Peggy Knox
Mar 26, 2009
Peggy Knox, 94, of Palm Coast, Fla., and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Thursday in Palm Coast, Fla. Mrs. Knox was born May 27, 1914 in Crawfordsville. She was the daughter of Findley Mason and Roxie (Grey) Moon. She had been a clerk for R.R. Donnelly's. She was married to Kenneth Knox. He preceded her in death. She was a...
Marilyn A. Wilson
Mar 23, 2009
Marilyn A. Wilson, 85, of Crawfordsville died Monday evening. She taught elementary art at Ladoga in the early 1960's followed by over 20 years at Roachdale, Bainbridge, and Russellville prior to retiring in 1987. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association, a member of the Roachdale Presbyterian Church, and a charter member Delta Theta Tau...
Georgia Mae Keefe
Mar 20, 2009
Georgia Mae Keefe, 67, of Crawfordsville died at 8:42 a.m. Friday at her residence. Born Jan.30, 1942, in Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of William "Bill" and Naomi Irene (Clark) Caldwell. She married Warner B. Keefe who passed away Dec. 4, 1999. A homemaker, she belonged to First Assembly of God and The Pond forum on the Internet. Survivors include...
Delos "Bud" Mensing
Mar 17, 2009
Delos B. "Bud" Mensing, 81, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Mensing was born March 14, 1928 in Alton, Ill. He is the son of Len and Nellie (Taylor) Mensing. He was married to Lotus Gano. He retired from C.A. Stevens Inc. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II....
Kent Meyer
Mar 13, 2009
Kent Meyer, 67, Crawfordsvile, died 2:50 a.m. Friday at IU Medical Center. Mr.Meyer was a manager at R.R. Donnelley. He worked here for 37 years, retiring in 1999. His memberships included St. John's Episcopal Church where he was active serving in many capacities, Montgomery County Leadership Academy, and he was a former member of the Youth Service Bureau Board. He...
Michael B. Howell
Mar 13, 2009
Devoted husband of 26 years to Suzanne Proctor Howell. Loving father to Nicolas Howell, 24, of Lafayette, and Joshua Howell, 22, of Crawfordsville. Son of Richard & Marilyn Howell and brother of Mindy Howell all of Crawfordsville. Member of New Hope Christian Church, Co-Owner of Eliza's- A Juried Consignment Boutique, former owner of Everything for The Office. Led Boy Scout...
Iva Katherine Newby
Mar 11, 2009
I v a Katherine Newby, 98, of Crawfordsville died at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, in her home. Born Jan. 24, 1911, in Pulaski, Ky., she was the daughter of Lacy and Eva Holt Sipple. She had been a cook and a waitress in several area restaurants. She owned Home Cafe in Darlington in the 1960s. Survivors include two sons, Glen (Carol)...
Gertrude "Trudy" Duncan Quinley
Mar 10, 2009
Gertrude "Trudy" Duncan Quinley, 90, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Williamsburg Healthcare. Mrs. Quinley was born Aug. 13, 1918. She was the daughter of W.H. Duncan and Ala (Ratcliff) Duncan. She had worked for Indiana Bell Telephone Co., was a receptionist at R.R. Donnelly's and later was an assistant manager for Loebs Department Store. During World...
Dennie Deedrick
Mar 10, 2009
Dennie Deedrick, 63, of Crawfordsville died at 9 p.m., Tuesday, at her home. Born April 13, 1945, in Robinson, Ill., she was the daughter of Louis Joseph and Rosemary Love Bahr. She graduated from Robinson High School in 1963 and married Thomas Deedrick on May 1, 1965, in Champaign, Ill. Survivors include her husband; a son, Thomas Deedrick of Crawfordsville;...
Judith A. Wilhite
Mar 9, 2009
Judith A. Willhite, 68, Crawfordsville, died 6 a.m. Monday at Home Hospital, Lafayette. Mrs. Willhite was educated at Hammond. She was born July 22, 1940, at Crawfordsville, to William H. Cronin and Anna J. Fitzgerald. She married Richard Willhite. He died in 1991. Survivors include mother Anna J. Little, Williamsport; Willhite's companion Hal G. Graves; sons Richard (Dorinda), New Richmond,...
Katharine Partlow Tifford
Mar 3, 2009
Katharine Partlow Tifford, 96, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mrs. Tifford was born Nov. 21, 1912 in Alexandria, Va. She is the daughter of John and Alma Cochran Partlow. Her father passed away in the 1918 flu epidemic. Her mother married Thomas Steptoe. She was a graduate of Randolph-Macon Women's College, Luynchburg,...
Marilyn Ross
Mar 2, 2009
Marilyn Ross, 84, Crawfordsville, died 4:50 a.m. Monday at St. Clare Medical Center, Crawfordsville. Mrs. Ross was U.S. Navy Corpsman during World War II. She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and the American Legion, where she was awarded lifetime membership. She was educated at East St. Louis High School. She was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Centralia,...
Nancy Lowery
Feb 25, 2009
Nancy Lowery, 59, Russellville, died 2 p.m. Wednesday at her son's house. Mrs. Lowery worked for Random House. She was born March 27, 1949, in Greenbriar, Tenn., to Jewell Russell and Mary Frances Pearl Pater Cook. Survivors include son Jim (Devon) Davis, Russellville; daughters Christy Davis, Crawfordsville, Dawn Faguel, Angola, N.Y., and Frances Rogers, Houston, Texas; sisters Edith Harris, Lake...
Helen J. Thompson
Feb 22, 2009
Helen Jane Thompson, 85, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 12:48 p.m. Sunday at her residence. Mrs. Thompson was born Nov. 24, 1923 in French Lick, the daughter of Morgan and Saranda Elledge Tarr. She married Daniel W. Thompson on June 22, 1946. He preceded her in death in November of 1997. She was a member of Calvary Chapel Church. She...
Brandon Scott Mcmurtrey
Feb 21, 2009
Brandon Scott "Murph" McMurtrey, 23, of Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday. Mr. McMurtrey was born Nov. 8, 1985 in Lafayette. He is the son of Michael McMurtrey & Marian (Appel) McMurtrey. He attended Crawfordsville High School. He raced at Ben Hur Racing Track and won the Bunker Hill Championship. He is survived by his parents; brothers, Michael John (Rachel) McMurtrey of...
Mary L. Swank
Feb 20, 2009
Mary Lucille Swank, 81, of Crawfordsville, passed away at her home Friday. Mrs. Swank was born April 2, 1927 in Crawfordsville. She was the daughter of Kiah and Minnie Dowell Rector. She attended Crawfordsville High School. She married Howard Swank. He preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 2004. She was She was a homemaker. She is survived by sons,...
Mary Elinor Griffith
Feb 13, 2009
Mary Elinor Fenton Griffith of Napoleon, Ohio, formerly of Crawfordsville and Mt. Vernon, Ill., died Friday in Napoleon. She was 81. She was born in Mt. Vernon, Ill., to Edwin Carl Fenton and Thelma Lucille Hungate Fenton. She married Russell Andrew Griffith; he passed away on Aug. 30, 1992. She was a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School and attended...
Virginia Axsom
Feb 11, 2009
Virginia Axsom, 83, of Crawfordsville, died 3:30 p.m.Wednesday at Hickory Creek Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 22, 1925 in Veedersburg, the daughter of Leslie Keller and Alpha (Helms) Keller. She married Gilbert Axsom, Dec. 31, 1945. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the V.F.W. Women's Auxiliary. Survivors include daughters Leatha Doyle...
Betty J. Vaughn
Feb 10, 2009
Betty J. Vaughn, 86, Crawfordsville, died 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at Ben Hur Nursing Home. Mrs. Vaughn was educated at Breaks School. She was born Jan. 11, 1923, in Lafayette, to Carl and Edith Hammel. She married Everett "John" Vaughn Dec. 31, 1957. He survives. Also surviving are grandchildren Brenda Betram, Brownsburg, Becky Porter, Danville, Donald Barnes, Springfield, Ill., and John...
Donald L. Hammer
Feb 9, 2009
Donald Lee Hammer, 75, of Crawfordsville died at 10:12 p.m.Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. Born Dec. 4, 1933 in Crawfordsville to John Floyd and Goldie (Douglas) Hammer, Mr.Hammer was married to Nora Baker on Dec. 23, 1982. His wife died on Jan. 13, 2009. Hammer had worker security for R.R. Donnelley's. His surviving relatives include a step-daughter, Loretta...
