Obituaries from August 2022

Kim (Updike) and Jeffrey (JT) Troth, of Sugar Land, Texas, died unexpectedly leaving their families and friends with memories of their love for each other, as well as their love for family and friends. Kim left us May 29, 2022 after a few weeks of illness following surgery. JT died a few days later of natural causes. (It comforts those who knew them that he did not have to live without Kim.)...

Lynn May (Elliott) Brown, 72, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 at home from a very short battle of pancreatic cancer. Her husband of 51 years, Robert (Bob) “Peachie” Brown, and daughter Bobbie (Brown) Eubanks survive. She follows her son Robert (Rob) Brown in death...

On July 22, 2022, our loved one, Wilma Ruth (Adams) Millemon, 101, born May 9, 1921, went home to be with the Lord. We were blessed to have her for so many years. She will sadly be missed by all. She is survived by her children, Larry (Kathy) Millemon of Columbus, Donna (Mike) Baker of Greencastle and Gayle Everson of Greencastle. ...

Regina Renee Mullins, age 41, of Cloverdale, passed away Aug. 1, 2022. She was born Dec. 31, 1980 to the late Reggie and Shirley (Carr) Mullins. Regina enjoyed playing bingo and spending time with her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her sisters, Laura Russell (Mike Daniel), Melissa (Caleb) Taylor and Brenda Neumann (Seth Irwin), and nieces and nephews Elizabeth Walker, Russel Thomas, Gavin Pollett and Remington Neumann...

Larry Mark Brewer, 66, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away on July 13, 2022. He was born on Sept. 28, 1955 in New Orleans, La., to Lawrence E. and Daphne J. (Keller) Brewer. Larry graduated from high school in 1973. He attended Oakland City University and then graduated from the University of Evansville with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in music...

Lynn May (Elliott) Brown, 72, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 at home from a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Lynn was born Dec. 28, 1949 in Terre Haute to Byron Elliott and Garnett (Hayes) Porter, both deceased. She was married for 51 years to Robert (Bob) “Peachie” Brown, and he survives. ...

Marjorie Rose Barker, 93, of Ocala, Fla., passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at her residence. Marjorie was a native of Hartford City, Ind., and moved to Cloverdale at an early age and to Ocala in 2004. She was retired from General Motors. She was a member of Central Baptist Church of Ocala and was a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star. In her free time, she enjoyed taking care of her dogs and shopping...

Sharon Trump, of Coatesville, passed away Aug. 4, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Phyllis Schilling, and her two sisters, Margaret Bousard and Cyndi Dean. She is survived by her husband, Steven Trump; her brothers, John and Don Schilling; her sons, Herbert Hill Jr. (Amy) and James Allen Hill (Kelly); and her four stepchildren, Annie Brock and Jim, Mark and Daniel Trump. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren...

Donald Lewis Gilstrap, one of Bainbridge’s oldest residents at 93, passed away peacefully Friday morning, Aug. 5, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. Don was born in Lawrence County on March 12, 1929 to the late Doyle W. Gilstrap and Geneva Gilstrap-Brown...

Ronald G. Perkins, 71, of Roachdale, passed over to his eternal resting place Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Ron, also known as “Pinky,” was the son of Clyde Raymond and Lucille Murle (Clark) Perkins. He was born Feb. 16, 1951 in Crawfordsville. Ron was a 1971 graduate of North Putnam High School...

Albert “Dick” Griswold, formerly of Coatesville, passed away in Boyne City, Mich., on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Dick was born on Nov. 12, 1939 to Ann Willis of Boyne City. Dick worked for most of his life for General Motors in Indianapolis. Dick enjoyed raising and riding horses. He lived on a farm near Coatesville for many years and and retired to Boyne City...

Joan Elizabeth Heidenreich Williamson passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at the age of 86. Joan was born Sept. 2, 1935, in Kingston, N.Y., to Rev. John F. and Bernice Heidenreich. Being the daughter of a minister, she had the opportunity to move to the various communities of his parishes in Kingston, Oxford and finally Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y...

Tucker Gray, 86, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Aug. 7, 2022 in Winter Haven, Fla. He was born on March 17, 1936 in Washington, D.C. to Lanier and Beverly (Rittenhouse) Gray. After graduating from Shorewood (Wisconsin) High School in 1955, Tucker enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served in the Mediterranean on USS Haynsworth. He had an incredible sense of pride for serving his country...

Michael Ray Parks, 63, of Crawfordsville, passed away on July 20, 2022. He was born in Crawfordsville to Clarence and Wanda Parks on April 13, 1959. He worked as manager at Just Right in Crawfordsville. Later he worked for Putnamville as a correctional officer...

Florence Vaughan (Smith) Dockery, 95, Greencastle, formerly of St. Louis, Mo., passed away Friday Aug. 5, 2022 in Greencastle. Florence was born March 21, 1927 in Owensville, Mo., to Edward and Rosalind (Vaughan) Smith. Florence was a 1944 graduate of Southwest High School in St. Louis...

Alice Anne McKeehan, 90, of Bainbridge, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. Anne was born in Greencastle on July 18, 1932, the daughter of Archie Ellis and Beryl Leda (O’Hair) Allen. She was a graduate of Danville High School. Anne earned her Bachelor of Arts from Indiana State University and her master’s degree in education from DePauw University...

Lyndall D. (Haltom) Bixler, 81, of Cloverdale, passed away on Aug. 12, 2022. She was born April 22, 1941 in Cloverdale to the late Leon “Mike” Haltom and Ione (Clupper) Haltom Smythe. Her world revolved around children, and she took immense pride in her 45 years educating and nurturing children as a beloved instructional assistant at Cloverdale Elementary School, in addition to being a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...

Shirley Gibson Mr. Shirley Gibson, 88, of Cloverdale, passed away on Monday, Aug.15, 2022. Arrangements are pending at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle. Obituary information will be available at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.

Douglas M. Bryan, 75, of Fillmore, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Douglas was born in Greencastle, the son of Wilma J. Holt Bryan Harris and Walter Bryan. He was the stepson of Kenneth Harris, and brother to Debra (Steve) Gause and William Alan (Barbara) Bryan; stepbrother of Bernie (Jan) Harris, Doretta (Bill) Poynter, Larry (Richard) Harris and Tonja (Mike) Sears...

Selena Francis (Hall) Hanlon gained her beautiful golden wings and joined her soulmate, surrounded by her family on Aug. 13, 2022. Selena was born in Waynesburg, Ky., on June 12, 1930, the daughter of Thomas and Goldie (Cornett) Hall. Her family moved to Crawfordsville when she was just a child. She had attended Crawfordsville School and often talked about working at Merrit Shoe Store from the ages of 14 to 18, and continued her tradition of collecting shoes...

Nancy Lee Hensley, 80, of Union City, Ind., passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 at the Union City Care Center. Nancy was born Feb. 19, 1942 in Greencastle, and was the daughter of the late Paul and Lucinda (Adams) McMahan. Nancy was a 1960 graduate of Greencastle High School...

George Lang McCammon, 78, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 6, 2022, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. George was born in Sullivan on Jan. 19, 1944 to George Baker and Rose Evelyn (Rogers) McCammon. He graduated from L&M High School and Indiana State University. On April 8, 1967, he married Karen Ann McCammon in Greencastle. She passed of cancer on Nov. 9, 1990. On May 22, 1993, he married Sandra Pearson Allen, who was a classmate of Karen’s...

Shirley Gibson, 88, of Cloverdale, passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born Jan. 27, 1934 in Clementsville, Ky., he was the son of Welby Jack and Pearl Maud (Derringer) Gibson. Shirley worked at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis for more than 27 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of New Life Baptist Church and attended Cloverdale Christian Church...

Paul J. Nauert, age 78, Greencastle, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 16, 2022 at Mill Pond Health Campus, Greencastle. He is survived by a son, David Nauert and wife Mitzi of Fillmore; and grandchildren Jordan (Brayten) Nauert of Fillmore and Taylor (Nolan) Ensor of Fillmore. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Carl Nauert...

Terra Lynn Straight, 67, of Greencastle, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Terra was born in Greencastle on Nov. 28, 1954, the daughter of Von Everett and Laura (Dennis) York. She attended Greencastle High School. Mrs. Straight worked for more than 20 years as a manager with Walmart in Show Low, Ariz...

On the morning of Aug. 15, 2022, Vernon Ray Paris, 63, of Crawfordsville, passed away unexpectedly. Vernon was born July 20, 1959 in Greencastle to the late Raymond F. and Martha Vivian (Smith) Paris. Vernon was a 1977 graduate of North Putnam High School. Vernon moved to Crawfordsville in 1980 and resided there for the last 42 years. He started his career in the lighting industry before being a successful entrepreneur. He then finished his career at Stephens Farms...

Inah Marie Porter, 97, Fishers, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. She was born on Nov. 21, 1924 to Fred Arel and Ada Ethel (Nichols) Robinson near Fillmore and grew up on the family farm. She was a 1943 graduate of Fillmore High School...

Deloris “Jean” Foxx, 86, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Born Dec. 6, 1935, in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Dee and Minnie L. (Blankenbeckler) Scaggs and was a graduate of Greencastle High School in the class of 1954...

Shirley Sue Inman, 82, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Sue was born Dec. 26, 1939, in Greencastle, the daughter of John and Opal (Grimes) Patterson and was a graduate of Greencastle High School. Sue worked several years at JCPenney and the Putnam County Assessor’s Office...

Bradley L. Stout, 58, of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. He was born March 28, 1964, in Greencastle to Richard L. Stout and Ellen K. (Smith) Davies. He was a carpenter in many ways throughout his life...

Donna J. Mercer, 78, of Eminence, passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. She was born Dec. 12, 1943, in Fort Sill, Okla., to the late Charles and Viola (Ramsey) Sinclair. She married Duane C. Mercer on June 8, 1968, and he preceded her in death on June 7, 2015...

Theresa L. Rumple Sample Caputi, 87 of Greenwood, passed away Aug.19, 2022. She was born Oct. 25, 1934 in Cloverdale. She was the daughter of Everett and Dema Patrick Rumple.

Nancy “Sue” Norrick, 73, Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Sue was born in Evansville on April 14, 1949, the daughter of Otis and Gladys Norrick. She could often be seen on her Colts scooter getting a coffee from Speedway or making a shopping trip to Walmart. Occasionally she was accompanied by one of her granddaughters or her beloved chihuahua. She made a lot of good friends in her time in Greencastle, and she will be missed by many...

Claudia Ann Clark, 66, of Greencastle passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 at her home. Born April 21, 1956, Claudia was the daughter of Lois (York) and Marvin Clark. She attended Jones Elementary School and graduated from Greencastle High School in 1974, where she was active as a pianist, oboist, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist in all of the GHS music programs. She earned a degree from Indiana Business College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Indiana State University...

Norma Jean Benge, 80, of Roachdale, passed away peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. She was born on Dec. 13, 1941 to the late Delois and Jewell Sanders. She grew up in Wheatcroft, Ky. She married Richard Benge on Jan. 13, 1978. He preceded her in death in August of 2013...

Terry Clifford, the 2022 Indiana State Fair Board president, life-long farmer and friend of agriculture and a life-long resident of Belle Union, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 at the age of 71 on his beloved farm. Terry is survived by his wife, Yvonne (Polter) Clifford; his mother, Norma (Smith) Clifford and mother-in-law Ruth Polter; his children, Adrianna Clifford and fiancé Logan Ross; Amanda Ferguson, Amber (David) Lightle, Karen Lee Clifford and Sharon (Doug) Clifford; his grandchildren; Zoe Ferguson, Arabella Lightle, Aileana Lightle, David T. ...

Lester Gene Brummett, 78, passed away at his home near Putnamville exit on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. My dad was born in the Old Morgan County Hospital in Martinsville on July 3, 1944. Dad’s parents were Glenn and Martha Brummett of Lewisville and have passed...

Timothy L. Allen, 56, of Hillsdale, passed away on Wednesday August 24, 2022. He was born in Albuquerqe, N.M., on Oct. 7, 1965, to Paul Leroy Allen and Shirley Burnham. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Leroy, and two children, Kyle Leroy and Ashley Ann...

Paul Blue Jr., 74, of Greencastle passed away on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Paul was born in Greencastle on April 18, 1948, the son of Paul and Renalda Sabina (Chinchillas) Blue. He was a 1967 graduate of Greencastle High School...

Judith M. Niece, 81, of Greencastle, passed away on Aug. 22, 2022 in the Hickory Creek at Sunset Nursing Facility in Greencastle. Born Feb. 21, 1941, she was the daughter of Edgar and Goldie (Spinks) Williams. She married Dale Niece, and he preceded her in death...

Shirley Ann Barger, 78, passed away Sunday afternoon, Aug. 21, 2022. Shirley was born Aug. 31, 1943 in Memphis Texas. She was a daughter to late Elmer and Jewel Dean Williams. Shirley was married to late Matthew Barger and had three children, Ronnie Barger, deceased, Quita Barger, deceased, and Randall Barger, living. She had two brothers, four sisters, 13 nieces and nine nephews. Everyone called her “GG”...

Kenneth J Gibson Sr. was born on May 17, 1944 in Kingston, Tenn., to Hobert and Hazel Virginia (Dickenson) Gibson and passed away on Aug. 8, 2022 in Fillmore. He was an outstanding man of the community. He was well respected by anyone who knew him...

Hazel Marie (Wilson) Siddons, 86, of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022 at Hickory Creek Nursing Facility in Greencastle after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born May 12, 1936 to Alva Everett and Gladys “Mae” Conwell Wilson...

Breanna Celeste Miethe, 45, of Roachdale, passed away on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. She was born on Oct. 24, 1976 to Rick and Julie (Frazier) Adams in Cincinnati, Ohio. Breanna was a 1995 graduate of North Putnam High School. She and owned and operated her own travel agency and also the Sugar Emporium in Roachdale, where she made a lot of cakes for special occasions...

Roger Lee Parmley, 79, of Greencastle, died of a broken heart on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at Mill Pond Health Campus. Roger was born in Wyandotte, Okla., on Oct. 3, 1942, the son of Johnnie and June (Young) Parmley. He attended Oklahoma State University...

Rose Ada “Rosie” Wood passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. She was born Aug. 24, 1947 in Indianapolis, to the late Margaret E. (Summerlot) Cooper of Bainbridge. Rosie is survived by the loves of her life, her children, Brad (Lisa) Wood and Jana Higgins; grandchildren Anthony (Alex) Higgins, Tanner (Kayley McGruder) Wood, Ashton (Jaron) Berry, Trever Wood, Trey Wood; great-grandchildren Charlotte Rose Higgins, Jaxton Jay and William Richard Berry, Brother Estel Cooper and several nieces, nephews and cousins.. ...

Bennie Jay Cloncs, 66, of Roachdale, passed away on Aug. 25, 2022, at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. He was born on Aug. 4, 1956, to Herbert and Marcia (Malayer) Cloncs. He wed his best friend, Rachel Inman, on July 3, 1995 in Greencastle. She survives...

Cathy Ann Records, 71, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 30, 2022, in Terre Haute. Cathy was born to the late Max and Christine (Adelhelm) Records in Greencastle on Sept. 19, 1950. Cathy graduated from Greencastle High School in 1968. After high school she attended Olivet University in Kankakee, Ill., and went on to complete her Bachelor of Science in elementary education at Indiana State University. She taught a few years in the Indianapolis public school system...

Gretna B. Huber, age 79, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 31, 2022, at Mill Pond Health Campus. She was born in Greencastle on March 4, 1943, the daughter of Eugene and Mary Louise Clark Huber. She worked at Allison’s for over 44 years. She attended the Fillmore United Methodist Church where she played the piano...