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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...
Donald E. Settle
Apr 29, 2022
Donald E Settle passed away at home at 11:15 am, on April 29, 2022. He was 91 years old. Born on March 16, 1931, to Clifford and Loretta Murray Settle, the second of 4 brothers. His brothers James, who survives, William and Charles, who preceded him in death.
After graduating from Columbus High school in 1949, Don...
L. Herman Frye, Jr.
Apr 4, 2022
Herman Frye, Jr., 88 of Hope passed away Monday April 4, 2022 at Miller's Merry Manor.
Born August 20, 1933 in Jackson County, KY he was the son of Lansford Herman and Sarah Elizabeth Napier Frye.
Herman moved to Indiana with his family in 1940 residing in the Metamora area through his childhood. ...
Dianne K. Smith
Mar 27, 2022
Dianne K. Smith, 76, of Greensburg passed away Sunday March 27, 2022 at Decatur County Memorial Health.
Born August 15, 1945 in Greensburg, she was the daughter of Ralph Earl and Ruth Grace Wilson Hessler.
Dianne is survived by children, John (Cynthia) Adams of Greensburg and Jolene Kelly of Greensburg; grandsons, Johnny Adams, Jr. of...
Glen Williams Galbraith, Jr.
Mar 25, 2022
Glen Williams Galbraith, Jr., 76, of Columbus passed away March 25, 2022 at his home.
Born August 12, 1945 in Greensburg he was the son of Glen Williams and Elsie Mae Green Galbraith, Sr.
Survivors include wife, Martha Brand of Columbus; son, Phillip (Linda) Galbraith of Indianapolis; grandson Tyler (Azia) Galbraith of Columbus; Marsha Cook...
Esther Luthelle Hedrick
Mar 22, 2022
Esther Luthelle Hedrick, 65, of Hope passed away Tuesday March 22, 2022 at her home.
Born January 5, 1957 in Louisville she was the daughter of Chester A. and Esther Hess Nolan.
Esther had been employed as a sales clerk at K Mart.
She was a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church.
...Phyllis Anne Darnell
Mar 21, 2022
Phyllis Anne Darnell, 83, of Hope passed away Monday March 21, 2022 at her residence.
Born August 4, 1938 in Columbus, Phyllis was the daughter of George and Dorothy Cox Stutz. She married George Darnell January 19, 1958 and he preceded her in death December 10, 2013.
Phyllis is survived by children, Jeff Darnell of...
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