, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in her residence. Born May 30, 1935 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Richard Parker and Virginia (Geabes) Parker. Survivors include two daughters, Jamie L. Wilcox, Greencastle, and Vickie S. Black, Greencastle; two grandchildren, Parker Thomas Black, Greencastle, and Sophia Wilcox Black, Greencastle; a sister-in-law, Carolyn Parker and her family; and several nieces and nephews...

James Oscar Clearwaters, 95, of Mooresville, formerly of Fillmore, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. He was born July 10, 1923 in Greencastle, the son of Cola and Jessie Bernice (Buis) Clearwaters. James was a truck driver with Refiners Freight and owned and operated Clearwaters Garden Shop with his wife, Reba, for several years...

Sharon L. McFarland, 77, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. She was born Nov. 27, 1940 in Gary, Ind., the daughter of John McFarland and Doris (Cannon) Statner. Sharon worked as a waitress and cook for 36 years at various restaurants, including Torr's, The Fairway, Nelson's Grill and Ethel's restaurants...

Joshua Lee Kelso,30, Shelbyville, and formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. He was born on Jan. 16, 1988 in Indianapolis to Tim Kelso and Diana Gaston King. He is survived by a daughter, Amelia Lou Kelso. In addition to his parents and daughter, Josh is survived by his stepmother, Carol Kelso, a sister, Jessica Kelso (Lydia Kenworthy) and a brother, Chris Kelso. ...

Norman R. Gregory, 76, passed away Tuesday evening, Oct. 16, 2018 at Hickory Creek at Franklin. He was a resident of Columbus and a former resident of Muncie and Greencastle. Norman was born Aug. 24, 1942 in Indianapolis and raised by his mother, Wilma Pauline (Schroeder) Gregory, and his stepfather, Garland W. "John" Rasdall...

Betty Jean (Cox) Bruner of Greencastle passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. A celebration of Betty’s life is planned at a later date.

This is to announce a change of address for Elizabeth S. “Betty” Graffis due to cancer. Betty left her home which she loved on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 at age 84. She had resided at the same address with her husband Tom for 51 of their 65 years of marriage...

Anita R. Cole, 74, of Seymour, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Born Nov. 11, 1943, she worked as a missionary spreading the gospel throughout the world. She attended Seymour Heights Christian Church for 11 years. She formerly attended and was a member of Greencastle Christian Church...

Tyler "Steve" Andrew Layne, 18, of Brazil, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Feb. 17, 2000 in Clay County, the son of Thomas Layne and Karrie McClelland. He attended Van Buren Elementary School, North Clay Middle School and was a senior at Northview High School. ...

Merl E. Grimes, 92, Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. He was born June 18, 1926 in Kokomo, the son of Albert Lee and Martha Luvinnie (Norris) Grimes. Merl was a veteran, having served in the United States Army. He was a maintenance supervisor with DePauw University for more than 50 years, retiring in 1991...

Pearl M. Robinson, 83, of Plainfield, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. She was born Aug. 28, 1935 to the late Steve and Margaret (Honeycutt) Ward in Van Lear, Ky. She married Dale Robinson on Nov. 5, 1952, and he preceded her in death in 1980...

Joan Arnold Veazey, 89, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Oct. 25 at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109. Viewing was Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the funeral home. Burial will be Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at Fillmore Cemetery in Fillmore, Ind...

Donald E. Leonard, 68, of Muncie, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. He was born to Lawrence "Bruce" and Fern Leonard on June 24, 1950 in Mattoon, Ill. Donald was on the volunteer fire department in Reelsville for 25 years. He worked as an electrician for Novelis in Terre Haute for 32 years...

Betty Jean (Cox) Bruner "Grandma B," 88, Greencastle, passed away on Oct. 19, 2018. She was born on April 20, 1930 to Clayton and Winnie (Davis) Cox. Betty married Charles Bruner on Nov. 22, 1947. She was preceded in death by husband Charles Bruner, daughter Becky Richardson, and granddaughters Elizabeth Cooper and Lucy Bea Richardson...

Ralph "Duane" Collings was born on Nov. 11, 1924 in Parke County and would have been 94 this Veterans Day. He passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. He graduated from Mecca (Ind.) High School (Parke County) in 1942. Duane met Pauline Gooding, his bride-to-be, at Turkey Run State Park where both were working before he enlisted in the Armed Services. They would later be married on May 21, 1944 at Sioux Falls, S.D., in a Justice of the Peace ceremony on a weekend pass...

Gloria Kaemmer passed away at age 88 on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. She was a resident of The Gardens at Newbury Court in Concord, Mass. Gloria grew up in Ohio and graduated from Mount Union College, where upon she embarked on a life of service and adventure. She taught English at the Iai Academy in Hakodate, Japan, for seven years...

Bobby Ray Broadstreet, 86, of Stilesville, gained his wings on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Fillmore on Jan. 9, 1932 to Harold and Juanita Broadstreet. Bob married Laura Alice Nichols on Sept. 26, 1952. He was preceded in death by both parents; his sisters, Marjorie Broadstreet, Patricia Skinner and Janet Springer; and brothers Maurice and Marvin Broadstreet...

Dorothy ("Dottie") Rose McCleary Campbell passed away on Oct. 21, 2018 at age 88. Dorothy lived her life with the intention of enjoying every moment. Her goal was to use up every drop of living and arrive at life's finish line in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!"...

Paul Jonathon Fischer, 60, of Carmel, passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 in the McGivney Health Care in Carmel. Born Aug. 23, 1958 in Greencastle, he was the son of Everett A. Fischer and Mary Lena Fischer. Paul had worked as a press operator for a plastics plant...

Patricia L. Berger, 89, of Cloverdale passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. She was born July 3, 1929 to the late Fred and Mary (Gribben) Manning. Patricia married Ted Berger on Aug. 16, 1958, and he preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Monica Whitkanack and her husband John, Michael Berger, Mark Berger, Patricia Ann Berger, Rita Lotz and her husband Roy; sister Mariella Sabotin; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren...

Charles F. "Sonny" Wood, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Arrangements are pending at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Charles "Sonny" Wood, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Born Aug. 11, 1942 in Putnam County, he was the son of James E. "Bud" and Imogene (Goddard) Wood. He was a member of the Class of 1960 at Greencastle High School and graduated from Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in 1973 at Indiana University...

James G. Reynolds, 82, of Ashland, Ohio, professor emeritus of Ashland University, died April 27, 2018 at University Hospital's Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland, following a period of declining health. Jim was born in Hamilton County, Ind., in 1935 to Harold and Roberta Gordon Reynolds...

Rebecca J. "Becky", "Sissy" Butts, 86 of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 at 10:10 a.m. at Cloverleaf Healthcare Facility with her family with her. She was born Jan. 16, 1932 in Indianapolis, the daughter of Harry Parrish and Lois Varvel Parrish...

Betty J. Siegelin, 84, died peacefully on Oct. 13, 2018 at Frasier Meadows in Boulder, Colo. She died with grace and dignity, much like she lived, with wonderful help from her team at Frasier and TRU Hospice care. She was born in Greencastle in 1934 to Glen and Helen Campbell...