Obituary for Martha “Mattie” Shell Sampson

MARTHA “MATTIE” SHELL SAMPSON Martha ‘Mattie’ Shell Sampson, age 90, of Brookville, died Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Aspen Place Health Campus in Greensburg.     Born June 10, 1932, in Osgood, she was one of 10 children born to the late Silas and Fannie (Estridge) Shell. She attended the former Brookville High School. She met the …

Obituary for Edwin D. “Pete” Kerr

EDWIN D. “PETE” KERR Edwin D. ‘Pete’ Kerr, age 93, of Cedar Grove, died Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville.     Born September 15, 1929, in Cedar Grove, he was one of three children born to the late Edwin and Lorna (Hutton) Kerr. On February 14, 1953, he was united in …

Obituary for Shirley Ann Frasur

SHIRLEY ANN FRASUR Shirley Ann Frasur, 83, of Liberty, died Thursday, December 8, 2022, at her residence following a brief illness. Shirley was a native and lifelong resident of Liberty, born April 24, 1939, the fifth of eight children born to Joseph and Eleanor Schneider Frasur. She was a 1957 graduate of Short High School …

Obituary for Patricia “Patty” Christine Carey

PATRICIA “PATTY” CHRISTINE CAREY Patricia “Patty” Christine Carey, 52 of Liberty passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022. She was born on January 17, 1970 in Richmond, to Ron Carey and Paula Lawson.   Patty had a passion for making people feel beautiful by doing their hair and makeup. She enjoyed taking care of the …

Obituary for Kayla Maye Spangler

KAYLA MAYE SPANGLER Kayla Maye Spangler, age 17 of Metamora, lost her courageous battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer on December 6, 2022, surrounded with her family. Kayla was born at Langley AFB in Hampton, Virginia on March 31, 2005, the daughter of Lindsey Mauck Spangler and the late Petty Officer First Class Jacob Carlin Spangler. …

Obituary for Phillip “Paul” Mathews

PHILLIP “PAUL” MATHEWS Phillip “Paul” Mathews, 98, passed away peacefully in his daughter’s home surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Liberty. He was born the eldest son to Farrell and Mary Burch Mathews in Metamora, on February 21, 1924. He was the brother of George (1926 – 1984), Gene (1929 – …

Obituary for George Svirha

GEORGE SVIRHA George Svirha, 95, of Brookville died on Friday, December 2, 2022, at his residence. George was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 25, 1927, to Steven and Helen Biro Svirha. After high school, he graduated from Ohio State University. George served his country in the U.S Army. George married Jon Becker on June …