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W. Joyce Baker (5/23/2021) - W. Joyce Baker, age 92, of Richmond, Indiana, died Friday, May 21, 2021, at Rosebud Village. Born July 6, 1928, in Lenoir City, Tennessee, to Mark and Deborah Cornett Cassady, Joyce was a life-long resident of Richmond. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Carla (Michael) Turner of Richmond; grandsons, Andrew Turner and Nick […]
Orville Dale Bloom Sr. (5/23/2021) - Orville Dale Bloom Sr., 80 of Connersville went home to be with the Lord, Friday afternoon, May 21, 2021 surrounded by his loving family at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 PM, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral home with Pastor John Reynolds officiating. Friends may call at the […]
Kent David Bertsch (5/23/2021) - Kent David Bertsch, 52, of Muncie and formerly of Cambridge City, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was born on October 4, 1968 in Richmond. He attended Lincoln High School and when he was younger enjoyed going Coon hunting. Kent is survived by his father, […]
Byron C. Starr (5/22/2021) - Byron C. Starr, 89 of Mason and formerly of Florida, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Born to Frank and Freida Delores (nee Tharp) Starr on May 22, 1931 in Williamsburg, Indiana. Byron was a proud graduate of Williamsburg High School where he played basketball and went on to win the State Championship. He […]
Beverly June Schetgen (5/22/2021) - Beverly June Schetgen, 67, of New Castle passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, May 19, 2021. She was born on September 1, 1953 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Edward Stephens and Leita Wilson. Bev graduated from New Castle Chrysler High School in 1971. She later worked at the New Castle […]
Helen Marie Atwell (5/22/2021) - Helen Marie Atwell passed away on May 20, 2021 at Reid Health after a long illness. She was born on December 5, 1937, in Williamsburg, Indiana, where she was raised by her parents, Harry A. Whitacre and Alice E. Whitacre. Helen helped out on the family farm. She attended Hope Well Methodist Church. Helen attended […]
Linda Susan Davis (5/22/2021) - Linda Susan Davis, 71, of New Castle passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Henry Community Health. She was born December 28, 1949 in New Castle, Indiana, a daughter of the late Philip and Martha (Fatzinger) Perry. She was a 1968 graduate at Walter P. Chrysler High School where she was a member of the […]
Gladys Lucille Davidson (5/22/2021) - Gladys Lucille Davidson, 77, of Greensboro passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at her home. She was born September 3, 1943 in What Cheer, IA to the late Charles and Margery (Elliott) Van Patten. Gladys owned and operated Jay’s Little House in New Castle for many years. She enjoyed quilting, fishing, camping, gardening and especially […]
Sandra Casteel (5/21/2021) - Sandra Casteel, 79 of Crothersville, IN, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, IN. Born December 18, 1941, in Hagerstown, IN, she is the daughter of Robert Samuel Dale and Wilma Marcel (Foutz) Marsh. She was a 1959 Hagerstown High School graduate. Sandra was a retiree of Dana Perfect […]
Muriel Dobbs (5/21/2021) - Muriel Dobbs, age 83, a New Castle resident, passed away May 18, 2021 at her residence. She was born October 23, 1937 in New Lisbon, Indiana, a daughter of the late George and Dorothy Marie Wright McKillip. Muriel was a resident of New Castle most of her life. She was a homemaker and treasured being […]
Jan Carol Ellson Piercy (5/21/2021) - Jan Carol Ellson Piercy passed away in her home Tuesday, May 18, 2021 with her faithful Schnauzer, Rosie was by her side. She had been in failing health the last few years. She was born August 17, 1944 in New Castle and had spent her early years on the farm in Mooreland with her grandparents, […]
Lawrence Lathan (5/21/2021) - Lawrence Lathan, age 62, New Castle Resident, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at his residence. He was born July 30, 1958 in Robbins, Tennessee. He is survived by a daughter, Christina (husband, Scott) Hamby; a son, Travis Lathan; a brother, Larry Latham; a sister, Betty Latham; four grandchildren, Christina and Scott Hamby, Arianna and […]
Robert E. Simpson (5/21/2021) - Robert E. Simpson, age 80, a New Castle resident, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the Waters of New Castle. He was born April 14, 1941 in Hazzard, Kentucky, a son of the late Clarence L. and Alena Dice Simpson. He had resided in New Castle since 1984 and was retired from Dana Corporation […]
Timothy D. “Tim” Allison (5/21/2021) - Timothy D. “Tim” Allison, age 57, of Richmond, Indiana, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 13, 2021, at his home. Tim was born on October 24, 1963, in Richmond, Indiana, where he was raised. Tim welcomed his first born, Timmy Dale, on June 26, 1982. He then moved to Alexander City, Alabama, where he met and married […]
Donald H. “Don” Cook (5/21/2021) - Donald H. “Don” Cook, age 83, of Richmond, Indiana, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Ambassador Healthcare. Born July 3, 1937, in Richmond, Indiana, to Carl J. and Mona L. Lucas Cook, Don was a life-long resident of Wayne County, Indiana. He graduated from Centerville High School in 1955 and married his high school sweetheart, […]
Therese (Terri) Ann Ringley (5/21/2021) - Therese (Terri) Ann Ringley, 84, (written by Terri), of Richmond, passed away on May 12, 2021, at Reid Health after having emergency surgery for an Aorta Dissection on April 15, 2021. I hope you all have at least one good story or memory of me to be shared with everyone. My life was basically simple, […]
John Allen Reeves (5/20/2021) - John Allen Reeves, age 85, Richmond, passed away at Reid Health on May 16, 2021. He was born May 8, 1936, to Franklin Daniel Reeves and Mary Reeves, in Seattle, Washington. John was a resident of Richmond, Indiana. He was a Veteran of the Vietnam War; with a 23 year career in the U.S. Army […]
Linda R. Lockwood (5/20/2021) - Linda R. Lockwood, 78, of Connersville, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond, Indiana. She was born on March 16, 1943, in Richmond, and is the daughter of the late Wilson “Bud” Abner and Zola Ethel Baine Abner. Linda was a member of the Connersville Moose Lodge and the Red […]
Toni L McClaskey (5/20/2021) - Toni L McClaskey age 66 passed away from cancer on May 16, 2021, in Richmond, IN. Toni was born on Dec 20, 1954, in Terre Haute, IN to parents Louie and Lucille McClaskey. She graduated from IUPUI with a master’s degree in Social Work and worked at the Dayton VA for more than a decade. […]
Eileen Charlton (5/20/2021) - Eileen Charlton, 98, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Addison Place in New Castle. She was born May 28, 1922 in Henry County, Indiana, a daughter of the late Charles T and Myrtle (Ellis) Huffman. Eileen was a member of the First Friends Meeting in New Castle and had resided at […]
Brad Sharits (5/20/2021) - Brad Sharits, 63, of Apache Junction, Arizona passed away on May 1, 2021. Brad was born on October 21, 1957 to Bill and Mae (Lawson) Sharits. He was a former resident of Richmond, Indiana and a graduate of Centerville High School. Brad worked, lived, and played in Arizona for many years. Twenty six of those […]
John “Johnny” Dee Day (5/20/2021) - John “Johnny” Dee Day, passed away on May 13th, 2021. He was born June 16th, 1974 in Richmond, Indiana, to John D. Day and Brenda K. Day. Johnny was raised in Richmond. He had many jobs, but was self-employed most of his life. He had many family and friends. Everywhere he went he knew someone. […]
Delores Huckery (5/19/2021) - Delores Huckery, 85, of New Paris, passed away May 16, 2021, at her home after a long illness. She was born May 16, 1936, in Jackson County, Kentucky, and has lived in this area all of her life. Her parents Herman and Mae St. John Bennett are both deceased. Delores worked with her parents in […]
Christy F. Williams (5/18/2021) - Christy F. Williams started her life’s journey on August 3, 1959. She was born to Jerome and Doreen Williams in Richmond, IN. The 1st born of five girls; Betsy Tidrow, Becky (John) Chamness, Debbie (Ben) Gay, Nin (Tom) Day. She lived most of her life in her quaint home on the Southside of town. She […]
Timothy J. Sherwood (5/18/2021) - Timothy J. Sherwood, 66, formerly of Connersville, IN, passed away on May 14th, 2021 in New Albany, IN, where he had been a recent patient at Baptist Floyd Hospital. He was born November 22nd, 1954 to Henry and Relda Darrell Sherwood, all of Connersville, IN. He attended Connersville High School and worked as a diesel […]
Robert Owen “Robby” Allen (5/18/2021) - Robert Owen “Robby” Allen, 31, of Connersville passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning, May 16, 2021 at his home. The younger of two children of Michael Edward and Teresa Marlene Puckett Allen, Robby was born in Oxford, Ohio on November 18, 1989 and graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 2008. On May […]
Alvin K. Ross (5/18/2021) - Alvin K. Ross, 81, of Connersville passed away Friday evening, May 14, 2021 at Majestic Care, Connersville. The oldest of two children of Earl and Ruth Bruner Ross, Alvin was born on January 24, 1940 in Metamora, Indiana. He graduated from Connersville High School with the Class of 1958 and was a member of the […]
Gail June Hutson (5/18/2021) - Gail June Hutson, age 65, of New Castle, Indiana, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana following a brief illness. She was born February 6, 1956 in New Castle a daughter of the late Bruce and Kathleen Ziglar Daniel. Gail worked the past 30 years as a bartender at […]
Janet Louise Beach (5/18/2021) - Janet Louise Beach, age 72, a New Castle resident, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021. She was born May 8, 1949 in New Castle, Indiana, a daughter of the late Oral Lee and Barbara Joan Jackson Goodwin. Janet was a homemaker and a member of the American Legion. She enjoyed playing bingo and loved the […]
Carl Malcolm “Mike” Abrams (5/18/2021) - Carl Malcolm “Mike” Abrams, 82, passed away at his home in Franklin Township, Henry County, Indiana early Friday morning May 14, 2021. A son of the late Carl Melva and Eunice Gail (Baumgartner) Abrams, Mike was born at home in Liberty Township in Henry County, Indiana on December 31, 1938. A lifelong resident of Henry […]