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Carol Ziegler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Lois Pauline Olmstead

Lois Pauline Olmstead

Jul 4, 2022

Lois Pauline Olmstead, 91, of Hartsville passed away Monday July 4, 2022 at her home.

Born November 8, 1930 in Columbus, she was the daughter of Omer and Velma Burns Jones.  She married Clifford Olmstead September 3, 1949 at Bethel Baptist Church and they enjoyed 69 years together.  He preceded her in death in 2019.

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James David Baldwin

James David Baldwin

Jun 25, 2022

James David "Doc" Baldwin of Hartsville, IN passed away peacefully at his home, Saturday June 25, 202

He was born December 5, 1938 to Ada Luvenia (Taylor) Baldwin and Richard Leslie Baldwin.

He married Jinny Fields September 21, 1960, she survives.

James worked at Thompson Sporting Goods, McKeand's Sales, Boats Unlimited, then owned...

Marcia Lynn Mitchell

Marcia Lynn Mitchell

Jun 23, 2022

Marcia Lynn Mitchell, 66, of Clifford passed away Thursday June 23, 2022 at her home.

Born January 27, 1956 in Columbus she was the daughter of Myron and Evelyn Zike Steenbarger.

Marcia was a member of Clifford Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.  She enjoyed watching birds and loved cats.

Marcia is survived by...

Elsie L. Hege

Elsie L. Hege

Jun 21, 2022

Elsie Louise Hege of Hope died peacefully on June 21, 2022 at Miller's Merry Manor surrounded by her loving children.  She was 92 years old, born on February 21, 1930 to Lester "Duke" Whittington and Hazel (Bowers) Whittington.

Elsie married George F. Hege on June 12, 1948, and he preceded her in death on March 18, 1970....

Gladys M. Reece

Gladys M. Reece

Jun 21, 2022

Gladys M. Reece, 87, of Hope passed away Tuesday June 21, 2022 at Miller's Merry Manor.

Born October 22, 1934 in Columbus Gladys was the daughter of William and Lottie Edith Sprague Hollman.  She married Lawrence Reece August 7, 1970 and he preceded her in death on March 22, 2000.

Gladys was a member of...

David Lee Stone

David Lee Stone

Jun 16, 2022

Mr. David Lee Stone, age 80, of Lindale, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022. He was born on February 6, 1942 in Hope, Indiana. He was the son of the late Lloyd Adam and Thelma Louise Mace Stone.

David served 26 years in the United States Air Force as an airman basic to a major...

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