Obituaries

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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."...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Jeffrey Snider (05/10/08)
Jeffrey Eugene Snider, 41, of Lena, passed away May 5, 2008 following a dirt bike accident. He was born Feb. 15, 1967, in Clay County, to Arthur and Sandra (Schultz) Snider. Jeff was a 1985 graduate of Northview High School. Shortly after high school he was honored with an art scholarship. He gave up his art scholarship to join the United States Army...

Joseph E. Jackson (05/10/08)
Joseph E. Jackson, 83, Cloverdale, died Friday at Putnam County Hospital. Born in Blanford, Ind., he was the son of Herman and Martha Cecil (McCauley) Jackson. He married Dorothy M. (Slicer) Jackson. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was an operator of heavy equipment. He was founder and minister of Golden Gate Baptist Church, Indianapolis and was a member of the V.F.W. in Greenfield...

Trinity Dorsett (05/10/08)
Trinity Nora Lynn Dorsett, infant daughter of Amber Nicole Dale and Clint John Dorsett, was stillborn on Friday, May 9, 2008. Also surviving are her grandparents, Jim and Donna Dale, Bruce and Julie Dorsett and Debora Dorsett; great-grandparents, Jennie Dale, Betty Enlow, Ronald and Linda Dorsett, Kathleen Smith; aunts and uncles, Heather Dale, Jacob Dale, Cody and Amanda Dorsett, Matt Rogers, Whitney Dorsett and Kasey and Dave Neeley...

William J. Mahoney (05/13/08)
Mr. William J. "Bill" Mahoney, 64 years of age, died April 30, 2008 at 11:30 p.m. Chicago time in Northwestern Hospital. The viewing was held in Chicago at Casey, Laskowski Funeral Home on Friday, May 2. Burial and services were in Danville, Ill. at Resurrection Cemetery. Bill was buried at the grave site of his parents, Dan and Mary Mahoney on May 3...

Dollie Grace Strong (05/14/08)
Dollie Grace Strong, beloved mother and grandmother, of Indianapolis, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008. She was born Feb. 5, 1917 in Liberty, Ky. to the late Richard and Bertha (Judd) Wesley. Dollie was a homemaker, attended the Church of Acts in Indianapolis and was a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Fillmore...

Wanda Mae Rogers (05/15/08)
Wanda Mae Rogers, 68, of Greencastle, passed away at 8:32 p.m., May 13, 2008 following an extended battle with cancer. She was born in Clay City, April 9, 1940 to Marion and Francis Cochran Love. Wanda worked for various nursing homes as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She also worked as a cashier and sales associate for Wal-Mart stores in Greencastle and Brazil. Wanda's greatest source of enjoyment was in spending time with her family...

Thomas Goldsberry (05/15/08)
Mr. Thomas Goldsberry, 94, of Greencastle, died Wednesday morning at the Ruth Lilly Hospice at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle. Entombment will be in the Pinelawn Mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery...

Shirley A. Wheeler (05/16/08)
Mrs. Shirley Anne Wheeler, 73 of Greencastle, died Thursday morning at the St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. Born in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Ernest and Elsie (Goodman) Stites. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School. She married Elvin Frederick "Fred" Wheeler on Nov. 21, 1953 and he preceded her in death on June 26, 2007...

Thomas B. Goldsberry (05/16/08)
Mr. Thomas B. Goldsberry, 94, of Greencastle, passed away Wednesday morning at the Ruth Lilly Hospice at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 20, 1913 in Campbellsburg, Ind., he was the son of Walter Melvin and Hattie Mary (Osborn) Goldsberry. He was a graduate of Greencastle High School; Central Normal College; and Indiana University. He married Velma (Stremming) Goldsberry and she survives...

Jeffrey D. Denton (05/17/08)
Jeffrey D. Denton, 45, Greensburg and a former resident of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. Born, Feb. 15, 1963 in Indianapolis, he was the son of David Denton and Sonja (McNew) Ely...