Stories from Sunday, November 12, 2017

With great sadness, Nova June Tolliver Cooper, 81, of Greencastle, passed away on Nov. 2, 2017. She was born on May 25, 1936 to James and Paulina Tolliver. She loved her family, taking care of others and found great joy in cooking. Nova is survived by her husband of 56 years, Gerald; daughters Dianna (Gary) Cox and Brenda (Joe) Smith; four grandchildren, Tonya (Jim) Cummings, Rebecca (Nobi) Cotterill, Matthew (Whitney) Cox and Samuel (Whitney) Smith; and 10 great-grandchildren Carsen, Kirsten and Cole Cummings, Dakotah Vanevery, Kavaun, Keenan, Kendal and Kimberlyn Treadwell, and Jeffrey and Jonas Smith.. ...

Terry Lee Covert, 63, of Reelsville passed away Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at his residence. Terry was born in Greencastle on Dec. 31, 1953, the son of Jesse and Mary (Williams), Covert He attended Greencastle Schools. Mr. Covert was a team leader at Great Dane for 36 years until his retirement in 2014...

Isabelle Lorene (Templeman) Sims, 92, of Cloverdale, was called home by God on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2017 at Putnam County Hospital. Lorene was born on Aug. 9, 1925 in Greencastle, the daughter of Elizabeth Lee Payne Templeman and Flem Dud Templeman. She was married to Floyd Ivy Sims for more than 59 years. They were wed on Jan. 4, 1949. Floyd preceded her in death on April 22, 2007...