Obituaries from March 2021

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, Clarinda Ann Kersey passed away at the age of 59. Clindy’s life began in North Carolina, ended in Indiana and also took her to live in far-off places like Utah, Florida, Maryland and England. An artist at heart, Clindy earned a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and a master’s degree in interactive media from Quinnipiac University. ...

Craig A. Monnett, age 69, unexpectedly left this world for his heavenly home on Feb 5, 2021. Craig lived most of his life in Putnam County, the last 13 years at Heritage Lake. He attended Greencastle High School and graduated from Wentworth Military Academy...

Michael “Mike” “Big Ugly” Lanham, 45, Bluffton, Ohio, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at 4:12 p.m at his residence after a long battle with heart disease and diabetes. Mike was born Dec. 22, 1975 in Okinawa, Japan, to Michael Lanham and Linda Kinn...

Marilyn Jane (Calvert) Wilbert, 78, of Darlington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Rosewalk Village in Lafayette. She was born on May 1, 1942 in Tilton, Ky., to the late Emitt and Nettie (Crump). On May 1, 1967, in Crawfordsville, she married her husband of more than 54 years, Glenn Alvin Wilbert. Glenn survives...

Tony Alan Goss, 62, of Russellville, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Hendricks Regional Hospital. He was born on Sept. 23, 1958 to the late Ula Frank and Maxine (Barger) Goss Brown in Martinsville, Ind...

Georgia Lea Smith, 80, Plainfield, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Hendricks Regional Health, Danville. Georgia was born Jan. 19, 1941 to Ronald and Hazel Farner Quick. She loved to read and paint and spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Coleen Mahoney Clines, 93, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021. Born on Oct. 18, 2917 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Robert Donald and Pearl (Allee) Mahoney. She was a 1945 graduate of Greencastle High School. On Oct. 22, 1949 she married Robert E. ...

Anna Mae (Jones) Crawley was born on Dec. 15, 1935 to Florence Irene and Arthur “Mousie” Jones in Cloverdale. She graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1953 and married Floyd Crawley in 1954. They welcomed daughter Sabrina to their lives in 1955 and they were married more than 50 years. They owned and operated Crawley Carpets, and she was involved in local government...

Earl Ralph Lee Hunt Jr., 80 of Coatesville, passed away March 5, 2021 in his home. He was born on Aug. 24, 1940 in Indianapolis to the late Ann Marie Alexander and Earl Ralph Lee Hunt Sr. Earl married Hester Minton on March 16, 1968 in Brownsburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the American Legion Avon Post 145...

Robert H. Johnson Jr., passed away March 2, 2021. He was the son of the late Robert H Johnson Sr. and Mary Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Ronda Johnson; sons Robert William Taylor (Roberta), Ronald Lee Morton, Christopher Charles Johnson, Anthony Wayne Johnson and Shane Hamilton Johnson (Stefany); grandchildren Jessica, Jason, Rachel, Brayden, Kyle, Olivia, and Avery; sisters, Deborah Suzanne Vaughn (Jeffrey) and Toni Gaye Johnson; several nieces and nephews...

Carmine Robert Humphries Sr. of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at his residence with his wife by his side. Carmine was born in Paterson, N.J., the son of Frederick and Rosalie (Cappuccio) Humphries. He was a 1975 graduate of Don Bosco Tech High School. He earned his master’s degree in business from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2006...

Helen Ilene Martin, 85, of Reelsville, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. She was born March 31, 1935 in Reelsville, the daughter of James Otto and Mildred Florence (Early) Barnett. She was a graduate of Reelsville High School and received her teaching degree from Indiana State University...

Randall Alan Hutcheson, 75, of Roachdale, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. Randall was born in Greencastle on Sept. 6, 1945, the son of Forest and Crystal (Smith) Hutcheson. He was a 1963 graduate of Reelsville High School. He attended Indiana Central Business College...

Thomas J. Hale, 81, of Lafayette, passed away at his residence on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Thomas was born in Anderson on Sept. 17, 1939, the son of John and Edith (Scott) Hale. He was a 1958 graduate of Darlington High School. He married Alma Dell Pursell in 2004. They shared more than five wonderful years together...

Donald Lee Little, 81, of Hillsboro, passed away in the Knapp Medical Center, Weslaco, Texas, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 following a short illness. He was born in Tazewell, Va., to the late Vernie L. and Sara Buck Little. He married his “angel” Lola Marie Snapp on Nov. 3, 1961 and she survives...

Patsy Ann DeWeese, age 86, left this life peacefully in her home in Crossville, Tenn., Saturday, March 13. She was born on March 17, 1935 in Poland, Ind.,to the late Joseph Barnett and Florence (Burns) Barnett. She loved to cook, read, travel and spend time with her family...

Hazel Anita Henderson, 89, of Bloomington, formerly of Greencastle, died on Sunday, March 7, 2021. She was born July 15, 1931 to Merle Roy Selsor and Thelma Hazel (Tillotson) Selsor in Collison, Ill., and was the oldest of four daughters including Jean Thomas (John), Janette Cox (Marvin) and Patricia Selsor...

Betty L. Fitzsimmons, 93, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. She was the first of two daughters born to Mary Louise (Adams) Forbes and Richard Dean Forbes, both from Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 29, 1927. She went to school and college in Aurora. She married Richard F. Fitzsimmons, a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, in 1952. They had two children...

David Houck, formerly of Greencastle, passed away peacefully at home in Poitiers, France, on Feb. 14, 2021, after an extended illness. His family was with him at the time of his death. Born on April 10, 1947 in Greencastle, David was the son of James McPherson and Helen Jome Houck, who both preceded him in death. ...

Inez “Ruth” W. Smith, 96, of Lafayette, formerly of Speedway, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Creasy Springs Health Campus. She was born March 6, 1925 in Russellville to the late Arthur and Mary (McMurtry) Wood. Ruth graduated from Russellville High School...

Brenda Jean Elliott, 59, of Ladoga, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on March 28, 1961 in Crawfordsville to the late David L. Alexander and Carolyn (Lay) Priddy. She married Joe Edwin Elliott on May 10, 1980, and he preceded her in death on June 29, 2020...

Max Dean Blackmore, 84, of Coatesville, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at Hendrick Regional Health Hospital in Danville. Max was born in Danville, Ind., on Dec. 10, 1936, a son of the late John M. and Mary B. (Montgomery) Blackmore. He married the love of his life, Darlen Shillings, in October of 1956...

Kenneth Ray Carpenter, born to Raymond and Ruth (Hart) Carpenter on July 7, 1931, passed away on March 22, 2021 at the age of 89. He graduated from Fillmore High School in 1949 where he enjoyed being a part of the basketball team. Soon after high school graduation, he was hired by Olin Brass in Indianapolis, and retired after 48 years of dedicated service...

Jennifer Paige McFadden, 47, of Bainbridge, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in Danville. Jennifer was born in Muncie on Jan. 15, 1974, the daughter of Ric McFadden and Cyndi Wolff. She was a graduate of John Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va. She was currently a student at Keiser University...

Kathleen Gladys Lott, 87, was born on June 21, 1933 in Indianapolis to Wayne and Gladys Lott. Kathleen was lovingly known as “Eeny” by her family, a nickname given when her sister was too little to say “Kathleen.” Kathleen graduated from Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis and studied business at Indiana University...

C. Murray Clugston, 80, of Fort Wayne, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 27, 1940 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada, and was a son of the late J. Calvin and Margaret (née McKenzie) Clugston...

Patricia L. (Terry) Pleake, age 69, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021. She was born July 10, 1951 in Greencastle to the late James Terry Jr. and Violet (Scott) Farmer. She was a 1969 graduate of Fillmore High School, but attended most of her schooling in Cloverdale...

Ronald “Ronnie” Barnett Williams ll, 35, Reelsville, was tragically taken from his family on March 20, 2021. Ronnie was born in Indianapolis on Aug. 19, 1985 to Ronald and Candy (Deakin) Williams. He graduated from South Putnam High School in 2005 and furthered his education at Danville Community College and Iowa Wesleyan University, where he played on the basketball team...

Michael Lane Hamilton, 69, of Bainbridge, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. Michael was born in Orrville, Ohio, the son of Paul and Fern (Butzer) Hamilton. He was a 1969 graduate of Bainbridge High School...

Fonda Jane (Weist) Nesbit, 58, of Cloverdale, crossed into glory on March 28, 2021. Fonda was born Sept. 4, 1962 to William E. and Jane A. Weist. She is survived by her daughters Emily Nesbit and Lucy Nesbit; stepsons Donnie Nesbit and Josh Nesbit; sisters Pam (Don) Richards, Donna (Larry) Fidler and Amanda (Greg) Huber; a niece; and several nephews...

Grace L. Aker Cohn peacefully fell asleep on the evening of Monday, March 22, 2021 at the age of 104. She was born in Putnam County on Oct. 1, 1916, the youngest daughter of Willis Aker and Emma Long Aker. Grace graduated from Reelsville High School in 1933 and went on to receive her teaching degree from Danville College. She was a bookkeeper at Horace Link in Greencastle, then became a kindergarten teacher, where she taught at Eminence High School in the 1970s and early 1980s...

Lois Arlene Preston, 80, of Roachdale, passed away March 29, 2021. She was born on June 30, 1940 in Raccoon to the late Richard and Mildred (Davies) Duncan. She was a graduate from Roachdale High School, and then shortly after on July 3, 1958 she married James Allen Preston. He preceded her in death...