Mr. Jack O’Neil Anderson, Sr., 83, of Fountain City, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, January 14.    Jack was born in Wayne County, Indiana on April 14, 1935 to Fred A. Sr. and Aletha Ruth Bryan Anderson. He was a 1953 graduate of Williamsburg High School and married the former Aleatta Abraham on June 14, 1953. They were blessed with three children and 53 years of marriage before her death on April 22, 2007.    Jack was a...

   Helen Bullock, 61, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, January 9, following a long illness.    Helen was born on October 26, 1957 in Richmond, Indiana to Morris & Hollie Sizemore Smith. She attended Northeastern High School and worked as a secretary and homemaker.    Helen will be missed by her husband of 36 years, Robert L. “Bob” Bullock, whom she married on October 2, 1982; son, Eric Bullock; daughter, Ashley Green and her...

   Janet Rose Harris, 85, of Fountain City, passed away on Friday, January 4, at Reid Health.    She was born on April 10, 1933 in Boston, Indiana to Lawrence B. and Blanche Miller Austerman. She graduated from Richmond High School. She married Warren Keith Harris on June 28, 1952. They were blessed with nearly 61 years of marriage and four children before his death on June 13, 2013.    Mrs. Harris was a member of the Whitewater Christian Church. She formerly...

   James Robert “Bob” Plankenhorn passed away peacefully in his home early January 1, 2019.  Born June 28, 1927 in Richmond, Indiana to Russell and Erma (Newman) Plankenhorn, he was 91 years old.   Survivors include: Mary, his loving wife of 68 years; son, Rob and his wife Connie of Indianapolis; son, Dan of Palo Alto; 3 grandchildren, Robbie, David and Isabella; 1 great-grandson Eli; sisters-in-law, Elma, Christine, and Nancy; nieces and nephews. ...

   Edith J. Nichols, 79, of Richmond, formerly of Fountain City, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 24.    She was born on July 13, 1939. She married Douglas A. Nichols on September 5, 1959. They were blessed with seven children and almost 32 years of marriage before his death on August 5, 1991.    Edith will be missed by her daughters, Helen Nichols, Arline Fullerton and her husband, Al; and Sandy Collier; son, Troy Nichols; son-in-law, Paul...

   Mr. Billy E. Townsend, 89, of Richmond, passed away on Friday, December 21 at Arbor Trace.    He was born on May 21, 1929 in Randolph County, Indiana to Harold and Marguerite Lammott Townsend. He was a 1947 graduate of Lynn High School. He earned his BS in Education from Purdue University in 1951 and his MS in Education from Indiana University. He earned his Administrator’s Certificate from Ball State University. On May 25, 1958, he married the former Ruth...

   Kay Olivia Lewis, age 78, formerly of Fountain City, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Carriage Inn of Dayton. She was born April 18, 1940 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of George Bronston and Margie Gray. She was a graduate of Cedarville High School Class of 1957. She started employment at Yellow Springs Instruments and retired from Perfect Circle/Dana Corporation. She served over 20 years on the Fountain City Town Board.    Kay enjoyed bowling, trivia,...

   JoAnn May Chenoweth, 88, of Lynn, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018.    She was born JoAnn May Ihlstrom on April 2, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Erik E. and May Katherine Parent Ihlstrom. She graduated from Richmond High School in 1948, during which time she was a member of Jack Kurkowski’s Xylophone Band. She attended Indiana University, where she majored in political science. While at IU, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority,...

     Jon Hitch, 76, of Fountain City, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, in the comfort of his home.    He was born in in Crawfordsville, Indiana on January 24, 1942 to Herbert and Virginia Armstrong Hitch, both of whom preceded him in death. Jon was raised in the area of Bainbridge, Indiana and attended Butler University and Indiana State University.    Jon enjoyed a career with IBM and also farmed in the Putnam County area. He held a...

   Mr. John William Benner, 98, of Fountain City, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, November 24.    He was born on November 6, 1920 in Richmond, Indiana to Russell and Mabel Alexander Benner. He attended Richmond High School.    Mr. Benner served in the US Navy Seabees from June 23, 1943 to November 12, 1945. He was stationed on the island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands for, as he liked to say, “one year, eight months and seven...