Obituaries

Dec 24, 2018

Marilyn Jean Frederick, 88 of Crawfordsville passed away Monday December 24 at Bickford of Crawfordsville.

She was born May 1, 1930 to Charles N. & Mollie George Deal in Bicknell, IN. She married Donald Ray Frederick Sr., he preceded her in death on October 22, 2011.  Jean was retired as a personnel manager for JC Penney. She...

Dec 10, 2018

Nadine L. (Ley) Brock, 94 of Crawfordsville, passed away Monday December 10, 2018 at Whitlock Place in Crawfordsville.

She was born January 18, 1924 in Owen County, Indiana to the late John and Inez Ley. She married Bob L. Brock on June 15, 1947 at Clay City, IN. He passed away January 15, 2012.

Dec 4, 2018

Kelly Marie Browning, 34 of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday at home.  She was born October 27, 1984 in Crawfordsville to Kenny Rice and Jacci Most.

Kelly was a 2003 graduate of North Montgomery. She had worked at County Market, Linden State Bank and Chase Bank.  On September 17, 2005 she married Robert Browning Jr., He survives.

Nov 24, 2018

Evelyn Jane Ellington, 89, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, passed away peacefully on November 24th.  She was born January 22, 1929 to Raymond and Sarah Harmon.  She is survived by her husband, David Kenneth (Duke) Ellington, also of Crawfordsville.  She was a graduate of New Ross High School.  She had three children; Sandra (Rash) Warren of Bloomington, Maribeth (Ellington) Terhune of...

Nov 18, 2018

John B. Lofland, 96, passed away Sunday at Franciscan Health in Crawfordsville.

He was born October 30, 1922 in Crawfordsville to John Lucas and Clara (Breaks) Lofland.  He married Lela Clark and she survives. He was a 1940 graduate of Waynetown High School.

He had been a journeyman at R. R. Donnelly's.  He served in...

Nov 16, 2018

Larry Frye of Crawfordsville died Friday November 16. He is survived by his beloved spouse Barbara, Sons Mark (Kathleen) and Eric (Laura), daughter Heather (Trent) and three grandchildren Conner, Olive, and Nicholas.

His passion was volunteering to help others as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for abuse and neglected children, Montgomery United Fund for...

Nov 13, 2018

Robert L. Buser, 90, died peacefully on November 13, 2018. Born in Waveland, Indiana on June 26, 1928 to Lee Roy and Lucile Buser, he married Margaret Louise Booher on August 5, 1951. She survives.  Also surviving are son Joe (Gretchen) Buser, granddaughters Megan and Emma of Crawfordsville IN, and daughter Ann Buser of Frankfort IN.  He was predeceased...

Nov 8, 2018

Reginald Ferguson, 80 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East, Lafayette.

He as born May 26, 1938 in Indianapolis to Kenneth and Edna Mayer Ferguson. He attended Manual High School and graduated from Knightstown High School.  Reginald was a retired salesman.

He married Claudia Miller on August 1, 1981, she survives. Also...

Nov 8, 2018

Darwin A. Douglas, 66 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday November 8 at Rosewalk Village, Lafayette. He was born May 3, 1952 in Crawfordsville to Lewis E. & Betty L. Nichols Douglas.

He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion and an avid pool player.

He is survived by his children Cheryl Mitchell,...

Oct 14, 2018

Patricia M. Shively, 64 of Crawfordsville passed away at home with her family by her side.  She was born May 3, 1954 in Rushville to Hollis & Audrey Pollitt Thompson.  Patricia married Rickey Shively in 1987, he preceded her in death May 25, 2017.

She is survived by her children; Nathan (Veyona) Shepherd, Delana Ward & Jodi...

Oct 8, 2018

Franklin Dallas Allhands, 81, of New Richmond, passed away with his wife and three daughters at his side on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. He was born May 15, 1937 in Crawfordsville, to the late Franklin D. and Regina (Herron) Allhands. He was a graduate of Coal Creek Central High School in New Richmond. He moved out west...

Oct 8, 2018

(James) Michael Lohorn, 64 of Crawfordsville, Indiana passed away on October 8, 2018 after a brief illness.

Mike was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana to James and Jean Lohorn on October 2, 1954.  He graduated from North Montgomery High School, as well as the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. After a...

Oct 6, 2018

Delores Dean Miller, 89 of Crawfordsville passed away Saturday October 6 at Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation.

Delores was born December 13, 1928 to William and Dovie Walden Carver. She attended Crawfordsville schools.  She married Theron Max Miller on January 13, 1945, he preceded her in death July 20, 1983.

She was retired from the...

Oct 2, 2018

Michael J. Emmert, 66 of Darlington went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 2, 2018.

He was born January 22, 1952, in Crawfordsville to James & Nancy Groendyke Emmert. Mike was a graduate of Darlington High School and Purdue University with a degree in Agricultural Engineering.  He was an Engineer for Caterpillar for...

Sep 28, 2018

Patricia Ann Smith, 75 of Crawfordsville passed away at home, Friday,  with her family by her side.

She was born March 4, 1943 in Crawfordsville to Richard & Anna Jeanette Huffman Bannon. She was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School and attended Indiana Business College.  On June 14, 1974 she married Phillip Smith, he survives.

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Sep 26, 2018

Sandra Marie (Billingsley) Busse, 58, passed away in her home surrounded by her family on the 26 th of September at 5:50am. She was born in Mobile Alabama to Katherine (Billingsley) Black and Fred Billingsley. She worked for the Crawfordsville Street Department, Christmas Tree Factory of Lebanon, and Golden Books of Crawfordsville. She was a former member of the...

Sep 26, 2018

Dennis Dane "Dunk" Long II, 44 of Crawfordsville passed away Wednesday at home.  He was born October 16, 1973 in Peru Indiana to Dennis Dane Long & Luetta McCloud Long.  He had recently been employed at Heritage Products.  Dunk love writing music and songs and being with his friends.

He is survived by his parents, brothers Brandon...

Sep 22, 2018

Jean Friend Chadwick, 91, of Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018, at her residence at Whitlock Place.

Jean was born February 16, 1927, on a farm near Taylorsville, IL, to Glenn and Izetta Miller Thomas.  She married Cale H. Friend on March 23, 1946, who preceded her in death March 2, 1994.  She married Delmas Chadwick...

Sep 20, 2018

Robert L. Duncan, 96, passed away Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.

He was born Sept. 29, 1921, at Kingman, to Frederick T. and Edith (McCreary) Duncan. He graduated from Kingman High School in 1939. He served in the U.S. Army for three years in Army finance, two of those years in the South Pacific. He earned...

Sep 14, 2018

John W Brown, 53 of Crawfordsville, IN passed away in his home on September 14, 2018. John was born in Lafayette IN on September 27, 1964 and graduated from Southmont High School in 1982. Soon after high school, John decided to enlist in the United States Navy, serving his country with honor through multiple tours including Desert Storm and Kuwait....