Obituaries

Dec 30, 2024

Janet C. Barron-Churchill, 64, Crawfordsville, passed away Monday December 30 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

She was born on June 28, 1960 in Mt. Vernon, KY and raised by her grandmother, Margie Lauy who preceded her in death.  She was employed by Wabash College in housekeeping for 35 years. She enjoyed playing with her granddaughter Journey...

Dec 19, 2024

Nancy E. Yount of Darlington, IN passed peacefully Thursday morning December 19th at Franciscan Health Lafayette ICU. She was born February 24, 1931, in Bloomington, IN to Elmer and Hulda Eads, the eighth child. She married Allen C. Yount on May 30, 1954, and they were married for 49 years. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church,...

Dec 19, 2024

Mary E. Vannice, 92, of Crawfordsville passed away Dec. 19, 2024, with her daughters by her side.

She was born Oct. 3, 1932, at Crawfordsville, to Melvin and Jane (Smith) Harwood. She married James Vannice and he preceded her in death. She had been a homemaker and a member of Hillsboro Church of Nazarene.

Survivors...

Dec 17, 2024

John "Chile" Childress, 82, passed away on December 17, 2024. Born on May 8, 1942, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Rosemary and Don Childress. The eldest of three children, he grew up in Linden with siblings Stephen and Kelly. John lived a remarkable life defined by his intellect, curiosity, and deep love for family and friends.

He graduated...

Dec 14, 2024

Thomas R. Shaver born on January 5, 1941, a passionate farmer, entrepreneur, and boilermaker, passed away on December 14, 2024. He was 83 years old.

Born and raised in Crawfordsville, Tom was a proud alumnus of Purdue University, where he earned a bachelors of science degree in Agriculture Economics and proudly played trombone in the renowned Purdue...

Dec 11, 2024

Steve Johnson, 74, formerly of Crawfordsville, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, December 11th in Chetek, Wisconsin, after an illness. Born to Clarence and Bessie Johnson on February 22, 1950, in Potosi, Missouri, he married Rebekah Ann Porter on May 10, 1969. Ann preceded him in death on May 1, 2005. Steve was then blessed to find love again with Martha...

Dec 6, 2024

Jerry Wayne Mayfield, 64, of Crawfordsville passed away from cancer on December 6, 2024, at his home. With his mother as his caregiver, his determination not to leave her would surpass all expectations for 6 and a half years.

Jerry was born on December 3rd, 1960, in Crawfordsville to Jerry A. Mayfield and Sharon (Coltharp) Taylor. He...

Dec 2, 2024

Clarissa "Cris" Hurley Wilkinson, a longtime resident of Crawfordsville and Lafayette, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at the age of 84. Born in Indianapolis on September 4, 1940, Clarissa moved to Crawfordsville in 1965 after meeting Donald Wilkinson, the love of her life. She worked for Indiana Bell, which she fondly referred to as the phone company...

Nov 16, 2024

Roberta Corrine Hunt Berry was born on September 22, 1940, in Crawfordsville, Indiana to Cora Helen Nichols Hunt and Robert Francis Hunt. She passed away on November 16, 2024, in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. In addition to her parents, Roberta is pre-deceased by her brothers, William Robert Hunt and Thomas Nichols Hunt, as well as her granddaughter, Madeline Cora...

Nov 12, 2024

Sue Mefford Hamm Locker, 84 of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday, November 12 at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville.

She was born October 22, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY to Gordon & Virginia Freeman Mefford.  Sue was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was a part of the Judson Sunday School class for over 50 years. She was...

Nov 5, 2024

Mischelle Corp, 40 of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

She was born December 4, 1983, in Indianapolis to Paul and Brenda Giger Presslor. She spent most of her life in Crawfordsville. She is survived by her husband Derrick Corp; her children Elizabeth, Dominick, and Nickolai. She is preceded in death by...

Nov 3, 2024

Donald D. Aldrich, 35 of Waynetown passed away Sunday evening.

He was born in Crawfordsville to David & Kimberly Norman Aldrich.  Donald worked in Construction for Ratcliff Homes. On November 16, 2013, he married Stacia Bonebrake, she survives.  Also surviving are his children; Ilyauna, Adalynn, and Destiny. He has three brothers Trevor Norman, Justin Aldrich, and Jacob...

Nov 1, 2024

Shirley Kadinger, 88, of Crawfordsville passed away Friday at home with her family by her side, leaving behind a legacy of service, kindness, and dedication to her community.

She was born July 20, 1936, in Crawfordsville to Raymond "Bud" & Mary Chesterson Rose. On July 14, 1956 she married David Kadinger. He preceded her in death in...

Oct 17, 2024

Paul D. Laursen of Crawfordsville, Indiana, died on October 17, 2024. He was 87 years old.

Paul Laursen was the last of five children born to his parents John P. and Metta K. Laursen. He grew up on the family farm in the rolling hills of western Iowa with siblings Marvin, Verner, Vera and Esther.  He attended...

Oct 17, 2024

David Lee McCafferty of Crawfordsville, Indiana passed away on October 17, 2024.  Dave was born March 4, 1927 in Shannondale, IN to Rupert and Edith (Endicott) McCafferty.  He was raised in Darlington and graduated from Darlington High School in 1945.  He enlisted in the Navy upon graduation and was a medical corpsman, stationed at the Naval Hospital in Sampson...

Oct 12, 2024

Fred L. Davis, 90, of Crawfordsville, IN passed away on October 12th, 2024 at his home. Fred was born to Lewis Elmore and Mary Emily (Miller) Davis on August 27, 1934.  He married the former Doris Wilson, also of Crawfordsville, on May 29th, 1954, and they were married until her passing in October of 1974.  Fred and Doris had...

Oct 8, 2024

Freida F. Cosby, age 105, of Brookville, Indiana and a former longtime resident of Crawfordsville, Indiana died peacefully early Tuesday morning, October 8, 2024 at the Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville, Indiana.

She was born October 5, 1919 in Clinton County, Indiana to John & Opal Hill, her mother Opal passed away in 1923, and Freida was...

Sep 25, 2024

Ronald Jay Coffing, 60, of Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday, September 25, at Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette.

He was born May 22, 1964 in Crawfordsville. His parents were Theodore and Randi Moore Coffing.  We had worked at Whitesville Mill Service.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Arcadia Florida. He loved working...

Sep 21, 2024

Basil Blaine Poynter of Waveland, Indiana, 78, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, September 21, 2024, at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by his family. Blaine was born June 18, 1946, in Eubank, Kentucky to Arley Edward & Hettie Ray Poynter. He is survived by his wife of sixty-years, Brenda Sue Wiles. They...

Sep 20, 2024

Barbara Easterling passed away peacefully at the Ben Hur Home on September 20, 2024, with her family at her side.

She was the only child of Marie and Thomas Albert Haynes, and grew up near Detroit, where she married her high school sweetheart, Vernon.  She and Vern and their four small children moved to Crawfordsville in 1962....