Obituaries

May 25, 2013

Allen "Bud" Coy Jr., 56 of Osgood died Saturday May 25, 2013 at Decatur County Hospital. He was self employed in farming products. He had also driven a truck for many years. He was a former Lion's Club Member, he had formerly attended Clarksburg Christian Church, he had served as president of the Tree City Fall Festival, he had been...

May 21, 2013

Sam Perkins, 84 of Hope passed away Tuesday May 21, 2013 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. He was retired from Cummins after 33 years of service. He served in the Navy. He enjoyed gardening and building his own homes and he loved spending time with his family. The funeral will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Norman Funeral...

May 21, 2013

A. Rebecca Ammerman, 88 of Wesport passed away Tuesday May 21. 2013 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. Mrs. Ammerman had worked at Cummins as a file clerk for six years, three years during WW II and three years after the war and followed that job by being a homemaker. She volunteered at Crossroads Christian School. She was a...

Apr 16, 2013

Katie L. George, 60, of Columbus died Tuesday at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. She had worked as an accountant for Indiana Motel Developers. She was a member of Parkside Baptist Church. She loved music, sports, cooking and especially loved to walk. The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in Hope with...

Apr 4, 2013

Lola A. Herndon, 93, of Hope passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Miller's Merry Manor in Hope. She was born in Hope July 1, 1919 to Chester B. and Edith Georgine Schaefer Reed. She was baptized on October 12, 1919, in the Moravian Church by Pastor W. H. Fluck and confirmed on Palm Sunday March 27, 1931, by Rev....

Mar 24, 2013

Warren K. Broady, 82, of Hope passed away Sunday March 24, 2013 at his winter home in Frostproof, Florida Mr. Broady reitred from U. S. Air Force maintenace and also had been a truck driver for MHart Express in Hope. He had served with the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Hope United Methodist Church, Hope Masonic Lodge,...

Mar 23, 2013

David H. Tatman, 68, died Saturday March 23, 2013, at his home in Ellenton, Fl. David was born August 28, 1944 in Richmond, IN. to Harold and Edna Mantooth Tatman. He married Ann Keller November 30, 1974 in Hartsville. David retired from Deckard Tool and Die in Hope. He loved bowling, fishing, and playing horseshoes. He is survived by his...

Mar 20, 2013

Chester "Chet" C. Bolander, 83, of Hope died Wednesday March 20, 2013, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. Mr. Bolander had retired as a loan officer with Farmer's Home Administration and also had worked for the former First National Bank and Hope State Bank. He was a member of the Hope Moravian Church, a member and Past Master of...

Mar 8, 2013

Margaret Shoaf age 87 of Hope IN passed peacefully Friday, March 8, 2013 at Hospice in Columbus. Margaret was born December 5, 1925 in Frankfort KY to Ollie and Nannie Rice Brooks. She had worked at Atterbury Job Corps and Retired from Cummins Engine Co. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert O. Shoaf and a son Fred...

Mar 6, 2013

Arlie Janice White Broughtplenty, 88, of Greencastle formerly of Shelby County died Wednesday March 6, 2013 at Putnam County Hospital. She was a member of Flat Rock Methodist Church. She enjoyed reading, doing puzzles and playing bingo. Calling will be on Sunday from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in Hope. Following calling, a private family graveside service...

Mar 4, 2013

Douglas C. Thayer, 43, of Columbus died at Columbus Regional Hospital Monday March 4, 2013. He had formerly been an employee of Toyoto. He was a member of Faith Chapel in Columbus and the Hoosier Mustang Club. He loved displaying his mustang at car shows and was a great musician. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Norman...

Feb 25, 2013

Ruby Brashears, 90, of Hope, died Feb. 25, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at Miller's Merry Manor in Hope, IN. Ruby was born June 13, 1922 in Whitesburg, Ky. to John and Polly Ann Hampton Brashears. Her father died in 1926 in a coal mining accident. Her mother then married Arthur Banks who raised Ruby as his daughter. Ruby worked in...

Feb 20, 2013

Nancy C. Hogan Gilbert, 50, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Kindred South in Greenwood. She was the loving wife of Charles Gilbert, who she married on February 14, 1985.

Born January 11, 1963, in Bethesda, Maryland, she was the daughter of Earl L. and Alma Benthal Hogan. She had been an operations manager...

Feb 14, 2013

Marjorie Ann Tempest Haymaker, 75 of Indianapolis died Thursday February 14, 2013 at Rose Walk Health Center in Indianapolis. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10:30 am at Burge Terrace Baptist Church at 9345 Brookville Rd, Indianapolis, IN. The visitation will be Monday from 4:00 - 8:00 pm and Tuesday from 9:30 am until service time at the church. A...

Feb 14, 2013

Irene Katherine Nading, 90 formerly of Hope died at 6:05 p.m. Thursday Feb. 14 2013 at Four Seasona Health Care Facility. Irene was a reitred homemaker, helping her husband, John in a secretarial/consultant role in the early years of establishing their business, Nading Mechanical. Irene attended St. Peter's Lutheran School and graduated from Clifford High School in 1940. She was...

Feb 11, 2013

Paul Franklin Shoaf, 82, of Hope died at his home on Monday, February 11, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. He was born to Roy Franklin Shoaf and Mary Kathryn Minor on May 1, 1930. He married Elsie Pauline Graham on August 7, 1952 and she survives. Paul was self-employed in the construction business and was in the Navy and served as...

Feb 9, 2013

Larry Dale Hamner, 52 of Flat Rock died Saturday Feb. 9, 2013 at Our Hospice Of South Central Indiana. Larry had been a truck driver for MHart Express and enjoyed attending Lucky Duck Lodge and spending time with friends and family , mostly with his grandson. He was a graduate of Southwestern High School. The funeral will be conducted Wed....

Feb 9, 2013

George G. Foust, 81 of Scipio passed away Saturday February 9, 2013 at Willow Crossing Health Center. He retired from Cummins Engine Co. after 25 years of service and worked for Capital American Insurance for 9 years and at Ceraland Park for 2 years. He graduated from Columbus High School and served in the U.S. Army for 2 years and...

Feb 2, 2013

John Edward Fennelly, 79 of Hope died Saturday Feb. 2, 2013 at Columbus Regional Hospital . Mr. Fennelly had retired as a plant electrician from Arvin, was a Ranger for Broad Creek Boy Scout Reservation in Whiteland, Maryland and was an electrical engineer technician 19 years with Martin Marietta in Maryland, Denver, Florida and Wiesbaden Germany. He was a member...

Jan 30, 2013

Nancy Isabelle Glick was born in Shelby County, Indiana on March 9, 1924. She entered Heaven's gate January 30. 2013. Nancy married John W. Glick on December 24, 1942. John preceded Nancy in death, January 4, 2001. She spent her life taking care of family, neighbors, and friends in need. She was a consummate mother and homemaker. Nancy was a...