Obituaries

Apr 11, 2016

John F. Shepherd, 65, of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on October 9, 1950 to John Thomas and Essie Leovia (Miller) Shepherd.

John had studied Electronics at Ivy Tech and had worked at the Owen Detective Agency for 11 years....

Apr 10, 2016

Harold L. Busby, 79, of Linton, Indiana, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Linton Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born on April 27, 1936 in Jewett, Ohio to Donald L. and Vivian M. (Rowland) Busby. Harold married the love of his life, Elsie Lorraine Britton on August...

Apr 8, 2016

Martha Lee Cobb, 73, of Sandborn, Indiana, peacefully went to Heaven, surrounded by her loved ones, on Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born on April 16, 1942 in Linton, Indiana to John L. 'Jiggs' and Mary A. (Lind) Waggoner. She became the wife of Nickolas...

Apr 7, 2016

Clarence W. Bell, 67, of Odon, IN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the Ketcham Nursing Center in Odon. Clarence was born in Daviess Co., Indiana, on March 21, 1949 to Sam and Minnie Bell.

Clarence was a lifelong farmer who also worked at the Odon Sawmill, Odon Vault Company, Corn Pro, and retired...

Apr 4, 2016

Martha Jane (Dennis) Vertrees went peacefully into the arms of our Lord on April 4, 2016. Born in Dayton, Ohio on July 14, 1924, she lived most of her life in Northwest Indiana, before moving to Fort Myers, Florida in 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband Carrol Weaver Vertrees and her beloved granddaughter, Emily Owen. She...

Apr 1, 2016

Joetta J. Cotter, 96, of Linton, Indiana, went to Heaven peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Sullivan, Indiana. She was born in Linton, Indiana on February 20, 1920 to Elmer and Cornas (Hardisty) West. She became the wife of Adam B. Cotter on August 27, 1937.

Joetta...

Mar 30, 2016

Deborah M. Miller, 66, of Odon, Indiana, went peacefully to Heaven, surrounded by her loved ones, on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Washington, Indiana. She was born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana on September 17, 1949 to William and Norma (Pfluger) Palmer. She married her loving husband, Ronald L. Miller on May 27, 1969.

Deborah worked as an...

Mar 29, 2016

Amos Jerome Gingerich, 74, of Odon, Indiana, went to Heaven peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 in Washington, Indiana. He was born in Martin County, Indiana on November 22, 1941 to Henry and Tillie (Wagler) Gingerich. He took Esther Wagler to be his loving wife on February 20, 1960.

Amos was a...

Mar 27, 2016

Nola Ruth McKee, 98, of Odon, passed away peacefully in Corydon, IN surrounded by loved ones on March 27, 2016. She was born in Martin County, Indiana on June 17, 1917 to Jabish F. and Golda A. (Plummer) Myers. Ruth was married to Thurman L. McKee.

Ruth was a member of the Prairie Chapel Methodist Church. She...

Mar 27, 2016

Jerry Lee Norrington, 83, of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Linton Nursing and Rehab Center in Linton. He was born in Winslow, Indiana on August 28, 1932 to Otis and Mary Frances (Grider) Norrington. He married his sweetheart, Marilyn R. Miley on September 8, 1956....

Mar 26, 2016

Jami Elizabeth Dent, 25, of Odon, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016. She was born on November 7, 1990 in Lawrence County, Indiana to Daniel and Joni Lynn (Stocksdale) Dent.

Jami was a student at Ivy Tech. She enjoyed fishing and reading. Jami always had a smile on her face and she knew how to...

Mar 23, 2016

Kevin Landry Morin, passed away peacefully in the arms of his family, the afternoon of March 23rd, 2016. He was born at 12:00 pm and passed away at 12:40 pm. He only knew love during his short life.

Kevin is the son of Scott and Erica (Byrer) Morin of Springfield, OH. He is survived by his four...

Mar 23, 2016

James "Oliver" Williams, 77, of Sullivan, Indiana, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. He was born on December 24, 1938, South of Linton to Ivan and Hazel (Allen) Williams. Oliver married Barbara Joslin on October 31, 1959.

Oliver, as he was best known, was a man of faith who...

Mar 22, 2016

Joyce Banker Stanton, 87, of Linton, Indiana, formerly of DeMotte, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones in her home, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. She was born on December 20, 1928 in Gary, Indiana to John and Rose (Betz) Banker. Joyce became the wife of David R. Stanton on August 18, 1951.

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Mar 22, 2016

Lois J. Brown, 86, of Odon and formerly Marco, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. She was born on July 26, 1929 in Greene County, Indiana to Clyde L. and Thelma E. (Ausman) Hostetter. Lois became Mrs. John H. Brown on June 17,...

Mar 19, 2016

Ervin Swartzentruber, 73, of Odon, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 1:25 PM on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his residence. He was born on February 9, 1943 in Daviess County, Indiana to Jacob and Maggie (Wagler) Swartzentruber. He married his loving wife, Barbara Stoll, on December 8, 1963.

Ervin was a member of the Shalom Mennonite Fellowship...

Mar 19, 2016

Ann M. Mounier, 79, of Linton, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at her residence. She was the daughter of William H. and Bertha (Burch) Mason and was born on April 30, 1936, in Linton, IN.  She was married to her husband, Honore 'Red' Mounier and he preceded her in death.

Ann was employed by...

Mar 14, 2016

Jackie Lee 'Jack' Busenburg, 77, of Linton, Indiana, passed away, surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, March 14, 2016 in Indianapolis. Jack was born on February 15, 1939 in Roscoe Village, Ohio to Jack Edward and Lela Mae (Smalley) Busenburg. Jack married Joyce Word on March 14, 1997 and they have spent the last 30 years...

Mar 13, 2016

Dennis William Miller, 56, of Odon, IN, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Dennis was born on June 22, 1959 in Crane, IN to Clarence and Carol (Fisher) Miller.

Dennis was a member of the Burns City United Methodist Church. He was a manager and owner in the road construction industry for most of his career...

Mar 13, 2016

Hendrix Vaughn Roosevelt Steele, of Bloomington, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Indianapolis. He was born on June 8, 1984 in Linton, to Stephen Allen and Lissa Gayle (Vaughn) Steele.

Hendrix spent more than a decade in Automotive Sales and Financing and according to everyone, he was a natural whiz in that environment.