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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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Pamela Ann Wright
Jun 12, 2022
Pamela Ann Wright, 62, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday June 12, 2022 at Community Hospital South.
Born October 10, 1959 in Mexico, MO, she was the daughter of Robert and Pearl Rhoades Minney.
She married Jerald Wright March 17, 2000 and he preceded her in death September 20, 2015,
Pamela was a member...
Vernon L. Cox
Jun 11, 2022
Vernon Leroy Cox, 92, of Columbus, passed away on Saturday June 11, 2022 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.
Born on January 16, 1930 in Bartholomew County, Vernon was the son of Edward and Lucy Mae Nulton Cox. He married Dorothy Finke on November 1, 1959.
Vernon was employed as a tool and die...
Rosalyn Louise Koch Faulkner
Jun 9, 2022
Rosalyn Louise Koch Faulkner, 84, of Indianapolis passed away Thursday June 9, 2022 at her daughter's home in Hope.
Born June 29, 1937 in Wauzeka, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Karl J. Koch and Amy L. Derrickson Koch. She married Lyle Faulkner February 27, 1954 and he preceded her in death January 25, 2009.
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Betty Lou Wicker
Jun 3, 2022
Betty Lou Froedge Wicker, 69, of Hope passed away Friday June 3, 2022 at Columbus Regional Hospital.
Born June 19, 1952 in Edmonton, KY, she was the daughter of Henry G. Froedge and Annie G. Harper Froedge.
Betty was a member of Saved By Grace Church.
She enjoyed cooking, sewing, watching hummingbirds, going...
Thelma Louise Kissling
May 9, 2022
Thelma Louise Kissling, 87 of Hope passed away May 9, 2022.
Born January 18, 1935 in Ohio County, KY, she was the daughter of Otis Rhoades and Alma Fields Hoover Rhoades. She married David Kissling November 27, 1953 and he preceded her in death December 2, 1998.
Until retirement Thelma was employed at Cummins Engine...
Roger Dale Moore
May 5, 2022
Roger Dale "Dodger" Moore, 65, of St. Louis Crossing left this world on May 5, 2022 at Willow Crossing Health Care Facility.
Roger was born on September 28, 1956 in Columbus, Indiana and was the oldest son of Robert Lee Moore and Betty Marie (Beeker) Moore. He lived a full and active life due to the loving...
John William Dishinger
May 4, 2022
John William Dishinger passed, peacefully, from this world on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the inpatient Hospice of South-Central Indiana at the age of 97. He was born to Alison T. and Rose D. Dishinger on August 21, 1924. He graduated from Columbus High School then was drafted and served in WWII in the Navy. He was married for 60...
Rodger Dale Shepherd
Apr 29, 2022
Rodger Dale Shepherd, 54, of Columbus passed away Friday April 29, 2022 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.
He was born September 12, 1967 in Greensburg.
He had been employed at Walmart in maintenance.
Rodger is survived by children, Jake (Hailey) Shepherd of Greensburg, Ethan Shepherd (Brandi Combs) of Columbus...
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