Stories from Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Kevin Lee Hartman, 43, Tampa, formerly of Bainbridge, died Sunday. Born in Greencastle, he was the son of Frank and Linda (Proctor) Hartman. A 1980 graduate of North Putnam High School, he was a member of Bainbridge Christian Church and attended Wabash College, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi...

Goldia Baker, 90, Bainbridge, died Sunday. Born in Pulaski County, Ky., she was the daughter of Andy and Ruth (Muncy) Gooch. She was a homemaker, a member of the Church of Christ, a cook at the Bon Ton and Y-Palace, and had been a housekeeper for several community residents...

Lewis Thomas Hash Jr., 87, Reelsville, died Monday. Born in Louisville, Ky., he was the son of Thomas and Cora (Jackson) Hash. Surviving are children Linda Ramsey and James David Hash; brothers John Hash and Raymond Hash; sisters Shelby Kalnas and Grace Muller; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren...

Robert D. Reed, 86, Zionsville, formerly of Ladoga, died Sunday at Zionsville Meadows. Born at Raccoon, he was the son of Robert Lawrence and Opal Agnes (Davis) Reed. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a retired auto mechanic for Herman Davis and Stetler Chevrolet. He was a member of Ladoga Presbyterian Church and the Ladoga American Legion. He was a graduate of Ladoga High School...

Maxine M. Steele, 78, Brownsburg, died Sunday. A 1945 graduate of Greencastle High School, she had been a secretary at International Harvester for 10 years. Surviving are son Scott Steele, daughter Karen Weber and husband Brian, sister Norma Dixon, and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Steele, son David Steele, brothers Franklin, Eugene Raymond and Edgar York...