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Margaret H. Dyson
Aug 19, 2017
Mellott – Margaret H. Wilhite Dyson, age 97, passed away at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2017 in Parkview Nursing Home, Attica. She was born in Crawfordsville, November, 21, 1919 daughter of the late Robert and Mary Agnes Grabman Wilhite. She married Roscoe Dyson on December 23, 1942 and he preceded her in death January 1986. She attended Crawfordsville schools...
Melissa Ann Shillings
Jul 29, 2017
Melissa Ann Gleason Shillings, age 40, of the Darlington area, died at 9:57 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017 in Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital, from injuries she received as a result of a vehicle striking the motorcycle she and her husband were riding. She was born in Frankfort, January 21, 1977 daughter of Mike and Pam Hardy Gleason. She married...
Elaine K. Lidester
Jul 14, 2017
New Richmond – Elaine K. Pendleton Lidester, age 69, died at 2:46 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2017 in Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital. She had been in failing health the past few years. She was born in Lafayette, March 27, 1948 to Barbara Louise Miner who survives in West Lafayette and the late Roy J. Pendleton. She married Larry Lee...
Sherry Sue 'Claycomb' Bruton
Jul 12, 2017
Crawfordsville – Sherry Sue 'Claycomb' Bruton, age 42 died in her home, surrounded by family, 12:04 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2017 following a battle with cancer. She was born February 5, 1975 in Lafayette's Home Hospital, her mother Sue Ellen Claycomb survives in Wingate. She married Tom Bruton, January 26, 2008 in Woodland Heights Church and he survives. Sherry was...
Norman L. Martin
Jun 25, 2017
Attica – Norman L. Martin, age 79, a life long Fountain County resident and farmer, died in his home on the family farm, following a lengthy illness, 7:00 a.m. Sunday, June 25, 2017. He was born in Lafayette on March 3, 1938 son of the late Robert and Evelyn McKnight Martin. He married Judy Richey, who survives, June 14, 1957...
Kale G. Galloway
Jun 16, 2017
Kale G. Galloway, age 9 of rural Waynetown, heard his family's last prayers at 6:30 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2017 in Riley Hospital for Children and took flight to be with the lord. He has bravely battled cancer the past 7 years. Kale was born in Lafayette, September 30, 2007 the son of Douglas Alan and Jessica Nicole Mitton Galloway...
David V. Coon
Jun 1, 2017
David V. Coon, age 94 of rural Wingate passed away, at 9:48 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2017 in the Franciscan Alliance Hospital, Crawfordsville. He had been in good health and his death was unexpected. He had resided with his daughter, Lynn, and granddaughter, Jennifer, at his home near Wingate. David was born in Crawfordsville, December 8, 1922 to the late...
Betty Lois Cope
May 29, 2017
Betty Lois Jones Cope, age 89, of Crawfordsville, died at 3:20 a.m. Monday, May 29, 2017 in Franciscan Alliance Hospital in Crawfordsville. She was born near Waynetown, June 27, 1927, daughter of the late Paul and June Chesterson Jones. She married Donald Cope in Wingate, February 15, 1947 and he survives. She attended school in Waynetown and graduated from Newtown...
Maxine Hurd Cross
May 26, 2017
Maxine Hurd Cross, age 79, a former resident of Mellott, died at 4:30 a.m. Friday, May 26, 2017 in Rosewalk Village of Lafayette, her death was unexpected. She was born in Gamaliel, KY, September 19, 1937 daughter of the late Clifford and Bessie Safford Hurd. She married Edison H. Cross on October 7, 1954 in Temple Hill, KY and he...
James H. Foster
May 20, 2017
New Richmond – James Herman Foster, age 78, of New Richmond, died at 1:47 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017 in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Holton, KS, March 1, 1939 to the late James Milton and Martha Elizabeth Meaike Foster. He married Earlene Bernice Powers on April 7, 1959 in Attica and she survives. Jim...
William S. Foster
May 17, 2017
Attica – William S. Foster, age 71, passed away at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in his home, where he had been lovingly cared for by his wife and daughter. He had been in failing health the past year. Bill was born in Danville, Illinois, on August 12, 1945, son of the late Max and Betty Eileen Trigstead Foster....
Kenton R. Hutson
May 8, 2017
Kenton Hutson was an extraordinary man. He was a natural leader with an uncanny ability to recognize people's strengths and capitalize on them through motivation and encouragement. He had a gift for operating machines – any machine – he was a virtuoso who made the most complex maneuvers appear simple. He was a talented athlete, played musical instruments and sang...
Sue Ann Inskeep Garceau
May 7, 2017
Sue Ann (Inskeep) Garceau, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana November 2, 1941, passed away peacefully on Hilton Head Island, SC, Sunday May 7, 2017, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. She was the daughter of George and Martha Inskeep and grew up in the farming town of New Richmond, Indiana. She is survived by David, her husband of 52 years,...
Arnold R. Summers
Apr 21, 2017
Veedersburg – Arnold R. Summers, age 82, of Veedersburg, died 7:40 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2017 in Franciscan Health Hospital, Crawfordsville. He was born in Yeddo, December 20, 1934, son of the late Manford and Rachael Orahood Summers. He married Theda Ann McKinney in Veedersburg, April 22, 1956 and she survives. Arnold graduated from Veedersburg High School and was a...
Juanita 'Kay' Floyd Kinderman
Apr 20, 2017
Veedersburg – Kay Floyd Kinderman, age 56, of rural Veedersburg, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 in Orlando Regional Medical Center as a result of injuries she received while vacationing in Florida. She was born in Somerset KY, September 18, 1960 daughter of Jack Floyd and Alice Morris Spezia, they both survive. She married Fred Kinderman in Mellott September 22,...
Todd Brian Chapman
Apr 19, 2017
Covington – Todd Brian Chapman, age 42 of Covington, died unexpectedly in his home, April 19, 2017. He was born in Lafayette, April 16, 1975 son of the late Charles Russell Chapman and his mother Ladonna Marie McGinnis Chapman who survives. He was first married to Sharie McMillan and later to Jamie Breztinger and they divorced. Todd suffered with seizure...
Lester 'Andy' Hauck
Apr 14, 2017
Lafayette - Lester Andrew 'Andy' Hauck, age 91, passed away in his home in Lafayette, Friday, April 14, 2017. He was born to Cecelia Waggal and Lester Hauck in Cincinnati, OH on April 6, 1926. He married Cynthia Jo Raub and she survives. He was a 'Electronic Technician Mate' in the Navy, and achieved a B.S. at Hanover College, and...
Sue Kelly Voliva
Apr 12, 2017
Crawfordsville – Roye 'Sue' Kelly Voliva, age 75, died in her home following a lengthy illness, 5:58 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017. She was born in Montgomery County on January 13, 1942, daughter of the late Roy Edward and Thelma Choltilde Kelly. She married Daniel Lee Voliva on June 5, 1960 and he preceded her in death March 14, 1995....
Helen Frances Stinson Franklin
Apr 11, 2017
Helen Frances Stinson Franklin age 93, formerly of New Richmond, died in Pavilion Nursing Center in Lebanon, TN, Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Helen was born in Glasgow, KY on December 24, 1923 daughter of the late James and Bell Mills Stinson. She married Guy Turner Franklin and he preceded her in death August 8, 2009. She had resided in New...
Robert Myron Donnelly
Mar 31, 2017
Robert Myron Donnelly was born Oct. 23, 1930, in Keokuk, Iowa, to John Joseph and Mary Caroline Kirkpatrick Donnelly. He passed away March 31, 2017, at his home near Bixby, Oklahoma, at the age of 86. Early on Bob showed an affinity for music. He took to the drums naturally and enjoyed participating in band in school, marching in a...
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