Obituaries

Dec 10, 2023

Charles A. "Sonny" Cox, age 89, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Arthur and Rosella (Kasper) Cox, was born April 1, 1934, in Madison. He graduated from Madison High School. He was united in marriage to the former Janet Pearson on July 17, 1955 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Madison. As a kid, Sonny delivered...

Dec 5, 2023

Nancy Ann Spivey, age 77, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Earl and Wanda (Davis) Smitley, was born November 4, 1946, in Madison. She graduated from Madison Consolidated High School in 1965. She was united in matrimony to Louis C. Spivey on April 9, 1973 at Trinity United Methodist Church. She was a secretary for Meyers...

Dec 2, 2023

Inez M. Harker, 92, of Florence, Indiana, and daughter of the late Clarence and Lillie (Day) Meekins, was born April 13, 1931, in Newark, Ohio. Mrs. Harker passed away December 2, 2023 at Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Her life will be cherished by her children, Sharon Patterson, Larry Harker, and Rebecca Lucas; her six grandchildren; and...

Nov 19, 2023

Lurie Allen Cason, 94 of N. Fort Myers, Florida, previously of Deputy, Indiana, died November 19, 2023 in New Albany, Indiana. He was born February 27, 1929 in Geneva, Ala., the son of Lurie Woodfin and Catherine (Hammond) Cason. He was a retired electrician where he worked for 20+ years, prior to that he worked at Pine Island Fish...

Nov 15, 2023

Master Chief (Retired) William H. Stewart (Bill) Shelbyville, Tennessee, passed away November 15, 2023 at the Nashville Veterans Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Born Dec. 21, 1941, in Madison, Indiana to the late Joseph W. Stewart and Beatrice Craig Stewart Willman.

He began his Navy career in the United States Navy January 12, 1959 and retired on September...

Nov 13, 2023

James Michael "Jim" Buchanan, age 83, of Bedford, Kentucky, and the son of the late Raymond A. and Helen P. (Hirst) Buchanan, was born on February 20, 1940, in Madison, Indiana. He was a 1958 graduate of Shawe Memorial High School. He was a proud member of the United States Army and served two tours in Vietnam. On April...

Nov 9, 2023

Nancy Carol Garriott, age 77, of Madison, Indiana, the daughter of the late Harry Lloyd and Anna Florence (Murphy) Lloyd Hardesty, was born on September 26, 1946, in Carrollton, Kentucky. On November 22, 1963, she was united in marriage to Steve Garriott and they were blessed with one daughter, Tiffini. Nancy was baptized at the First Baptist Church of...

Oct 30, 2023

Mrs. Berdina Yvonne Buchanan, age 81, of Bedford, Kentucky, and the daughter of the late Clarence Albert and Hazel Elizabeth (Hudgins) McGuire, was born on August 20, 1942, in Grove City, Pennsylvania. On April 10, 1970, she was united in marriage to James Michael "Jim" Buchanan in Jeffersonville, Indiana. For many years, she was a secretary at the General...

Oct 24, 2023

Carol Diane Orr, 76, of Madison, IN, passed away on October 24, 2023 at home surrounded by the love of her husband and three children. Carol was born June 5, 1947 in Ohio to Lowell Menchhofer and Alberta Menchhofer (Somers). She met her husband, Larry Wallace Orr, in Bloomington, Indiana while taking college classes and quickly won him over...

Oct 23, 2023

Audrey Ashby, age 40, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Charles and Thelma (Deburger) Ashby, was born on February 26, 1983, in Madison, Indiana. She attended Madison Consolidated High school and worked at The Red Pepper for many years. She loved to sit on the river, especially with her son, spending time in the Bee Camp...

Oct 21, 2023

Lavelle Montez Smith, age 88, of Holton, Indiana, and the son of the late Eddie and Jessie (Morton) Smith, was born on December 16, 1934, in Louisville, Kentucky. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in sociology in Santa Barbara, California. In May of 1967, he was united in marriage to Cleta Mae Walls in Jeffersonville, Indiana. For eight years,...

Oct 19, 2023

Allen Ray Smith, age 71, of Hanover, Indiana, and the son of the late Ira and Pearl (Tomlinson) Smith, was born on May 11, 1952, in Frankfort, Indiana. He honorably served in the United States Navy. On January 20, 1972, he was united in marriage to Patricia Young in Pickett County, Tennessee, and they were blessed with four children:...

Oct 18, 2023

Forrest Byrd Moye, 95, was born on January 24, 1928 in Broad Hollow, near Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia to Thomas and Dora (Levitt) Moye. He passed from this life on 18 October 2023 in Hanover, Indiana.

Forrest was a member of the West Madison Methodist Church and a jack of many trades. A professed "pipefitter," he...

Oct 16, 2023

Carl P. Richards, age 78, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Charles and Elva (Robinson) Richards, was born on August 25, 1945, in Shelbyville, Indiana. On May 27, 1964, he was united in marriage to the former Anna Kelley in Madison, Indiana. He was a farmer for twelve years and then he went to work for...

Oct 12, 2023

Mrs. Jean E. Uglow, age 88, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Ralston and Clara (Rhines) Myers, was born on May 5, 1935, in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Johnsonburg High School and attended college for two years in Dubois, Pennsylvania. She was united in marriage to Charles Uglow on July 3, 1971 in Johnsonburg. She...

Oct 10, 2023

Allen Paul Pitcher, age 65, of Scottsburg, Indiana, and the son of the late James and Juanita Pitcher, was born on December 9, 1957, at the Mary Sherman Hospital in Sullivan, Indiana. He enjoyed fishing, smoking cigars, sitting on the front porch watching people go by, listening to old time country music, wearing his red cowboy boots, and watching...

Oct 8, 2023

Elizabeth "Ann" Owen, age 84, of Madison, Indiana, formerly of Lebanon, Indiana, and the daughter of the late John F. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Beeson, was born on September 27, 1939, in Indianapolis, Indiana. On April 12, 1964, she was united in marriage to Paul Ellsworth Owen in Speedway, Indiana and they were blessed with two children: Kathryn "Kit" and...

Sep 22, 2023

Darryl A. Smith, age 85, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late William B. and Charlotte M. (Reynolds) Smith, was born September 12, 1938, in Charles City, Iowa. Upon graduation from high school, he entered into the United States Army where he was trained as a combat medic. After being honorably discharged, he returned to Charles City...

Sep 18, 2023

Phyllis Ann (Grey) Cook, age 74, of Hanover, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Emerson Grey and Donna (Sturgill) Combs, was born on April 27, 1949, in Whitesburg, Kentucky. On February 4, 1978, she was united in marriage to Clifford Randall Cook in Paoli, Indiana and they enjoyed 45 wonderful years together. She worked at Farbest Foods Inc....

Sep 10, 2023

On September 10th, 2023, the gates of heaven opened as God reached his arms down to gently welcome Fred K. Shultz into his Kingdom. Fred passed away peacefully with his two sons and daughter-in-law by his side.

Fred was born in Covington, OH on August 31st, 1938, to Father Willard Keith Shultz and Mother Lenace Brinker. Fred...