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EVELYN ESTHER CREEK Evelyn Esther Creek passed away peacefully, at the age of 100 years, on September 23, 2020. She was born October 29, 1919, to Ralph and Elizabeth Ferguson in Benton County Indiana. She grew up on the family Heritage Farm in Benton County that her grandfather purchased, from the State of Indiana, upon …
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LEWIS MERLIN “BUD” DAVISSON JR. Lewis Merlin “Bud” Davisson Jr., 65, of Liberty, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, at home. He was born on March 29, 1955, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Bud was one of six children born to the late Lewis Davisson and Betty Schock Davisson. After graduating from high school, Bud went to …
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MARY ANN FOX MULHEEREN Mary Ann Fox Mulheeren, 83 of Connersville, went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2020, while at Heritage House in Connersville. She was born on March 22, 1937, in Liberty, to Vola and Lena Daniels Whitis, both preceded her in death. She married Darrell Fox on July 27, 1956. He …
ROBERT WILLIAM ROLLINS, JR. Robert William Rollins, Jr., 55, of Rushville, passed away September 20, 2020, at his residence. He was born November 28, 1964, in New Castle, to Robert Rollins, Sr. and Mary Gannon Rollins. On August 15, 2013, he married Gwen Qualls in Brookville. Mrs. Rollins survives. Robert was a member of Eagles …
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH Christopher H. Smith, of Brookville, was born on March 16, 1975 in Oxford, Ohio a son to Jesse and Carole Peak Smith. He married Holly Simmermeyer on September 11, 1999, at St. Michael’s Church and together they had two daughters. Chris was Vice President of B & F Plastics in Richmond for more than …
ROBERT L. HOFMANN Robert L. Hofmann, age 80, of Richmond, died Friday evening (September 11, 2020) at Reid Health. He was born in Milton, on May 12, 1940, to Paul and Myrtle Bradburn Hofmann and had lived in this area most of his life. He was a graduate of Short High School in Liberty. Bob …
LAVONNE B. HUBER Lavonne B. Huber, of Sunman, was born on February 8, 1926, in Batesville, a daughter to Vernon and Edna Richter Gunter. She married Wilbur Huber on December 14, 1946, at St. Jacob’s Church and together they raised three children. Lavonne was a member of St. Jacob’s Church and enjoyed cooking, sewing and birds. She …
MICHAEL KENT CLARK Michael Kent Clark, age 73, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020. Predeceased by his parents, Quentin E. & Lois E. (Talbert) Clark, Mike passed of natural causes. Mike was a patriot and served honorably in the US Army after graduating from Brookville High School. His love of reading, racing, …
BETTE G. THIELKING Bette G. Thielking, 87, of Connersville, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020, in Indianapolis. She was born on November 24, 1932, in Petroleum, Indiana, and is the daughter of Ralph Leon Terrel and G. Lucille (Neff) Terrell. She graduated from Batesville High School in 1950, and completed the Ball Hospital RN …
BETTY M. DEFUR Betty M. DeFur, age 90, of Connersville, joined the love of her life in heaven on September 14, 2020. Betty was born June 19, 1930, in East Chicago, to Joseph Gish and Mayme Babincsak Gish. She grew up in East Chicago and is a 1948 high school graduate. She is a 1953 graduate …