Thomas Blankenship
Dec 4, 2021
Thomas Blankenship, age 78, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at I.U. Health, Bedford, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Blankenship served as Senior Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy for 22 years. He was a life-time member of the NRA and a member of the Outdoor Sportsman Club of Mitchell. In addition, he was...
Earl H. Carr
Dec 3, 2021
Earl H. Carr, age 93, of Brownstown, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Earl was a member of Ratcliff Grove Christian Church. Mr. Carr retired from Cummins Engine Co. after 28 years of employment. He was a U.S. Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Earl loved spending time with his family, and he loved...
Shirley Hutchinson
Nov 30, 2021
Shirley Hutchinson, age 83, of Brownstown, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hutchinson attended Ratcliff Grove Christian Church. She was a self-employed hairdresser. She was also a telephone operator in Elkhart, and she worked at Weyerhauser in Seymour and the Plastic Factory for several years. Shirley loved spending time with...
Robert "Bob" Norman Benter
Nov 29, 2021
Robert "Bob" Norman Benter, age 89, of Brownstown, went to be with the Lord, on Monday, November 29, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Benter was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers. On April 1, 1956, he married the love of his life, Marilyn Wischmeier, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wegan, where he...
Ronald Michael Farace
Nov 27, 2021
Ronald Michael Farace, age 52, of Brownstown, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021. Ron was born on December 14, 1968, to Sandra Sheperd Staley of Brownstown, and Thomas (Donna) Farace of Spanish Lake, Missouri, both of whom survive. Ron married his wife of 31 years, Shelly Farace, on July 28, 1990, and had the prides of his life, Britni...
June Marlene Cockerham
Nov 26, 2021
June Marlene Cockerham, age 84, of Clearspring, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana, Columbus. Mrs. Cockerham was a life-time member of Clearspring Baptist Church, where she was the song leader. June was a homemaker and a teacher's aide, and she was a member of Medora Senior Citizens. She loved singing and bird...
Margie Lee (Pendleton) Oliver
Nov 22, 2021
Margie Lee (Pendleton) Oliver, age 75, of Seymour, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Margie was a life-time member of Tampico Baptist Church, and she was a nursing assistant for most of her life. Margie loved her family, and she especially loved being a mom and grandma. She enjoyed helping people...
Jackie "Jack" Dean Hall
Nov 21, 2021
Jackie "Jack" Dean Hall, age 89, of Kurtz, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hall attended Kurtz Church of the Nazarene his entire life. Jack was employed with Cosco, and he was a member of the United States Army from 1952 through 1954, serving as a sergeant in...
Jasmin "Jaz" Tapia Ruiz
Nov 19, 2021
Jasmin "Jaz" Tapia Ruiz, age 21, passed away on November 19, 2021, at her home in Yakima, Washington. Jaz was born on June 26, 2000, in Yakima, Washington. A graduate of Yakima online, she was in school for nail technician work, as she absolutely loved to do makeup, take pictures, and decorate for events. She also loved to dress up....
William "Bill" Brandt
Nov 12, 2021
William "Bill" Brandt, age 87, of Crothersville, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Brandt attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Medora, most of his life. He was baptized on April 2, 1934, and he was confirmed on June 5, 1949. Bill was employed with Goecker Building Supply and Kova Fertilizer. He was a member of the...
Douglas A. Mckinney
Oct 27, 2021
Douglas A. McKinney, age 45, of Freetown, went to be home with Jesus on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. McKinney attended Driftwood Christian Church in Vallonia. He was an assistant team leader in logistics at Toyota Material Handling, LLC, Columbus. Doug loved Jesus and was a strong Christian man, always...
Michael Lee Patton
Oct 13, 2021
Michael Lee Patton, age 53, of Brownstown, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown, surrounded by his family. Mr. Patton was a former minister at Brownstown Community Church for more than seven years, and he also served as minister of the Tampico Christian Church for several years. Mike was chaplain at the Brownstown Speedway, and...
Willard "Bill" Martin Benter
Oct 12, 2021
Willard "Bill" Martin Benter, age 90, of Seymour, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was a life-time member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers, where he was also a member of the Sauers Men's Club. Mr. Benter was a life-long dairy and grain farmer, as farming was his passion. He served...
Mona Lee Wray
Oct 7, 2021
Mona Lee Wray, age 67, of Brownstown, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at her home. Mona loved spending time with her family, especially her granddaughters, and loved attending their sporting events. She also enjoyed traveling and camping with her husband, boating, horseback riding, working outside in her flower gardens, and volunteering at the Senior Citizens Center in Brownstown....
Delorice Fay Dodd Nantz Perry
Oct 3, 2021
Delorice Fay Dodd Nantz Perry, age 83, of Brownstown, went home to be with the Lord on October 3, 2021. Mrs. Perry was a member of Brownstown Church of Christ. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many. Born on November 13, 1937, in Marion County, Alabama, she was the daughter of Noah and Leola (Tittle)...
Patricia Ann Stuckwisch
Sep 30, 2021
Patricia Ann Stuckwisch, age 77, of Brownstown, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Stuckwisch was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wegan, and she was also a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League for more than 50 years. Pat was a homemaker and had the privilege of staying...
James L. Thompson Ii
Sep 26, 2021
James L. Thompson, II, age 33, of Brownstown, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at I.U. Health University Hospital, Indianapolis. Jimmy was passionate about his faith and loved God. He enjoyed playing video games and writing poems and songs. You would almost always catch Jimmy walking around barefoot. His pride was spending time with his nephew, Jude. Born on...
Donald Polly
Sep 22, 2021
Donald Polly, age 71, of Brownstown, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at I.U. Hospice House, Bloomington. Mr. Polly worked in the maintenance department at Valeo Sylvania, and he loved spending time with his family. Born on November 9, 1949, in Seymour, he was the son of Goerge and Opal Morrow Polly, both of whom preceded him in death....
Myron D. Curry
Sep 21, 2021
Myron D. Curry, age 84, of Brownstown, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Curry was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. He was also a past school board member of the Brownstown Central school system, and a past board member of the Jackson County Fair Association....
Brian Keith Brown
Sep 17, 2021
Brian Keith Brown, age 57, of Seymour, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Brown was a member of Cornerstone Community Church in Seymour for more than 20 years, and he was strong in his faith. Brian was employed at Nippon Steel in Seymour. He loved his family and...
