Obituaries

Marcena L. Williams

Marcena L. Williams

Aug 6, 2011

Marcena Williams      Marcena L. Williams, 82, formerly of Greens Fork, passed away Saturday, August 6 at Golden Living Center Oak Ridge in Richmond.    She was born March 29, 1929 to Paul S. and Edna B. Chamness Oler. She graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1947 and married Earl M. Williams on June 10, 1951.    Mrs. Williams...

Neil D. Thurston

Neil D. Thurston

Aug 1, 2011

  Neil D. Thurston, 51, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 1 at Reid Hospital.   He was born June 21, 1960 in Wayne County, Indiana to Carlton and LaWanda DesVoingnes Thurston, both of whom preceded him in death. Neal was a graduate of Northeastern High School and was formerly employed by Cox’s Supermarkets in Richmond. He was a member of...

James Edward Wallace, Jr.

James Edward Wallace, Jr.

Jul 22, 2011

   James Edward Wallace, Jr., 62, passed away Friday, July 22, at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis.    He was born March 4, 1949 near Williamsburg, Indiana to James E., Sr. and Dorothy Cordell Wallace. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and enjoyed a lengthy career as a set builder for movie studios in...

Harold W. Schneider

Harold W. Schneider

Jul 17, 2011

   Harold W. Schneider, 89, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the Sun Prairie Health Care Center in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.   He was born February 7, 1922 in Richmond, Indiana to Homer W. and Agnes M. Lahmann Schneider. He married the former Margaret A. Arnett on January 5, 1945. They shared 63 years of marriage before her death...

Platoon Sergeant Clarence Bailey

Platoon Sergeant Clarence Bailey

Jul 7, 2011

Platoon Sergeant Clarence Bailey      Platoon Sergeant Clarence Bailey, serial number 320338, age 93, rendezvoused with his men on Thursday, July 7.    He was born October 28, 1917 in Richmond to Harley “Jack” and Ethel Williams Bailey. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October 1941. During World War Two, he fought from island to island...

Barbara Crowe

Barbara Crowe

Jun 28, 2011

     Barbara J. Crowe, 67, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday morning, June 28, at Reid Hospice in Richmond.

   She was born February 15, 1944 to Lawrence J. and Ruth Margaret Lawler Baumer. She graduated from Whitewater High School in 1962.    Barbara worked briefly at S.S. Kresge in Richmond before accepting employment at Belden, where she retired in 2007 after...

Harold Jackson

Harold Jackson

Jun 19, 2011

Harold Jackson  

   Chester – Harold Kent Jackson, 88, formerly of Chester, passed away on Sunday, June 19 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

   He was born December 7, 1922 in Morristown, Indiana to Frank Donald and Frances Gay Thomas Jackson. He attended Webster High School. He enlisted in the US Navy on December 7,...

Carolyn Beth Jones

Carolyn Beth Jones

Jun 19, 2011

   Mrs. Carolyn A. Beth Jones, 67, of Centerville, passed away on Sunday, June 19, at Golden Living Center Oak Ridge in Richmond.    She was born July 24, 1943 in Fountain City to Leondas and Ruth Helen Bragg Myers. She was a 1961 graduate of Fountain City High School. She was united in marriage to John F. “Jack” Jones on...

William J. "Will" Muldoon

William J. "Will" Muldoon

Jun 17, 2011

Will Muldoon      William J. “Will” Muldoon, 28, formerly of Richmond passed away on Friday, June 17.    He was born in Buffalo, New York on November 9, 1982 to Pastor Rob and Mary L. Massino Muldoon.    Will leaves behind his parents, Pastor Rob and Mary Muldoon, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan; his children, Matthew Caleb Muldoon, Skylar James Muldoon,...

Bill Grable

Bill Grable

Jun 17, 2011

  William R. “Bill” Grable, 82, passed away peacefully Friday, June 17, at Sterling House of Richmond.   He was born October 21, 1928 in Wayne County, Indiana, the son of William J. and Pauline Atkinson Grable. He graduated from Webster High School in 1946 and attended Ball State University and Richmond Business College. He married the former Doris McKee on...

Joan I. Phillips

Joan I. Phillips

Jun 1, 2011

   Joan I. Phillips, 85, passed away June 1 in Richmond, Kentucky at the Hospice Compassionate Care Center.    She was born December 21, 1925 in Richmond, Indiana to Herschel and Margaret Godsey Roberts. She married James C. Phillips in 1951 and lived in Fountain City for 57 years. She was formerly a housekeeper at Golden Rule in Richmond. She...

Leslie "Les" Williams

Leslie "Les" Williams

May 27, 2011

   Leslie “Les” Williams, 73, passed away Friday, May 27, at Rose Gate Village in Richmond.    Born August 1, 1937 in Richmond, he was the son of Harry and Edna Waddell Williams. He graduated from Whitewater High School in 1955 and served 6 years in the Indiana National Guard. He worked in manufacturing at several factories in Richmond including Eaton...

Stanley D. Williamson

Stanley D. Williamson

Apr 26, 2011

Stanley D. Williamson    Stanley D. Williamson, 72, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday, April 26, at Reid Hospital.    He was born March 18, 1939 in Economy, Indiana to Wayne and Zelma Wilson Williamson. He graduated from Economy High School in 1957 and married the former Janice Henderson on July 30, 1960. Stanley farmed all of his life and was owner...

Betty J Buroker

Betty J Buroker

Apr 24, 2011

   Mrs. Betty J. Buroker, 84, of Richmond, passed away in the presence of her family on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011.    She was born June 28, 1926 in Richmond to Horace “Potsie” and Elizabeth Kortwright Webb. She was self-employed as a hairdresser and was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Richmond. She enjoyed crocheting, reading, playing BINGO...

Judy Rolfe

Judy Rolfe

Apr 18, 2011

   Judy Rolfe, 55, passed away on Monday, April 18, at Reid Hospital.    She was born November 24, 1955 to Earl and Callie Clouse. Judy was a homemaker and was formerly employed by Wayne County OIC.    Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jamie & Tonnie Clouse, Fountain City; sisters, Gail Dickerson, Richmond, and Barb Clouse, Blountsville; brother, John...

Gilbert H. Waltz

Gilbert H. Waltz

Apr 15, 2011

   Mr. Gilbert H. Waltz, 87, of New Haven, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.    He was born January 15, 1924 in Hagerstown to William and Edith Locke Waltz. He graduated from Richmond High School. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War Two and was a member of American Legion Post...

Judith R. Wooden

Judith R. Wooden

Apr 6, 2011

   Judith R. Wooden, wife of Rev. Kenneth J. Wooden, died April 6 at her home.    Judy was born May 3, 1945 in Richmond, Indiana to Robert F. and Ruth W. Slick Ferris. She is a 1963 graduate of Fountain City High School and a 1964 graduate of Richmond School of Cosmetology. She married Kenneth J. Wooden on November...

Patricia J. Helms

Patricia J. Helms

Apr 4, 2011

   Patricia J. Helms, 70, passed away Monday, April 4 at Reid Hospital.    She was born May 1, 1940 in Richmond and was the daughter of Kenneth M. and Margaret Stevens Davis. She worked in advertising for Newton Manufacturing Company.    She is survived by her daughters, Erika Pingleton, Renee Oldham, and Rhonda Hagonoff; 7 grandchildren; brothers, Palmer Davis and...

Mary L. Williams

Mary L. Williams

Apr 3, 2011

     Mary Lucille Williams, 84, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, April 3, 2011.     She was born July 23, 1926 at home, north of Fountain City, to Russell Lymon “Pat” and Flossie Mae Fulton Meyers. She graduated from Fountain City High School in 1944. She immediately went to work for the war effort in the procurement division...

Oliver Matthew Junebug Foster

Oliver Matthew Junebug Foster

Mar 30, 2011

   Oliver Matthew Junebug Foster was born on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 8:10 a.m. to his parents, Rob and Allyson Foster at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. He weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces and was 13.75 inches long.    Oliver’s family was blessed with an hour and forty-one minutes with him, before Jesus took him home at 9:51 a.m....