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Richard Allen Burton
Nov 21, 2022
Richard Allen Burton, 65, of Columbus passed away on Monday November 21, 2022 at his home.
Born on January 12, 1957 in Hope Richard was the son of Arthur and Florence Reed Burton.
He had previously been employed at Cosco.
He had attended the First Baptist Church of Hope.
Richard is...
Nancy A. Reed
Nov 18, 2022
Nancy Ann Reed, 72, of Hope, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at Franciscan Health.
Born on January 31, 1950, she was the daughter of Bill and Dorothy Wheeler Dickey. She married Charles Reed on March 22, 1970, and he survives.
A funeral service for Nancy will be on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at...
James R. Mcpeek
Nov 18, 2022
James R. McPeek, 90, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home.
Born on April 16, 1932, he was the son of Charles and Kathryn Joy McPeek. He married Yvonne Johnson, and she preceded him in death on January 10, 2021.
James is survived by step-daughters, Vicki (Tim) Kirchner of North...
Judith Ann Sitko
Nov 7, 2022
Judith Ann Sitko (Judy) of Greensburg, gracefully flew to the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, November 7, 2022 while at her home on a pleasant morning with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joel S. Sitko, parents Daulty W. and Helen (Schneider) Bunting of Hartsville, brothers Everett (Corrine)...
Clora Marie Mize
Oct 27, 2022
Clora Marie Renner Mize, 89, of Hope, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Miller's Merry Manor in Hope.
Born on October 3, 1933 in Kansas, Indiana, Clora was the daughter of Hubert and Mary Miller Renner. She married Howard Mize on July 13, 1956, and he preceded her in death on December 7, 2018.
...Christine Ogilvie
Oct 22, 2022
Christine Ogilvie, 86, of Columbus, passed away on Saturday October 22, 2022 at Keepsake Village of Columbus.
Born on April 25, 1936 in Decatur County, Christine was the daughter of Herschel J. and Bessie Mae Sylvia Thorpe. She married Sam Ogilvie on February 13, 1955, and he preceded her in death on April 5, 2017.
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Carol Ziegler
Oct 21, 2022
Carol Ziegler, 92, of Hope, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 at Columbus Regional Hospital.
Born on January 8, 1930 in Hope, Carol was the daughter of Ferris and Eva Stam Conner. She married Ernest Ziegler on June 4, 1948, and he preceded her in death on June 27, 1990.
Before retirement, Carol worked...
Alma R. Mcqueen
Oct 8, 2022
Alma R. McQueen, 88, of Hope, passed away Saturday October 8, 2022 at her home.
Born on January 29, 1934 in French Lick, she was the daughter of Herbert and Elizabeth Byerley Line. She married Owen McQueen on December 31, 1951, and he preceded her in death August 15, 2005.
Alma enjoyed playing bingo and...
Sandra F. Howard
Sep 25, 2022
Sandra Faye "Nanny" Howard, 71, of Columbus, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at her home.
Born on May 24, 1951 in Glasgow, Kentucky, Sandra was the daughter of Billy J. and Mattie Evelyn Bushong Erwin. She married Alvin E. "Shakey" Howard on September 23, 1977 and he preceded her in death on January 15, 2011....
Barbara E. Clary
Aug 30, 2022
Barbara E Clary passed away on August 30,2022 in Hope, Indiana.
Barbara was born 15, Mar 1936 at Jackson County Hospital in Seymour, Indiana.
She is survived by daughters Karla Whitley (Dale), Deniece Storms, and Larry Clary (Kasandra) and 8 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard L Barnett...
Leamon "Chief" Burton
Aug 30, 2022
Leamon "Chief" Burton, 84, of Hope passed away Tuesday August 30, 2022 at Silver Oaks Health Campus.
Born November 8,1937 in Columbia, KY he was the son of Ealie and Bonnie Burton. He married Betty Hancock March 15, 1961 and she preceded him in death May 11, 2018.
Before retirement Leamon was employed at Reeves...
Carl Everett Wright
Aug 24, 2022
Carl Everett "Butch" Wright, 79, of Flat Rock passed away Wednesday August 24, 2022 at Major Hospital.
Born May 25, 1943 in Indianapolis Carl was the son of Frank and Ethel Teets Wright. He graduated from Waldron High School. He served in the U.S. Navy. He married Charlene Davis November 24, 1967 and they celebrated their 54...
Shelby Lynn Sizemore
Aug 23, 2022
Shelby Lynn Sizemore, 28, of Columbus passed away Tuesday August 23 rd at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital.
Born October 19, 1993 in Columbus, Shelby was the daughter of John Murphy and Cozette Neal. She married Sean Sizemore on August 18, 2012.
Shelby enjoyed ghost hunting and collecting miniatures and feathers. She had an outgoing personality...
Kenneth Avery Guffey, Jr.
Aug 20, 2022
Kenneth Avery Guffey, Jr., 60, of Hope, passed away Saturday August 20, 2022 at his home.
Born February 28, 1962 in Seymour he was the son of Kenneth Avery Guffey, Sr. and Janice Sue Warren Pendleton.
Kenneth was an electrician.
He served in the U.S. Army.
He attended the First Baptist...
Betty Louise Sutton
Aug 8, 2022
Betty Louise Sutton, 91 of Hope passed away Monday August 8, 2022 at Miller's Merry Manor.
Born September 14, 1929 in Columbus Betty was the daughter of James Scrogham and Everly Quick Boilanger.
She is survived by children, Trudy Coy (Mike Tuttle) of Columbus, Curt Phillips of Columbus, Bruce Phillips (Debbie Taylor) of Columbus and...
Elliot Ray Goins
Aug 3, 2022
Elliot Ray Goins, of Columbus, was stillborn on August 3, 2022 at Columbus Regional Hospital. He was the son of Lillyah Jones and Ashton Goins.
Other survivors include grandparents, Scott and Jana Jones, Ryan Berdel, and Christina and Brandon Goins; aunts and uncles, Elijah Jones, Amariah Jones, Deegan Goins, Tim Robertson and Tina Robertson; and great-grandparents, Steve...
David G. Goins
Aug 2, 2022
David Gene Goins, 71, of Columbus, passed away on August 2, 2022 at IU Health Methodist Hospital. Born on April 5, 1951 in Bartholomew County, David was the son of Elmer K. and Marjorie E. Anderson Goins. He married Lea Nasby on January 3, 1976 at New Zion Methodist Church near Ogilville. In 2019, David and Lea traveled to...
Paul “Mike” Rynerson
Jul 18, 2022
Paul "Mike" Rynerson, 65, of Columbus died Monday July 18, 2022 at Franciscan Health in Greenwood.
Born February 1, 1957 in Franklin, IN, he was the son of Paul Edwin Rynerson and Ruth Anne Hundley Rynerson. He married Melissa "Jan" Stone May 14, 1977 and she survives.
Mr. Rynerson had previously been employed at Cummins...
Donald & Carol Wasson
Jul 12, 2022
The ashes of Donald Eugene and Carol Jane Wasson (Overstreet) will be interned in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Flat Rock, Indiana at 1:00 pm on Saturday July 16, 2022. Their hearts never left Indiana.
Don was born near Waldron, Indiana in 1925, to Howard and Sarah Wasson. Carol was born in Indianapolis, IN in 1927 to Hobart...
Gertrude Elizabeth Herr
Jul 9, 2022
Gertrude Elizabeth (Borntreger) Herr, 89, of Edinburgh, passed away on Saturday July 9, 2022.
She was born on July 9, 1933 to the late Moses and Elizabeth (Hochstetler) Borntreger in Vernon Township, Mercer County, PA. She is preceded in death by her husband Harold Leroy Herr in 2008.
Gertrude loved babies and...
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