Obituaries

Crawfordsville, Indiana Obituaries

Francis May Flaningam

Francis May Flaningam

Jul 29, 2006

Francis May Flaningam, 93, passed away Saturday at Williamsburg Healthcare. She was born in Crawfordsville to Bertrand & Esther May. She married Dwight Flaningam, he preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter Carolyn Flaningam and her husband Paul Todd of Crawfordsville, Son Richard Flaningam of Vincennes, 4 grandchilddren and 5 great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held...

Donald Lee Hart

Donald Lee Hart

Jul 26, 2006

Donald Lee Hart, 69, Crawfordsville, passed away 4:43 PM Wednesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Hart had retired from Sommer Metalcraft Corporation. He was born on May 23, 1937 in Crawfordsville to George & Celeste (Ramsey) Hart. On September 10,1958 he married Lois Wray. She passed away in January of 2003. Survivors include two sons, Dan of Crawfordsville and...

Russell Catterson

Russell Catterson

Jul 24, 2006

Russell Catterson Jr., 57, Bloomingdale and formerly of Crawfordsville, died at 11:15am on July 24, 2006, at his residence after a battle with lung cancer. He worked at R.R. Donnelley. He also worked at Coast to Coast. He was a 1967 graduate of Crawfordsville High School. He was born January 7, 1949, at Clinton, Indiana, to Norma Jean (Smith) and...

Morris J. Berry

Morris J. Berry

Jul 24, 2006

Morris J. Berry, 92, Crawfordsville, passed away 3:32 PM Monday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Berry owned and operated Berry Conrtruction, Inc. and was a member of First Baptist Church. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was born on May 6, 1914 near Hollandsburg to John Paxton Berry and Cora Snow Berry. In...

Helen J. Wray

Helen J. Wray

Jul 16, 2006

Helen J. Michael Cook Wray, 97, died Sunday at her home in Crawfordsville. Mrs. Wray worked for Dick Banta, publisher, from 1927 to 1938. She and her husband owned Wray's Food Market in Fiskville during the late 1940's. She was a Civil Service worker until her retirement in 1971. Helen Wray was born in Crawfordsville on April 15, 1909, to...

Ruby L. Strong

Ruby L. Strong

Jul 11, 2006

Ruby L. Strong, 77 of Crawfordsville died 6:27am Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette. She was born September 17, 1928 in Waynetown to Richard "Ben" & Violet Hodson Hutchison. She graduated from Wingate High School in 1946. Ruby worked at RR Donnelly's for 28 years. She was married to Clarence Strong, he preceded her in death on May...

Earl Lewis Chism

Earl Lewis Chism

Jul 10, 2006

Earl Lewis Chism, 72 of Crawfordsville passed away 1:04am Monday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born October 16, 1933 to Ernest I. & Myrtie T. Riddle Chism. He married Fairy Dinwiddie on January 25, 1958. Earl owned and operated Chism Construction for over 30 years. He was a member of the First Church of God. He is survived...

Jane Ellman

Jane Ellman

Jul 10, 2006

E. Jane Ellman, 61 of Crawfordsville passed away Monday at St. Clare Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1944 to Clyde and Mary Mitchell Slavens. She graduated from New Market High School in 1962. She was the first Junior Miss in Montgomery County. She worked at RR Donnelly, Western Electric, Clyde Beatty Circus, Showgirl in Las Vegas, fifteen years...

Marilyn B. Henderson

Marilyn B. Henderson

Jul 7, 2006

Marilyn B. Henderson, 70, passed away Friday July 7 at Williamsburg Healthcare. She was born November 11, 1935 at Crawfordsville to Everett & Erlene Elliott Everson. She graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1954 and Indiana Business College in 1956. She was employed by Raybestoes and RR Donnelly. Marilyn was a member of the First Baptist Church and Eastern Star....

Mitchell Shrout

Mitchell Shrout

Jul 4, 2006

Mitchell "Mike" Shrout, 77, Crawfordsville, passed away 12:35 PM Tuesday July 4th at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Shrout worked as a mechanic for Community Oldsmobile and as a scale operator for the Crawfordsville landfill. He attended Friendship Baptist Church and served in the United States Navy from 1946 until 1949. Mr. Shrout was born on December 28, 1928 in...

Frances Walton

Frances Walton

Jun 28, 2006

Frances Walton, 94, of Crawfordsville passed away Wednesday at Ben Hur Nursing Home. She was born February 4, 1912 the oldest of 13 children to William and Mae Barclay Meagher. She married Kenneth Walton on July 2, 1931 he preceded her in death October 13, 1994. She is survived by her nine children, sons Fredrick C. (Shirley) Walton of Crawfordsville,...

Luther Lee Lofland, Sr.

Luther Lee Lofland, Sr.

Jun 26, 2006

Luther Lee Lofland, Sr., 81, Crawfordsville, passed away 9:25 PM Monday evening at Home Hospital in Lafayette, surrounded by family and loved ones. Mr. Lofland was born on March 21, 1925 near Crawfordsville to John Lucas Lofland and Clara Conard Breaks Lofland. He was a Waynetown High School and Purdue University graduate. He served in the military from 1943 to...

Kathleen J. Patton

Kathleen J. Patton

Jun 24, 2006

Kathleen J. Patton, 88, Indianapolis and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away 3:09 AM Saturday at St. Vincent Hospital. Mrs. Patton was a school nurse for Crawfordsville and Danville, IN schools and then worked as a charge nurse for Winona Hospital before retiring. She was a member of Broad Ripple United Methodist Church. She was born on April 3, 1918 in...

Ruel S. Bottorff

Ruel S. Bottorff

Jun 22, 2006

Ruel S. Bottorff, 85, passed away Thursday, June 22, at Ben Hur Nursing Home. He was born August 20, 1920 at Crawfordsville to Albert & Estelle Elmore Bottorff. He attended Crawfordsville Schools. Mr. Bottorff was a US Navy Veteran of WWII. He worked at the Crawfordsville Light Plant, then retired from RR Donnelly's. He is survived by daughters Frankie (Mike)...

Catherine J. Coffing

Catherine J. Coffing

Jun 18, 2006

Catherine J. Wren Coffing Jan. 12, 1914-June 18, 2006 Catherine J. Wren Coffing, 92, died 3:50 a.m. Sunday in Ben Hur Nursing Home. Mrs. Coffing was employed in downtown Crawfordsville with Penney's, The Golden Rule, Baxter's Drug Store, Wilson Brothers Shirt Factory and Montgomery Ward's. She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church. She was educated in Michigan City...

Harriett Vest

Harriett Vest

Jun 14, 2006

Harriett Vest, 90, passed away Wednesday at Lane House Nursing Center. She was born August 31, 1915 in Anderson to Eugene and Eva Edwards Vest. She was a graduate of Anderson High School and Lafayette Business College. She then worked for General Motors in Anderson for 13 years and Indiana Bell for 31 Years. She was a member of the...

Tyrina R. Cronk

Tyrina R. Cronk

Jun 8, 2006

Tyrina Cronk, Danville, Il. passed away at her residence. She was born October 4, 1959 to Raymond and Betty Arnold Cronk. . She is survived by her father, two sons Andrew Thompson and Dustin Cronk, a sister Pam Thomas. She was preceded in death by her brother Dwain Cronk. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday June 13 at Waynetown Masonic...

John B. Reeves

John B. Reeves

Jun 7, 2006

John B. Reeves, 90, Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday afternoon at The Heart Center of Indianapolis. Mr. Reeves was a retired roofer, a member of Roofers Local #119 and served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945. He was born on October 23, 1915 at Harriman, TN. He married Mildred Yates and she survives. Additional survivors include, son, John...

Walter Lee Redmon, Jr.

Walter Lee Redmon, Jr.

Jun 7, 2006

Walter Lee Redmon, Jr., 59, Crawfordsville, passed away 1:45 PM Wednesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Redmon worked for R.R. Donnelly & Son's as a press technician. He served in the United States Air Force from 1966-1970, Reserves 1970-1972 as an electrician, from 1968-1969 in Udorn, Thailand, serving with the Red Horse Command. He was also a member of...

Dr. George W. Dimmick

Dr. George W. Dimmick

Jun 5, 2006

Dr. George W. Dimmick, 78, passed away Monday at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis with his family by his side. Dr. Dimmick was born August 14, 1927 to Loren Lee & Harriett Jane Gillespie Dimmick in Constantine, Michigan. He is a 1945 graduate of Constantine High School. He served in the US Navy from 1945-48. Dr. Dimmick graduated in 1957...

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