Obituaries from March 2020

John Davis Cook, 52, passed away on Feb. 25, 2020 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. John was born in Indianapolis on Sept. 3, 1967, the son of Jack Donelson and Shirley (Kennedy) Cook. He was a graduate of Plainfield High School. Mr. Cook loved to hunt, fish and spend time with his family...

Janice Rene McCullough, 40, of Indianapolis passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Janice was born in Indianapolis on July 29, 1979, the daughter of Michael L. and Janice Marie (Ferris) Kortz. Janice Liked flowers and she always enjoyed helping her father work outside...

LeRoy V. Miller, 93 of Roachdale, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on Jan. 11, 1927 in Parkersburg to the late Harry and Anna (Tobin) Miller. On March 16, 1952 he married Rose M. (Stewart). She preceded him in death...

Marty Treash, 62, Putnamville, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at the Gibson Hospice Unit in Terre Haute. He was born on Aug. 6, 1957 to the late Clarence and Arlene (Rodgers) Treash. Marty graduated from Van Buren High School in 1975, and retired from the Putnamville Correctional Facility in 1999...

Brittani Nichole Denny, 31, of Terre Haute, died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at her home. She was born Oct. 4, 1988 to Jeff Denny and Latha Craig. Brittani is survived by her father and stepmother, Jeff and Sonya Denny; her mother, Latha Craig; her son, Remington Mendenhall; her daughter, Kristal Grayson; siblings Latasha McCombs, Nicholas Burger, Preston Burger, Alexander Burger, Devin Bemis, Tressie Denny and Elaina Denny; and aunts and uncles, Jim and Brenda Brown, Pam Doan, Tammy and Robert Bryan, Denise Atkinson, James and Jackie Denny and Stacey Pilkin.. ...

Frank J.”Frankie John” Stanfield Jr., 70, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. He attended Holy Trinity Catholic Church and grade school and George Washington High School. He grew up in Haughville and later moved to Cloverdale. Frank was a proud U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran...

Kevin Edward Terry, 51, passed away on Feb. 26, 2020. Kevin was born in Indianapolis on June 28, 1968, the son of Edward Terry and Donna Terry. He was a graduate of Greencastle High School. Mr. Terry love to cook, fish and spend time with his family and friends...

Mary Helen (Slinker) Purvis, 82, previously of Roachdale, went to her Heavenly home on March 3, 2020 at Brownsburg Meadows Assisted Living. Mary was born to the late Harry and Hallie (Lewis) Slinker on Aug. 12, 1937 in Merry Oaks, Ky. On June 23, 1957 in Richmond, she married the love of her life, Dallas Ray Purvis. They shared 55 years of happy marriage together before he preceded her in death on Dec. 24, 2012...

Marie Irene Goss, 91, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 4, 2020. She was born Dec. 16, 1928 in Atkinsonville, Ind., to the late Frank and Myrle (Jordan) Freeman. She married Don Goss on March 22, 1949, and he preceded her in death in 1988...

Donna Laura May (Koontz) Eppelheimer, 98, passed away in her sleep on Feb. 12, 2020. She is survived by her daughters, Sally (Paul) Alexander and Peggy (Jerrold) Weissinger; grandchildren Benjamin (Andrea) Alexander, Sarah (Jason) Weissinger Fronczak, Mary (Aaron) Weissinger McCartney and Scott Alexander; and great-grandchildren Harrison and Samuel Fronczak and Patrick and Laura McCartney...

Clifford W. Poynter, 73, Bainbridge, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at his residence. He was born Oct. 11, 1946 in Greencastle to Woodrow W. and Grace E. (Lay) Poynter. He is survived by his wife, Glenda Poynter; daughter Shannon L. (James) Gurney, Crawfordsville; son Clifford A. ...

Ernest Dale “Pokey” Phillips II, 36, of Greencastle, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Born June 28, 1983 in Greencastle, he was the son of Ernest Dale “Ernie” and Debby (Parrish) Phillips. Ernie Dale was a 2002 graduate of Greencastle High School and had attended Ivy Tech...

Rosanna Goodwin, 92, of Westville, Ill., took Jesus’ hand and went to Heaven on March 6, 2020 at Mill Pond Health Campus after her battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. She was born on Nov. 1, 1927, the daughter of Reuben and Zelia (Vallet) Mariage...

Jack Pingleton, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Peoria, Ariz. He was born on Dec. 30, 1946 in Greencastle to Luther and Fannie (Pelfrey) Pingleton. Jack served in the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War. Upon leaving the military, he worked as a Greencastle City Police officer for 13 years...

Wilbur “Kelly” Fraizer, 61, of Poland, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. He was born June 3, 1958 to the late Elston and Barbara (Day) Fraizer. Kelly was outgoing, he enjoyed nature and spending time with his family and grandchildren. He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Kilbride, and her husband Jeremy; son Robert Voshel; grandchildren Olivia Stogsdill, Lillian Kilbride and Andrew Kilbride; brother Gary L. Fraizer and his wife Vicki; and sister Tammy Garner...

Patricia Lambert, 83, Bloomington, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020. Pat was born on Jan. 14, 1937 in Indianapolis to Raymond and Pauline Bly. She was a graduate of Ben Davis High School and attended Butler University. On Feb. 5, 1955, she married Freeman Lambert. They raised three children in Greencastle, Denise, Marcella and Doug...

William “Bill” David Davies, 73, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 13, 2020. He was born in Indianapolis to the late William Bruner and Eleanor (Harvey) Davies. He married Ellen (Smith) Davies on Aug. 15, 1993 and she survives...

Donald Ambler, 76, of Greencastle, passed away at home on Thursday, March 12, 2020. He was born in Marion County on June 16, 1943 to Warren and Vivienne (Ormiston) Ambler. He was a civil engineer for years until opening Ambler Hill Florist with Karen, his wife of 40 years...

On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, Charles Arthur Brousard fell asleep in death. Charles was born July 24, 1952 in Greencastle. He was born to Charles Due and Willa Mae Robinson. He was raised by his loving grandmother, Ms. Lucy Brousard. Charles was a loving father, a dedicated grandfather, a beloved brother, a cherished nephew, the cool uncle and a loyal friend...

Justin Falon Trimble, 18, of Quincy, passed Saturday, March 14, 2020. He was born July 21, 2001 to John and Cynthia (Martin) Trimble and they survive. He is also survived by his sisters Lisa Keefer, Angela Trimble and Taylor Trimble; grandparents Patricia Trimble and Kenneth and Margie Martin and girlfriend Gabrielle Hardy...

Francis “Stan” Sallier, 92, of Cloverdale, left this earth to go to his heavenly home on Friday, March 13, 2020. Stan was born in Fort Wayne on Nov. 14, 1927, the son of Frank and Nellie Sallier. Mr. Sallier proudly served his country in the United States Navy both in World War II and in the Korean War. He was employed in the telephone industry for over 50 years...

The celebration of life schedueld for 1 p.m. March 21 for Glenn Lee Bartlett Jr. at The Inn at DePauw has been canceled. The family will try to reschedule at a later date.

Sharon Ann Daubenspeck, 71, of Quincy, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at her home. She was born on Nov. 11, 1948 to Bernie and Irene (Pierson) Hiatt in Noblesville. Sharon worked in the kitchen of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in Tipton and for Hamilton Heights Schools. She loved dancing, cooking and gardening and her farm animals. Most of all, Sharon loved her family...

Stephen “Steve” Michael Fields, 65, of Greencastle, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 21, 2020, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the son of Richard and Mary Catherine (Wilson) and Martha (Hughes) Fields and was born on June 16, 1954 in Washington, Ind...

Bonnie L. Callahan, 69 of Reelsville, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Cloverleaf Healthcare. She is resting in God’s Hands now. Bonnie had been battling liver disease for more than seven years and aggressively for the past 18 months. She was born Sept. 18, 1950 in Greencastle, the daughter of William Brown and Barbara Ann Sears Brown...

James Lloyd Bartley, 87, of Reelsville, passed away Wednesday evening, March 25, 2020 in his residence. He was born in Lee County, Va., on May 8, 1932 to Edgar and Lillie (Wade) Bartley. Lloyd was a retired farmer. Lloyd was a 1950 graduate of Reelsville High School. On April 14, 1951, he married Sue Stallcop and together they enjoyed nearly 69 years together...

Ritchie Elkins, 82, of Greensburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Connersville. He was born on March 2, 1938 in Jackson County to the late Claude and Ruth (McKain) Elkins. Ritchie was a 1956 graduate of Kokomo High School. He married Rosemary (Tolly) Moffett Elkins on Oct. 5, 2010 and she survives...

Kenneth Ray Crowe Jr., 41, of Indianapolis, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2020. Kenneth was born in Mooresville on July 15, 1978, the son of Kenneth Sr. and Roberta (Taggart) Crowe. Mr. Crowe worked for Sumco of Indianapolis. Survivors include his wife, Sharonda Lewis of Indianapolis; a son, Kenneth Crowe III of Bainbridge; his father; his stepmother, Brenda Crowe of Greencastle; a brother, Clayton Crowe (wife Amy) of Terre Haute; four sisters, Denise Polston of Martinsville, Cynthia Puterbaugh (husband David)of Plainfield, Rachel Hopkins (husband Brian) of Greencastle and Sarah Grimes of St. ...

Edgar Allen Woods, 69, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his family. Edgar was born in Buffalo, Mo., on July 17, 1950, the son of Charles and Natoma (Montgomery) Woods. He earned two associates degrees from Ivy Tech...

Charles Robert “Bud” Blaschke Jr., 89, of Mooresville, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Meadow Lakes, Mooresville. He was born Feb. 12, 1931, in West Newton to the late Charles Robert Sr. and Thelma Blaschke. Bud was a 1949 graduate of Morgantown High School. He married Phyllis Jo Sims on Dec. 6, 1952. They had been married 65 years when Jo passed away in 2017...

Loretta M. Slater, 88, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Asbury Towers in Greencastle after an extended illness. She was born in Brazil, Ind., on Aug. 10, 1931 to the late Forrest and Mayme (Killion) Johnson. Loretta attended Brazil High School, and worked for many employers in the area, including Columbia Record and Mallory’s, as well as several healthcare facilities and home healthcare...

James Joseph Withrow, 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Terre Haute on April 23, 1940, and raised the son of the late S. Fred and Blanche (Waddell) Withrow. Jim graduated from Wiley High School in 1958 and served his country in the United States Navy...

Bernice Flanagan Grubb passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at the Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. She was 94. She will be long remembered as a loving wife, mother and friend. Whenever she was asked how she was doing, her response was always “I’m doing just fine!”...

Gloria Gould, 80, Greencastle, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Gloria was born in Putnam County on June 14, 1939 to Walter Glenn and Leona Robbins Gibson. She married Victor Shobe Gould on Jan. 1, 1959. She was a member of the Greencastle Church of the Nazarene...

James Albert Sage, 50, of Greencastle, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Putnam County Hospital. He was born April 22, 1969 in Greencastle, the son of John and Joyce (Hayman) Sage. James has been a machine operator with IAC for three years. He was an avid sprint car fan, attending every Saturday night race at Lincoln Park in Putnamville and traveling around Indiana to races for Sprint Week...