Thelma Cook
(05/09/08)
Thelma Cook, 72, of Greencastle, died Wednesday at her residence. Born in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Adian and Elsie Marie Cook. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters, Marie Robinson of Greencastle, Jenny Wallace and husband, Tracy of Indianapolis, and Dora Oldham and husband, Frank of Missouri; two brothers, Roy Cook and wife, JoAnn of Coatesville, and Jackie Cook of Carbon...
Charles Awbrey
(05/09/08)
Charles Raymond Awbrey, age 97, of Greencastle passed away Wednesday morning at his resident. Born Sept. 13, 1910, in Coatesville, he was the son of Carl and Hattie (Staley) Awbrey. He attended Manuel High School in Indianapolis. He married Edith O. (Lee) Awbrey on Oct. 29, 1939, and she survives...
Charles Raymond Awbry
(05/08/08)
Charles Raymond Awbry, 97, of Greencastle died Wednesday morning at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home.
Barbara Wallace
(05/08/08)
Barbara Wallace, 79, of Spencer died Tuesday at the Residence at McCormick's Creek after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Wallace was born Sept. 21, 1928, in Owen County to the late Noah W. and Ruth Walbring Harris. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1947...
Rexford Hammond
(05/07/08)
Rexford C. "Rex" Hammond, 88, of Greencastle, died Monday at Hickory Creek at Sunset, Greencastle. Mr. Hammond was born Dec. 31, 1919, in Putnam County to John Raymond "Rex" and Ruth B. (Blue) Hammond. He was married to Nellie Marie Neese on Oct. 28, 1939, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 31, 1987. He then married Shirley Cassada on June 6, 1999, and she survives...
Martha E. Feltner
(05/07/08)
Martha E. Feltner, 86, of New Ross died Monday at her home. Mrs. Feltner was born May 17, 1921, in New Ross to the late Walter Wilson and C. Alpha Wilson Spangler. She was a member of New Ross United Methodist Church, charter member of New Ross Home Builders Home Economics Club, New Ross Legion Auxiliary, Ladoga Order of the Eastern Star, past Guardian of Jobs Daughters and a member of the Golden Girls...
Travis Crague
(05/06/08)
Travis James Crague, 26, of Brazil, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008. He was born Nov. 20, 1981 in Brazil to Fred and Kathy Stevens Metz. He was a 2000 graduate of Northview High School and worked for Crown in Greencastle. Travis was a fun loving "adrenaline junkie" who lived his life one day at a time...
Rexford Hammond
(05/06/08)
Rexford "Rex" C. Hammond, 88, Greencastle, died Monday, May 5, 2008 at Hickory Creek at Sunset, Greencastle.
Arrangements are pending at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale.
Stella A. Thomas
(05/06/08)
Mrs. Stella A. Thomas, 100 of Greencastle passed away Sunday morning at Asbury Towers. Born Jan. 28, 1908 in Clay County in the Pell home just east of Harmony, she was the seventh of eight children born to Oscar E. and Mary Elizabeth (Early) Pell. She grew up in the large brick home built by her grandfather (from materials made and cut from the farm), fondly referred to as "Pell Hill."...
Gordon B. Walters
(05/06/08)
Gordon B. Walters, 67, of Greencastle, died on Sunday, May 4, 2008 after an extended illness. He was born on Sept. 29, 1940 in Winchester, Ky. to Gordon and Stella Jones Walters. Mr. Walters was a graduate of Norwood High School in Cincinnati; received his BA degree in French from the University of Cincinnati with High Honors, achieving Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1962, and received his Masters and Doctoral degrees in French literature from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y...
Virginia Allenbaugh
(05/05/08)
Virginia Fay Allenbaugh, 87, of Reelsville, passed away May 3, 2008 at St. Vincent Clay Hospital. She was born July 19, 1920 in Clay County, Ind., the daughter of Thomas F. and Sarah Jane (Tucker) Jackson. Virginia and Frank Allenbaugh were married on Oct. 9, 1942...
Travis Crague
(05/05/08)
Travis James Crague, 26, of Brazil, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008. He was born Nov. 20, 2008 in Brazil to Fred and Kathy Stevens Metz. He was a 2000 graduate of Northview High School and worked for Crown in Greencastle. Travis was a fun loving "adrenaline junkie" who lived his life one day at a time. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, coaching CYL baseball, loved his dogs Cletis and Maizee, and most of all loved his family and friends, especially his son Brendan...
Geraldine Love
(05/05/08)
Mrs. Geraldine "Gerry" S. Love age 90 of Greencastle, passed away Saturday at the Waters of Greencastle. Born Dec. 14, 1917 in Austin, Pa., she was the daughter of James and Grace Lillian (Weed) Wolfanger. She was a graduate of Austin High School, Austin, Pa. She married Henry L. Love on Oct. 12, 1940 and he preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 1997...
Ellen Shinol
(05/05/08)
Ellen M. Shinol, 58, of Coatesville, formerly of South Bend, died Friday at Danville Regional Rehab. Born in Clearfield, Pa., she was the daughter of William A. and Geraldine Rinehart Shinol. She had been a housekeeper at The Works Hotel in South Bend for several years...
Gordon Walters
(05/05/08)
Gordon Walters, 67, of Greencastle, died Sunday morning at the Putnam County Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home.
Warren George 'Bud' Eaton
(05/03/08)
Warren George "Bud" Eaton, 81, died Thursday. Mr. Eaton was born June 13, 1926 to Warren and Hazel Eaton. He was married to Mary Baire. Mr. Eaton was a veteran of World War II and retired from the American Can Company in 1983. Surviving are his wife; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Tom Witty of Bainbridge, Deborah and Kenneth Alexander of Camas, Wash.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and four nephews...
George W. Crum
(05/03/08)
George W. Crum, 82, of Bainbridge died Thursday. Mr. Crum was born Feb. 12, 1926 in Independence, Mo. to Paul Williams and Verna Fay Thomas Crum. We worked as an electrician most of his life and was a World War II and Korean War navy veteran. Surviving are two daughters, Deborah K. Brumback of Bainbridge, Theresa D. Briscoe of Coatesville; son Ed Tiller of Fresno, Calif.; two sisters, Jean Eigenbrod and Betty Ochsner; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild...
Juanita Long
(05/02/08)
Juanita Louise Long, 75, of Ladoga died Wednesday at Clarion West Hospital, Avon. Mrs. Long was born Aug. 14, 1932, in Hadley to Ottie Clint and Mary Lula (Eggers) Perkins. She married Jacob Alec Long in Greencastle on May 15, 1953, and he preceded her in death in 1987...
Shirley J. White
(05/01/08)
Shirley J. White, 67, Reelsville, died Wednesday at Putnam County Hospital. Mrs. White was born Feb. 3, 1941, in Charleston, W.V. to Shirley R. and Mabel (Daniels) White. Surviving is a sister, Sharon Brown of Reelsville. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John R. White...
David Vote
(05/01/08)
David Vote, 73, Kokomo, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008 in Kokomo. He was born February 9, 1935, in Evansville, to Clayson and Elaine (Kelly) Vote. On October 20, 1963, in Logansport, he married Marilyn Martin, and she survives. He served in the United States Air Force, occupying Germany during that time. ...