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Cynthia K. Crane (11/12/2020) - Cynthia K. Crane, 59, Liberty, died Sunday, November 8, 2020 at IU Methodist in Indianapolis. The daughter of William and Elizabeth Davis Moore, Cynthia was born December 24, 1960 in Richmond, Indiana. She graduated from Union County High School with the class of 1979. Cynthia married Keith Crane on December 2, 2005, spending six years […]
William (Bill) Gene Morgan (11/12/2020) - William (Bill) Gene Morgan aged 58 a New Castle resident, passed away on Thursday November 5, 2020 at his residence after a battle with cancer. He was born October 25, 1958 in New Castle, Indiana a son of Lonnie Morgan and Ann Albertson Carter. He was a life-long New Castle resident and a graduate of […]
Chester Lee Slavey (11/12/2020) - Chester Lee Slavey, age 53, of New Castle, Indiana passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at IU Methodist Hospital after an accident at his place of employment. He was born October 23, 1967 in New Castle, a son of James and Vanessa Slavey. Chester was a current employee of Foam Rubber Products. He enjoyed working […]
Timothy L. “Tim” Hamby (11/12/2020) - Timothy L. “Tim” Hamby, age 50, a New Castle resident passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his residence following a long illness. He was born June 27, 1970 in New Castle, Indiana, a son of Charles and the late Diane Lutes Hamby. He was a graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School and attended […]
Gary W. West (11/11/2020) - Gary W. West, age 69, of Richmond, Indiana, died Thursday, November 5, 2020, at IU Health Methodist Hospital. Gary was born on June 24, 1951, in Richmond, Indiana. He was lovingly raised by Ivan and Vi Portanova Foust. Gary was a life-long resident of this community. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1969. Gary […]
Larry Mikesell (11/11/2020) - Larry Mikesell, age 79, Richmond, passed away November 7, 2020 at Reid Memorial Hospital. He was born May 12, 1941. He grew up in Richmond and graduated from Richmond High School in 1959. Larry enrolled in the U.S. Navy in 1962 and proudly served his country as a veteran of the Vietnam War and was […]
Jerry M. Cline (11/11/2020) - Jerry M. Cline, 72, of New Castle, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Monday, November 9, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 28, 1948 in New Castle, a son of Dave and Georgenia Cline. Jerry grew up in New Castle where he graduated from New Castle High School […]
Boyd Allen Beatty (11/11/2020) - Boyd Allen Beatty, 91, of New Castle, formerly of Muncie passed away on the morning of Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Heritage House of New Castle. Visitation will be held from 10 – 11 am with funeral service at 11:00 am on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Sproles Family Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Becker […]
Keith Duane “Mouse” Friend (11/11/2020) - Keith Duane “Mouse” Friend, 72, of Connersville passed away Monday, November 9, 2020, in the hospice unit at the VA Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. One of three sons of Kenneth “Gabe” and Betty Elaine Grizzell Friend, Keith was born in Connersville on June 20, 1948, and graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1967. […]
Pamela Ann Fadeley (11/11/2020) - Pamela Ann Fadeley, of New Castle, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at her residence. She was born September 28, 1957 in Leckie, West Virginia and was a daughter of the late Charlie and Fern (Jarrett) Fadeley. Pamela had been a resident of New Castle for many years. She was a blessing to everyone that […]
Darrin Daugherty (11/10/2020) - Darrin R. Daugherty, 54, Webster, passed away at his home. Darrin was born in Richmond, Indiana, on December 29, 1965, the son of Ronald L. Daugherty and Julia Roberts Townsend. Darrin was a 1984 graduate of Vandalia Butler High School and served in the US Army. Darrin married the former Shari Farmer on October 18, […]
Karen Sue Winchester (11/10/2020) - Karen Sue Winchester, 77, of Greenville, Ohio formerly of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020. She was born July 29, 1943 in New Castle to the late George Dewey and Etta (Brown) Gooding. She was a 1961 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler Memorial High School. Karen was a member of the New Castle […]
Bobby Merrill Conningham (11/10/2020) - Bobby Merrill Conningham, 57, of Milton, Indiana, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Reid Hospital. He was born July 14, 1963 in Indianapolis, Indiana, a son of the late Bob Conningham and Carole Jean (Johnson) Conningham. Bobby lived most of his life in Milton, Indiana. He had worked in the casket industry for over […]
Florence E. (Jann) Brothers (11/9/2020) - Florence E. (Jann) Brothers, 90, of Milton passed peacefully Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Meadow View Health and Rehab in Salem, IN. Born on April 22, 1930 in Hymera, IN to Rev. Edwin G. & Naomi L. (Burger) Jann. Florence (Flossie) lived many places growing up as her parents moved around in the ministry. Eventually […]
Eva Jean (Gray) Schrader (11/8/2020) - Eva Jean (Gray) Schrader, 90, passed away early Sunday morning November 8, 2020 at her home in Dublin, Indiana with her family by her side. Eva Jean was born July 3, 1930, just north of Cambridge City, Indiana on the Fagan family farm to Everett and Bernice (Fagan) Gray. She was a 1948 graduate of […]
John William Kauffman III (11/8/2020) - John William Kauffman III, age 85, of Richmond, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Richmond. John was born on August 4, 1935, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, to John W. Kauffman Jr. and Bertha Shipley Kauffman. He graduated from Westminster High School in Carroll County, Maryland, and received an economics degree […]
Ronald D. Fullerton (11/8/2020) - Ronald D. Fullerton, 70, Richmond, passed away on Friday morning, November 6 at Reid Health. Ron was born in Richmond, Indiana, on November 10, 1949, the son of Albert E., Sr. & Freda J. Defibaugh Fullerton, both of whom preceded him in death. Ron was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired […]
Reverend Irvin Baxter, Jr. (11/8/2020) - Reverend Irvin Baxter, Jr. died November 4, 2020 after complications from Covid-19. He was 75. Baxter was a United Pentecostal Church minister, radio and television host, evangelist, author, and biblical scholar who hosted the internationally syndicated biblical prophecy program, End of the Age. Baxter was also the founder and president of Endtime Ministries. Baxter began […]
Jeremy Donica (11/8/2020) - Jeremy Donica, 39 of New Castle passed away Wednesday November 4, 2020. He was born on February 10, 1981 in New Castle IN. He spent his adult life caring for others, working tirelessly for the developmentally disabled. Jeremy once said, “What I enjoy most about working in direct support role is the delight in the […]
Mary Jane Longenecker Fulton (11/8/2020) - Mary Jane Longenecker Fulton, age 92, formerly of Centerville, Indiana, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2020, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Born July 28, 1928, in Winchester, Indiana, to Oakley and Maude Bavis Longenecker, Mary Jane graduated from Centerville High School. She married Malcolm Ray Fulton […]
Stanley Lowell Hobbs (11/8/2020) - Stanley Lowell Hobbs, age 84, of Richmond, Indiana passed away on Thursday (November 5, 2020) at Reid Health. Stanley was born on October 22, 1936 to Lowell and Frances Weber Hobbs in Springersville, Indiana. Stanley joined the service in April of 1959 and was a proud U.S. Navy veteran. On August 31, 1962 he married […]
Leta McCarthy (11/8/2020) - Leta McCarthy, 91, of New Castle, went home to be with the Lord on the morning of November 7, 2020 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. Sproles Family Funeral Home, New Castle. Arrangements are pending at this time.
Connie Rae Leitch (11/8/2020) - Connie Rae Leitch, 74, a lifelong resident of Connersville, passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon, November 2, 2020, at Tennova Hospital, Clarksville, Tennessee. One of four children of Raymond and Marie Catherine Johnting Logan, Connie was born in Laurel, Indiana on March 10, 1946, and attended Laurel High School. In 1974, Connie married Charles William Leitch […]
Hal Bailey Rynerson (11/8/2020) - Hal Bailey Rynerson, of Lewisville, Indiana passed away on November 6, 2020 in New Castle, Indiana. Hal was born on November 23, 1930 in Tucson, Arizona to Inez (Bailey) and John Paul Rynerson. Preceding him in death were his brother John and sister Harriet. Hal married Adena Meurer of Terre Haute, Indiana on June 14, […]
Genevieve Collins (11/8/2020) - Genevieve Collins, 96, Centerville, passed away Saturday morning November 7, 2020 at her home in Richmond, Indiana. A daughter of the late Fred and Georgia (Napier) Fugate, Genevieve was born in Perry County, Kentucky on November 19, 1923. She graduated from Combs High School in Combs, Kentucky with the class of 1942 and Eastern State […]
KC Allen Simpson (11/8/2020) - KC Allen Simpson, 32, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020. He was born in Richmond on October 18, 1988 to Andrea K. Simpson and Kelcey E. Hall. He is loved and missed dearly by all. KC like to spend his free time at Haspin and with friends. He was a volunteer policeman in Greens […] Nancy A. Smith (11/6/2020) - Nancy A. Smith, 80, of Richmond, passed away in her home on Tuesday, November 3. She was born on August 11, 1940 in Franklin Township of Wayne County, Indiana to Emil Elsworth & Mildred Fern Plessinger Filby. She was a 1958 graduate of Whitewater High School. She married Jon R. “Jack” Smith on April 7, […]
Jimmy E. VanCamp (11/6/2020) - Jimmy E. VanCamp, 82, of New Castle, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Jim was born December 15, 1937 in Richmond to Paul and Martha (Moss) VanCamp. He attended Greens Fork High School and joined the Navy after graduation in 1956. In April of 1958, while stationed in California, he met […]
Patricia L. Lemmons (11/6/2020) - Patricia L. Lemmons, 85, Milton, passed away in Florida October 10, 2020. Patricia was born on December 30, 1934 to David and Dorothy (Campbell) Winkle. She was a long-time resident of Milton and Wayne County until 1996 when she and her husband Leo relocated to Florida for their retirement. Patti enjoyed her family and friends, […]
Melba Lorain Riddle (11/6/2020) - Melba Lorain Riddle, 87, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Henry Community Health. She was born February 20, 1933 in Albany, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Roy and Bessie (Willen) Cross. She was a member of Greensboro United Methodist Church. Melba loved raising her children & spending time with family […]