Obituaries

Evelyn Pauline Whitaker, 87, of Roachdale, went to her heavenly home on the morning of Nov. 24, 2021. She was born on Dec. 31, 1933 to the late William Herbert and Eva Everman Goode in Newman, Ill. Evelyn worked in health care as a home health aide most of her life. She was a member of the Roachdale Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing, sewing, watching game shows, westerns with her dog and best friend Petey and playing cards. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and will be missed by many...

Andrew A.C. “Andy” Hertel, 99, of Roachdale, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. He was born on Sept. 8, 1922 to the late Jacob A. and Donnis C. (Stevens) Hertel in Danville, Ill. He first married Jenny Pearl Mount. He then married Edna “Gertrude” Roberts. They both preceded him in death...

Kervin Nathaniel Curtis, 21, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 in Fountain County. He was born on June 9, 2000 to Jeffrey and Holly (Hathaway) Curtis. Kervin graduated from Southmont High School in 2018 and went on to graduate from Ohio Technical College in 2020 and received a degree in diesel mechanics. He worked at RPM in Lafayette and INDOT Crawfordsville as a diesel mechanic...

Traci Lynn Fulton, 60, of Spencer, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 surrounded by her family. Born June 28, 1961 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Charles Randolph Sr. and Virginia (Carrington) Morrison. She was a 1979 graduate of Greencastle High School and received her dental assistant degree in Florida...

Willena June Sims, 64, of Spencer, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 at her residence. Born May 10, 1957 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of the late Jonathan Orlando and Louisa E. (Coffer) Lewis. Willena was a 1977 graduate of Greencastle High School. She married Doug Sims on Oct. 25, 2002 in Spencer...

Mary Frances “Frankie” O’Neal, 86, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at her residence with her daughter by her side. Mary was born in Spencer on April 7, 1935, the daughter of Francis Hall and Mary Julia (Drescher) Jackson. She was a 1953 graduate of Spencer High School. She married Wendel O’Neal on Dec. 22, 1955...

Michael Ray Phipps, 75, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. Michael was born in Lafayette on Feb. 2, 1946, the son of Homer and Estella (Cole) Phipps, and was a graduate of Van Buren High School...

Taffy Shay Cox, 55, of Sevierville, Tenn., passed away on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 at the Le Conte Medical Center in Sevierville. She was born on June 8, 1966 in Rockwood, Tenn. Taffy was an avid sports fan, a die-hard fanatic of the University of Tennessee and a lover of fast cars and especially motorcycles. She had a career in law enforcement as a police officer and as an EMT. She was a very active member in the Reboot program...

Mary J. Hayes, 92, of Gosport, went to be with Lord Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. She was born Sept. 28, 1929 in Quincy to the late Hubert and Neva (Blacklidge) Blunk. She married Frank E. Hayes Sr., and he preceded her in death. She was a loving mother and grandmother...

Gary Rhea Goodman, 71, husband of Beth Ann Briggs Goodman for 29 years, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Mr. Goodman was born in Greencastle to Juanita Tharp Goodman and the late Marion “Midge” L. Goodman. While living in Greencastle, Gary and Beth were members of Hanna Street Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Lions Club in Greencastle, where he served as president. Gary was employed as a photographer for the Banner Graphic...

Theodore “Ted” Settle, 87, Indianapolis, passed away on Nov. 16, 2021. He was born on Sept. 9, 1934 in Indianapolis to Robert and Marie Settle. Ted is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Sharon; his two sons, Rob (Sally) Settle of Columbia, S.C., and Jeff (Sherri) Settle of Vallonia, Ind.; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren...

Mary Etta (Flesher) McKenzie, 90, of Orlando, Fla., and previously of Brazil, passed away on Nov. 14, 2021 following a lengthy illness. Mary was born on Feb. 21, 1931 in Dugger, the daughter of Oran McKinley Flesher and Laura Mae (Siner) Flesher. Mary graduated from Riley High School with the class of 1949...

James Robert McHugh Sr., 84, of Quincy, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021 at Advanced Rehab of Vernon, Texas. He was born on Nov. 17, 1936 in Indianapolis to George and Francis (Gross) McHugh. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. James was a business owner outside Indianapolis Motor Speedway working on racecars, and was a tool-and-die engineer and supervisor at the Chrysler foundry in Indianapolis, later managing the co-op in Quincy. He was a man of many talents...

Melody Anne Bullard, 57, of Indianapolis, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Born Nov. 13, 1963 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Leon R. and Virginia (Pell) Phillips. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School and had attended DePauw University...

Ruth Ann Sallier, 82, of Cloverdale, left this earth to go to her heavenly home on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. She was born in Fort Wayne on Jan. 4, 1939 to Malcolm and Geraldine Didion. She was employed at GTE in Fort Wayne, Angola and Terre Haute. She retired in 1991 after 26 years. She was also a volunteer EMT for Putnam County Operation Life Ambulance Service for 10 years. She then became employed for Dr. Scamahorn for 25 years...

Jacqueline Ann “Jackie” Tucker, 76, of Auburndale, Fla., formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct 17, 2021. Born Oct. 31, 1944 in Lafayette, she was the daughter of Harold and Lucille (Alvord) Blume and was a 1963 graduate of Greencastle High School...

Leslie Dravo Wooldridge, 83, of Spencer, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. He was born Jan. 17, 1938 in Jamestown, Ky., to the late Johnny Wooldridge and Aura (Chase) Petrosky. Leslie retired from I.P.L. after 38 years. Leslie married Lois Elaine Wooldridge in 1958 and she preceded him in death...

Virginia L. Thompson, 97, of Brazil, formerly of Cataract, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at 12:37 a.m. at her home. She was born Oct. 18, 1924, in Cloverdale, the daughter of Orville Ray Black and Nottie Merle McAvoy Black. On Oct. 15, 1941, she married Lyle O. Thompson. While he served in the Army, she worked in a factory for a time. After his service to his country, they moved back to the Cataract Falls area...

Andrew Sutton of Crawfordsville passed away Friday morning, Oct. 5, 2021 after fighting a battle with cancer. He was 45. Born July 29, 1976 in Greencastle, he was the son of Larry Sutton and Ralene Sutton. He graduated from North Putnam High School in 1994...

John E. Jones, 80, formerly Greencastle and Coatesville, passed away Monday morning, Oct. 8, 2021 at Wellbrooke of Avon. He was born in Coatesville on Oct. 1, 1941, the son of Wilbur E. Jones and Frances Wallace Jones. He worked for IBM for 28 years and then at Walmart for eight years...

James Dudley Dale, 70, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. James was born in Indianapolis on Sept. 17, 1951, the son of Robert and Ann (Cowan) Dale,. He was a 1969 graduate of Carthage High School in Indianapolis...

Carolyn Joan Lowe, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Carolyn was born in Greencastle on June 28, 1938, the daughter of Frank Harvey and Lola Marie (Bryant) Carrington. Mrs. Lowe worked for Alpha Phi International Women’s Fraternity at DePauw University, Angwell Curtain Factory, Asbury Towers and took care of her family...

Marvin Jay Ramsay, of Crawfordsville, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 at IU Health University Hospital. He was born June 1, 1940 in Putnam County to the late Everett Ray “Joe” Ramsay and Effie Lavern “Sue” Sutherlin Ramsay. Marvin graduated from Russellville High School in 1958. In 1963 he graduated from Purdue in ag economics...

Herschel Leon Hammond, son of Walter Glen Hammond and Iva May Davis Hammond, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Herschel was a 1945 graduate of Greencastle High School and served proudly in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Prudential Insurance. He married Madonna May Grimes on July 24, 1950...

Rose Marie (Hadley) Buis, 92, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Hendricks County Regional Hospital. Rose was born on Oct. 4, 1929, in Hall, Ind., and grew up on the family farm with her parents Mabel and Thomas Hadley and three sisters, Francis, Mary and Ruth...

Patricia Maryland Miner, 86, of Greencastle, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 at Mill Pond Health Campus. Patricia was born in Muncie on Nov. 28, 1934, the daughter of Dewey David and Geneva E. (Dilley) Jarrett. She attended Ball State University, Ivy Tech Community College and Butler University. Patricia worked as an office manager for Ivy Tech for 27 years, and volunteered for the Putnam County Public Library for many years...