Velma L. Harvey
Apr 16, 2017
Velma L. Harvey, 84, of Hope died at 12:32 p.m. on Sunday, April, 16, 2017 at Keepsake Village. Velma was a volunteer candy striper at the local hospital as well as a secretary and a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards, and watching her grandkids play sports. Born July 24, 1932 in Hope, Velma was the daughter of Isaac and...
Billy Joe Justus
Apr 14, 2017
Billy Joe Justus, 57, of Greensburg, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017. He had previously been employed in construction. Billy was an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping. A funeral service will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in Hope. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Cremation will...
Merrill John Clouse
Apr 13, 2017
Merrill John Clouse, 95, of Hope died Thursday morning, April 13, 2017 at his home. He was owner and operator of Clouse Food Center, Inc in Hope. He began his grocery business career when his parents owned the store and he worked behind the candy counter at a young age. He also had worked as a foreman at Noblitt-Sparks, where...
Winona I. Simmons
Apr 9, 2017
Winona Irene Simmons, 87, of Hartsville, died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Morning Breeze Retirement and Healthcare Center in Greensburg. She worked at KCL in Shelbyville for 6 years and at Hooks Warehouse in Indianapolis for 11 years. Winona was a member of Evangelical United Church of Christ in Shelbyville. She liked to do crafts and sewing. She enjoyed shopping,...
Mary Florence Anderson
Apr 7, 2017
Mary Florence Anderson, 91, of Hope, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at Four Seasons Retirement Center. Mary was a homemaker. She was a longtime member of Hope First Baptist Church. She was also a member of Homemakers Club and Gideons Auxillary. Mary was a great cook. She loved flowers and enjoyed gardening. Born on October 4, 1925, in Ebenezer, Kentucky,...
Sam W. Ogilvie
Apr 5, 2017
Sam W. Ogilvie, 80, of Columbus, died at 7:13 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at his home. Before retirement, Sam worked at Cummins for 42 years. He was a member of Columbus Baptist Church. Sam enjoyed doing yard work and enjoyed his dogs. Born on June 23, 1936, in Bartholomew County, Sam was the son of James F. and Lelah...
Mary Louise Hamilton
Mar 28, 2017
Mary Louise Hamilton, 78, of Hope, died at 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. Mary Louise had been employed at Flat Rock-Hawcreek School System for many years. She was a member of the Hope Moravian Church, where she was the organist. She enjoyed music, playing piano, singing in the choir, and reading....
Clyde Dale Hoy
Mar 28, 2017
Clyde Dale Hoy, 98, of Hope died Tuesday March 28, 2017 at 1:15 a.m. at Columbus Regional Hospital. Before retirement, he worked in fuel oil delivery for several companies, including his own. Clyde served in the Army Air Corp during WWII. He was a survivor of Pearl Harbor and stationed at Wheeler Air Base. After his discharge, Clyde worked as...
Doris Connor
Mar 21, 2017
Doris M. Connor, 90, of Columbus, died on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Columbus Regional Hospital. Visitation will be Monday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in Hope. Burial will follow at Sandcreek Friends Cemetery. Survivors include son, Robert Connor of Oceanside, CA. Doris is preceded in death by her husband, William Connor.
Wayne L. Shrader
Mar 18, 2017
Wayne Lewis Shrader, 45 of Columbus, Indiana died Saturday March 18, 2017 of a sudden heart attack. He was employed at Thrive Alliance and Rescare. Born November 9, 1971 in Rushville,Indiana Wayne was the son of Jack Eugene Shrader Sr. and Sandra Adams Shrader Everett. He married Rikki Bendine Jackson (Shrader) November 19, 2004 and she survives. Other survivors include...
Stanley L. Kanouse
Mar 13, 2017
Stanley L. Kanouse, 75, of Edinburgh, lost his battle with Alzheimer's on Monday evening, March 13th, 2017 at Franklin Meadows. He was born on April 11th, 1941 in St. Paul, Indiana to Lewis Kanouse and Ethel (Gay) Kanouse. He graduated from St. Paul High School in 1959. Stanley met his wife Margaret (Andrews) Kanouse through a mutual friend. They were...
Walter H. Romine
Mar 12, 2017
Walter H. Romine, 75 of Columbus died at 6:25 a.m. Sunday March 12, 2017 at Willow Crossing Health Facility. Before retriement he had worked as a machinist at Reliance Electric and Enkei. He had also previously owned a beauty shop. Walter enjoyed fishing, camping and being outdoors. He was artistic and did lots of woodworking, arts and crafts, welding and...
William D. "Bill" Mitchell
Mar 11, 2017
William D. "Bill" Mitchell, 80 of Columbus passed away Saturday March 11,2017 at 12:55 a.m. at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana inpatient facility after a short battle with cancer. Born January 17, 1937 in Columbus Bill was the son of William and Mildred Mitchell. He married Shirley Hendrickson December 27, 1957 and she survives. Other survivors include a daughter,...
Ira Harold Green
Mar 7, 2017
Ira Harold Green, 94 of Indianapolis, formerly of Hope died Tuesday March 7, 2017 at Westside Village Health Facility in Indianapolis. Before retirement he was a machine operator at G.M. for 30 years. He was in the U.S. Army Infintry. He was a member of Norristown Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed the Pacers and the Colts and loved nature, hunting and...
Jim Bense
Feb 28, 2017
Jim Bense, 70, of Columbus, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at his home. He was a grain farmer. Jim was a member of Chapel of the Good Shepherd church. Jim enjoyed farming and watching sports. He liked to talk and visit with people. He also enjoyed spending time with family and his grandkids. Born on September 27, 1946 in Columbus,...
Max Shepherd
Feb 22, 2017
Max Shepherd, 80, of Hartsville, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Columbus Regional Hospital. He spent the last two years of his life residing at Miller's Merry Manor. Max was a machinist at Rockwell Automation and other factories for over 30 years. He was a member of Hartsville United Methodist Church. He enjoyed NASCAR, other auto racing, and watching Classic...
William W. "Bill" Spaugh
Feb 20, 2017
William W. "Bill" Spaugh, 76 of Greensburg died Monday evening at Aspen Place Health Facility in Greensburg. He was a retired farmer and along with farming he had been employed at Cummins, Reliance, Deckards Tool & Dye, NTN and had several other jobs. He was a veteran of the U.S. Airforce. He was a member of Hope American Legion, Eagles...
Darren G. Fleming
Feb 17, 2017
Darren Gene Fleming, 51, of Columbus died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Franciscan Health. In previous years, he worked at Columbus City Utilities in the Quality Control Lab. He previously attended The Berean Bible Church in Columbus. Darren was an avid fisherman and hunter. He liked to collect knives and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Darren loved spending time with his...
C. Philip "Phil" Harrod
Feb 11, 2017
C. Philip "Phil" Harrod, 70, of Flat Rock, died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at his home. Phil retired from Cummins after 30 years. He was a member of Flat Rock Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Flat Rock Volunteer Fire Department where he had just received his pin for 50 years of service. Phil enjoyed his family...
Terry Ramon Coomer
Feb 8, 2017
Terry Raymon Coomer, 62, of Hope died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Willow Crossing Health and Rehab. In previous years, he worked at Columbus Warehouse as a forklift operator. Terry enjoyed collecting trains. Born on November 29, 1954 in Shelbyville, Terry was the son of Raymon Dillon Coomer and Ernestine Fields Bryant. Survivors include his mother, Ernestine (James) Bryant of...
