Obituaries from September 2021

Duard C. Jones, 93, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. He was born Aug. 11, 1928 in Jefferson County to Dorothy Bruther and Delmer Jones. Duard married Ethel Williams (Walls) on Oct. 28, 1959. She preceded him in death on Oct. 11, 2020...

James Vernon Birt, 90, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 in the Hendricks Regional Hospital in Danville. Born Dec. 29, 1930 in Greencastle, he was the son of James Edward Birt and Mae Tecumseh Surber Birt. He married Hope Ericksen and she survives...

Ron L. Hutcheson, 83, Plainfield, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Ron was born Dec. 18, 1937, in Brazil to the late Kenneth “Tom” and Thelma (Wyndham) Hutcheson. Ron graduated from Reelsville High School, where he excelled in basketball, baseball, and track. He was a devoted employee at IBM for 37 years and retired in 1991...

Kathryn Louise “Kate” (McQueen) Morrison, 95, of Ladoga passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 at her home. Kate was born July 12, 1926 in Oakland, Ill., to Orvin and Eva McQueen. She graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1944 and married Jerry Morrison on Aug. 27, 1944...

Janet Kay Kersey, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 at Asbury Towers. Janet was born in Greencastle on Aug. 11, 1938, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Simmerman) Allee. She was a 1956 graduate of Greencastle High School...

Kimberly Ann (Thompson) Thibodeau, 51, of Reelsville, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family and friends. Kimberly succumbed after a courageous 14-month bout with breast cancer. Kimberly was the only daughter of Jim (James) Thompson and Ruth (Hinote) McLean. She was born on Aug. 18, 1970 in Charlotte, N.C...

Rhonda Marie Myers Clark, 46, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. She graduated from Greencastle High School. Rhonda adored her family. She loved spending time with the younger generations. She is survived by her sisters, Pamela Myers and Tammy (Clint) Farris; her companion for more than 20 years, Jeffery Anderson; several nieces and nephews, and grandnieces...

Danny Michael Duell, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Sept. 4, 2021 at Putnam County Hospital. Danny was born in Greencastle on Sept. 12, 1941, the son of Jessie C. and Mary L. (Routt) Duell, and was part of the last graduating class of Greencastle High School when it was located downtown in 1959...

Gladys June Akers, 92, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. She was born on June 19, 1929 in Lockland, Ohio, to the late Dewey Woodall and Leega Poynter Woodall. She was the retired owner of Akers Bait and Tackle in Hollandsburg and Gladys’ Fabric Shop in Rockville. She also was employed by Dellecamp’s Department Store and Vic’s Clothing Store, both in Rockville...

Albert “Pete” Charles Noland Jr., 92, of Roachdale, went to his heavenly home on the morning of Aug. 26, 2021. He was born on Dec. 13, 1928 in Roachdale to the late Albert Charles Noland Sr. and Gail Leachman Noland. He married Mary Frances “Toadie” Stewart on the Stewart family farm on Oct. 4, 1959. She survives...

Mrs. Nancy Merle Foster, 92, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. She was born March 14, 1929 in Hickman County, Ky., a daughter of the late Orville and Hazel (Condor) Grooms...

Gloria Baldwin, 64, of Cloverdale, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2021. She was born June 19, 1957 to Jack and Gloria (Hacker) Carroll. Gloria married Richard Baldwin on March 23, 1996 and they celebrated 25 years of marriage. She is survived by her husband, Richard; mother Gloria; sons Christopher (Megan) and Matthew (Stephanie); sisters Schotzi (Michael), Jackie (Steve), Vickie (James), Connie (Doug) and Kathy (Phil); and two granddaughters, Claire and Audrey, that she loved very much...

Dr. Hugh Edwin Glock passed away on Monday evening, Sept. 6, 2021 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born April 25, 1938 in Fort Wayne to Catherine and Maurice Glock. He was a graduate of Fort Wayne North Side High School (1956), Earlham College (bachelor’s degree, 1960 with honors) and Indiana University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine, 1964)...

Connie Leigh Cooper, 64, Loveland, Colo., originally from Cloverdale, was the daughter of Dale Benson and Jackie Hays and the loving mother to Brandon, Tawny, and Mariah. She was also survived by her siblings, Lisa, Donita and Rob. After battling frontotemporal dementia for more than 10 years, Connie was finally able to dance her way into heaven and be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021...

Mary Marie Grimes, 90, of Greencastle, passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2021 at Mill Pond Health Campus. Mary was born in Greencastle on Feb. 7, 1931, the daughter of Charles and Lucy (Green) Pettit. She was a 1949 graduate of Greencastle High School. Mrs. Grimes worked for 28 years at DePauw University, retiring as a secretary of the Management Fellows Program...

Paul Milburn “PJ” Gould Jr. passed peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born June 9, 1939 in Indianapolis to Paul and Mildred Gould. Paul married the love of his life, Virginia “Ginny” Richards, on Feb. 28, 1960...

Donald Wood, 72, of Fillmore, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Donald was born on Oct. 30, 1948 to the late Earl Wood and Erma Brant. Donald was a truck driver for more than 50 years, where he amassed more than five million miles in safe driving. He also loved to fish, mushroom hunt and spend time with his family...

Nancy Jane Bray, 61, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family. Nancy was born in Greencastle on April 8, 1960, the daughter of Bill and Teletha (Overshiner) Pettit, and attended Greencastle High School...

Jean Hunter Beilby, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Sept. 12, 2021 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Jean was born in Fredericksburg, Va., on Sept. 12, 1942, the daughter of Douglass Gordon and Alice Rouzie Gouldman Jr., and was a graduate of James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg, Va...

Margie Larkin, 76, of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. She was born in Cincinnati on Jan. 16, 1945 to the late Ernst and Violet (Meazel) Price. Margie married Don Larkin on Sept. 18, 1966, and he survives. Margie was a clerk at Cloverdale Drugs for 20 years...

Debra Ann Hartley, 59, of Terre Haute, passed away Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 in her residence. She was born Oct. 11, 1961 in Wilmington, N.C., to Frank Meryl and Loretta Kay (Hodson) Thomas...

Jamie L. Wilcox, age 59, Greencastle, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 13, 2021 at Putnam County Hospital. She was born on Nov. 12, 1961 in Greencastle, the daughter of Morris and Judith Parker Wilcox. Jamie loved art, pool, bowling, movies, time with her roommate and her family...

Gloria Crystal Mayo, 90, of Plainfield, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. She was born on July 24, 1931 in Belle Union to the late Harold and Geraldine McCammack. Gloria was a waitress for 35 years at the Double Decker. She was a loving mother and a dedicated homemaker...

William "Cody" Pennington, age 31, of Quincy, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Cody was born July 14, 1990 and was introduced to all as William Cody Pennington, the son of Dale Pennington and Pamela Metzger of Gosport...

Kenneth Ray Crowe Sr., 82, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Born March 22, 1939 in Bardstown, Ky., he was the son of Lucius and Alice (Hutchins) Crowe. He was a graduate of Campbellsburg High School. Kenneth retired from Prudential Insurance, where he had worked in marketing and sales. He was a member of the Hanna Street Baptist Church...

Claude M. Thompson, 86, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in his residence. Born Jan. 11, 1935 in Fillmore, he was the son of Grover Stephen Thompson and Nellie Mae (Cline) Thompson. He married Shirley Ann Coffey and she survives...

Thomas Burton Strader, 83, Roachdale, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Tom was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Indianapolis, to the late William Burton and Bertha Jewell (Kelly) Strader. He married Joyce (Stevens) on April 7, 1956, and she survives...

He was born Feb. 27, 1972 in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Anthony is survived by his wife, Michelle; daughters Elise (Birmingham, Ala.) and Lauren; his mom, Deanna Brann and stepdad Roger Monforton (both of Lenoir City, Tenn.); his aunt, Cindy Towne (Morton); his uncle, Charley Brann (Greencastle); and many cousins, great-aunts and great-uncles...

Susan Mary Franz, 73, passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at Mill Pond Health Campus. She was born Jan. 25, 1948 to George Walter and Marion Ruth (Shields) Franz. She was a graduate of Schulte High School in Terre Haute and received degrees from both Indiana State University and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis...

Patricia Joanne (Hughes) Ebel, 65, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving daughter, Elizabeth, her life partner and angel, David Cole, and her best friend, Kathy Johnson. The family is deeply saddened by her death, though they rejoice in knowing that she is now with her savior in heaven...

Marjorie Lee Grimes, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at Mill Pond Health Campus. Marjorie was born in Putnam County on Jan. 22, 1933, the daughter of Gilbert Edgar and Ruth Edna (Harris) Pettit. Mrs. Grimes worked for Mallory’s, KFC and Charlie Brown’s Barbeque, where she worked 16 years before her retirement...

Anita Carol Cundiff, 48, of Greencastle passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Anita was born in Greencastle on Dec. 10, 1972, the daughter of James Fredrick and Calita Jean (Scobee) Cundiff. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School. Ms. Cundiff was a member of Abundant Life Church in Putnamville...

Randell A. Rhine “Randy,” 61, of Cloverdale, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, after a year-long journey through cancer. He was surrounded by family in his final moments. Randy was born to Cecil “Wayne” Rhine and Hattie McCoy Rhine on May 31, 1960, and grew up in Indiana with his five siblings. His boyhood homes included Burlington, Lafayette, Crawfordsville and Harmony, Ind., and he was a 1978 graduate of Van Buren High School...

Eleanor “Kay” Greeson, 84, Fillmore, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 peacefully at St. Vincent Hospital. Kay was born on May 11, 1937 in Coatesville to Raleigh Greenlee and Fern Warmoth Greenlee. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Jim Greeson, parents and siblings...

Harold “Butch” O. Knight Jr., 80, of Quincy, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. He was born Nov. 6, 1940 to the late Harold O. Knight Sr. and Murle C. (Fletcher) Knight. Harold married Patricia Miller on June 16, 1991 and she survives...

On Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, Robert J. “Bob” Thomas, PhD, passed away from natural causes at 91.5 years old while surrounded by family.  He was born March 30, 1930.  A longtime cancer survivor, an educator and a collector of knowledge throughout his life, he was preceded in death by his wife of almost 60 years, Doris Ruth Thomas...

Thomas “Hoot” E. Gibson, 86, of Ladoga, passed away Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 at Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care in Terre Haute. He was born on Sept. 12, 1935 in Indianapolis to the late Everett and Mildred (Ramsey) Gibson. On March 29, 1958 in Jeffersonville, he married Donna Ann (Shoaf) Gibson. She passed away Jan. 1, 2018...

Allen Ray Buchanan, 71, Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Allen was born in Evansville to James and (Margaret Hill) Buchanan. Allen worked at Strausburger Trucking and recently retired from Walmart Transportation after 22 years of service. After retiring he worked part-time for CoAlliance at Stilesville...

Allen Ray Seward, born Aug. 9, 1940 in Parke County, passed from the Earth to Heaven, unexpectedly, at home on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. All that knew him knew of his compassion, generosity and caring nature for others, always ready and willing to help those in need...

Dewayne W. Wilson, 78, of Greencastle, passed away Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 in the Hendricks Regional Hospital. Born Nov. 13, 1942 in Indianapolis, he was the son of William Lester Wilson and Mable (Lycan) Wilson. He married Julie Friend, and she survives...

James “Jim” E. Church claimed his spiritual inheritance in Heaven on Sept. 27, 2021. He was 82, born in Coalmont, Ind., on July 17, 1939 to Coy Blan “Mike” Church and Eldred Craig Church Bicard Greenwood. Jim graduated from Linton-Stockton High School in 1957. He proudly served three years in the U.S. Navy prior to graduation from Indiana State University in 1964 with a BS degree in music education and a MS degree in 1965...

James M. Huter, 72, of Terre Haute, passed unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. He was affectionately known as Jim or Jimmy by friends and family. Jim was born in Louisville, Ky., and he was a graduate of Henryville High School. Jimmy loved dogs, large and small, and enjoyed spending time with friends. Jim had a passion for riding motorcycles and never knew a stranger...

Brent Nichols, 63, of Fillmore, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 Brent was born on Oct. 28, 1957 in Greencastle, to Ralph E. and Betty M. (Comer) Nichols. He was a lifelong mechanic who could fix just about anything. He enjoyed being in nature and roaming around the woods hunting for ginseng and mushrooms. He also enjoyed music, playing guitar and attending open mic nights at Fountain Square in Indianapolis...