Obituaries from October 2022

Sharon Elaine Sheridan (née Smith), 87, passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 at her home at Asbury Towers in Greencastle. Sharon was born on May 30, 1935 in Muncie to Bill and Helen Smith. She spent the majority of her early life in the Muncie/Middletown area and moved to Greencastle to spend her final years closer to family...

Norma Jean Johnson, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 surrounded by family. Born April 4, 1934 in Carbon, she was the daughter of George and Luella (Neal) Treash. Norma was a homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She enjoyed playing bingo and bowling...

Deborah K. Hurley, 52, of Greencastle, was pronounced deceased Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 following a motor vehicle accident. She was born Aug. 12, 1970 to parents Roberta Lines and John Wesley Scott. She inherited father Roger Lines following his marriage to Roberta...

Rodney Lee Gaffney, 61, of Greencastle, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Rod was born on Dec. 20, 1960, in Paxton, Ill., to Charles and Phyllis Gaffney. Rod served in the United States Air Force, and was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base where he earned a degree in airframe and powerplant technology...

Dorothy Louise Blaydes Templeman, 102, of Roachdale, passed away peacefully on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. She was born on Dec. 18, 1919, in Lapland to Grover and Clona Alma (Dickerson) Blaydes. She married Lloyd Thomas Templeman on May 17, 1946, in Crawfordsville. He preceded her in death...

Virginia Walbring Hanna, 98, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at Asbury Towers. Virginia was born on Jan. 10, 1924 to Fredrick and Flora (Neese) Walbring of Owen County. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School, Class of 1942...

Dr. Robert “Bo” Davis Sr., 66, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. He was born on Nov. 15, 1955 in Durham, N.C., to James P. Davis, Jr. and Patricia Elaine (Rochelle) Davis. He married Verma Ellen Hamilton on Aug. 25, 1976 in Dillon, S.C. She survives...

Shirley A. McCabe-Jones, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born Sept. 15, 1937 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Raymond K. and Lucille (Reynolds) Sutherlin. Shirley had worked as a bookkeeper for various companies until her retirement in 2000. She remained very active with ResCare of Putnam County after her retirement...

Charles W. Tipton, 82, Greencastle, passed away Oct.11, 2022, at the Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle. He was born June 1, 1940 in Anderson to Elvenia M. Reinhardt Tipton and Thomas Verlie Tipton. He lived in Anderson, Chesterfield and Daleville and from February 1982 until March 1983 in Oklahoma City. He then returned to Anderson and lived there until November 1997 when he and his wife, Barbara, moved to Lady Lake, Fla., and Ocala, Fla. He moved back to Indiana in January 2005...

Louis Edward Livingston Jr., 93, of Greencastle, passed away on Oct. 4, 2022, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Louis was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 28, 1929, the son of Louis Edward and Mable “Meta” Louise Livingston. Mr. Livingston was a graduate of Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas...

Phyllis Mae Wells, aged 78, passed from this life on Sept. 21, 2022. Born on July 26, 1944, her parents were Charles and LaVerne (Phillips) Wells, who preceded her in death. Phyllis is survived by her brothers, Marvin (Gerri) Wells, Ronald (Carol) Wells, Charles (Marcia) Wells and Allen Wells; her sister, Joyce (Randy) Whybrew; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews...

Wanda Sue (Ridgway) Graham, 70, of Greencastle, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. She was born March 9, 1952 in Greencastle to Walter William Ridgway and Feba Jane Petry Ridgway. Wanda graduated from South Putnam High School in 1970, the first graduating class of the new school. She worked for various local companies during her life, including The Curtain Factory, P.R. Mallory’s and Happico. She also worked as a guard at the State Farm in Putnamville...

Edna Louise Taylor, 88, of Brownsburg, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. She was born Feb. 6, 1934, in Lafayette, the daughter of George Adolf and Ada Marie (Runyan) Blain. Edna worked as secretary for the Greencastle Presbyterian Church and was also a member for several years. She also served as secretary for the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, Greencastle...

Beth Ann Hardesty, 47, passed away on Oct. 3, 2022. She was born April 3, 1975 to Robert Montgomery and Candy Simpson in Danville. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert, on April 13, 2022. She is survived by her mother, Candy Jo Simpson; her two children, Ashley and Charlie; her five grandchildren; paternal grandfather; maternal grandmother; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends...

Richard Edward Farris, 76, of Greencastle, formerly of Spencer, passed away on Oct. 14, 2022, surrounded by family. He was born March 22, 1946, in Piedmont, W. Va., the son of William and Mary L. Farris. Richard was a veteran, having served in the United States Army...

Cynthia Baldwin Robertson died peacefully on Oct. 9, 2022, in Columbus, Ind. A longtime resident of Indianapolis, she most recently lived at Marquette Senior Living until the time of her acute illness. She was born July 21, 1935, in Washington, D.C., the youngest of four girls, to the late Roger Lee and Alys O’Neil Baldwin...

Frances Louise Williams, 79, of Quincy, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 15, 2022. She was born July 12, 1943 to the late Everett and Faye (Baldwin) Freeman. She married Larry Dean Williams on Aug. 18, 1961 and he survives. Frances was a homemaker, she was the rock of the Williams family, their beloved Mom, Grandma and GG...

E. Lee Richardson, 68, of Mishawaka, passed away, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at IU Health West Hospital, surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born Oct. 13, 1954, in Greencastle to Earl Andrew Richardson and Nancy Richardson Garrett. On Aug. 16, 1997, he married Barbara Ochs...

Thomas James Butts, 60, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Indianapolis. Thomas was born in Danville, Ill., on Dec. 4, 1961, the son of Donald J. and Lieselotte (Jurgens) Butts. Tom worked his entire life as a diesel mechanic, and for more than a decade he worked for Dave Tomasch Inc. (DTI Transportation)...

Arless Milton Larkin, of Cloverdale, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, due to complications of colon cancer surgery. He was born in Cloverdale on Thursday, Nov. 25, 1937. He lived in several areas of Indiana, including Danville and Mooresville...

Larry L. Williamson, 79, of Cloverdale, passed away at his home with his wife and family by his side on Oct. 19, 2022. Larry was born March 14, 1943, in Greencastle to Sam and Joan Williamson. He is survived by his wife Carol; sons Terry (Dawn) and Marty (Chris) of Greencastle; daughter Lisa Halfhill; sister Charlotte King; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren...

Stephen “Steve” C. Clark, 75, of Martinsville, passed away on Oct. 16, 2022.  He was born on August 25, 1947, in Greencastle to the late Robert E. and Frances (Lanham) Clark. He served his country in the United States Army for three years. He learned to fly helicopters and provided gun cover for ground troops in Vietnam. This sparked his interest in aeronautics...

Genevieve Bond, 93, passed away Oct. 21, 2022. Genevieve was born to the late Fred and Ethel (Killion) Lafollette on Dec. 20, 1928, in Brazil. Genevieve worked as a cook for Reelsville School Corporation as well as South Putnam School Corporation. Genevieve loved flowers, and truly enjoyed gardening. She was a homemaker for many years. Her favorite pastime was playing bingo...

Timothy E. Schroer, 69, died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at home with his wife after a diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer on Sept. 9. After 28-plus years in Brownsburg, Tim and his wife Becky (Snelling) Schroer moved to Westfield in August 2022...

Wilma Jean Fenwick Sillery, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. Wilma was born in Somerset, Ky., on Jan. 21, 1934, the daughter of Clarence and Letha (Abbott) Bonifacius. She was a 1952 graduate of Roachdale High School...

Ronald Gene Palmer, age 60, of Martinsville, passed away Oct. 20, 2022. He was born May 22, 1962, to the late Richard and Mary (Swann) Palmer. Ronald was a safety and hazmat coordinator at Geodis, was a member of the Moose Lodge in Speedway and was a former longtime member of the Cloverdale Conservation Club...

Daniel Craig Masten, 71, passed away in Nashville, Tenn., the morning of Oct. 14, 2022. Born in Greencastle on June 3, 1951, to the late Donus E. and Dorothy A. Masten, Dan was a 1969 graduate of Greencastle High School. While at GHS, he was initiated into the National Honor Society and served as a delegate to Hoosier Boys State. ...

Dallas Lew Grimes, 93, of Coatesville, passed away Oct. 21, 2022, at Hendricks Regional Hospital in Danville. He was born May 14, 1929 at his parents’ home in Tangier, Ind. He was the son of John Byron Grimes and Mabel Marie (Norman) Grimes. He was married to Wilma Jean Wood for 54 years, and she preceded him in death in 2012...

Cynthia Lee Smith, 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022 after a prolonged illness. She is survived by her mother Marjorie Smith, sisters Candace Walker and Cheri Smith, brothers-in-law Bruce Walker and Patrick Meehan, nephew Maxwell Smith, nieces Carolyn Cole and Sarah Walker, and her great-niece and -nephew Diane and Daniel Cole...

James Michael Tuttle, 71, passed from this world to be with his Lord on Sept. 14, 2022. L. Maynard and Leona Tuttle were the living parents of Jim and offered him all the love a son could desire. Jim, frequently addressed as “TUT,” was a 1969 graduate of Greencastle High School. He was active in sports, band and held offices in several school organizations...

Whitson Riley Crosby, 68, of Ladoga, passed away at home Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, after a brief battle with glioblastoma. Whitson was born May 30, 1954, in Crawfordsville to Samuel and Anna (Bishop) Crosby of Roachdale. He attended Roachdale schools and graduated from North Putnam High School in 1972...

William David Clodfelter passed away peacefully at Mill Pond Health Campus surrounded by his family on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. He was born June 7, 1927, and lived in rural Russellville in two different historic Clodfelter homes all of his life. His primary occupation was farming, and he also worked for the Greencastle post office for 20 years as a rural mail carrier...

Dorothy Jane Beams, 95, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 at Hickory Creek at Sunset. Dorothy was born in Greencastle on Jan. 23, 1927, the daughter of Virgil and Zelah (Tarr) Varvel. She was a 1945 graduate of Greencastle High School. She attended Indiana Business School in Indianapolis...

Richard (Rick) Parker, 76, of Greencastle, passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 at Mill Pond Health Campus. Rick was born in Greencastle Dec. 24, 1945, to the late George and Freda (Hurst) Parker of Belle Union. He graduated from Filmore High School in 1964 and received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Purdue University...

Ardith Columbine Sutherlin Nevins, 92, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at Valyrian Place in Greencastle. She was a retired operator for Indiana Bell Telephone and an office assistant for Shetrone’s Real Estate. She was born July 30, 1930, in Parke County to the late Arthur Randolph Sutherlin and Jeannette Ellen Moore Sutherlin...