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Christopher Quine Wright
(Obituary ~ 12/01/15)
Christopher Quine "Kit" Wright, 79, a retired Connecticut banker who recently moved to Indiana to be near family, died on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 at his home in Greencastle. In July, he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Born in Akron, Ohio, on May 17, 1936, Kit attended the Fessenden School before heading to Milton Academy, where he met and fell in love with Nancy Greenleaf DuBois, two years his junior. ...
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Larry Lee Keyt
(Obituary ~ 12/01/15)
Larry Lee Keyt, 73, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away at 12:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at Cloverleaf Healthcare in Knightsville. He was born on December 30, 1941 in Clinton, to the late Charles and surviving Betty (Lancaster) Keyt. Larry graduated from Van Buren High School and then joined the United States Army. On Sept. 27, 1969 he married T. Kay Gatlin. They were married for 41 years before Kay passed away...
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Donna Lou Frye
(Obituary ~ 12/01/15)
Donna Lou Frye, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. She was born on Oct. 2, 1930 in Zionsville to Kay Maurice Williams and Louise B. Robertson Williams. Donna was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She had served as a leader of the 4-H Jefferson Bells club for 10 years, was a member of the Jefferson Township Home Ec Club, past president of the Homemakers Club; and had served as superintendent of Harris Hall at the Putnam County Fairgrounds...
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Alice E. Shumaker
(Obituary ~ 12/03/15)
Alice E. (Waggener) Shumaker, a former resident of Cloverdale, died peacefully on Oct. 26, 2015 at the age of 99, after a long illness. Born in New Castle to Wiley and Dell Bridges Waggener, she graduated from New Castle High School and moved to Indianapolis to pursue a secretarial career. There she was active in Indiana Baptist Youth activities and the First Baptist Church, where she met and married her husband, E.J. "Joy" Shumaker, a native of Eminence...
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Miles Joseph Feeney
(Obituary ~ 12/03/15)
Miles "Mike" or "Mick" Joseph Feeney, 81, of Indianapolis, passed away at St. Vincent's Hospice on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. He was born at St. Vincent's in Indianapolis on Aug. 16, 1934 to Miles and Virginia Wyatt Feeney. Mick served eight years in the United States Navy from 1952 to 1960...
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Anna Marie Harvey
(Obituary ~ 12/03/15)
Anna Marie Harvey, 93, of Cicero, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 at Mill Pond Health Campus at Greencastle. She was born Aug. 29, 1921 in Mt. Vernon, Ill., to Mr. & Mrs. Charles Taaka. Anna Marie was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, gardening, crocheting and needlepoint. She and her husband also enjoyed ballroom, round and square dancing...
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Kent DeWayne Fitzsimmons
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
Kent DeWayne Fitzsimmons, 62, of Roachdale, went to be with his Lord on Thursday Dec. 3, 2015 at I.U. Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct. 4, 1953 in Crawfordsville to Eugene Mike and Gladys M. "Riddle" Fitzsimmons...
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Gary Lee Croan
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
Gary Lee Croan, 51, of Fillmore, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. Born Nov. 17, 1964 in Boone County, he was the son of Charles and Etta (McNew) Croan and was a graduate of South Putnam High School. Gary had attended trade school receiving a degree in automotive technology...
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Marjorie Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 12/06/15)
Marjorie L. Buchanan, 94, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Born June 2, 1921 in Grant County, Wis., she was the daughter of Michael and Alta (Culver) McMahon and was a graduate of Prairie du Chien High School in Prairie du Chien, Wis. She married Hobart Buchanan on June 17, 1939...
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Phyllis Ann Turner
(Obituary ~ 12/06/15)
Phyllis Ann (Bierbach) Turner, 81, of Roachdale passed away on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at Hendricks Regional Hospital. She was born December 22, 1933 in Omaha, Neb., to the late Harold and Irene (Read) Bierbach. She worked as a word processor for MSA for many years...
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Shirley Ann Stratton
(Obituary ~ 12/06/15)
Shirley Ann Stratton, 71, of Indianapolis, passed away on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Born Sept. 4, 1944 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Charles Harvey and Dorothy (Rader) Harvey Sillery and attended Greencastle High School. Shirley was a homemaker...
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Billy F. Talbott
(Obituary ~ 12/08/15)
Billy F. Talbott, 87, son of George and Juanita (Powell) Talbott, passed away at home on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 at 9:21 p.m. He was born on May 12, 1928 in Spencer, Ind. Bill graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War...
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William Perry McMains Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/09/15)
William Perry McMains Jr., 80, of West Lafayette, departed this world for his eternal home on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Bill was born in Greencastle on Feb. 28, 1935, to William Perry and Mildred Brattin McMains. Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 56 years, Mary Susan Sears McMains, in 2012. Bill and Mary met over an ice cream cone and quickly became high school sweethearts...
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Mary Ann Capps
(Obituary ~ 12/10/15)
Mary Ann Capps, 61, Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at the Putnam County Hospital, Greencastle. She was born on Oct. 24, 1954 in Putnam County and was the daughter of the late Freeman A. Bryant and Osee Francis (Dickey) Bryant. She was married to Gilbert Dale Capps on Oct. ...
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Richard Allen 'Frog' Swafford
(Obituary ~ 12/11/15)
Richard Allen "Frog" Swafford, 52, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Frog was born on March 14, 1963 in Indianapolis to Robert Lee Swafford and Willa Marie Lutz Swafford. He was a graduate of Lawrence Central High School. Frog was preceded in death by his father and his wife, Sue Ellen Zaring Swafford...
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Kenneth Wayne Sutton
(Obituary ~ 12/11/15)
Kenneth Wayne Sutton, 69, of Cataract, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at his residence. Born on July 23, 1946 at Indianapolis, he was the son of the late William Nelson Sutton and Ura Beatrice (Golden) Sutton. He was married to Brenda (Spears) Sutton for 47 years, and she survives...
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Eldon Maurice Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 12/13/15)
Eldon Maurice Wheeler, 86, of Belle Union, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. He was born on March 6, 1929 in Belle Union to James Austin Wheeler and Alda Rose Butler Wheeler. As a teenager, he received salvation and became a member of Union Valley Baptist Church in Belle Union...
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Donald Alan 'Donnie' Hansen
(Obituary ~ 12/13/15)
Donald Alan "Donnie" Hansen, 54, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Donnie was born on Sept. 22, 1961 in Greencastle to Ronald Ellis Hansen and Barbara Jean Mason Hansen. He served his country in the Indiana National Guard. Donnie attended Ivy Tech Community College and had been employed at the Putnam Inn and Happico...
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Nancy Ruth Ross
(Obituary ~ 12/13/15)
Nancy Ruth Ross, 78, Fillmore, passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 13, 2015 at Hendricks Regional Health. She was born in Greencastle on July 21, 1937, the daughter of Herbert Lee Sutherlin Sr. and Ruth Jane Morgan Sutherlin. She was a co-owner and secretary-treasurer for 3D Auto Supply Co. Inc. since 1974...
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Norman Douglas Warren III
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Norman Douglas Warren III, 53, Greencastle, went to see Jesus on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 following a short battle with cancer. He was born in Indianapolis, Ind., and lived in Greencastle, Ind. Norman was born to Jerilyn and Norman Douglas Warren II. He is survived by his wife, three children, mother and eight siblings...
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Macie O. Stephens
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Macie O. Stephens, 78, formally of Cloverdale, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at Hoosier Village, Zionsville. She was born June 18, 1937 in Strunk, Ky. She was the daughter of Murry R. Wilson and Myrtie (Spradlin) Wilson. She married Bobby Ray Stephens, who preceded her in death Dec. 5, 1994...
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Charles John Allen Switzer
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Charles Switzer, 80, passed away on Nov. 24, 2015. He was born on Aug. 28, 1935 in Indianapolis to Ollie W. Switzer and Dorothy L. (Batton) Switzer. On Sept. 7, 1958, he married Mary Ellen (Sutherlin) Switzer. She preceded him in death on Dec. 29, 1995...
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Daniel Lee Corbin
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Daniel L. Corbin, 57, Lafayette, Colo., passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Dan was born Nov. 4, 1958 in Greencastle. He was the son of Larry K. Corbin and Beulah M. Phillips-Corbin. He was a 1976 graduate of Greencastle High School and a graduate of Indiana State University...
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Herbert Gordon Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Herbert Gordon Hinkle, 72, Brazil, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 in his residence. He was born Sept. 12, 1943 in Putnam County to Herbert G. Hinkle Sr. and Olas (Gardner) Hinkle. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two children, Russell Hinkle and Jennifer Mason, two stepsons, Steven Knight and wife Jolene, and Randy Knight and girlfriend Krystal Padgett...
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Betty Jean Owen
(Obituary ~ 12/17/15)
Mrs. Betty Jean Owen, 88, of Coatesville, passed away Dec. 16, 2015 at Hendricks Regional Hospital. Born Aug. 22, 1927 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Schuyler Arnold and Sadie F. (O'Neal) Arnold. She married Richard Dorn Owen and he passed away April 13, 2015...
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Alicia Douglass Shinn
(Obituary ~ 12/17/15)
Alicia Douglass Shinn, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. She was born on Aug. 8, 1932 in Hendricks County to Marshall K Douglass and Naomi Franklin Douglass. Alicia was a 1949 graduate of Clayton High School. Alicia married her husband, Keith Shinn in 1953, where she then started working at the DePauw University as an office assistant...
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Donald Lee Sims
(Obituary ~ 12/17/15)
Donald Lee Sims, 69, of Cloverdale, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Born July 9, 1946 in Clermont, Ind., he was the son of Harry R. and Wilma M. (Applegate) Sims. He was a 1965 graduate of Decatur Central High School. Donald was a United States Navy veteran, having served six years in the Seabees. He was a member of the American Legion...
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Delcia Madeline Marie Tincher
(Obituary ~ 12/17/15)
Delcia Madeline Marie Tincher, 82, New Harmony, living most of her life in Greencastle and a few years in Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. Born April 22, 1933 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Ernest and Emma (Vanlandingham) Kearschner...
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Grace E. Hanson
(Obituary ~ 12/18/15)
Grace E. Hanson, 97, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. Born Feb. 8, 1918 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Elmer and Effie Mae (Denman) Floyd. Grace graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1936 and also graduated from Royal Beauty Academy. She was a beautician for 48 years...
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Gregory Allen Zwager
(Obituary ~ 12/20/15)
Gregory Allen Zwager, 53, Cloverdale, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2015. He was born on Jan. 31, 1962 in Shelbyville and was the son of Harry Zwager and Nelda Schilling Zwager. He is survived by his mother, Nelda Zwager; his sister, Brenda Harris and husband Jack; his niece, Samantha Harris; his nephew, Kaleb Harris, and his companion, Renee Dyer...
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Ross Warmoth
(Obituary ~ 12/20/15)
Ross Warmoth, 88, Eminence, passed away on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 at Hendricks Regional Health, Danville. He was born on April 29, 1927 in Morgan County and was the son of Ray Warmoth and Mae Malinda (McGinnis) Warmoth. He married Emma Lou (Greenwood) Warmoth on June 6, 1951, and she survives...
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Odette Rita Edler Schneider
(Obituary ~ 12/23/15)
Odette Rita Edler Schneider, 86, of Huntsville, Ala., passed away on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Services are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.
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Odette Rita Edler Schneider
(Obituary ~ 12/26/15)
Odette Rita Edler Schneider, 86, of Huntsville, Ala., passed away on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. She was born in New Orleans, La., on Dec. 11, 1929. Surviving are two sons, George A. Schneider III and his wife, Susan, Greencastle, and Stephen Karl Schneider Sr. and his wife, Lynne, Huntsville, Ala.; five grandchildren, Stephanie, Michelle, Erika, Stephen Jr. and Krystle; and eight great-grandchildren Macie, Taryn, Wade, Maggie, Max, Darren, Hailey and Emma...
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Robert William 'Bob' DiRocco
(Obituary ~ 12/27/15)
Robert William "Bob" DiRocco, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. He was born on Dec. 9, 1932 in Astoria, N.Y. Bob served his country in the United States Air Force, and retired from the New York State Park Police. He was a member of the American Legion and the Knights of Columbus...
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Virginia Leroy Roberts Dunn
(Obituary ~ 12/28/15)
Virginia Leroy Roberts Dunn, 90, Greencastle, fell asleep in death Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 at home. She was born March 10, 1925 in Grand Junction, Colo. She was the daughter of Aubrey Lee Roberts I and Grace Ruth Cox Roberts. She married James W. "Dubby" Dunn on Aug. 7, 1947. He preceded her in death on April 13, 2008...
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Mary Lou Gardner James
(Obituary ~ 12/30/15)
Mary Lou Gardner James, 85, of Beech Grove, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. Services are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.
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James R. McCullough
(Obituary ~ 12/30/15)
James R. McCullough, 85, of Cloverdale, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. Born Feb. 20, 1930 in Brazil, Ind., he was the son of Ren and Faye (Giltz) McCullough. He was a 1948 graduate of Reelsville High School. He retired from IBM in Greencastle, where he had worked for 32 years and also farmed...
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Alan R. Steinbarger
(Obituary ~ 12/31/15)
Alan R. Steinbarger, 50, of Greencastle passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Alan was born in Sullivan County on Nov. 23, 1965 to the late Ralph and Vivian May (Anderson) Steinbarger. He worked as a machine operator with IAC for many years. Alan is survived by his son Conner Steinbarger; stepchildren Amanda (Brendon) Schroeder and Christopher Edwards; half-brother Frank Sweeney; and nieces Kelly (Jeff) West and Vivian Sweeney...
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