Stories from Monday, September 25, 2006

Lloyd Henry Bumgard-ner, 58, Fillmore, died Sunday at Putnam County Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Tracy Luan Crowe, 41, Greencastle, died Friday in a traffic accident on U.S. 231 near New Market. Born at Greencastle, she was the daughter of Thomas Bowles and Sandra Ingram. She had last worked as a welder at Oxford Auto-motive for five years. She had previously worked at Shenandoah in Greencastle, and Mid-State Wire in Crawfordsville...

Keera Winter Snoddy, 3-month-old daughter of Wade Alan Snoddy and Jennifer Rebecca Brown Snoddy, Brazil, died at 7:44 p.m. Friday at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. She was born in Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She is survived by her parents; grandparents, Charles and Peggy Brown of Brazil, Barbara Snoddy, Robert Carli, Clinton, and Dennis and Susan Snoddy, Clinton; two great-grandmothers, Helen Beard Garrigus, Rockville, and Eileen Dunn, Brazil; one great-grandfather, Fred Brown, Brazil; and other extended family members.. ...

Brandy R. Moore, 31, Greencastle, died Sunday morning at Putnam County Hospital. Born in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Marc and Cheryl "Sherry" (Lambert) Moore. A 1996 graduate of Cloverdale High School, she attended Ivy Tech. She was a member of Greencastle Christian Church, and had participated yearly in Special Olympics and Putnam County 4-H. She was employed by Putnam County Comprehensive Services...

Elizabeth Ensign, 104, Greencastle, died Friday evening at Asbury Towers. Born in Greencastle, she was the daughter of George E. and Jennie (Spangler) Ensign. A graduate of New Ross High School, she attended DePauw University and Central Business College. ...

The Indiana State Police and Putnam County Prosecutor's office announced Monday that criminal charges are being sought against the former owner of a Greencastle monument company who they say bilked customers out of thousands of dollars worth of headstones that were never delivered...

Putnam County residents are reminded to lace up their shoes for the kickoff of Walking for Wellness, an eight- to 12-week program set to beginning Wednesday, Sept. 27 at many locations around the county. Participants may register or pick up materials between 8 and 10 a.m. ...

Three endowment funds received an extra $1,000 each in the Putnam County Community Foundation's annual Share the Dream program conducted April 15 through Aug. 15, 2006. Out of the 30 charitable endowments participating this year, the winners are the Greencastle High School Alumni Scholarship Fund, the Rokicki Foundation Fund, and the Joyce Braden Preschool/Camping Fund for Greencastle Baptist Church...

A 4-mile run and 2-mile walk to benefit the Putnam County Museum will send participants through the DePauw Nature Park on Saturday, Sept. 30. Beginning at 9 a.m., the run/walk occurs on packed stone trails in a wooded area. One route will be along th Big Walnut Creek and the other around the rim of the old stone quarry. The routes will not be the same as the July Mental Health Association race, and both will have some challenging hills...