Obituaries

Jonathan Burdsall

Jonathan Burdsall

Jul 19, 2018

Jonathan Daniel Burdsall, 43, of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, July 19.    Born June 5, 1975 in Richmond, he was the son of Michael Keith Burdsall and Gail A. See.    Jonathan was a 1994 graduate of Richmond High School and graduated from Ivy Tech. He met Stephanie Abrams on his 18th birthday and they were married on October...

Patricia S. Shank

Patricia S. Shank

Jul 11, 2018

Patricia S Shank, age 84, of Richmond went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. She was born in Lynn, Indiana on December 23, 1933 to Floyd Jack and Faye Margaret (Cummings) Horner.  She was a 1951 graduate of Fountain City High School and lived most of her life in Fountain City, Indiana. She married Charles “Ray” Shank...

Genevieve Reynolds

Genevieve Reynolds

Jul 5, 2018

Genevieve Reynolds, 85, formerly of Fountain City, passed away Thursday, July 5, at the home of her daughter in Brownsburg.    She was born on October 11, 1932 in Richmond, Indiana to Leo J. and Anna Mae Pike Robbins. She was a 1952 graduate of The Indiana School for the Deaf. She married Raymond Dallas Reynolds on August 15, 1954....

Ruth Townsend

Ruth Townsend

Jul 1, 2018

Mrs. Ruth E. Townsend, 82, of Richmond, passed away on Sunday, July 1 at Reid Health.    She was born on January 30, 1936 in Richmond, Indiana to Jack and Eula Ray Ladd Kinder. She was a graduate of Richmond and was a loyal member of Cheer Block R. She was united in marriage to Bill Townsend 60 years ago...

Lola Brown

Lola Brown

Jun 29, 2018

Mrs. Lola Irene Brown, 84, of Fountain City, passed away on Friday, June 29, at Reid Health.    She was born March 1, 1934 in Taswell, Indiana to David E. and Ivy Pearl Walls Mock. She married Ovid D. Brown on May 27, 1950. They were blessed with four children and 52 years of marriage before his death on February...

Linda Ruth Jennings Petry

Linda Ruth Jennings Petry

Jun 27, 2018

Mrs. Linda Ruth Jennings Petry, 73, of Richmond, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June, 27.    Linda was born in Richmond, Indiana on September 24, 1944 to Delbert Leroy “Dutch” and Mae E. Skaggs Jennings. She was a 1962 graduate of Centerville High School and received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Ball State University.   ...

Janet Marie Rogers

Janet Marie Rogers

May 17, 2018

Surrounded by loved ones, Janet Marie Rogers passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018, at 1:10 p.m. She was 50 years old and had been battling breast cancer. We thank everyone who has been supportive and want everyone to know that she is now pain-free and in Heaven.    She is survived by her son, Zane Green (Emily Jordan-Broughton); her grandson,...

June McGillem

June McGillem

May 17, 2018

Mrs. June E. McGillem, 77, of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, May 17 at Reid Health.    Born on June 23, 1940 in Richmond, she was the daughter of Paul and Burnette Spurgeon Reynolds. She was a 1958 graduate of Whitewater High School.    June was a faithful member of the Greens Fork Christian Church, where she served in the...

Gary Busby

Gary Busby

May 15, 2018

Gary S. Busby, 77, of Richmond, passed away on Tuesday, May 15 at Reid Health.    Born August 12, 1940 in Richmond, he was the son of Otis L. Sr. and Evelyn O. Blankenship Busby, both of whom preceded him in death.    Gary was a 1958 graduate of Fountain City High School. He earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree...

Mary Jean Kirtley

Mary Jean Kirtley

May 14, 2018

Mrs. Mary Jean Kirtley, 89, of Fountain City, passed away on Monday, May 14 at Kingston Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.    Born on October 9, 1928 in Fountain City, she was the daughter of Homer and Elizabeth Clear Lacey. She was a 1946 graduate of Whitewater High School and became the bride of William Loren Kirtley on August 22,...

Patricia Shinn Courter

Patricia Shinn Courter

Apr 5, 2018

Patricia “Pat” Shinn Courter, 67, of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully April 5, 2018.    She was born June 8, 1950 in Richmond, Indiana to Robert and Thelma Shae Shinn.        Pat worked at Esterline Angus as a Programmer, then Basic American Medical as a Programmer Analyst before retiring in 1992.  She spent 10 years as a pre-school teacher at Acton Methodist...

Virginia Lea Ruble Sokol

Virginia Lea Ruble Sokol

Apr 3, 2018

Virginia Lea Ruble Sokol, 58, of Fountain City, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 3, in the presence of her loving family.    She was born on April 24, 1959 in Winchester, Indiana to Joseph R. and Ruby Ethel Necessary Ruble. She graduated from Northeastern High School in 1977.    Lea worked at Northeastern High...

Larry "Bean" Anderson

Larry "Bean" Anderson

Apr 3, 2018

Mr. Larry D. “Bean” Anderson, 66, of Richmond, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 3.    Bean was born in Winchester, Indiana on December 10, 1951 to Fred Alfred “Junior” and Glenna Ruth Davis Anderson.    Bean was a 1970 graduate of Northeastern High School. He formerly worked with his Dad at his Sinclair Gas Station in Williamsburg and later...

Joan  Brumbaugh

Joan Brumbaugh

Mar 23, 2018

Mrs. Joan I. Brumbaugh, 87, formerly of Richmond, passed away on Friday, March 23 in St. Cloud Minnesota.    Born on July 2, 1930 in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Clark and Julia Cox Heilman. She married Calvin J. “Cal” Brumbaugh, Sr. on August 7, 1948. They were blessed with two sons and 59 years of...

Roy Fisher

Roy Fisher

Mar 22, 2018

Roy E. Fisher, 82, of Williamsburg, passed away on Thursday, March 22 at Reid Health.    Roy was born on November 4, 1935 in Frankton, Indiana to William E. and Nellie M. Henry Fisher.    Roy was retired after a career as a mechanic. He was a member of Crossway Church and enjoyed woodworking, drawing and being a “Jack-of-all-trades and...

Marie Frame Davis

Marie Frame Davis

Mar 18, 2018

Mrs. Marie Frame Davis, 87, of Williamsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 18 at Friends Fellowship Community. Marie was a woman who steadily walked with her Savior, loved and taught her children well, and lived her faith daily as she lovingly served her family, friends, neighbors and strangers.  Words often used to describe Marie are “kind,...

Charles "C.A." Wills

Charles "C.A." Wills

Mar 17, 2018

Charles A. “C.A.” Wills, 91, went to his Heavenly home on Saturday, March 17, 2018.    C.A. was born in Webster on September 20, 1926 to William and Dora M. Rigdon Wills. He graduated from Webster High School in 1946.    C.A. worked for Crosley and the C&O Railroad prior to entering the US Army, where he served in Co....

Betty Benner

Betty Benner

Mar 6, 2018

Mrs. Betty Janice Newman Benner, 95, of Fountain City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 6, at Brookdale of Richmond.    She was born on April 11, 1922 in Richmond, Indiana to James Howard and Frances J. Berry Newman and was a 1940 graduate of Whitewater High School. She was united in marriage to John W. Benner on June...

Ron Oler

Ron Oler

Feb 28, 2018

Ronald C. Oler, 77, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, February 28 at Reid Health.    Ron was born on November 14, 1940 in New Castle, Indiana to Ralph and Allie Cain Oler. He married the former Norma June Gamber on March 9, 1959 to begin a 55-year marriage that was blessed with four sons.    Ron enjoyed a career...

Maxine Ward

Maxine Ward

Feb 27, 2018

Maxine Ward, 75, of Spartanburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 27 at Pine Knoll in Winchester.    Born on September 11, 1942 in Randolph County, she was the daughter of Glen and Wanda B. Woods Arthur. She was a 1960 graduate of Spartanburg High School and became the bride of John E. Ward on February 11, 1962.    Maxine was...