Stories from Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Filmmakers don’t make documentaries about just anybody who has coached Indiana high school basketball, since thousands of different people have held that position for the more than 100 years the popular sport has been played in the state. Pat Rady is a little different, though...

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Accolades and awards keep coming for Purdue University senior Cameron Mann, who Saturday was named the school's 2016 homecoming queen. The daughter of Rob and Malinda Mann of Cloverdale, Mann has spent the last four years in Purdue's College of Agriculture and is preparing to graduate in May with a degree in agricultural communication and agribusiness marketing...

Louise Downs, 86, of rural Dana, passed away at 3:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at Vermillion Convalescent Center in Clinton. Louise was born Aug. 29, 1930 in Greencastle, daughter of the late Enoch Arden and Sylvia (Disbrow) Sillery. She married Arley V. Downs on May 28, 1949. He preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 2008...

Beverly Anne Jones-Steele, 64, of Cloverdale, passed unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, 2016, at Riverview Health in Noblesville. Arrangements are pending with the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.

ZoDell Smith departed her temporary earthly home Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 for her eternal home to dwell in the Eternal Presence of God, whom she devotedly loved and faithfully served in this life. She was born Feb. 21, 1931 in Wellington, Texas, to George Thomas (GT) Austin and Zora Lee Moore Austin, both of whom preceded her...

Patricia "Patty" Fajt, 72, Plainfield, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born in Latrobe, Pa., to Joseph and Mary (Brody) Vadas. She married John Dennis "Denny" Fajt on June 6, 1964; he survives. Patty was a homemaker, nursing home administrator, travel consultant and most importantly, a friend to many...

Mary Lou Dudley, 91, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Born May 9, 1925 in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Robert and Jessie (Buis) Arnold. She was a 1943 graduate of Fillmore High School. Mary Lou was a homemaker and loved working on the family farm with her husband...

Twila Gail Ott, 83, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. She was born Aug. 11, 1933 in Indianapolis to Roy and Carrie Wilkerson. Twila was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School and worked in the insurance industry. She married Robert Lee Ott, and following his passing was married to Charles Leonard Ott...

Sectional play started at some of the larger tourney fields on Tuesday, with action at a majority of the sites getting in full swing on Thursday. Quarterfinal matches will take place on Thursday at both North Montgomery (where Greencastle plays) and Monrovia (the site for North Putnam, South Putnam and Cloverdale), with semifinals set for Saturday morning and the finals later in the day on Saturday...