Obituaries

Apr 19, 2023

Margaret Joann McDaniel, 82, Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday evening at her home. She was born on April 20, 1940 in Crawfordsville to Floyd and Mary (Largent) Darwactor. She had been a homemaker. Survivors include her children, Wesley "Mick" McDaniel of Crawfordsville, Janet Leigh (McDaniel) Wendall of Linden, daughter Kimberly Lamb,  and brother, Royce E. Darwactor of Leroy, IL. In...

Mar 25, 2023

Ruth Holt, 85 of Crawfordsville passed away Saturday, March 25 with her family by her side. She was born May 1, 1937, in Kenton, Ohio to Marvin & Thelma Maggret Long.

Ruth was a member of the Whitesville Christian Church. She was married to David "Red" Largent, he preceded her in death in 1992. She...

Mar 23, 2023

Betty Maxine Carver, 87, of Crawfordsville, passed away in her home on March 23, 2023, following a five-year battle with cancer.

She was born August 28, 1935, in Crawfordsville to Leroy and Nettie Yeley nee Fields.

Betty worked at the shirt factory and Carl's Restaurant before meeting Lee Oren Griffin. They married in 1960. In...

Mar 15, 2023

Naomi McIntyre, 89 of Crawfordsville passed away Wednesday at her home.  She was born May 22, 1933 in Crawfordsville to John & Thelma Hamilton Thompson.

She married William N. "Bill" McIntyre in 1948, he preceded her in death.

Naomi was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene where she taught Sunday school, and...

Mar 10, 2023

Betty Joan McKinney, 95 formerly of Crawfordsville passed away Friday at Homewood Health Campus in Lebanon, IN.

She was born March 8, 1928 in Indianapolis to Austin & Erma Courtney Money.

Betty worked at Indiana Bell for several years and was a member of First Baptist Church.

She married...

Mar 2, 2023

Larry Chambers 86, Indianapolis, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2023.

A native of Crawfordsville, IN he was born July 26 th , 1936, to Earl and Kathleen Chambers. Larry graduated from Crawfordsville High School where he earned 4 letters in wrestling. Larry attended Indiana University on a wrestling scholarship and officiated high school and...

Mar 1, 2023

Pamela Hood, 69 of Crawfordsville passed away Wednesday March 1 at her daughters home.

She was born March 10, 1953 in Crawfordsville to Robert & Wilma Cornett Roach.

Pamela was a member of the First Church of God and was an active Sunday school teacher for many years.

On...

Feb 28, 2023

Erroll Arthur "Dude" Cheney, passed away on February 28, 2023 in hospice in Plainfield, Indiana.  Erroll was born on August 11, 1942 to Arthur and Virginia Cheney in Los Angeles, California.  Erroll grew up attending schools in Southeast Los Angeles and graduated from Huntington Park High School in 1960. He married Janelle Heaps Cheney on September 24, 1961 in...

Feb 21, 2023

James Harley Tague, 75, Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday evening, February 21 at home.  He was born July 8, 1947, in Crawfordsville to Wallace Jackson and Mabel Mae (Krug) Tague. He had served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He had been employed by the City of Crawfordsville. He enjoyed a variety of things, including, helping people, working, horses, time...

Feb 16, 2023

ack Junior Abrams of Crawfordsville, Indiana, passed on Feb. 16, 2023.

He was born Sept. 4, 1927, to Earl and Amy Abrams.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Robert, Charles and Harry; and sisters, Matilda Anderson, Amy Burson-Jackson and Ruth Johnson; his wives, Betty and Alice; son Richard; step-children,...

Feb 8, 2023

Born in Crawfordsville to Garrold Eston and Mildred Lucille McIntire on March 6, 1946. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School in June of 1964 and entered the Naval Training Station in San Diego, CA in December of 1964. From there he was assigned to the guided-missile destroyer U.S.S. Buchanan as a marine mechanic. Following his honorable discharge from the...

Feb 6, 2023

Curtis James Elfreich, 72 of Crawfordsville passed away Monday in Philadelphia. He was born February 12, 1950 in Olney, IL to Ellis James & Alice Marie Young Elfreich. Curtis worked as a Tool & Die Maker as well as a locksmith. He had worked at Impex and Hi-Tek for several years. He loved antique cars, painting, music, and records...

Feb 6, 2023

Michelle Harvey, 52, of Crawfordsville, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at Hickory Creek of Crawfordsville.

She was born July 23, 1970, at Crawfordsville, to Mike King and Susan Harvey Durnil. She had been a deli manager at several grocery stores.

Survivors include: her children, Michael (Amanda) and his children, Nolan and...

Jan 30, 2023

Mark Joseph Millbern, 66, passed away Monday afternoon, Jan. 30, 2023, at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

Mark worked for Crawford Industries for over 30 years, where he served as a supervisor across several different areas and shifts, eventually progressing to production supervisor. He was a graduate of North Montgomery High School (1975) and Tri-State University (1979)....

Jan 22, 2023

Phyllis D. Hadler, 73 of Crawfordsville, formerly of Effingham, IL passed away Sunday at Franciscan Health Lafayette.

She was born October 23, 1949, in Salem, IL to Lawrence and Hazel Irene (Sands) Metcalf.

Phyllis worked at World Color/Crossroads Press in Effingham, retiring after 25 years. She then worked as a driver for...

Jan 20, 2023

Margaret B. McClure, 90, Crawfordsville, passed away January 20 th at Signature Health/Parkwood in Lebanon.

She was born July 3, 1932 in Crawfordsville to Frank and Helen Biggs.  She married James McClure and he passed on April 3, 2021.  She had been an employee of AT&T for 35 years.

Surviving are his children James McClure...

Jan 15, 2023

John Gibbs, 85 of Crawfordsville passed away Sunday January 15, at home with his family by his side. He was born in Danville, IN to Dr. Joseph and Gladys Kellams Gibbs. He graduated from Danville High School in 1955 and from Wabash College in 1963, where he was in Beta Theta Pi fraternity. John was a longtime member of...

Jan 12, 2023

On Thursday January 12, James "Mac" O. McLaughlin passed away at the age of 83. Mac was born on August 20, 1939 in Lafayette, IN to Eleanor and Clayton McLaughlin. After graduation, He proudly served in the Army from 1961-1964 working with Nike Hercules missiles. Upon returning home he started work for RR Donnelley, where he worked for over...

Jan 11, 2023

Betty Lou Thompson, 94, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday morning January 11. She was born November 2, 1928, in Crawfordsville to Cecil O. and Oakie L. (Willhite) Boze.

She married the love of her life, Leo L. Thompson, Jr. on June 11, 1950.  He preceded her in death on March 12, 2022 after almost...

Jan 9, 2023

Martha M. Bausch, 87 of Crawfordsville passed away Monday, January 9 at home with her family by her side.

She was born June 26, 1935, in Crawfordsville to Archie & Ruby Shaw Price. Martha received her bachelor's degree from Indiana University and her Masters from Indiana State University in 1956. She worked as a teacher...