Tim Love
Mar 25, 2023
Timothy Dean Love passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 after a 14-year battle with multiple myeloma. Born February 22,1951 in Richmond, Indiana to Carl Edwin and Gene Elizabeth Brown Love. He was a music educator for 43 years beginning at Centerville-Abington Community Schools in 1973 continuing on to Richmond Community Schools, Northeastern Wayne Schools and coming out of early...
Paul Pierson
Mar 24, 2023
Mr. Paul E. Pierson, 80, of Richmond, passed away on Friday, March 24 at Reid Health.
He was born in Richmond, Indiana on November 24, 1942 to Ralph & June Heath Pierson. He was a 1960 graduate of Richmond High School. He married the former Madeline J. Short on August 8, 1964. They were blessed with three daughters...
Angela R. Brown Campbell
Mar 23, 2023
Angela Rebecca (Brown) Campbell, 55, of Cameron, North Carolina, passed away at her home on March 23rd, 2023 after a hard-fought battle with Thalamic Glioblastoma.
Angela was born September 11th, 1967, in Richmond, Indiana to Ovid D. and Lola (Mock) Brown. Angela was a 1985 graduate of Northeastern High School and attended Boyce Bible College in Louisville, KY. ...
Martha J. Wood
Mar 9, 2023
Mrs. Martha J. Wood, 96, formerly of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, March 9 at the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin, Indiana.
She was born on October 21, 1926 in Richmond to Walter E. and Ruth Hoover Mikesell, who preceded her in death. She was a 1944 graduate of Whitewater High School.
Mrs. Wood was formerly a secretary...
Jerry Lee Martin
Mar 6, 2023
Jerry Lee Martin, 61, of Williamsburg, passed away on Monday, March 6.
Lee was born on June 2, 1961 in Winchester, Indiana to Jerry and Diana Sue Frazer Martin, both of whom preceded him in death.
Lee grew up in the Williamsburg area and lived there his whole life. He farmed and also hauled grain for Green...
Garneta Kay Hess
Mar 6, 2023
Garneta Kay (Fishback) Hess of Fountain City, Indiana passed away on the evening of March 6, 2023 from complications due to Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 77.
Kay was born on June 9, 1945 in Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. She was the second of three children of Ruth Helen (McColly) and William Garnet Fishback. Kay graduated...
Norma Lou Harrison
Mar 3, 2023
Norma Lou Harrison, 96, passed away March 3, 2023.
She was one of two daughters of Walter and Mabel Schroeder of Fountain City, Indiana.
Norma was an avid golfer and bridge player, playing in many tournaments in both endeavors. In fact, Norma played in Bridge tournaments with the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet and...
Lloyd McDermitt
Mar 3, 2023
Lloyd E. McDermitt, 91, formerly of the Whitewater community, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 3, at the home of his son in Delphi, Indiana.
He was born on October 26, 1931 in Webster Township, Wayne County, Indiana to Layman Lloyd “Mac” & Esther Etta Tomlinson McDermitt. He was a 1951 graduate of Hollansburg High...
Ronald Nicholson
Feb 28, 2023
Mr. Ronald Lee Nicholson, 84, of Richmond, passed away on Tuesday, February 28 at Reid Health Hospice.
Ron was the third son of Russell and Maxine Addleman Nicholson, both of whom preceded him in death. He was born on his mother’s birthday, January 17, 1939 in Wayne County, Indiana. Ron was a 1957 graduate of Whitewater High School....
Priscilla A. Shinkle
Feb 25, 2023
Priscilla A. Shinkle, 81, of Centerville, passed away on February 25 at Reid Health.
She was born in Paoli, Indiana on July 23, 1941, the daughter of Harley W. & Maxine R. Smith Shinkle. Priscilla was a 1959 graduate of Williamsburg High School. She retired as a Production Planner at Belden after over 40 years of service. Priscilla...
Larry Lee Walton
Feb 11, 2023
Larry Lee Walton was born October 3, 1957, in Richmond, Indiana, to Treva Ann (Bragg) Walton and Richard Charles Walton. He departed this life Saturday, February 11, 2023, after an extensive 20-year illness.
Larry graduated from Richmond High School in 1976. He worked in a small business installing automobile accessories before joining the Richmond Police Department for...
Jonathan M. Benge
Feb 9, 2023
Mr. Jonathan M. Benge, 51, of Lynn, passed away on February 9.
He was born in Winchester, Indiana on April 22, 1971, the son of Buford A. & Judith McKinley Benge. Jonathan attended Randolph Southern High School.
Jonathan was formerly involved in rodeo bull riding. He worked as a welder and metal fabricator. He was an avid...
Judith Ann "Judi" Vervaet
Feb 7, 2023
Judith (Judi) Ann Vervaet, 79, of Richmond, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 7. She had been surrounded by her family for the last two weeks.
She was born on January 17, 1944 in Richmond, Indiana to Theodore Roosevelt & Marjorie Pauline Moore Sheets.
Judi waitressed in Richmond, and was a well-loved home care...
Myles Paul Crowe
Jan 27, 2023
Myles Paul Crowe, 3-month-old son of Dayna Newman & Caleb Crowe, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 27.
Born on October 3, 2022 in New Castle, Indiana, Myles was a happy baby boy who would light up at any interaction, especially when he heard the sound of his Mom & Dad’s voice. He loved to play with his...
David Eugene "Gene" Adams
Jan 19, 2023
David Eugene “Gene” Adams, 85, passed away on Thursday, January 19.
Gene was born on July 3, 1937 to David B. & Dorothy L. Thomas Adams.
Gene spent much of his adult life in group care homes and formerly lived in the care of Dovie & Leon Lynch in Fountain City. He liked to knit and do...
Catherine E. Norris
Jan 12, 2023
Mrs. Catherine E. Norris, 92, of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, January 12.
She was born in Connersville, Indiana on July 20, 1930 to Edward H. & Louise M. Roell Herrmann.
Mrs. Norris formerly worked at Wayne Dairy. She later went to work at Alcoa, from where she retired after more than 35 years of service. She was...
Naomi Holmes
Jan 12, 2023
Naomi B. Holmes, 96, passed away Thursday morning, January 12, in Arizona, where she had lived for the past 10 years.
She was born on September 15, 1926 in Randolph County, Indiana to Lewis Webb & Mildred Blanche Harman Mullen. Her father died a month before her birth. Naomi married Ralph L. Holmes, Jr. on April 24, 1948....
Violet Mae Smith
Jan 11, 2023
Mrs. Violet Mae Smith, 95, of Richmond, passed away on Wednesday, January 11.
She was born on January 26, 1927 in Richmond, Indiana to Ershal M. & Edythe L. Wycoff Melling. She was a 1945 graduate of Whitewater High School. Violet married Frank R. Smith on March 19, 1946. They were blessed with two children and 55 years of...
Carolyn Sue Moore
Jan 4, 2023
Carolyn Sue Moore, 85, of Richmond, passed away on Wednesday, January 4.
She was born in Wayne County, Indiana on December 30, 1937 to James Kenneth & Ruth Mae Coomes Combs.
Carolyn lived in the Richmond area all or her life. She worked as a cook for Vi & Quinn Tarquinio at the former Blue Note Restaurant, at...
Ruth Cole
Dec 31, 2022
Ruth C. Cole, 94, formerly of Fountain City, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 31.
She was born in Rock Castle County, Kentucky on December 14, 1928 to Burdette & Sophia Dillingham Brown. Ruth married Charles C. Cole on October 1, 1948. They were blessed with three children and 68 years of marriage before...

