VAN D. SPANGLER Van D. Spangler, age 83 of Osgood, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. He was raised by Ned and Minnie Maye (Spangler) Craft born to Fayette Dotson and Minnie Maye Spangler on August 1, 1937, in Mayking, Kentucky. Van owned and operated the Foreign Car Service in Greensburg for many years and …
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Obituary for James Odus Prince
JAMES ODUS PRINCE James Odus Prince, age 54 of Batesville, passed away on February 21, 2021. The son of Russell Prince and Shirley (McBride) Smith was born on June 6, 1966, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is survived by his daughter, Jamee Criber; his mother, Shirley Smith; three grandchildren; sister, Tammy Coleman; and brothers, Dwayne Prince, …
Obituary for Judy Ann Williams
JUDY ANN WILLIAMS Judy Ann Williams, 78, of Connersville passed away peacefully Friday, December 11, 2020. One of three children, she was born February 19, 1942, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She was the daughter of Cecil E. Williams and Wynona Jane Hunter Williams. Judy attended school in Lindsay, Oklahoma, where she played girls basketball and excelled …
FC man pleads guilty to his part in moving body of an OD victim to a school parking lot
By John Estridge On February 25, Benjamin Herd pleaded guilty in Franklin Circuit 2 Court before Judge Clay Kellerman to Failure to Report a Dead Body, as a class A misdemeanor. Part of Herd’s plea agreement is he has to testify to the truth of the matter regarding events of June 8-9, 2018 and subsequent …
FC Court News (Small Claims and Civil)
Provided by the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Small Claims Court Judgment Joseph Fields vs. John Barnett for the plaintiff in the amount of $657. Default Judgment Trevor Scott vs. Jerry Alvey and Leaha Alvey for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,269.07. Civil Court Foreclosure US Bank National Association, as indenture trustee for CIM …
FC Court News (Criminal)
Provided by the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Criminal Court Failure to Report Dead Body Benjamin T. Herd pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 12 months in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC). He was fined $250 and $185 costs. He was given credit for eight months actual days as …
FC commissioners support Safe Passage grant to improve services in county
By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners gave their approval and endorsement of an application for Safe Passage to receive a $103,320 Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) Grant. According to its website, Safe Passage is an 501 (c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to “provide, help, healing and hope for a community free of …
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Obituary for Edwin D. Carlton
EDWIN D. CARLTON Edwin D Carlton, 66, of Arlington, passed away February 22, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Stabb, KY on July 9, 1954, a son of the late Olive M (Taylor) and James E Carlton. He married Peggy C. (Ponsler) Carlton on April 24, 1982, in Moscow, and she survives. Dave …
Obituary for Sara J.”Sally” Whitham
SARA J. “SALLY” WHITHAM Sara J. “Sally” Whitham, age 80 of Batesville, died Sunday, February 21, 2021, at The Chateau of Batesville. Born August 28, 1940, in Aurora, she is the daughter of Ellen (Nee: Gooderson) and Floyd Pohlman. She married Estal Whitham August 18, 1962, at Lawrenceburg, and he preceded her in death on …
Obituary for Barbara Fay Hughes
BARBARA FAY HUGHES Barbara Fay Hughes, 83 years old of Batesville, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Hobart and Temple (nee Fralix) McDowell was born on September 25, 1937, in Bracken County, Kentucky. Barbara married Thomas Hughes on May 9, 1959, at St. Lawrence Church in Price …