Florence Parrish
Dec 5, 2008
Mrs. Florence E. Parrish, 95, of Warren, formerly of the Fountain City community, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 5. She had been a resident of the Warren Methodist Home since 2002 and lived in the Warren area since 1969. She was born August 27, 1913 in Fountain City to Elmer Edward and Clara Little Bockhofer. She married Cleo Parrish...
Rex Johnson
Nov 30, 2008
Mr. Rex E. Johnson, 86, passed away on Sunday, November 30, at Reid Hospital. Born May 28, 1922 in Greens Fork, he was the son of Lewis and Esther Frazer Johnson. He was a cradle member of Williamsburg Friends Meeting and a 1940 graduate of Williamsburg High School. He joined the US Navy in 1942, serving in the Pacific Theatre...
Nancy Coates
Nov 28, 2008
Mrs. Nancy A. Coates, 67, passed away on Friday, November 28 at Reid Hospital. She was born September 5, 1941 in Sparta, Tennessee. She was a CNA for 26 years at Heritage House in Richmond. She enjoyed being a grandma and time spent with her dog, Precious. Mrs. Coates will be missed by her husband, Rod Coates, of Richmond; her...
Sue Bockhofer
Nov 27, 2008
Mrs. C. Sue Bockhofer, 71, passed away on Thursday, November 27 at Reid Hospital. She was born August 30, 1937 in Richmond to Elmer L. Brown Sr. and Mary L. Schroy Brown. She graduated Centerville High School in 1955 and married John E. Bockhofer on September 7, 1958. She was a farm wife and homemaker in the Fountain City area...
Clara Kendall
Nov 27, 2008
Mrs. Clara M. Kendall, 55, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at her residence. She was born June 27, 1953 in New Castle, Indiana to Eddie and Hazel Kendall Gorman, both of whom preceded her in death. She was raised in the Knightstown area. Clara married Larry Kendall on October 28, 1977 and had lived in Fountain City since 1978....
Ross Edward Blankenship
Nov 26, 2008
Ross Edward Blankenship, 44, made his way home to reunite with his father on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. His loving family was surrounding him as he made his way from Reid Hospital. Born April 18, 1964 in Richmond, he was the precious son of Ralph Clayton and Bertha Cox Blankenship. He was a lifelong Richmond resident but his heart was...
Scott Williams
Nov 7, 2008
Scott Tavner Williams, 53, formerly of Wayne County, Indiana, passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 in Florida after a long illness. Born October 14, 1955 in Richmond, Indiana, he was the son of Elbert Boyd and Annetta Jeffries Williams. He was a 1973 graduate of Centerville High School and later earned a certificate in electrical engineering from IVY Tech and...
Jim Klosterman
Oct 30, 2008
Mr. James G. "Jim" Klosterman, 82, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 30, at Albany Health Care in Albany, Indiana. Born October 14, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of Julius Rudolph and Helen Mary Hemmert Klosterman. He was a 1944 graduate of Ansonia High School and served in the US Army in Occupied Japan during World War Two....
John W. Skinner
Oct 10, 2008
Mr. John W. Skinner, 77, Williamsburg, passed away Friday evening, October 10, at Reid Hospital. Born October 20, 1930 in Richmond, he was the son of Blaine and Irene Kaucher Skinner. He graduated from Whitewater High School in 1951 and entered the US Army in October 1953, serving until October 1955. He married the former Ruby Eldridge on April 28,...
Joan Peed Donovan
Oct 7, 2008
Mrs. Joan Peed Donovan, 69, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at her residence. She was born June 1, 1939 in North Middletown, Kentucky to Albert "Dick" Jr. and Paralee Fox Martin. She formerly worked as a CNA for 2 years and Wayne Works for 15 years. She was a full-time homemaker and mother who enjoyed gardening, flowers, crafting, cooking...
Paul Hendrix
Oct 3, 2008
Paul E. Hendrix, 81, passed away on Friday evening, October 3, in the home of his son in Mt. Cory, Ohio. He was born January 22, 1927, in Hillsdale, Indiana, the son of Charles and Rose Keene Hendrix. He was a 1945 graduate of Fontanet High School. He was a US Air Force veteran who served from 1948-1952. He married...
Jerry Conway
Sep 26, 2008
Jerry Conway, 60, of Lynn, passed away Friday, September 26 at his residence. He was born November 13, 1947, in Randolph County, Kentucky, the son of Charles and Shirley Conway. He was a mold maker and CAD programmer at Omega Enterprises in Winchester. He loved playing the guitar and played in the 1970's rock'n'roll band The Pony Express. Jerry will...
Dale Peters
Sep 25, 2008
Mr. Dale R. Peters, 85, formerly of the Lynn community, passed away Thursday, September 25, at Golden Living Center Oak Ridge in Richmond. Born May 12, 1923 in Greenville, Ohio, he was the son of Frank L. and Edna Fox Peters. He was a 1941 graduate of Fountain City High School and later that year married the former Elizabeth Myers...
Eileen Slick
Sep 24, 2008
Mrs. Eileen Slick, 91, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond. She was born April 29, 1917 in Gettysburg, Ohio to Van Bennett and Ethel May Miller Wilcox. She was a 1935 graduate of Palestine High School. She and her husband Chauncey farmed together, raising chickens and turkeys before retiring in 1987. They...
Gary Carender
Aug 26, 2008
Gary G. Carender, 58, of Williamsburg, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 26, at his residence. He was born November 26, 1949, in New Castle, Indiana, the son of Tusco and Minnie Peacock Carender. He was a graduate of Palo Verde High School in Tucson, Arizona. Gary was retired from ALCOA as a sales engineer. He enjoyed spending time with his...
Vernie Hill
Aug 18, 2008
Lavern "Vernie" Hill, 73, passed away Monday, August 18 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born December 2, 1934 in Randolph County, Indiana, the son of Walter and Irene Moody Hill. He was united in marriage on June 11, 1955 to the former Nancy Trew, a union which was blessed with 3 children. Vernie farmed for much of his life before...
Clarence York
Aug 15, 2008
Clarence W. York, 86, passed away Friday, August 15 at his residence. He was born November 6, 1921 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, the son of Thomas and Hattie Mink York, both of whom preceded him in death. Mr. York married the former Bessie L. Hightshoe on November 7, 1940. They raised 4 children and shared 62 years of marriage before...
Ralph Stamper
Aug 12, 2008
Ralph Stamper, 74, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday, August 12 at Reid Hospital. He was born September 13, 1933, in Estill County, Kentucky, the son of Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Abney Stamper, both of whom preceded him in death. Ralph was a US Army veteran and was formerly employed 6 years with the Wayne County Highway Department and 30...
James Stanley
Aug 12, 2008
James C. "Jimmy" Stanley ascended into Heaven on Tuesday, August 12 at his home in Richmond. He was born in New Castle, Indiana, the son of James Parker and Irene Beard Stanley, both of whom preceded him in death. He lived all of his life in Wayne County and was a 1962 graduate of Whitewater High School. He was a...
Sheila Cones
Jul 21, 2008
Sheila G. Bowdoin Owens Cones, 52, left to meet God on July 21, 2008. She was born July 12, 1956 in Cornwall, New York. She was a LPN who took care of many patients over the years. She is survived by her daughter and grandson, Angela D. Owens and Brenden J. Barnes, whom she resided with in Whitewater; her second...

