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Kenneth Ray Gorham
(Obituary ~ 09/02/13)
Kenneth Ray Gorham, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. He was born on Sept. 2, 1936 in Greencastle to Thomas Gorham and Hazel Hill Gorham. Ken had been employed at the former Lobdell-Emery Corp. He was a member of the Greencastle Eagles Lodge 4388 and the Greencastle American Legion Post 58...
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Larry Schimpf
(Obituary ~ 09/07/13)
On Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, Larry Schimpf passed beyond this world into the presence of God. The epitome of family, he was married to his childhood sweetheart and love of his life, Lana, for more than 50 years. Together they raised the joy of their lives three children, Debbi Christy (husband Mark), Janice Keyt (husband Monty) and Michael Schimpf (wife Kari)...
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Joseph Thomas Frame
(Obituary ~ 09/08/13)
Joseph Thomas Frame, 75, of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle with his family at his side. Joseph was born on June 15, 1938 in Indianapolis to Joseph and Velma Frame. He served as a recovery specialist in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1959...
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Kathy York
(Obituary ~ 09/09/13)
Kathy York, age 54, Greencastle, passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 8, 2013 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute. She was born in Greencastle on May 5, 1959, the daughter of Frank and Wanda Chadd Grimes. She was a 1977 graduate of Greencastle High School and a 2001 graduate of Ivy Tech with a degree in accounting...
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Warren Alvin Johnson
(Obituary ~ 09/13/13)
Warren Alvin Johnson, 72, of Avon, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in the Hendricks Regional Hospital. Born May 11, 1941 in Hendricks County, he was the son of Maurice Johnson and Mable (Swank) Johnson. He married Mildred Dawes, and she preceded him in death...
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Nancy Lee Monnett
(Obituary ~ 09/15/13)
Nancy Lee Monnett, 74, Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. She was born April 20, 1939 in Michigan to William and Bernice Irick. Nancy and her husband Melvin ran an upholstery company as well as a trophy and engraving business...
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Doris Madge Smythe
(Obituary ~ 09/15/13)
Doris Madge (Cline) Smythe of Winona Lake, Ind., passed into the arms of The Lord at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake at the age of 103. She was born on Nov. 16, 1909 at the family farm home in Belle Union to Jesse Ellsworth Cline and Myrtle Florence (Moser) Cline...
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Delbert L. 'Tom' Rowe
(Obituary ~ 09/15/13)
Delbert L. "Tom" Rowe, 72, Greencastle, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 at The Waters of Greencastle. He was born Feb. 23, 1941 at Connersville, Ind., the son of Delbert C. Rowe and Ada (Sasher) Comstock. His parents preceded him in death. He was a Shelby County Sheriff's Department deputy from 1962-66. He then joined the Indianapolis Police Department, where he served for 31 years until his retirement in 1999...
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Richard 'Rick' Harrington Buehler
(Obituary ~ 09/15/13)
Richard (Rick) Harrington Buehler, 72, graduated from Crown Point High School in 1959 and received a BA and MA from Ball State University in 1963 and 1965, respectively, and an MARE from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1994...
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Bradley Steven Gibson
(Obituary ~ 09/15/13)
Bradley Steven Gibson, 44, of Fillmore, passed away on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. Born Aug. 20, 1969 in Indianapolis, he is the son of Greg and Blanche (Dixon) Gibson. He was a graduate of Avon High School and had attended Ivy Tech Community College. Bradley was a front-load driver for Ray's Trash Service and had previously been a driver for Putnam County Rural Transit...
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James W. Phipps
(Obituary ~ 09/16/13)
James W. Phipps, 69, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Born Nov. 13, 1943 in Bloomington, he was the son of Homer and Estella (Cole) Phipps and was a 1961 graduate of Van Buren High School. He continued his education, graduating from DePauw and Indiana universities...
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Warren 'Shorty' Beaman Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/16/13)
Warren "Shorty" Beaman Sr., 69, of Cataract (Spencer), passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. He was born June 18, 1944, the son of the late Willard Beaman and Mary Elizabeth Snider. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Becky (Berger) Beaman; two daughters, Jessica (David) Hipps, Cloverdale, and Sarah (Christopher) O'Neal, Indianapolis; three sons, Warren Beaman Jr., George, Jeff Beaman, Georgia, and Greg (Serita), Georgia; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Beth (David) Brown, Mecca, Ind.; several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.. ...
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Dennis L. Snoddy
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Dennis L. Snoddy, 68, of Clinton, died Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 at the home of his mother-in-law. He had been battling cancer for the last year. He was born Dec. 4, 1944 in Clinton, the son of Harry and Geneva Smith Snoddy. He graduated from Clinton High School...
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Caroline S. Mascoe
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Caroline S. Mascoe, age 71, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Born Nov. 23, 1941 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Arnold C. and Violet (Baker) Catt. Caroline married Larry Mascoe on Aug. 11, 1962, and was a homemaker. Larry preceded her in death in 2005...
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Mary E. Watkins
(Obituary ~ 09/18/13)
Mary E. Watkins, 87, Quincy, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 at Meadow Lake of Mooresville. She was born on June 13, 1926 in Harlan County, Ky., and was the daughter of the late Lewis G. and Rhoda Catherine (Gibbons) Greene. She was married to Cleo R. Watkins on July 20, 1946, and he preceded her in death on March 7, 1999...
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Robert E. Williams
(Obituary ~ 09/18/13)
Robert E. Williams, 72, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. He was born on Oct. 18, 1940 in Hartwell, Ga., to Ira Williams and Eula Mae Dyar Williams. He was a graduate of Belle Union High School, and served his country in the U.S. Air Force...
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John Wayne Sutton
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
John Wayne Sutton, age 76, of Greencastle, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. He was born Oct. 15, 1936, in Buchanan, Mich., and grew up in Greencastle, where he spent most of his life. John is survived by Nora Stork of Greencastle, his partner for 34 years...
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Robert E. 'Bob' Gardner
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
Robert E. (Bob) Gardner, age 84, of Carlisle, Pa., and Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, in Pennsylvania. Bob was formerly of Greencastle, Ind. Born Nov. 14, 1928, in Greencastle, Ind., he was the son of the late John and Frances (Miller) Gardner...
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James Edward 'Ed' Minnick
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
James Edward "Ed" Minnick, 93, of Bainbridge, passed away on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. He was born on Feb. 27, 1920 in Putnam County to Curtis Minnick and Sallie Priest Minnick. Ed served his country in the U.S .Air Force, and retired from the Bainbridge Post Office where he was a rural letter carrier...
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Connie E. Cress
(Obituary ~ 09/22/13)
Connie E. Cress, 82, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Plainfield, went to live with Our Lord on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, passing away at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers from kidney failure. Connie was born Feb. 11, 1931 in Marion County to the late Thomas and Dessie (Stevens) Cress in Bridgeport...
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Blake Allen Dilley
(Obituary ~ 09/22/13)
Blake Allen Dilley, 11 months, went to be with The Lord Thursday Sept. 19, 2013 at his home. He was born Oct. 8, 2012 in Danville, Ind., to David and Trista Dilley. Blake had a contagious smile and loved to dance. He enjoyed the outdoors, and adored his older sisters...
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Lowell Allen Sechman
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
Lowell Allen Sechman, 83, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Born to the late Ralph Sechman and Merle Marie Rogers-Sechman, Lowell is survived by his wife, Doris Day-Sechman; son Donald; daughters Janet Nauman, Barbara Nauman and Donna Walker, 14 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and one great great-granddaughter...
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Lois Hall Ehle
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
Lois Hall Ehle, 83, Mooresville, died peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 in IU West Hospital, Avon. Lois was born Jan. 24, 1930 in Alexandria. She graduated from Alexandria High School in 1948. The family relocated to Mooresville in the 1950s. Lois worked for the Bud & Bloom Florist for more than 20 years...
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Eloise Mae Neier
(Obituary ~ 09/24/13)
Eloise Mae Neier, 74, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 29, 1939 in Greencastle to Edwin Worthington Gardner and Thelma C. Frazier Gardner. Mrs. Neier was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Gerald "Jack" Cox in 1968 and Roland Neier in 1996; a brother, Edwin "Bud" Gardner, and a sister, Thelma Jean Cox...
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Melissa Christian (Phelps) Berkley
(Obituary ~ 09/24/13)
Melissa Christian (Phelps) Berkley, 37, Greenwood, passed away on Sept. 20, 2013 at Greenwood, Indiana. She was born on March 15, 1976 at Indianapolis and was the daughter of Michael W. and Patricia J. (Plemen) Phelps. She is survived by her children, Christian Berkley and Kaylee Phelps; her parents, Michael W. ...
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Charles D. 'Charlie' Johnston
(Obituary ~ 09/25/13)
Charles D. "Charlie" Johnston, age 57, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Born July 19, 1956 in Greencastle, he was the son of Cecil C. "Pete" and Blanche M. (Surber) Johnston. Charlie had worked at the Hardee's and Arby's restaurants. He had also worked for several years with Putnam County Comprehensive Services...
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Margaret 'Peggy' Elizabeth Gardner
(Obituary ~ 09/25/13)
Margaret ("Peggy") Gardner, 100, died on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Born Jan. 6, 1913, in Marengo, Ill., to Callie and Clarence White, she and her family of seven moved to Los Angeles in 1919 Peggy graduated from Los Angeles City Schools and worked as a bookkeeper for several organizations, including the Oakland Shrine Organization...
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Virginia L. Hutcheson
(Obituary ~ 09/25/13)
Virginia L. Hutcheson, age 90, born in Putnam County on May 1, 1923, passed away on Sept. 6, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Hutcheson. She is survived by a daughter, Linda and her husband Guy Vestal, Allen, Texas; a son, Gary and his wife Stacy Hutcheson, Carlsbad, Calif.; three grandchildren, Lisa Alvarez and husband Denny, Plano, Texas, Amy Nalls and husband Steven, Fort Collins, Colo., and Hayley Hutcheson, and five great-grandchildren, Brett, Luke, Chad, Ashley Alvarez and Quinn Nalls.. ...
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Brenda Kay Kendall
(Obituary ~ 09/26/13)
Brenda Kay Kendall, 62, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Born Jan. 9, 1951 in Sumner County, Tenn., she was the daughter of Clarence Bethel and Margaret Eugenia (Pryor) Hodges and was a 1969 graduate of Fillmore High School. Brenda had managed Roy Huff Florist in Chicago for several years. She was a member of Cat's Haven and was actively caring for feral cats around her residence...
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Donna Ronae Schoolcraft
(Obituary ~ 09/26/13)
Donna Ronae Schoolcraft, 62, of Roachdale passed away at her residence on Wednesday Sept 25, 2013. She was born on Aug. 4, 1951 at Greencastle to Jess Daniel and Betty Jane Wilson Webb. She was employed with Lithonia Lighting in Crawfordsville for 18 years...
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Theodore Elwood 'Teddy' Knowling
(Obituary ~ 09/29/13)
Theodore Elwood (Teddy) Knowling, 64, of Bainbridge, passed away at his residence on Saturday morning, Sept. 28, 2013. He was born on Dec. 5, 1948 to Theodore Riddlen and Vera Mae Hancock Knowling. Teddy farmed for many years and worked for the Town of Roachdale for almost 25 years...
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Sandra Lynne Mason Hand
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Sandra Lynne Mason Hand, 73, formerly of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Sandra was born Aug. 10, 1940 in Putnam County, near Roachdale, to parents Helen (McMurtrey) and Curtis Mason. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, John and George Mason, and her sisters, Joyce Williams and Rebecca Schlosser...
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Joseph Wendell Elrod
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Joseph Wendell Elrod was born on Nov. 26, 1923, in Putnam County, Indi., near Coatesville. He passed from our world on Aug. 20, 2013, at the age of 91. He was a graduate of Amo High School and Purdue University, where he became an electrical engineer...
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Dorothy L. Day
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Dorothy L. Day, 93, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. Dorothy was born on March 19, 1920 in Putnam County to Raymond Flint and Ivyl Ferrand Flint. She was a 1938 graduate of Bainbridge High School, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Greencastle...
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