
Lavada Marie Duke
Jan 25, 2012
Mrs. Lavada âMarieâ Duke, 87, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday afternoon, January 25, at Golden Living Center Golden Rule. She was born August 20, 1924 in West Virginia to John S. and Dora J. Kelley Hanshew and lived in Wayne County most of her life. She married Shirley F. Duke, Sr. on November 28, 1941 and...
Betty Harris
Jan 22, 2012
Betty E. Harris, 78, passes away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, January 22. She was born March 9, 1933 in Lynn to Russell and Jessie Phillips Defibaugh. She formerly worked as a billing clerk and seamstress in Richmond and was a homemaker. She enjoyed her grandchildren, loved animals and liked music and solving crossword puzzles. Mrs....

Freda Hall
Jan 16, 2012
Mrs. Freda Hall, 89, of Williamsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 16 at the home of her daughter. She was born July 25, 1922 in Williamsburg to Robert and Emily Johnson Duke. She was united in marriage to Glen Hall on July 17, 1944. They were blessed with 2 children and 60 years of...
Bill Clabaugh
Jan 15, 2012
Bill Clabaugh, 86, passed away Sunday, January 15, at his residence. He was born May 14, 1925 in Fountain City to Clarence and Blanche Purtee Clabaugh. World War Two cut his high school years short and he was inducted into the US Navy in 1943, serving aboard the battleship USS New Jersey for the duration of the war. Bill...
Dora I. Jones
Jan 14, 2012
Mrs. Dora I. Jones, 85, of Lafayette, passed away Saturday, January 14 at St. Elizabeth Hospital East in Lafayette. She was born February 21, 1926 in Celina, Ohio to Millard and Helen Reier Spicer. She was united in marriage to William Jones on April 13, 1948 and their home was blessed with 2 children. Mrs. Jones was formerly...
Jerald Martin
Jan 12, 2012
Jerald Martin, 69, of Williamsburg, passed away on Thursday, January 12, at Reid Hospital. He was born December 6, 1942 in North Middletown, Kentucky to Albert âDickâ Jr. and Paralee Fox Martin. He grew up in the Williamsburg area and lived there his whole life. He was a 1962 graduate of Williamsburg High School. He married the former Juanita Barnett...
CJ Calvelage
Jan 10, 2012
Carla Jean âCJâ Calvelage, 51, loving wife, mother and grandmother, 51, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 10. CJ was born August 17, 1960 in Richmond to Lorin and Marilyn Shepherd Toschlog. She was a 1978 graduate of Northeastern High School. She was united in marriage to Randy Calvelage on September 8, 1979 and...
Howard "Bud" Sanders
Jan 5, 2012
Howard Earl âBudâ Sanders, 79, passed away Thursday, January 5, at Reid Hospital. He was born May 18, 1932 in Brownsville, Indiana to Clifford B. and Martha Lucile McQuiston Sanders. He graduated from Brownsville High School in 1950. He was a US Marine Corps veteran who served during the Korean War. From 1968-1990, he owned and operated Sanders Implement...
Princess V. Alexander
Jan 5, 2012
Mrs. Princess V. Alexander, 91, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, January 5 at Hospice of Reid Hospital. She was born April 19, 1920 in Richmond to Garlen and Onda Locke Defibaugh. She grew up in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn High School. She married Lewis Alexander and shared 67 years with him until his death in 2003....
Hazel M. Mills
Dec 29, 2011
Mrs. Hazel M. âNanaâ Mills, 80, of Lynn, passed away Thursday, December 29 at Hospice of Reid Hospital. She was born March 25, 1931 in Richmond to Leslie and Laura Clark Harris. She was a 1949 graduate of Fountain City High School, where she was a cheerleader for the â49 Sectional Champion Little Giants basketball team. She was a...
Elvin Lemoine Frame
Dec 23, 2011
Lemoine Frame, 84, passed away Friday, December 23 in New Hampshire. He was born Elvin Lemoine Frame on July 17, 1927 in Wayne County to Denver and Esther Duke Frame. He was raised in the Richmond area and was a 1945 graduate of Webster High School He served in the US Marine Corps and later attended Wesley College in Florence,...

Paul "Shorty" Frazer
Dec 15, 2011
Paul âShortyâ Frazer, 89, of Williamsburg, passed away Thursday, December 15, at Arbor Trace in Richmond. He was born January 5, 1922 in Wayne County, Indiana to James H. and Mamie Marshall Frazer. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1940 and married the former Mary Jane Winters on June 22, 1940. They raised 2 children and shared nearly 70...
Ruth L. Hutchens
Dec 4, 2011
Mrs. Ruth L. Hutchens, 89, of Richmond, passed away Sunday, December 4 at the home of her grandson. She was born October 29, 1922 in Fountain City, Indiana to Ralph and Alice Pursley Austin. She was united in marriage to Cedric L. Hutchens on April 10, 1942. Mrs. Hutchens retired from Alcoa after 31 years of service....

Patricia "Patty" C. Hopkins
Nov 25, 2011
Mrs. Patricia C. “Patty” Hopkins, 80, of Richmond, passed away Friday, November 25 at Golden Living Center Oak Park. She was born December 13, 1930 in Bedford, Indiana to James and Anna Lincolnbach Concannon. She was united in marriage to Robert L. “Bob” Hopkins on July 18, 1954. They shared 54 years together until Bob’s death on June 27,...

Betty J. Clark
Nov 17, 2011
Betty J. Clark passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 at Ambassador Healthcare after a brief illness. Betty was born on October 2, 1932 in Danville , KY., to William and AnnaMarie Benge. Betty grew up in Richmond and lived there until she met and married John R. Clark, Sr. in 1965. At that time they moved to Hollansburg, OH, and lived there...

Genevieve Duke
Nov 5, 2011
Genevieve “Jean” Duke, 87, passed away on Saturday, November 5 at Arbor Trace in Richmond. She was born February 2, 1924 in Wayne County, Indiana to Russell and Pauline Longfellow Lacey. She graduated from Fountain City High School and graduated from the Reid Hospital Nursing School in 1945 as a Registered Nurse. She was honored in 2009 as an...
Clarence Ross
Oct 27, 2011
Clarence E. Ross, 74, Fountain City, passed away Thursday, October 27, at Hospice of Reid Hospital. He was born December 28, 1936 in Hamilton, Ohio to Clifford and Margaret Lagedrost Ross. He married the former Jean Hughes on October 27, 1956. Together, they raised 4 sons. Mr. Ross farmed all of his life and was formerly employed by Lynn...
Gary Lee Jeffries
Oct 22, 2011
Gary Lee Jeffries, 54, of Williamsburg, passed away Saturday, October 22, at his residence.
He was born October 10, 1957 in Winchester, Indiana to David “Jeff” and Bernetta Anderson Jeffries. Gary graduated from Northeastern High School in 1976 and served 5 years in the US Navy, receiving his honorable discharge in 1982.
Gary will be missed...
Peggy Barber
Oct 21, 2011
Peggy Kennett Barber died Friday, October 21, 2011 in the Health Care Center at Friends Fellowship in Richmond, Indiana after a short illness. She was 90 years old. Peggy Barber was born on October 23, 1920 in Croydon, England. She grew up and attended school and university in London, England. During World War Two, she served in the...
Ralph Holmes
Oct 20, 2011
Ralph L. Holmes, 86, passed away Thursday, October 20, at Reid Hospital.
He was born November 7, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to Ralph and Mabel Holmes. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1943, where he was a star basketball player. Because of the war, there was no All-Star Team in Indiana and in 1993, Ralph...