Obituaries

Dec 23, 2021

Linda Perry, 73, of Crawfordsville passed away on December 23, 2021, at home after a 15-year battle with cancer.  She was born in Crawfordsville on October 1, 1948, to Frank Howard and Susie Arlie Perry.  She was a 1966 graduate of Darlington High School.  She retired as the Administrator of the Child Support Division of the Montgomery County Prosecutor's...

Dec 21, 2021

Billy Joe Williams Sr. passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Franciscan Health of Crawfordsville. He born May 6, 1946 in Danville, Illinois to John and Flossy. He lived in Crawfordsville with his first wife, where they raised 3 children. He worked many years for Horner Automotive following working for Gould Body and Paint until his retirement. Bill had...

Dec 19, 2021

Marilyn (Keiser) Petrie passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Life's Journey Hospice in Avon with her two sons by her side. Born May 1, 1926 on a farm near Center Point, Indiana, she was the daughter of Glendon Smith and Mary Francis Nelson Keiser.

After graduating Bowling Green High School in 1944 she moved...

Dec 19, 2021

Thomas C Witherspoon, 63 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday, 12/9/21

He was born October 20, 1958 in Detroit to Thomas and Catherine Hubbard Witherspoon.

He attended Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, MI.

Tom worked as a Paleontologist, and was known over the globe as "The CrinoidKing" for the...

Dec 15, 2021

Homer H. Williams, 97, New Ross, passed away on December 15 at Homewood Health in Lebanon. He was born March 27, 1924 in Crawfordsville to Earl M. and Nellie (Hadley) Williams. He married Dorothy Thomas and she preceded him in death.

Mr. Williams had been a farmer. Preceding him in death is his wife, his parents, children,...

Dec 8, 2021

Mary Patricia Edmonds, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Lane House.

She was born Aug. 8, 1943, at Crawfordsville.

Pat attended Crawfordsville schools and was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church.

She enjoyed Colts football, games, working in the yard, gardening and relaxing on the porch...

Dec 5, 2021

Connie Kouns, 67 of Crawfordsville passed away Sunday evening at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

She was born February 10, 1954 in Lebanon to Ellis and Martha Freeland. She had worked at McDonalds and Buffalo Wild Wings.

She married Ivan Kouns on March 9, 1990, he survives.  Also surviving are his children Michael (Tamara) Riddle, Chris Riddle,...

Dec 3, 2021

Shirley Bray, 73 of Crawfordsville passed away Friday, December 3 at Ben Hur Health and Rehab.

She was born November 11, 1948, in Crawfordsville to Walter and Margaret Allen Fairfield.

Shirley was a member of the Moose, Eagles, and VFW Auxiliary. She was an avid bingo player and loved word search puzzles...

Dec 1, 2021

Kenneth Wayne Conkright, 56 of Crawfordsville passed away Wednesday due to complications of lung cancer, at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

He was born February 20, 1965, in Crawfordsville to Robert & Barbara Newkirk Conkright.

He was retired as a shift maintenance technician at Closure System International. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved...

Nov 30, 2021

Dr. Fred P. Warbinton, 89, died peacefully on the evening of November 30, 2021, surrounded by loving family. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Barbara, children Jeffrey (Kelley), Lee (Paula), and Craig (Dianne), and five grandchildren, Meredith (Tyler Weir), Lauren, Kyle, Katie, and Tara. He was preceded in death by his parents Fred M and...

Nov 28, 2021

Hershel Junior Crews, age 76, went to his heavenly home on November 28, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Beaumont, Kentucky, the only son of Hershel William Crews and Reba (Rigsby) Crews. In October 2008 he married his best friend, Connie Flick, and she survives.

Junior began his career at Froedge...

Nov 27, 2021

Miriam Della Rivers of Crawfordsville passed into heaven Saturday November 27th 2021 at the age of 86. Miriam was born March 20th 1935 in Crawfordsville Indiana to James B. and Bessie "Carter" Harrington. History records that Miriam was a granddaughter of local Civil War Veteran, James Alaxander Harrington whom was honorably discharged from the Union Army on June 6th...

Nov 22, 2021

Jennifer "Jaye" Goda Rivers

March 23, 1974 - November 22, 2021

Jaye Rivers, 47, of Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 22nd. She was the daughter of Michael Goda and Pamela Gwynn and a loving mother of seven children. Jaye enjoyed spending time with her family, kayaking, and campfires. She was a...

Nov 15, 2021

Lela Nadean Kiste, 85, of Crawfordsville passed away  Monday Nov. 15, 2021, at Franciscan Health Lafayette East.

She was born Feb. 4, 1937, at Crawfordsville. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include: her children, Belinda (Richard) Going, Rebecca Kiste, Timothy Roy Kiste and Curtis Kiste, all of Crawfordsville and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ...

Nov 14, 2021

Herschel Yater, Veedersburg, passed way Sunday evening.  He was born in Marshall to Bervie and Goldie (Cain) Yater.  He was self employed for many years in construction, worked in several area factories and also had owned Yater Furniture and Yater auto parts at one time.

He married Verna M Harriet on July 31, 1946 and she passed...

Nov 12, 2021

Carl Russell Knowling of Crawfordsville passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021, at home with family by his side, on the porch where he spent endless hours watching the Purple Martins and beauty of his farm.

Carl was born in Parkersburg, Indiana to Hobert and Florence (Verhey) Knowling on May 22, 1937. He grew up in the...

Nov 10, 2021

James Frederick Cantrell, known to many as "Jim," age 75, of Crawfordsville, Indiana passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Jim, the son of Frederick and Martha Cantrell was born in Jellico, Tennessee. Upon graduating from Crawfordsville High School in 1964, Jim moved to Indianapolis to begin his land surveying career and married his first wife. Jim moved to various places...

Nov 8, 2021

Larry Ray Delks was born September 3, 1936 in Fountain County as a resident of Sterling.

He was married to Virginia Kay Stafford for 59 years until her death in 2014.

They had 5 children, Brad, Brian, Barry, Kelli and Traci. Each married: Brad and Bethany and have Sarah,...

Nov 8, 2021

David Timothy Baker, 69, of Crawfordsville passed away peacefully Nov. 8, 2021, at his Crawfordsville home, surrounded by several family members after a courageous battle with cancer.

David was born July 16, 1952, at Crawfordsville, to the late Lewis and Minta Mae Baker. David was one of 16 children. He enjoyed running track and won...

Oct 29, 2021

Robert A. Cook, 95, of Crawfordsville went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 29th, 2021.

He was born May 31, 1926, in Darlington, IN to Arthur and Bessie Cook.

He attended Darlington Schools. He served our country in WWII in the US Army Air Corps from 1944-1946. He...