Obituaries from April 2022

Rita D. Allen 87, of Franklin, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Masonic Home in Franklin. Born Dec. 15, 1934 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Bill and Minnie (Bingham) Sullivan. She was a 1952 graduate of Marco High School and was a registered nurse...

Donald Eugene Howlett, 78, passed away Friday at Hendricks Regional. He was born to Albert and Edna Howlett on Jan. 10, 1944 in Greencastle. He graduated from Greencastle High School in 1962. He began working at R. R. Donnelley’s in 1968 and retired from there in 2004...

Barbara J. Spence, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. She was born on Dec. 15, 1936 in East Bernstadt, Ky., to Harvey Hensley and Ollie Patton Hensley. Barbara was a graduate of Hazel Green High School in East Bernstadt, Ky...

Michael William Shillings passed away on March 22, 2022. Michael was born on Aug. 30, 1953 in Oxford, England. His parents were Gloria E. Coomber and John W. Shillings. His parents and brother came to American in 1953 on a USS Carrier Henry Gibbons ,entering in New York City before setting in Putnam County...

William Warren Ramey was born on Jan. 13, 1957, in the small town of Peoga, Ind. Bill (as he was known to his friends and family) passed away peacefully at Community Hospital East on April 2, 2022, after a valiant nine–year battle with colon cancer...

Donna Jo (Douglas) Vice, 71 of Ladoga, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 3, 2022. She was born on March 4, 1951 in Crawfordsville, Indiana to the late Sherman and Mary (Servies) Douglas. She married Keith “Pete” Vice on April 25, 1969 in Ladoga. He preceded her in death...

Betty Ann Petty, 74, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. Born March 13, 1948 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Norman and Hazel (Johnston) Kelly. She was a 1965 graduate of Northwest High School...

On Friday, April 1, 2022, our family lost a daughter, a sister, an aunt and a friend in Lana Klebusch after years of having one medical problem after another attacking her since her early 40s. Her health gave her every right to be bitter as one thing after another popped up but instead, her attitude was more like, “you’re not gonna believe this...”...

Nina Williams Miles Gross, 91, formerly of Wingate, passed away at 5 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2022 in Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Greencastle. Nina was born in Waynetown on Sept. 30, 1930, daughter of the late Clayton and Ruth Springer Williams. She was first married to Russell Merle Miles on Nov. 12, 1949, and he preceded her in death in 1982. She later married Robert H. Gross on May 4, 1986, and he preceded her in death January 2015...

On the evening of March 25, 2022 at approximately 5:45 p.m., Helen Elizabeth (Self) Galford passed away peacefully at home in the loving care of her family. Previously diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she battled with the complications of the disease for many years...

Allen R. Asbury, 68, died on Monday, April 4, 2022 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was born on April 7, 1953 in East St. Louis, Mo., to Glen Atwell Asbury and Kathryn Louise Jarvis and grew up in Manteno, Ill., where he graduated from Manteno High School. On April 9, 1972, he married Norma Lee Cole in Fillmore. ...

Jeannette Sharp, 79, of Quincy, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. She was born July 30, 1942 in Greencastle to the late Grace and Vivian “Bib” Sackett. She graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1960 and then Indiana State University in 1964. ...

Beulah I. (Davis) Roe, 96 of Russellville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. She was born on June 8, 1926 to the late Adam and Polly (Patton) Watkins. She first married Kenneth Davis in 1945, he preceded her in death. She then married Gene Roe in 1999, he preceded her in death...

A joint celebration of life service for Peggy and Ralph Miller will be held Saturday, April 16 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Valyrian Place, 1602 Hospital Dr., Greencastle. Ralph Maxwell Miller, 98, died Dec. 30, 2021. Peggy Lou Miller, 88, passed away March 14, 2022...

William Wallace “Bill” Tudor Jr., 89, Monrovia, passed away at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Cumberland Trace in Plainfield. He was born on Saturday, June 25, 1932 in Morgan County to the late William Wallace Tudor, Sr. and Murl (Curtis) Tudor...

Shirley Mae Swim, 84, of Brazil, passed away on April 11, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. Shirley was born in Greencastle on Nov. 29, 1937, the daughter of Eli Brattain and Malinda Maurine (Elder) Aker. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School...

The family of Patrick “Pat” Aikman invites friends to a celebration of Pat’s life set for Saturday, May 14 from 1-4 p.m. The celebration will take place at DePauw University’s Hoover Hall inside the Wallace-Stewart Faculty Club, 101 E. Hanna St., Greencastle...

Alfred “A.J.” Jay Thompson, 82, passed away, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at his home after several years of health problems. A.J. was a saved man, he had turned his life to Jesus. All sins had been forgiven, and we are sure he is resting, pain free with his Lord and Savior...

Julian Jarvis, 86, of Greencastle passed away late Monday evening, April 11, 2022, at Mill Pond Health Campus. Julian was born in Greencastle on July 12, 1935, the son of Verlin and Dona Elizabeth (Burnside) Jarvis. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business from DePauw University...

Greggory Lynn Slover, fisherman, hunter, race enthusiast and all-around great guy went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 11, 2022. Gregg passed away at his home in Coatesville at the age of 45. Gregg is survived by his parents, Ron and Mary (Johnson) Slover; daughters Kendall and Kaylee Slover; ex-wife and friend Leesa Slover; sister Leslie (Troy) Glaze; grandma Sereda Daniels; nieces Madison Tudor, Mallory Glaze, partner Lyndsay Belford, and many aunts, uncles and cousins...

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, Juanita Jane Poole, age 90 and one-half years, of Bainbridge, passed away in her home on Sunday, April 10, 2022. The youngest of 10 children, Jane was born Oct. 10, 1931, in Danville, Ill., to Alva and Susie Huddleston but moved to Indiana while she was very young...

Juanita Goodman, 92, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at her residence surrounded by family. Juanita was born in Greencastle on April 10, 1930, the daughter of Marion and Iona (Williams) Tharp. Mrs. Goodman was a member of the Hanna Street Baptist Church, and she helped her husband with many projects during his membership with the Lions Club. ...

It was true love. Not life nor death would keep them apart. Lawrence “Larry” Gene Cassida, New Palestine, went into the arms of our Lord on April 16, 2022. He was born July 6, 1948. He was 73 years young. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Deborah Jane Cassida, who passed away on April 5, 2022. They were married on April 8, 1972...

Lisa (Masters) Beaver, 47, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in the hospital after a struggle with a brief illness. Lisa graduated from Greencastle High School. She loved music. Lisa is survived by her father, Jack Masters (and Mary Lane), her sister, Kimberly (Gerald) Guieb, her brother, Andy (Nicole) Masters, six nieces and nephews, six great-nieces and great-nephews and her grandmother, Mary Pennington...

Richard Alan Sutton, of Lawrenceville, Ga., formerly of Coatesville, passed away peacefully, on April 5, 2022, at 85 years old. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Dorothy Sutton, and loving wife of 49 years, Janet Sutton. He is survived by daughters Lydia (Rob) Schleicher and Liana Sutton; grandchildren Connor, Colin, Caitrin and Asher; brother William (Nancy) Sutton; nephews Gary (Mary) Sutton and Jay (Michelle) Sutton; sister-in-law Kay Hedrick; and many other cherished family members.. ...

Carla Marie French Buttery passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville after losing her seven-year battle to lung cancer. She was born Oct. 13, 1958 in Greencastle. She married her husband, Frederick Buttery Sr., Jan. 11, 1974. She is known by many as owner of Whistling Winds Labrador Kennels...

Jack Leon Cross passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Life’s Journey Hospice in Avon. He was born Oct. 5, 1930 in Huntington to parents Harry Vaughn Cross and Nova Estelene (Strouse) Cross. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War...

Madonna Burns Hennette passed away peacefully of natural causes in the loving care of hospice with some of her family in Orange Park Florida on March 24, 2022. Madonna was born in Terre Haute on Jan. 9, 1928. She was the youngest of four children born to the late Mary Gurchiek Burns and John David Burns. She was a 1945 graduate of Garfield High School in Terre Haute...

Lonnie James Lawhorn, 58, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Lonnie was born in Clinton on July 5, 1963 to the late Lonzie Lawhorn and Virginia (Ginny) Lou Bray. Lonnie served in the U.S. Navy for seven years as a petty officer second class. He then became a beloved substitute teacher and football coach for both North Putnam and Greencastle schools...

Jerry Richard Walker, 87, left this life peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Cloverdale. He was born on Oct. 25, 1935, to the late Roll Marion and Ella Mae Walker. He was also preceded in death by his stepson, Robert Phillips III...

Robert Clay “Bob” Miles, 90, known by his bricklayer friends as “Mousey,” went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022 while at Mill Pond Rehab in Greencastle. A resident of Heritage Lake, Coatesville, Bob loved to fish, bird hunt, garden and play pool...

Emilie Ann Mann (Cathcart) of Fair Oaks, Calif., a loving mother, sister, aunt, grandmother,and great-grandmother, departed to heaven on a restful journey surrounded by her family on March 18, 2022. Emilie was born in Diamond, Ind., to Emil and Edith Mann, on Jan. 5, 1937...