Stories from Monday, July 19, 2010

Evelyn Doris McDermit, 83, of Elwood died July 15, 2010 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood after a brief illness. She was born on July 5, 1927 in Kirklin. She married Harold B. McDermit on July 5, 1947. She worked at Eli Lily for two years before getting married and was a homemaker and farm wife. She was a 1945 graduate of Kirklin High School...

Harry E. "Gene" Nelson, 72, of Reelsville, formerly of Terre Haute, died July 17, 2010 at Union Hospital. He was born the son of Kermit Nelson and Hazel Logsdon Nelson in Clark County. He graduated from Hymera High School in 1957. On Nov. 21, 1974 he married Mary Ann Monninger Nelson, and they have shared every day together. ...

Harold Raymond Alcorn, 84, of Bainbridge passed away on Friday, July 16, 2010. An only child, he was born April 28, 1926 to the late Bert L. and Blanche (Shepherd) Alcorn. He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1944. A family man, he spent his lifetime farming, never moving from the property on which he was born. He also retired from Kroger Company after more than 20 years of service...

Tina Marie Moore, 49, of Greencastle passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Arrangements are pending at Bittles & Hurt Funeral Home. A full obituary notice will appear in Wednesday's edition of the Banner Graphic.

Donald L. Francke, 85, formerly of Greencastle, died Friday, July 16, 2010 at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at Chandler Funeral Home in Ellettsville, with Masonic service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chandler Funeral Home. Burial is at Valhalla Memory Gardens in Bloomington...

It's not too late for "Never Too Late" Auditions for "Never Too Late," the final show of the Putnam County Playhouse 2010 season, will be held Monday at 7 p.m. in the rehearsal center of the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. Those planning to audition should come prepared to read from the script. Shelly McFadden is the director...

GREENCASTLE -- Covered Bridge Country Chorus (CBCC) will be entertaining the crowds at Parkfest Tuesday night from 7 to 8 p.m. at Robe Ann Park. This is the second time the chorus has been asked to participate, and they are thrilled to sing for the community after recently winning first place at the Area 4 Convention and Contests of Harmony, Inc...

GREENCASTLE -- A Greencastle man has been given a three-year sentence for a sexual assault against a Putnam County Comprehensive Services consumer. Judge Charles D. Bridges entered a judgement of conviction against Keith A. Shepherd, 33, on a Class D felony charge of sexual battery. Under the terms of a plea agreement, an additional county of Class D felony sexual battery and a Class A misdemeanor charge of public indecency were dismissed...

GREENCASTLE -- With the official opening of the 2010 Putnam County 4-H Fair not coming until the parade later this week, the fairgrounds were already abuzz with action on Saturday and Sunday, with a number of pre-fair events and awards. But of course, the most important question of the weekend wasn't "Who won the queen contest?" It was "Who are the prettiest babies in the county?"...

Tina M. Moore, 49, of Greencastle passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Tina was born on May 16, 1961 in Putnam County to James Rusty and Edith Overshiner Shoemaker. Tina was a long time employee of Mill Creek Inn of Stilesville, where she worked as a head cook. She spent her last few years as a homemaker, friend and confidante...

James W. Braden, 72, of Greencastle passed away on Friday, July 16, 2010. He was born on Oct. 30, 1937 in Putnam County to Edgar Braden and Agnes Torr Braden. He was a 1956 graduate of Greencastle High School. He was a lifelong farmer and had retired from IBM and FB Distro in Greencastle. He was a long-time member of the Greencastle Elks Lodge...