Curtiss W. Grimes
Dec 15, 2016
Life story Curtiss W. Grimes, age 85, pf Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Madison, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland. He was born January 10, 1931 in Madison, the son of Lowell and Bea Allen Grimes. Mr. Grimes was a graduate of Madison High School and worked in the food services industry...
Shigeko Oliver
Dec 14, 2016
Life story Shigeko "Judy" Oliver, age 87, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hickory Creek at Madison. She was born on November 4, 1929 in Sennai, Japan, the daughter of Lyuemon and Toyose Higuchi Shioda. She was formerly employed with the Batesville Casket Company in Batesville, Indiana, and US Shoe Corp. in Osgood, Indiana. She will...
James Bolton
Dec 10, 2016
Life story James H. Bolton, age 90, of Lexington, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 17, 1926 in Laurel County, Kentucky, the son of Joe and Mae (Friz) Bolton. Mr. Bolton had lived in Lexington since 1962. He had formerly been employed in Madison with the former Pearl Packing Company, the...
Ruth Marie Underwood
Dec 3, 2016
Life story Ruth Marie West Underwood, age 90, of Milton, Kentucky and who lived in Lexington, Kentucky for sixteen years, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She married Lawrence N. Underwood on October 13, 1942 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born November 12, 1926, in Waco, Texas to Andrew J. and Pebble Jane...
Mary Jo Copeland
Nov 29, 2016
Life story Mary Jo Copeland, age 80, of Lexington, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Born July 12, 1936 in Carrollton, Kentucky, she was the daughter of William and Beulah Mae Clemons Yocum. She graduated from Eagle Hollow High School. On June 22, 1956, she was married to Charles Alan Copeland....
Harold L. Coy
Nov 27, 2016
Life story Mr. Harold L. Coy, age 90, of Madison, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Indiana. Born December 4, 1925 in Florence, Indiana, he was the son of Robert and Emma (Phillips) Coy. Mr. Coy served in the United States Army during World War II. He retired from farming but...
Michael W. Purvis
Nov 21, 2016
Life story Michael W. Purvis, age 65, of Edinburgh, Indiana, formerly of Milton, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at Homeview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin, Indiana. Born November 8, 1951 in Milton, Kentucky, he was the son of Herbert and Rosemary Jones Purvis. He worked for Little Champ Gas Stations in Edinburgh for twenty years and...
Sandra Gayle Banig
Nov 21, 2016
Life story Sandra Gayle Banig, age 66, of Milton, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at her residence in Milton, Kentucky. Born February 4, 1950 in Evansville, Indiana, she was the daughter of Billy Lambert and Margie L. Smith Jackson. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting. She will be sadly missed by her sons: Jason Stilwell of...
Bobby Dwayne Franks
Nov 11, 2016
Life story Bobby D. Franks, age 58, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died on Friday, November 11, 2016 in Knoxville. Born January 20, 1958 in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of Albert Franks and Mary (Carey) Stephens. Mr. Franks lived most of his life in Knoxville and worked in retail for various companies. He was also an auto mechanic. Survivors include...
Cameron Wade Foley
Nov 5, 2016
Life story Cameron Wade Foley, age 27, of Deputy, Indiana passed away Saturday November 5, 2016 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Born June 21, 1989 in Los Banos, California, he was the son of Shawn and Shelly (Teltow) Collins. In 2006, he moved here from Dos Palos, California where he attended high school at Dos Palos High School. He...
Patricia Anne Crecelius
Nov 1, 2016
Life story Patricia A. Crecelius, age 51, of Mitchell, Indiana, formerly of Madison, passed away Tuesday November 1, 2016 at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington, Indiana. Born May 10, 1965 in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Albert and June (Albert) Lavoie. She will be sadly missed by her daughter, Ashley Belsky and her husband Nick of Burleson,...
Carole Louise Stoner
Oct 30, 2016
Life story Carole Louise Stoner, age 74, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Born October 20, 1942 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she was the daughter of Robert D. and Mary Jerkiewicz Wass. Mrs. Stoner graduated from Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne, and the Holy Cross...
Lester E. Bitzel
Oct 20, 2016
Life story Lester "Gene" E. Bitzel, age 73, of Madison, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Born March 29, 1943 in Wabash, Indiana, he was the son of Betty Louise (Bitzel) Kinney. Mr. Bitzel was an UPS truck driver for thirty-three years in Indianapolis, Indiana. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, bowling, watching the HOME...
Juanita Turner
Oct 19, 2016
Life story Juanita Turner, age 94, of Madison, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the Hanover Nursing Center. Born October 12, 1922 in Switzerland County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Avon and Lela Romans Lauderbaugh. Mrs. Turner formerly worked for Dr. Edward Goldstein for several years, and was the first female school bus driver in Jefferson...
Evelyn Jean Bush (Morrison) Meadows
Oct 14, 2016
Life story Evelyn Jean Bush Meadows, age 84, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 at her residence. She was born March 17, 1932 in Milan, Indiana, the daughter of Earl and Hazel Demaree Morrison. Mrs. Bush Meadows had worked as a school crossing guard and a bartender in Ohio, and later was a homemaker. She moved back to Indiana from...
John N. Vance
Oct 13, 2016
Life story Mr. John N. Vance, age 88, of Madison, Indiana passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Hickory Creek of Madison. Born October 15, 1927 in Elkhart, Indiana, he was the son of Harold L. and Mary Kathryn (DeHays) Vance. Mr. Vance was a World War II veteran of the United States Army and was honorably discharged on January...
Charles F. Broad
Oct 5, 2016
Life story Charles F. Broad, age 66, of Milton, Kentucky passed away October 5, 2016 at his residence. He was born on January 29, 1950 in Madison, Indiana, the son of Charles L. and Alma Christine (Rowlett) Broad. Mr. Broad retired from the Trimble County Highway Department in 1996 after more than fifteen years of service. He enjoyed playing guitars...
Gavin Charles Smith
Oct 4, 2016
Life story Gavin Charles Smith, age 31, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born on September 13, 1985 in Rochford, England, the son of Patrick M. Smith and Sheree (Powell) Smith. Mr. Smith was currently employed by Madison Precision Products but had previously worked for Arvin Sango, both in Madison, and as...
Marjorie F. Jenkins
Sep 29, 2016
Life story Marjorie F. Jenkins, age 87, of Scottsburg, Indiana, formerly of Dupont, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at her residence. She was born on April 8, 1929 in Jefferson County, Indiana, the daughter of Dennis and Virgie (Sherman) Konkle. Mrs. Jenkins was a 1947 graduate of the former Central High School in Jefferson County, and a...
Donald Orndorff
Sep 26, 2016
Life story Mr. Donald Keith Orndorff, of Raleigh, Illinois, formerly of Madison, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Indiana, the son of Raymond "Red" and Joyce (Price) Orndorff. Mr. Orndorff worked for Kerr McGee Coal Mines in Illinois for eighteen years. He also had a sign shop, Partners and Fun, and owned...
