Stories from Monday, November 4, 2013

Frances Elizabeth Anderson, 93, of Glendora, Calif., formerly a resident of Russellville and Crawfordsville, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Frances had been a member of the Woodland Heights Christian Church of Crawfordsville, a member of the DAR and had served as a volunteer genealogist at the Montgomery County Library...

Hoping to attract more players than ever before with the lure of $1,000 in cash and prizes, the Putnam County Board of Realtors will host its fifth annual fall bingo on Saturday, Nov. 9. The bingo fundraiser at the Putnam County Fairgrounds will benefit the Board of Realtors' scholarship fund, which has awarded more than $10,000 in scholarships to date...

George E. Patterson, 70, died on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 in Mesa, Ariz., after a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 28, 1943 in Greencastle to Lemuel Patterson and Pauline (Neeley) Patterson Hinkle Blake. Survivors include his wife, Thelma B. (Easton) Patterson; daughters Catherine Barg (William), Brenda Hickey, Roberta Lyons (Steve) and Julia Gary; son Daniel; brothers Jim Hinkle of Greencastle, Joe Hinkle of Clover, S.C., Richard Blake of Haliday, Fla. and Nelda Blake Shoemaker of Greencastle...

Walter Richard Wright, 75, passed away on Oct. 25, 2013 at his home in North Little Rock, Ark. A graveside service with military honors will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Clinton Falls Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle...