Obituary for Rhiannon Jean Skelton

RHIANNON JEAN SKELTON Rhiannon Jean Skelton, age 38, of Brookville, died unexpectedly Monday, December 28, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, Kentucky. Born September 16, 1982, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of the late Arlen Keene Skelton and Jamie Kay Allen Skelton. Rhiannon was employed at Zumbiel Packaging in Hebron, Kentucky.  Survivors …

FC arrests from December 23 through December 30

From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department December 23 Jared F. Kocher, 29, Main Street, Brookville, was arrested at 5:30 p.m., at CVS in Brookville, by Brookville Police Department Officer Ryan Geiser for Possession of a Hypodermic Needle. December 25 Michelle L. Campbell, 23, Indiana 46 West, Batesville, was arrested at 11:47 p.m., by Franklin County …

Obituary for Gene Russell Hawkins

GENE RUSSELL HAWKINS Gene Russell Hawkins, 92, of Bloomington, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020, in Mitchell Manor. He was born February 26, 1928, in Lansing, Illinois, to Ora Hawkins and Bertha Unger Hawkins. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Jean A. Weaver Hawkins; a daughter, Cindy (Jeff) Lepore of Bloomington; a son, Eric (Nancy) …

Obituary for Glenn Grubb (complete)

GLENN GRUBB Glenn Grubb, age 72, of Brookville, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio.  He fought a 4.5-year battle with cancer, but Covid-19 defeated him.  Born September 2, 1948, in Oneida, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Dallas and Emma (Ball) Grubb Whitesell, both of whom …

Obituary Mary Kathryn Maple

MARY KATHRYN. MAPLE Mary Kathryn Maple of Versailles, formerly of Batesville, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020, at Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was 88 years old. The daughter of William and Floretta (nee: Donovan) Wernke was born on May 29, 1932, in Batesville. Mary was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. …

Obituary for Marjorie June Kessens

MARJORIE JUNE KESSENS Marjorie June Kessens age 82 of New Point, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020, at Margaret Mary Health. The daughter of Robert and Dorothy Willeford was born on April 1, 1938, in Clarksburg. Marjorie worked for Decatur County Hospital and The Odd Fellows Home in the housekeeping departments for many years and …

FC Court News (Criminal)

From the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Criminal Operating while Intoxicated Samuel J. Koch pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185.50 costs. He was placed on probation for …

South Bend man killed in Jackson County crash on I-65

ISP press release written by ISP Sgt. Stephen Wheeles Tuesday morning, December 29, at approximately 9 a.m., a single-vehicle crash occurred on I-65 in Jackson County, that claimed the life of a South Bend man. The initial investigation by Indiana State Police Trooper Andrew Garrett, Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team, indicated that a 2016 …