Zachery L. Fledderman, age 36 of Indianapolis, died Thursday, February 25, 2021. Born February 8, 1985, in Batesville, he is the son of Tamara (Nee: Dwenger) and John Fledderman. He married Nicole Anderson June 30, 2007, in Batesville. Zac served as an army combat medic in Afghanistan. He worked several years in maintenance for Batesville Tool & Die and recently started with Wood-Mizer as a metal worker.
According to his family, Zac was spontaneous. He enjoyed all types of music, dancing, hiking, being out in the woods and traveling. Although not necessarily a big sports fan, he did like the Baltimore Ravens and was an avid NASCAR fan. Apparently, he also had a man-sized appetite, as they teased “you didn’t have to worry about leftovers with Zac.” He dearly loved his girls.
Zac is survived by his wife Nicole; daughters Paige McMillin and Ariana Fledderman, both of Indianapolis; parents Tammy and John Fledderman of Sunman; sister Beth Fledderman of Batesville; brother Henry Fledderman of Sunman; paternal grandmother Edith Fledderman of Batesville and maternal grandparents Phyllis and Paris Dwenger of Delaware, Indiana.
Visitation is Wednesday, March 3, from 10 a.m. until Noon at the funeral home. The current Governor’s mandate requires all attendees wear a facemask and observe physical distancing. The mask must cover the individual’s nose and mouth at all times. A private funeral service will be held for the immediate family. The service will be live streamed at noon Wednesday by going www.weigelfh.com and clicking the “Photos and Videos” tab on his obituary page. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Acton Cemetery (7900 Acton Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46259). The family requests memorials to the Fledderman Children’s Education Fund or the Batesville Community Mental Health.
Hazel B. Henry completed her earthly journey on Saturday, February 27, 2021. But God’s word tells us that this is not the end of all things but rather it is a new and eternal life for all who believe we will always be with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 v. This is the promise God gives to all who believes Jesus died and rose again for their forgiveness and salvation. So, do not grieve for me, I will be with the Lord forever. Encourage and have joy in this promise. Do comfort each other. And give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; and his steadfast love endures forever! Amen.
Thomas Ray and Kara Henry are her survivors, along with a niece Ralpha Sue Freeman.
The family would like to express their greatest appreciation to the staff at Arbor Trace Family First Senior Living for their care and compassion they had for Hazel.
A private graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family at Union Cemetery. Urban Winkler Funeral Home is honored to be handling the arrangements for Hazel.
Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Hazel to Peace Lutheran Church, 701 W. 3rd St. Connersville, Indiana 47331 or to Union Cemetery, 1019 N. County Rd 150 E., Connersville, Indiana 47331.
“I want to say THANKS AT LEAST A MILLION TIMES.”
“THANKS, to God for his steadfast love and faithfulness through all my years for his love and mercy. His plan of salvation, forgiveness and eternal life with Him and all other believers.”
“THANKS, to my wonderful son, Thomas, who has been a source of encouragement, joy, sunshine and loving respect in my lifetime. He made sure my every need was supplied and I will carry this beautiful memory forever and what a blessing that has brought much joy in my life. Thomas and I have had a good working relationship all through the years….” like well-oiled machinery.”
“THANKS, to Kara, my sweet daughter in law and I love her dearly. She became family, December 12, 2015. She is a good cook, makes tasty snacks, loves animals and we enjoy good fellowship. I also enjoyed her family members for family get togethers. She is pure joy to me.”
“THANKS, to many other friends in my life who have been a source of encouragement, joy, comfort and advise (upon request).”
“THANKS, to all former Pastors at Peace Lutheran Church and now serving the Reverend Norm and including all the wives and families.
“THANKS, to all family at Peace for some 50 years plus good fellowship and wonderful goodies. Thank you for your wonderful fellowship.
I have a wheel that turns and all names are equal as to their placing.
Wanda, Ralpha Sue, Kay Scholl, Mildred, Merdy and Darlene, Billy and Joyce and others in Tennessee, Transit, Dr. Gardner and Staff, Urban Winkler Funeral Home, Handy Man Jonsey, the girls at Tangles Hair Salon, Sarah, Marsha and Mary, and many others.
My journey in life has been blessed by Him and His word, has been a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path and I have experienced his love, joy and mercy in my daily life. Believe and confess the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. Come walk on streets of gold.
Robert “Bob” Barbour, 78, of Connersville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home on Monday morning, March 1, 2021.
The only child of William and Beryl Berninger Barbour, Bob was born in Connersville on January 6, 1943, and graduated from Fayette Central High School with the class of 1961.
On August 24, 1962, Bob married the former Mary Jarrett in Connersville. Mrs. Barbour survives. For many years, Bob was employed with Design and Manufacturing in Connersville, until its closing, then he drove a truck for Schneider National until his retirement.
Bob was a member of the Eagles, Knights of Columbus, and Eagle Riders. In his leisure time, he enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, golfing, playing poker, and spending time with his family and friends. Besides his wife of 58 years, Mary Barbour, survivors include two daughters, Michele (John) Smith of New Jersey and Lee Ann (Scott) Hertel of Connersville; two grandchildren, Kylee Smith and Hunter Smith; three step-grandchildren, Brady Hertel, Dustin Hertel, and Megan Fitzsimmons; a brother-in-law, Joe (Kathy) Jarrett; and a sister-in-law, Ronda Knipp.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; a brother-in-law, Ronnie Jarrett; a son-in-law, Wayne Ervin; and a nephew, Chris Jarrett.
Family and friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of service at 1 p.m., on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home. Reverend Bob Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Everton Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Fayette County Cancer Society and online condolences may be made anytime at millermosterrobbins.com.
Brookville Town Council President Curtis Ward and the rest of the present town council members either do not really grasp Indiana’s Open Door Law or they don’t care.
When elected officials take the oath of office they agree to uphold the Indiana Constitution. The Open Door Law is one of Indiana’s laws. The oath they take does not give them the option of picking and choosing which laws they will obey and which they will not.
At the February 9 Brookville Town Council meeting, Ward unleashed the Request for Proposals/Qualifications for a Town Hall. Nothing on the Request for Proposals/Qualifications for a Town Hall had ever been discussed in an open meeting.
No council member questioned the document or the project. It was approved in a unanimous, almost silent vote.
In answer to media questions at the February 23 BTC meeting, Ward said the “Proposals/Qualifications for a new Town Hall” came directly from an executive session.
“We needed more information on it so we thought the most efficient way to do that was through the (Proposals/Qualifications for a Town Hall).”
Another Ward comment at the Feb. 23 meeting about what came out of the executive session was whether there was a need for a new town hall.
Ward said after the proposal at the executive session, there has been discussion by council members if there is a need “for that specific project.” Again, that did not occur in a public meeting.
BTC members held an executive session on January 26. Apparently, it was about the property in question. And it is OK for a government entity to have an executive session on that subject and other subjects specifically defined by the law.
I said this in the last editorial I wrote on the subject, and it can be said again:
The executive session on January 26 was for The purchase or lease of real property by the governing body up to the time a contract or option to purchase or lease is executed by the parties. It is from Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D).
Read that closely. It does not say to talk about the need or lack of need for a town hall. It does not say to talk about the need for Proposals/Qualifications for a new Town Hall. It does not say anything about setting out a timeline for the planning, designing and building of a new town hall. Those subjects should have been presented in open meetings before Brookville’s residents, citizens and taxpayers – the people who will ultimately be paying the bills. It should not have been done in the darkness, behind closed doors, in the proverbial smoke-filled room.
Anyone who attended that meeting, who did not have the courage or the fortitude to stand up and to say to the council members in that room that what they were doing was illegal and a direct slap in the face of their constituents is as culpable as the council members. That is especially true if they too are an elected official who took the same oath.
In the last editorial, I ended the editorial with four paragraphs, which I believe means more now than it did then.
It may be that they believe the average taxpayer is too slow and stupid to see the big picture. Brooke Leffingwell wanted to cut out public participation because it became “a circus.” Her friends laughed at it in their discussions after meetings she attended. I don’t believe she was accusing present and past town council members of being the clowns.
When Leffingwell made her motion to not allow public participation, there was no discussion about it either. Again, I felt strongly that night as did other reporters covering that meeting, the matter was well discussed behind closed doors, through emails, messenger or group texts prior to the open meeting.
I have the feeling with these council members, more than any other representatives from any other government entities I have ever dealt with in my more than 30 years in the business, they are terribly, terribly condescending to the taxpayers. They are the elite, the knowledgeable, the mental giants and maybe even — at least to themselves — they have an aura of omnipresence, and we need to get out of their way.
They know what is best for us, and they are going to do what is best for us, according to them. How did we even get by before?
Before signing off, I want to reiterate another statement from the last editorial: I am neither for nor against the proposed new town hall. As council member Eric Johnson said at the Feb. 23 meeting, I do not have enough information. It may very well be a wonderful addition to the town and its taxpayers. I am just against the illegal means to get to an end.
During the apocalypse, God puts his stamp of approval on a few people. Why would God seal some people and not others?
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It’s far more than a stamp of approval, yet it is surely a mark. Yes, in Revelation 7:1-8, the Bible discusses a special seal placed on the foreheads of 144,000 Jews during the apocalyptic years of judgement on the earth. The Greek word for “sealed” is “sphragizō” which also means, “to secure from Satan.” The word appears in many other verses of the Bible and is used to explain the process of being marked by God for salvation.
The use of sphragizō tells us that these Hebrew descendants (twelve-thousand from each tribe of the sons of Israel) become Judeo-Christian believers and are protected from the ensuing judgments of wrath. It’s important to note that a sealing, in this end-time context, in no way eliminates Christ or works-around his sacrifice on the cross. The whole of Scripture supports repentance of sin and a belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, as the only open door to heaven (John 10:9.) These end-time converts become saved in the same way people do today.
Christians everywhere, of every tribe, race and tongue, may rest easy and take comfort: God seals people all the time. Christ followers have been receiving the same seal since Jesus walked the earth. Let us review two potent New Testament scriptures of proof:
“Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee” (2 Corinthians 1:21, 22, NKJV.) “And because of him, when you who are not Jews heard the revelation of truth, you believed in the wonderful news of salvation. Now we have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 1:13, TPT.)
When I was a new believer, I tried, as many of us do, to read the Bible like I read other texts: from beginning to end and much like a novel. My fledgling method of Bible reading caused me despair and frustration at times, especially when I came to the Book of Revelation, chapter seven—the mention of the 144,000 sealed. I thought, in my newly-minted, spiritual mind-set, that God was only planning to take 144,000 people to heaven. I reeled thinking so few would be selected to arrive at the pearly gates and gain entrance. My anxiety and fear came because I wasn’t studying Scripture, I was only reading it. When we fail to slow down, savor and study God’s Word, we misread; we misinterpret; we gloss over important details. While there are modern translations of the Bible which allow us to read it like a novel (The Message, The Story, The Book of God, etc.), a significant part of our Christian journey is the seeking out of God’s truth through study. The Bible, after all, is written by God. It takes a while to learn the language. It takes assistance to learn the language! Don’t be afraid to wade out into the often-intimidating pool of a small-group, Bible study. You’ll find that no one is an expert and everyone is still learning — yet there are some in the deep end who help connect the dots.
Have no fear, my friend. If you are saved in Christ and your hand is held fast in his, you’re on the glory-train! In these uncertain times, many of us are pealing through the pages of the Book of Revelation to discover our course and timeline of the earth. Yet there is a hope and a reassurance that all is well and we are safe: if we have accepted the Savior, Jesus, we are clearly marked for eternal rescue. Take a moment now and relax. God’s got you, he’s sealed you with his Holy Spirit and all is well.
Do you have a question or comment for Pastor Adrienne? Send your inquiries to: info@adriennewgreene.com or write to P.O. Box 214, Harrison, OH 45030. For more information, please visit www.adriennewgreene.com or tune into the “Ask Pastor Adrienne” YouTube channel for sermons and insights.
Monday afternoon, March 1, water will be shut off on Whitewater Drive from Lew Wallace Drive to Oxford Pike in Brookville due to a water main repair project.
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
February 21
Joseph Bohman, Bullfork Road, Oldenburg, at 10:14 a.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on North Hamburg Road when he ran off the road, then over corrected the vehicle, went off the east side of the road, striking an embankment and a tree before coming to rest. It was investigated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy John Roberts.
February 22
Zoe Pflum, Reservoir Road, Brookville, at 7:14 p.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Indiana 1, when a deer crossed the road, and Pflum was unable to stop her vehicle before striking the deer. It was investigated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kyle Hartman.
Quinton Lake, School Road, West Harrison, at 10:17 p.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on U.S. 52, when a deer crossed the road in front of Lake’s vehicle. He was unable to stop the vehicle before striking the deer. It was investigated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kyle Hartman.
February 23
Nancy Peters, Laurel Road, Laurel at 11:05 a.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on Laurel Road. She stated she looked down and when she looked back up, she noticed a vehicle in front of her was slowing down. Peters said she applied her brakes and swerved to the right. Peters’ vehicle went off the south side of the road and struck the other vehicle operated by Autumn Bills, U.S. 52, Laurel. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brad Lecher investigated the accident.
February 25
Lynnette Shepard, Greenfield, at 10:46 a.m., was attempting to back down a private drive that was covered in ice. A vehicle was parked at a residence on Sharps Hill Road behind Shepard’s vehicle when Shepard’s vehicle backed into the parked vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
February 26
John Allen, Wilson Lane, Laurel, at 4:32 a.m., was operating a vehicle westbound on U.S. 52 when a deer ran onto the road. Allen said he did not have time to react before striking the deer. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy John Roberts investigated the accident.
February 27
Jason Fischer, Pierson Road, Oxford, Ohio, at 4:16 p.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on Riley Pike when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the road into a ditch and came to rest on its driver’s side. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson investigated the accident. Henson arrested Fischer with the preliminary charge of Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated.
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
From February 23 to February 28
February 23
Blake J. Robertson, 29, Levee Road, Brookville, was arrested at 2:35 p.m., by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy W. Hodge, at the Franklin County Security Center, for a Warrant.
Nathan D. Staudt, 31, Cincinnati, was arrested at 1:40 p.m., by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy W. Hodge, at the Franklin County Security Center, for a Warrant.
February 25
Blake A. Duenne, 21, Franklin Avenue, Brookville, was arrested at 1:45 a.m., by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy A. Bowers, at Brookville, for Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated and Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated Endangering.
February 26
Brooklyn A. Durham, 21, Baltimore Street, Laurel, was arrested at 9:16 a.m., by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah, at a residence on Little Duck Creek Road, for Possession of Methamphetamine.
February 27
Jason K. Fischer, 35, Pierson Road, Oxford, Ohio, was arrested at 6:50 p.m., by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson, at Reily Pike, for Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated.
Leann M. Little, 41, Tekulve Road, Batesville, was arrested at 2 p.m., by Brookville Police Department Officer Ryan Geiser, at U.S. 52, for Possession of Schedule I, II, III, IV, V and Driving a Motor Vehicle while Suspended with Prior Suspension within 10 Years.
February 28
Marvin W. Reatherford Jr., 19, Richland Creek, Brookville, was arrested at 11:01 a.m., by Brookville Police Department Officer Ryan Geiser, at Pearl and High streets, for Minor Possessing Alcohol, Possession of Marijuana/Hashish and Possession of Paraphernalia.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced Monday, March 1, that more than 1 million Hoosiers have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine since late December 2020.
A total of 1,000,321 individuals have received at least one dose, and 569,465 are fully vaccinated.
“Getting 1 million vaccines in arms in just over two months is a game changer, and it brings me indescribable hope. I am incredibly proud of our Indiana Department of Health, and how they and our local partners have rolled out the ‘It’s Our Shot, Hoosiers’ vaccination plan,” Governor Eric J. Holcomb said. “We are so fortunate that our health leaders had the foresight to build a centralized appointment system and companion 211 call center to schedule and vaccinate Hoosiers in an orderly, reliable manner.”
Currently, Hoosiers age 60 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.
State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, encouraged any eligible Hoosier to sign up now at one of nearly 400 vaccine clinics around the state.
“The vaccine is a simple, safe and effective way to protect yourself and those you love against COVID-19,” she said. “It’s an easy process that only takes a few minutes, and it could be the difference of a lifetime for vulnerable Hoosiers.”
To date, 69 percent of Hoosiers age 80 and older, 70 percent of those ages 70 to 79 and 49 percent of Hoosiers ages 60 to 69 have scheduled a vaccine appointment or received their first dose.
Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.
