Stories from Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Gordon Reed Whitman, 81, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. Born July 22, 1934 in Greencastle, he was the son of Paul and Lucille (Allee) Whitman. He was a 1952 graduate of Greencastle High School. He had attended Purdue University School of Agriculture, receiving his certificate in animal husbandry...

Marvin Charles Lang, 85, of Harrison, Ohio died on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Born Sept. 28, 1930 in Cedar Grove, Ind., he was the son of the late August & Lucille (Fliehman) Lang. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. On October 31, 1959 he and the former Janet Ida Brackney were united in marriage. She preceded him in death on May 28, 2004...

Harold Thomas "Tom" Boswell Sr., 85, of Greenwood and formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. He was born on March 25, 1930 in Cayuga to Walter Charles Boswell and Hazel Fern Tharp Boswell. Tom attended Clinton Falls Community Church and Sanctuary Community Church in Greenwood and was a longtime member of Greencastle Eagles Aerie 4388...

A Greencastle man remains hospitalized with severe burns following an early-morning Saturday garage fire south of Forest Hill Cemetery. At 1:58 a.m., Greencastle firefighters were dispatched to a garage fire at 2640 S. CR 25 West (Cemetery Road). GFD units arrived five minutes later to find flames throughout the garage...

Betty Lou Wendling, 86, of Roachdale, passed away at her residence at 12:35p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Arrangements are pending at Servies and Morgan Funeral Home at Roachdale. Please check website at www.serviesmorgan.com.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Picking up where the Greencastle High School Academic Super Bowl team left off last spring when it captured three academic state titles, the GHS Spell Bowl team scored its best-ever finish in the state contest Saturday. "We placed second -- the best we've ever done," coach Nicole Kempf Burkhalter told the Banner Graphic...

A 2007 DePauw University graduate who was featured on the "Ellen DeGeneres Show" for her founding of the Detroit Achievement Academy, will return to her alma mater as the second speaker of the GOLD Alumni Speaker Series. Kyle Smitley will discuss "How a Liberal Arts Education Led Me to Find Success in Many Places" on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Meharry Hall of historic East College...

The VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Post 1550 in Greencastle is offering a free afternoon of babysitting to veterans and those eligible to become members of the post or auxiliary on Saturday, Nov. 28. The free afternoon of activities will take place from 1-4 p.m. and is open to children ages 2-12...

The Putnam County Non-food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, will be distributing items from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 in the parish hall at 520 E. Seminary St. Distribution will be early this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday...

The Greencastle High School Key Club will host the 5K Technicolor Fun Run at 8 a.m. Saturday. The course begins with the Greencastle High School and Middle School campuses and continues through Robe-An Park. Pre-registration begins at 7 a.m. on the day of the race. Pre-registration is also available on Friday from 3:30-5 p.m. at the high school...