Obituaries

Melbaline Smith

Melbaline Smith

Aug 20, 2013

Edith Melbaline (Melba) Smith, age 94, passed away August 20th in St. Petersburg, FL. She was the youngest of 5 children born in Modoc, IN to Sydney and Bessie (Hoots) Shore. She married Clifford Smith in Sept, 1939. Together they lived in Williamsburg, IN where they raised their children, Janet and Michael (deceased 2006). They moved to Florida on a...

Nancy Hill

Nancy Hill

Aug 13, 2013

Nancy C. (Trew) Hill, age 74, from Winchester, went to be with her Savior and Lord and others who have gone on before her on August 13, 2013.  Nancy spent the last couple of years residing at Pine Knoll Rehabilitation Center in Winchester.    Nancy was born October 18, 1938 to Millard and Ruby (Trotter) Trew in Cleveland, Tennessee.  Nancy moved to...

Onnie Charlton

Onnie Charlton

Aug 12, 2013

Onnie Charlton, 84, of Richmond, passed away Monday, August 12.    He was born on April 21, 1929 in Kingsport, Tennessee to Joseph and Ada Hensley Charlton. He was a retired farmer and laborer.    Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Hazel; daughter, Loretta Hildebrand, of Williamsburg; sons, Ray Charlton, of Centerville and Dale Charlton, of Greens Fork; several...

Naomi Green

Naomi Green

Aug 3, 2013

Mrs. Naomi Green, 81, of Fountain City, passed away Saturday, August 3.    She was born September 9, 1931 in Richmond to George & Clarice Lamb Byrd. She was united in marriage to Marvin R. Green on September 17, 1946. They were blessed with 4 sons and 1 daughter. Naomi was a Head Start teacher for many years before going...

Scott Railsback

Scott Railsback

Aug 3, 2013

Scott David Railsback, 60, of Fountain City, passed away on Saturday, August 3 after a six-month struggle with stomach cancer.      Scott was born in Richmond to John and Patricia Railsback. He was married to Susie Sharp on August 26, 1972.  Scott and Susie shared a marriage that will serve as an example of love and devotion to their children and...

Thelma Greathouse

Thelma Greathouse

Aug 2, 2013

Thelma Greathouse, 96, of Williamsburg, passed away Friday, August 2.     She was born February 16, 1917 in Wayne County to Evard R. & Ethel M. Frame Murray. She lived in the Williamsburg community most of her life, where she was a faithful member of the Williamsburg Church of the Nazarene. She served as the church organist for 72 years and...

J. Aaron Smith

J. Aaron Smith

Jul 24, 2013

John Aaron Smith, 88, of Fountain City, passed away Wednesday, July 24, at Golden Living Center Richmond.    He was born on December 18, 1924 in Holy Cross, Kentucky, the oldest child of Rueben and Anna Belle Medley Smith. He served in the US Navy aboard the USS LST 501 during World War Two with the distinction of serving in...

Rosetta  Bryant

Rosetta Bryant

Jul 24, 2013

Mrs. Rosetta Bryant, 86, of Fountain City, passed away Wednesday, July 24.    She was born May 2, 1927 in Livingston, KY to John and Mag Hellard Williams. She was united in marriage to Glendon E. Bryant on January 11, 1947. They were blessed with 2 sons and shared 58 years of marriage before his death in 2005. Mrs. Bryant...

Steve Guard

Steve Guard

Jul 8, 2013

Steve Guard, 51, of Fountain City, passed away Monday, July 8, at his residence.    He was born on November 7, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Jim and Barbara Roberts Guard. Steve graduated from Northeastern High School in 1979. He served in the US Air Force from 1979-85. He then worked at Wayne Corp. in Richmond until 1993 and later...

Debra Ann Mullins

Debra Ann Mullins

Jun 20, 2013

Ms. Debra Ann Mullins, 62, formerly of the Richmond area, passed away Thursday, June 20, at her daughter’s home in Columbia, Missouri.    She was born June 6, 1951 in Richmond to John A. Jr. and Neva Lewis Mullins. She graduated from Northeastern High School in 1969 later earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Montclair State University. She was...

Keith Harris

Keith Harris

Jun 18, 2013

Warren Keith Harris, 90, of Fountain City, passed away Tuesday, June 18, at his residence.    He was born on March 20, 1923 in Richmond to George and Henrietta Hovelmeier Harris. He graduated from Centerville High School in 1941. He entered the US Army in 1943. He landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944 and also participated in the...

Dorothy E. Brown

Dorothy E. Brown

May 28, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy E. Brown, 83, of North Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Richmond, passed away on May 28, 2013. She will now reside in the house of the Lord where she will no longer feel pain.    Dorothy was born on July 1, 1929 to Allen and Ruth Lazear Dalrymple. She grew up in Edison, Ohio. Dorothy was a graduate...

Annabelle Toschlog

Annabelle Toschlog

May 20, 2013

Annabelle M. Toschlog, 84, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Richmond, passed away Monday, May 20, in Bradenton.    She was born April 14, 1929 in Preble County, Ohio to John and Mary Petry Penland. She retired as an agent with J.C. Penney Insurance Company and was formerly a secretary at the Lighthouse Assembly of God in Richmond. She was a...

Larry Foreman

Larry Foreman

May 16, 2013

Funeral arrangements and obituary information for Larry Foreman are pending.

Joseph "Pete" Petry

Joseph "Pete" Petry

May 6, 2013

Joseph E. “Pete” Petry, 74, of Fountain City, passed away Monday, May 6, at Reid Hospital.    He was born on May 4, 1939 in Richmond to Marvin E. and Edna Viretta Moore Petry.    Pete farmed all of his life and always stayed busy. He worked as a finish carpenter for Charles Miles Inc. in Richmond for 20 years,...

Tom Murray

Tom Murray

Apr 26, 2013

Tom Murray, 48, of Fountain City, passed away on Friday, April 26 at Reid Hospital.    Thomas A. Murray was born May 27, 1964 to Howard and Shirley A. Strong Murray. Tom was raised in the Webster United Methodist Church and was a 1982 graduate of Northeastern High School, where he enjoyed playing on the football team. Tom studied Mechanical...

Dan Ramey

Dan Ramey

Apr 24, 2013

Dan Ramey, 71, of Webster, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 24 at Reid Hospital.    He was born June 19, 1941 in Dunlapsville, Indiana to Homer Druley and Nellie Rosetta Townsend Ramey. Dan attended John W. Short High School in Liberty and served in the US Army from 1961-64.    Dan was a machinist at Perfect Circle and retired...

Robert Radford, Jr.

Robert Radford, Jr.

Apr 2, 2013

Robert H. Radford, Jr., 46, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, April 2, at Reid Hospital after a brief illness.    He was born August 18, 1966 in Richmond to Robert H., Sr. and Alpha J. Norris Radford. He was a 1984 graduate of Northeastern High School and had worked as a mechanic.    Robert will be missed by his mother,...

Bob Meadows

Bob Meadows

Mar 31, 2013

Robert E. “Bob” Meadows, 82, of Greens Fork, passed away on Easter Sunday, March 31, at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle.    He was born on November 19, 1930 in Spencer, Indiana to Merle and Frances Meadows. He served in the US Army He married the former Fola Joan Swain on December 23, 1952. They were blessed with...

Neva Mullins

Neva Mullins

Mar 30, 2013

Mrs. Neva Mullins, 82, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, March 30.    She was born July 22, 1930 in Arba to Joseph Dean and Wilma Delight Harlan Lewis. She graduated from Spartanburg High School and was later united in marriage to John Mullins, Jr.    Mrs. Mullins was a homemaker and a member of the Whitewater Christian Church.    Mrs....