Obituaries

Feb 22, 2019

Glenda L. Seward, 82, passed away Friday morning at Bickford Cottage. She was born April 6, 1936 in Mecca, IN. She was adopted and raised by her grandparents Henry Lorenzo & Helen Pence Gilderland. Glenda was a graduate of Rockville High School. Her family was her greatest treasure and she devoted her life to caring for them.

Feb 15, 2019

Richard L. Vannice, 95 of Crawfordsville passed away Friday February 15, 2018 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

He was born August 30, 1923 in Crawfordsville to Howard & Dorothy Finely Vannice.  Dick was a 1942 graduate of Linden High School. He served during WWII in the Army Air Corps.  He was married to Barbara Jo Delano, she preceded...

Feb 2, 2019

Joseph D. Archer, 86 of Crawfordsville passed away at home on Saturday, February 2, 2019. He was born December 4, 1932 in Indianapolis to Raymond and Myrle (Cooper) Archer. He graduated from Ben Davis High School and attended Purdue University. Joe served in the US Army in Korea from 1953-54. He retired as a supervisor from Raybestos, and...

Jan 28, 2019

John David Cowan passed quietly on January 28, 2019, leaving behind a daughter and two granddaughters who loved him and knew him for how special he was.

John was born on February 24, 1939 to John Hubert Cowan and Stella Cord Cowan in Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville, Indiana. He attended Mt. Zion and Crawfordsville schools, graduating...

Jan 24, 2019

Linda Lou Austin, 73, Crawfordsville passed away January 24, 2019.

She was born May 16, 1945 in Baltimore to Louis K. and Dorothy M. (Stephan) Morley and was a homemaker. She married Russell E. Austin and he preceded her in death along with her parents.

She is survived by stepson, Chris Austin,...

Jan 21, 2019

Patricia Ann Ward of Crawfordsville, Indiana passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on Monday, January 21, 2019.  She was born on January 8, 1933 to Walter and Sarah Taylor. Pat attended Crawfordsville High School where she played oboe in the band. She married Donald Ward on September 3, 1949 in Darlington. Pat was an active member of Mace United...

Jan 18, 2019

Norma J. Kirts, 88 of Crawfordsville passed away Friday January 18 at Lane House Nursing Home.  She was born August 8, 1930 in Smartsburg to Ray & Lucille Conard Henry.  Her father died July 31, 1931, after age 3 she was raised by her step father Omer Dale Elmore and her mother Lucille.

Norma was retired from...

Jan 6, 2019

Kenneth E. Randolph, 88, of Crawfordsville died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at home, peacefully with his wife, Connie, and two daughters, Brenda and Kristy, by his side.

Born Kenneth Edward Randolph on April 20, 1930, at Oakland City, Indiana, he was the son of George E. and Loyce (Richeson) Randolph. He married Marjorie Dawson in...

Jan 1, 2019

Mary Ann Clough, 82 of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday at her home.

She was born July 15, 1936 in Crawfordsville to Lester S. & Frances Hartung Fine. A 1954 graduate of Crawfordsville High School, she worked many years as a bookkeeper and retired from Dickerson Package Store. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, and...

Dec 29, 2018

Michael Joseph Laws, 45, of Linden, IN gained his wings on December 29 th at 6:38 pm in Houston, TX.

Mike was born on July 11, 1973 in Valparaiso, IN

He met the love of his life, Melissa, in 1992. They made their love official on September 25, 1999.

Along with being survived...

Dec 24, 2018

Lucy M. Buttler, 79, Crawfordsville, went to be with her Lord on December 24, 2018.

She was born September 24, 1939 in Kentucky and had been a waitress.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Lela Hart and a brother, Frank Hart.

She is survived by siblings, Nellie Henderson, Hazel...

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,...