Stories from Monday, April 24, 2006

Inez Lee Myers, 82, Reelsville, died Sunday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale.

William E. Chaney, 70, Greencastle, died Friday at Mill Pond Health Campus. Born in Oneida, Tenn., he was the son of Lloyd and Berhta (Guffey) Chaney. He had been a greenskeeper for Windy Hill Country Club for several years and was a member of Victory Baptist Church...

Leona S. Kenesson, 92, Greencastle, died Sunday morning at Asbury Towers. Arrangements are pending at Chandler-Hays Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Molly E. Crosley, 81, Greencastle, died Friday at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born in Hancock County, she was the daughter of William E. and Bertha M. (Hennis) Crosley. A 1942 graduate of Fortville High School, she had worked 38 years as a material handler for RCA before retirement...

Era M. Martin, 101, Greencastle, died Saturday at her residence. Born in Russell Township, she was the daughter of Floyd and Cecilia (Cunningham) Bales. She had been a homemaker and a member of Clinton Falls Community Church. She married Jesse O. Martin on May 11, 1926. He died July 10, 1992...

Ben Strunk, 35, Spencer, died Friday in Bloomington in a work-related accident. Born in Greencastle, he was the son of James O. Strunk and Sharon (Lambert) Strunk Denny. A 1990 graduate of Owen Valley High School, he was a member of ABATE. Surviving are his wife, Cassie (Straub) Strunk; his parents, James O. ...

Norma Jean Browning Roche, 45, Crawfordsville, died Saturday at her residence. Born in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Augustus Lee Browning and Margaret Rae Redmond. She attended Crawfordsville High School, served in the National Guard, and worked at Subway. She was a QMA at Houston Health Care and in-home nursing...

Becky Barham is an optimistic and energetic mother and teacher who happens to have been diagnosed with breast cancer. But instead of letting it define her, Barham said she lives her life more fully since being diagnosed with cancer. "Being diagnosed gave me the courage to make some changes in my life. I knew it was time to take care of me. Every minute could be my last chance, so I have to make them count," said the survivor, who is an active supporter of the annual Relay for Life fundraiser...

John Scamahorn has taught first aid before, just not to a classroom full of people. However, the head doctor at the Animal Medical Clinic, 915 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, will do just that on Tuesday. Dr. Scamahorn will conduct a Pet First Aid training clinic in conjunction with the Putnam County American Red Cross from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the Courthouse Annex...

The Greencastle League of Women Voters and WGRE-FM will host a Candidate's Forum for the upcoming primary election from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 in Watson Forum at DePauw University's Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media. The purpose of the forum is to provide voters in the Putnam County area the opportunity to hear the candidates for elected office outline and discuss their ideas and issues in a spontaneous framework. ...