Martha L. Myers
May 22, 2009
Martha Louise Myers, 86, of Crawfordsville, died Friday morning. Born Sept. 17, 1922, in Roachdale, she was the daughter of Jesse Lee Taylor and Zennie (Newell) Taylor. She married Herschell (Chuck) Myers Aug. 30, 1942, in Lawton, Okla. He died Sept. 30, 1980. Myers was employed at Weir Friendly Beauty Shop for several years before starting a shop of her...
Noble Pritchett
May 16, 2009
Noble Pritchett of Wingate died at 10:13 a.m. Saturday at St. Clare Medical Center. He was 87. He was born in North Vernon to James Tilton Pritchett and Delia Mae (Clark) Pritchett. In 1938, he married Betty Jean Coombs. She survives. He had been a plumber and steam fitter. He served in the National Guard and was a member of...
Alice J. Starnes
May 12, 2009
Alice J. Starnes, 82, of Crawfordsville, died Tuesday at her home. She was born May 1, 1927 in Vermillion County, Ill., to Taylor and Agnes Elsdon Kyger. She married Wendell Starnes. He preceded her in death. Starnes owned the Starnes Christmas Tree Farm. She is survived by one son, Wayne Starnes of Crawfordsville; one daughter, Julie Surface of Crawfordsville; one...
Mary Ann Gibbs
May 11, 2009
Mary Ann Gibbs, 80, died Monday afternoon in Crawfordsville. Mrs. Gibbs worked for R.R. Donnelley & Sons for a number of years. She served as Deputy Montgomery County Recorder for three years before being elected county recorder in 1984 and again in 1988. After completing her second term she continued clerking in the recorder's office before retiring in 1997. She...
Jake S. Edmiston
May 11, 2009
Jake S. Edmiston, 75, of Crawfordsville died at 10:30 p.m., Monday, at Home Hospital in Lafayette. Born June 10, 1933, in Darlington, he was the son of Carl Edmiston and Hazel (Harris) Edmiston. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1952 and later married Theresa Ross, who passed away Jan. 31, 1993. During the Korean Conflict, he was a corporal...
Donald L. Mcdevitt
May 6, 2009
Donald Lee McDevitt, 68, of Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday morning at St. Clare Medical Center. He was born on Aug. 9, 1940 in Danville, Ill., to Victor and Mildred Norbut. He married MaryAnn Katter in Holland on Dec. 23, 1965. Don was a 1958 graduate of Crawfordsville High School. He attended Wabash College, New Mexico Western University and he was...
Barry J. St.Cyr
May 4, 2009
Barry Joseph St. Cyr, 45, of Crawfordsville, died at 2 p.m. Monday at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1964 in Worcester, Mass., to Arthur and Cheryl Laprade St. Cyr. He married Cinnamon Davidson. She survives. Additional survivors include two brothers, Arthur and Davis St. Cyr; and one sister, Terri Sullivan. A memorial service wil be held Friday. Friends...
Mason William Handy
May 4, 2009
Mason William Handy, of New Ross, was stillborn at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Hendricks Regional Hospital. Handy is survived by his mother, Mattea Handy; maternal grandparents, Brent and Tanya Edwards of New Ross; and maternal great-grandparents, Tim and Cindy Dalton of Linden. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made through New...
Steven Cox
Apr 30, 2009
Steven Cox, of Ladoga, died Thursday at his residence. He was 52. Cox was born in Crawfordsville to Wilbur and Hazel Butterworth Cox. He went to North Montgomery High School, graduating in 1975. On Sep. 25, 1993, he married Dawn Suiter; she survives. He worked at Lithonia for 25 years as a senior design specialist, and spent the last two...
Johnny Kendall
Apr 25, 2009
Johnny J. Kendall, 61, of Crawfordsville and formerly of Huntington, died Saturday in his home. He was born in Crawfordsville to Edward and Lydia G. Conner Kendall. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1966. He was a bartender at the Eagles Lodge, served in the USAF 66-68, and was a member of the Eagles, Moose, and American Legion. He...
Ruth M. Pierce
Apr 22, 2009
Ruth M. Pierce, 84, of Crawfordsville died at 3:37 a.m., Wednesday at Lane House Nursing Home. She graduated from New Richmond High School and later became a bookkeeper for Sears Born Aug. 3, 1924, in New Richmond she was the daughter of Lowell A. and Mary Line Cook. She married John William (Bill) Pierce on Aug. 25, 1946, in New...
Donald R. Mikels
Apr 22, 2009
Donald Ralph Mikels, 91, formerly of Darlington passed away at 2am Wednesday at Williamsburg Healthcare. Mr. Mikels had been a farmer most of his life, retiring from the Crawfordsville Street Department in 1983. He attended Crawfordsville High School and Vocational Ag School in Indianapolis. He served in WWII from 1942-45. He was assigned to the 94th US Bomber group where...
Kenton H. Long
Apr 22, 2009
Kenton H. "Abe" Long, 65, of Crawfordsville, died Wednesday at the VA Hospital in Indianapolis. Long was born Sept. 9, 1944 in Crawfordsville to William and Violet Rivers Long. He married Gecka Bean on July 23, 1977. She survives. He served in Vietnam from 1965-1968. He was a member of Byron Cox Post 72 American Legion and served many years...
Michael J. Dewey
Apr 20, 2009
Michael J. Dewey, 63, Waveland, died 8:35 a.m. Monday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Dewey retired from Crown Cork and Seal. He was a U.S. Army veteran and Crawfordsville High School graduate. He was born May 29, 1945, at Crawfordsville, to Wesley and Virginia Harris Dewey. Survivors include son Clint Dewey, Waveland; brother Wesley Dewey, Crawfordsville; sisters Sharon Perry,...
Frances L Fine
Apr 15, 2009
Frances L. Fine, 92, of Crawfordsville, died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Ben Hur Nursing Home. Fine was born Aug. 5, 1916 in Garfield to George W. Hartung and Jessie Evangeline Chadwick Hartung. She married Lester Fine on Nov. 4, 1935. He preceded her in death. She was a bookkeeper for Heating & Plumbing Supply and a member of...
Herbert A. Dice
Apr 11, 2009
Herbert Alexander Dice, 93, Lafayette and formerly of Crawfordsville, died 11:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Healthcare, Lafayette. Mr. Dice was a drug clerk at Nye Booe Drug Store for 38 years and worked at Dillmans Hardware for four years. He was a member of First Christian Church, Crawfordsville. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School. He was born Feb. 15,...
Martha Montgomery
Apr 10, 2009
Martha Montgomery, 88, of Greencastle and formerly of Crawfordsville, died 4:20 p.m. Friday at Hickory Creek at Sunset, Greencastle. Mrs. Montgomery retired from Wabash College. Her memberships included First Christian Church of Crawfordsville and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was educated at New Richmond High School and Lafayette Business College. She was born July 16, 1920, at Montgomery County,...
Mary C. Pickel
Apr 10, 2009
Mary Carolyn Neal Pickel, 85, Crawfordsville, died Friday at her residence. She was born April 30, 1923, in her home in Wingate to Ray R. Neal and Genevieve Cottrell Neal. She was a 1941 graduate of Greencastle High School and 1945 graduate of Depauw University. Mrs. Pickel had been a teacher for 30 years in Steuben and Tippecanoe Counties. She...
Shannon Lee Meadows
Apr 5, 2009
Shannon Lee Meadows, 29, of Crawfordsville, passed away Sunday at his residence. Mr. Meadows was born Aug. 18, 1979 in Crawfordsville. He is the son of Larry Dean and Mary Jane Page Meadows. He was a 1998 graduate of North Montgomery High School, where he was a member of National Honor Society. He later attended Ball State University. He is...
Daniel Smith
Mar 27, 2009
Daniel Smith, 51, of Crawfordsville died Friday in Moscow, ID. Mr. Smith was born March 24, 1958, in Madison, Wis., the son of Burnham (Greta) Smith. He was raised by the Bill Edwards family. He married Peggy Adams on July 31, 1976. She survives. He was a carpenter by trade. Survivors include, a son, Craig (Carrie) Smith of Crawfordsville; a...
