Obituaries

Jan 20, 2022

Elizabeth "Jinx" White, age 78, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Frances M. "Billie" (Aspinall) Keach, was born on December 7, 1943, in Madison. She graduated from Hanover High School and attended Ball State University. Throughout her life, she worked at the U.S. Shoe Factory, the Country Club, the Madison Elks Lodge, the...

Jan 18, 2022

Mr. Robert Hartley "Bob" Laughlin, age 77, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Robert W. and Alice (Hoffman) Laughlin, was born on July 20, 1944, in Warren, Ohio. His family moved to Madison in 1954 and he was a 1963 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School. He was a member of the Indiana National Guard and...

Jan 3, 2022

Keitha Loraine Robinson, age 91, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Edward and Gwendolyn (King) Green, was born on July 23, 1930, in Swansea, Wales. After surviving the German Blitz during World War II, she came to the United States at the young age of seventeen through the invitation of her sister who had married an...

Dec 31, 2021

Wilma Wood Oakley, age 102, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Milton, Kentucky on December 31, 2021. She was born on November 17, 1919 in Milton, Kentucky to Wilbur and Inez Bird Wood. On October 22, 1939, she was united in marriage to Vincent W. Oakley and was married for 44 years until his death...

Dec 31, 2021

Charles Richard "Charlie" Davidson, age 80, of Bedford, Kentucky, the son of the late Richard and Emma (Kendall) Davidson, was born on January 30, 1941, in Madison, Indiana. On January 30, 1958, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and proudly served his country until January 27, 1961, rising to the rank of a Corporal. After returning from...

Dec 29, 2021

Mr. Joseph Cecil Ruffin, age 73, of Bennington, Indiana, and the son of the late Chauncy and Marguerite L. (Talkington) Ruffin, was born on November 22, 1948, in Noblesville, Indiana. He was united in marriage to the former Teresa Jones on July 19, 1968 in Carmel, Indiana. For three years, he was an electrician for Dodd Electric in Castleton,...

Dec 27, 2021

Mr. Walter Samuel "Pete" Redwine, age 85, of Versailles, Indiana, and the son of the late Walter and Marjorie (Hall) Redwine, Sr., was born on January 8, 1936, in Muncie, Indiana. He was united in marriage to the former Carrie J. Harmon on April 9, 1962 in Muncie. Throughout the years, he was an assembler at Cochran Chair in...

Dec 21, 2021

Nancy L. Furst, age 62, of Deputy, Indiana, and the daughter of Frederick Combs and Myrtle Richardson, was born on August 12, 1959, in Madison, Indiana. She graduated from Scottsburg High School. She was a waitress for over thirty years and a Mary Kay consultant for over ten years, where she won a Cadillac. Nancy enjoyed gardening, flowers, motorcycle...

Dec 18, 2021

Mr. Eugene Franklin "Gene" Davenport, age 74, of Milton, Kentucky, and the son of Eugene Joseph and Margaret (Ducklo) Davenport, was born on April 9, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating high school, he entered the United States Marine Corps where he faithfully served his country during the Vietnam Conflict. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and later retired...

Dec 16, 2021

Kathey Jean Jones, age 63, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Tom, Sr. and Wilma (Hall) Jones, was born on April 1, 1958, in Madison, Indiana. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and loved to spend time with them as much as she could. She had a thirst for knowledge and excelled in studies, receiving...

Dec 10, 2021

Virginia Lou Welch, age 98, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Collin Alvin and Elba Frances (Thompson) Ball, was born on December 24, 1922, in Carroll County, Kentucky. She attended Trimble County High School and was a homemaker throughout her life. On May 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to James Lawrence Welch and this...

Dec 8, 2021

Lila Mae Grigsby, age 93, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Cecil and Lottie (Shepherd) Robertson, was born on August 14, 1928, in New Marion, Indiana. She was a graduate of New Marion High School and was a homemaker throughout her life. On August 17, 1946, she was united in marriage to Alonzo Grigsby and this...

Dec 5, 2021

Mr. Floyd A. "Beetle" Bladen, age 78, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Thomas N. and Irene (Goins) Bladen, was born on April 12, 1943, in Bethlehem Township, Indiana. He grew up near Marble Hill and after graduating from high school, he began working at Reliance Electric, where he worked for 40 years until his retirement...

Dec 2, 2021

Danny Lyle Henderson, age 75, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late N.W. and Gladys (Carder) Henderson, was born on November 14, 1946, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. He was a 1964 graduate of Madison High School and served in the Army Reserves. He was united in marriage to the former Arlene Cull on January 4, 1969 in...

Nov 22, 2021

James Richard Voss was born April 8, 1926 in Rockford, Illinois and died on the Hinds farm in Dupont, Indiana on November 22, 2021.

Son of Charles Voss and Sarah Pore Voss, he was predeceased by his sisters, Evelyn Voss Palm and Shirley Voss Henley, and his daughter, Janice Voss.  He is survived by his wife of...

Nov 18, 2021

Donald E. Koontz, age 69, of Commiskey, Indiana, and the son of the late James E. and Margaret M. (Kidd) Koontz, was born on November 19, 1951, in Madison, Indiana. He graduated from Southwestern High School in 1970. He was united in marriage to the former Janet Jones on December 23, 1969 in Madison. He was an union carpenter...

Nov 6, 2021

Eula E. Wheeler, age 102, of Hanover, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Jesse Jackson and Effie Regina (King) Jones, was born on July 20, 1919, in Trimble County, Kentucky. She was united in marriage to Herschel R. Wheeler and this union was blessed with three children, Sue, Ramona, and Jerry. Throughout her life, she was fortunate to...

Oct 30, 2021

Mary E. (Law) Bullock, age 99, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Swiss Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation, Vevay, Indiana. Mary was born October 19, 1922 in Oldham County, Kentucky, the daughter of William Law. and Bessie Miles, she was the eldest of seven children that were raised and worked on the farms in Kentucky and southern Indiana In...

Oct 26, 2021

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Oct 16, 2021

Mr. Brian Copeland, age 63, of Chelsea, Indiana, and son of the late Charles and Mary (Yocum) Copeland, Jr., was born on September 8, 1958, in Madison, Indiana. He graduated in 1978 from Southwestern High School. He was a pest control technician for Mr. Pest Control and Dominion Pest Control where he retired. Brian loved cars, especially fast cars,...