George Rickey
Apr 2, 2007
George Rickey, 102, Crawfordsville, died 12:35 a.m. Monday at Williamsburg Healthcare. Mr. Rickey was a custodian at Hose Elementary from 1955-77, then worked at Elston Bank until retiring in 1997. He was a member of Christ's United Methodist Church. He was born Jan. 31, 1905 at Tuscola, Ill. to Benjamin F. and Nancy Cook Rickey. On Feb. 15, 1928, he...
Genevieve F. Zabawa
Mar 29, 2007
Genevieve Zabawa, 84, of Crawfordsville passed away 3:15pm Thursday at St. Clare Medical Center. She was born September 17, 1922 in Jamestown, PA to Andrew and Rose Wojcik Szwczyk. She was a graduate of Passaic (NJ) High School and St. Vincent Nursing School. She married Joseph Zabawa November 13, 1948, he survives. She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic...
Freida A. Bruder
Mar 28, 2007
Freida A. Bruder, 83, of Crawfordsville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday morning in St. Clare Medical Center. Mrs. Bruder was retired from Bruder Realty where she had been partnered with her husband Carl for many years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she was a former Sunday school teacher and volunteer for youth activities....
Charles E. Nichols
Mar 24, 2007
Charles E. Nichols, 95, of Crawfordsville passed away at home on Saturday. Mr. Nichols was born March 26, 1911 in Montgomery County to Perry & Mary Hostetter Nichols. He attended Montgomery County Schools. He was a lifelong farmer. He married Waneta Peterson on August 2, 1937, she survives. He is also survived by his five children: Larry (Judy) Nichols of...
Grant M. Rhode Jr.
Mar 23, 2007
Grant M. "Bud" Rhode Jr. 89, of Columbus IN, passed away on March 23, 2007. Bud was a long time resident of Crawfordsville. Bud was a resident of the Willow Crossing Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Columbus IN. He was born in Chicago, IL to Grant M Rhode Sr. and Elizabeth " Alice " Fuchs on July 15, 1917....
Virginia Mcalment
Mar 19, 2007
Virginia McCalment, 83, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 7:36 a.m. Monday at St. Clare Medical Center. She was born Jan. 23, 1924 in Crawfordsville to Gilbert and Ethel Montgomery Welliever. She went to Crawfordsville schools. She married Joseph A. Vowels. After Mr. Vowels passed away, she married Max McCalment. He passed away in 2001. She had been a waitress. Survivors...
J Hilton Hedrick
Mar 14, 2007
J Hilton Hedrick, 75, of Crawfordsville, died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Hedrick maintained signals for CSX Railroad Co. and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America He was born July 30, 1931 in Brunswick, Mo., to Lauverne and Dorothy Jenkins Hedrick. He attended schools in Brunswick, Mo. and Married Carol...
James W. Hickerson
Mar 13, 2007
James W. Hickerson, 70, of Crawfordsville, died at 12 a.m. Tuesday in St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Hickerson was retired from RR Donnelley's and had worked at Wal-Mart for six years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the National Guard. He was born June 16, 1936 in Gibson, Ill., to Edward and Jessie Edmonds Hickerson and was...
Lillie M. Frye
Mar 11, 2007
Lillie M. Frye, 80, Crawfordsville passed away Sunday in her residence. Born November 14, 1926 in Bismarck, IL to S. Dewey & Dessie Misner Scott. She attended Alvin, IL schools. She married Thomas Frye May 1965; he preceded September 14, 1984. She retired from RR Donnelly's. Was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary, the Donnelly Club & the American Legion...
Joseph E. Todd
Mar 4, 2007
Joseph E. Todd, 82, Crawfordsville, died 11:21 a.m. Sunday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Todd was a retired farmer and school bus driver. His memberships included First Baptist Church, Open Door Sunday School Class and the Farm Bureau. He was born Nov. 30, 1924, at Crawfordsville, to Carl S. and Dailie Cory Todd. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School...
Elsie T Wilson
Mar 3, 2007
Elsie T. Wilson, 89, Crawfordsville, died Saturday at Williamsburg Health Care. Mrs. Wilson was a member of East Side Baptist Church and was retired from Medisave Drug Store. She was born May 9, 1917, in Faubush, Ky., to Brent and Ada Trimble Tarter. She was married to Elbert Wilson, who died in 1993. Survivors include: Daughters Elizabeth (Richard) Crosby, of...
Robert Gerald Whitecotton
Mar 2, 2007
Robert Gerald Whitecotton, 90, Crawfordsville, passed away 4:10 PM Friday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Whitecotton owned New Ross Lumber Co. for 50 years, was affiliated with Town & Country Homecenter and had business interests in New Ross Lumber & Grain Co., Holiday Inn, Washington Manor Apartments, as well as Twin Oaks an Sugar Cliff subdivisions. He was a...
Howard L. Dickerson
Feb 21, 2007
Howard L. Dickerson, 76, Crawfordsville, passed away 8:27 PM Wednesday evening in St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Dickerson worked for R. R. Donnelly's in Crawfordsville for 30 years in their Preliminary Department before transferring to Harrisburg, Virginia where he was key in establishing their Preliminary Area. He retired from Harrisburg on January 6, 1989. He later came out of retirement...
Charles C. Widger
Feb 6, 2007
Charles C. Widger, 83, of Crawfordsville passed away 9:15pm Tuesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Widger was retired from RR Donnelly and served in the US Navy during WWII. He was born April 24, 1923 to Thomas & Ann Widger in Cuba, IL. He attended Cuba (IL) Schools. He married Edna High July 5, 1945 she survives. Also surviving...
Noel A. Bottorff
Feb 3, 2007
Noel A. "Pete" Bottorff, 95, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 11:36 a.m. Saturday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Bottorff was born Sept. 14, 1911 in Salem, Ind. to Elebert and Estelle Elmore Bottorff. He was educated in Crawfordsville and married Ella M. Murphy in 1932. She passed away on Aug. 19, 1974. Mr. Bottorff worked in construction, for the...
Margaret Baker
Feb 3, 2007
Margaret Baker, 83, of Mulberry and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away at 1:45 a.m. Saturday at Mulberry Health & Retirement Center. Mrs. Baker was born on July 13, 1923 in Ladoga to Orville and Hattie Gibson Higgins. She went to Ladoga schools. She married Bonna E. Baker. He passed away on Nov. 25, 1995. She was a homemaker. Survivors include...
Karole K. Hunley
Jan 29, 2007
Karole K. Hunley, 50, Crawfordsville, died Monday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mrs. Hunley was born April 8, 1956 in Lebanon to Grant and Virginia Shelley and was later adopted by Fred and Katherine Emmons. She attended Western Boone Schools and was married to Tim Hunley on March 31, 1979. She attended Sonlight Wesleyan Church. Survivors include her husband, daughters...
James Earl Farley
Jan 27, 2007
James Earl Farley, 62, Crawfordsville, died Saturday in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Mr. Farley was born Dec. 3, 1944, in Elwood to Leslie and Ivall (Eggers) Farley. He attended Darlington High School, served in the U.S. Navy and belonged to the Moose Lodge. Mr. Farley was a self-employed mechanic. His marriage was to Darleen Brady. Survivors include his wife, his...
Joan Janice King
Jan 26, 2007
Joan Janice King, 80, of Crawfordsville, passed away Friday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mrs. King was born Sept. 8, 1926 in Michigan Town to Harrison Stons and Blanche Pauline Mash Jenkins. She attended school in Michigan Town and was a graduate of Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. On Sept. 12, 1952, she married William Henry King. Mr. King passed...
Robert M. Hardaway
Jan 22, 2007
Robert M. Hardaway, 85 of New Ross, passed away 8:45pm Monday in his residence. Mr. Hardaway was a farmer. He was a member of the Mace United Methodist Church and the New Ross American Legion. He was born October 21, 1921 in Boone County to Edgar E. & Eva Foote Hardaway. He was a graduate of New Ross High School....
