Stories from Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Dorothea M. Nelson, 109, formerly of Ladoga, passed away on May 26, 2018 in Sanford, Fla. She was born on Dec. 5, 1908 in Ladoga, Ind., to the late Arthur Monroe and Clara Mae (Morris) Densmore. On May 17, 1933 she married James Harrison ("Peanut") Nelson. He preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 1990...

James "Jim" Eugene Stevens, 71, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 surrounded by family. He was born on Aug. 1, 1946 in Hazard, Ky., to Eugene and Hazel (Turner) Stevens. As a young boy, Jim moved to Southern Indiana where he grew up on a farm with his three brothers...

Bradley Thomas Rector, Brad to all who knew him, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his home in Fillmore, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 47. He was born Aug. 8, 1970 in Bloomington, the son of Tom and Janie Rector...

William E. Blue, 80 years young, succumbed to arthritis, also called stage 4 lymphoma, on Sept. 18, 2017, in his Peoria, Ariz., home, with his family by his side. Maj. William E. Blue (USAF, Ret.) grew up in Roachdale. Maj. Blue was proud of his country and served four years in the U.S. Army and 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. He logged 10,000 flight hours in the KC-135 and 2,000 hours in the C-130 while earning seven air medals...

A 22-year-old Parke County woman's alleged attempt to deliver drugs and other contraband to a Putnamville inmate in a McDonald's sack failed when her drive through was intercepted Monday by prison officials. As a result, Shelby Marie Stephens, Rockville, is now lodged in the Putnam County Jail, facing four felony charges in the incident...