Charles F. King, Sr.
Jun 1, 2016
Charles F. King, Sr., of New Paris, passed away on Wednesday, June 1 at Reid Health. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 29, 1928 to Rufus and Lucy Mae DeMotte King. Mr. King taught science at Richmond Community Schools, first at Boston and later at Hibberd Jr. High, before his retirement in 1989. He was Past...
G. Joan Newbold
May 25, 2016
Mrs. G. Joan Conner Newbold, 89, of Richmond, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She was born on January 7, 1927 to Russell “Bus†and Thelma Showalter Conner, both of whom preceded her in death, and the proud granddaughter of Wayne County artist Charles Conner. She was a 1945 graduate of Fountain City High...
Norma Brown
May 20, 2016
Mrs. Norma Jean Brown, 76, formerly of Whitewater, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 20. She was born on May 24, 1939 to Dennie and Marie Street Cross. She was united in marriage to Thomas Brown on July 2, 1958, and they were blessed with three children. Mrs. Brown retired from Sears after over...
Charity Rachelle Moses
May 11, 2016
Charity Rachelle Moses celebrated her earthly birthday in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 2, 2016. Faced with Trisomy 18 (aka Edward's Syndrome) and a large VSD in her heart, medical professionals sent her home to die but her family decided they would instead take her home to live. Each of her 99 days was a true miracle and Charity was a...
Jane Winters Stamper
May 9, 2016
Mrs. Jane Winters Stamper, 77, of Pershing, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 9, 2016. She was born on February 15, 1939 to Glen and Esther Golay Kochersperger, both of whom preceded her in death. She worked in the office of the former Wayne Works and Alcoa and later owned and operated the Swappin’ Shoppe. She loved spending time...
Opal Wright
May 8, 2016
Mrs. Opal L. Wright, 88, of Fountain City, went home to be with the Lord on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, 2016. Opal was born on October 22, 1927 in Whitewater, Indiana to Albert H. and Miltrida R. Forester Schweizer, both of whom preceded her in death. She was a 1945 graduate of Fountain City High School. On January...
Robert "Bob" Railsback
May 2, 2016
Robert C. “Bob†Railsback, 79, passed away peacefully at Reid Health on May 2, 2016. He was born to Vernon and Marjorie Smith Railsback on June 4, 1936. He was a lifelong resident of Wayne County and graduated from Fountain City High School in 1954. He was proud of being a grain and beef cattle farmer his whole life...
Bernie Hopkins
Apr 19, 2016
Anita Bernadine “Bernie†Hopkins, 90, of Kokomo, formerly of the Whitewater community, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, April 19. She was born in Humbolt, Illinois on May 20, 1925 to Merle and Blanche Pennell Bolin and was a 1943 graduate of Humbolt High School. She married Russell M. Hopkins on June 25, 1954. They were...
John T. Reece II
Apr 19, 2016
John Thomas Reece II, 49, of Fountain City, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, at his home. He was born on June 22, 1966 in Richmond, Indiana to John T. Reece and Jeanette Ruble Railsback. John graduated from Northeastern High School in 1984 and later served in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division. He later worked for Lynch Drywall...
Georgette Otchy
Apr 2, 2016
Georgette Otchy, 92, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born in Montreal, Canada on May 18, 1923 and became a US citizen on March 12, 1951, at the time residing in East Orange, New Jersey. She loved children and spent many years babysitting and working as a teacher’s aide...
Harry Nelson
Mar 28, 2016
Harry Nelson, 73, was born in New Hampshire on March 13, 1943 and passed away at his home in Richmond on March 28, 2016.
W. Paul Crowe
Mar 20, 2016
W. Paul Crowe, 74, of Williamsburg, passed away on Sunday, March 20 at Reid Health. Paul was born on May 7, 1941 in Kentucky, the son of Martin and Marie Fletcher Crowe. He graduated from Fountain City High School in 1961 and was proud to have been a part of the basketball team. Paul worked at Richmond Gear...
Niles Person
Mar 9, 2016
Niles G. Person, 71, of Fountain City, passed away on Wednesday, March 9 at his residence. He was born in Richmond, Indiana on July 28, 1944 to Neles and Mary Louise Herzog Person. Niles was a 1962 graduate of Richmond High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps, including two combat tours in Vietnam. He began...
Geneva Breymaier
Mar 2, 2016
Mrs. Geneva Breymaier, 76, of Cambridge City, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Wednesday, March 2. She was born on November 8, 1939, in Manchester, Kentucky, to Thomas and Viola Cupp Hollen, both of whom preceded her in death. Mrs. Breymaier had worked in industrial supervision and formerly owned a concrete coating business in Arizona before returning...
Florence Leuzzi
Mar 1, 2016
Florence R. Leuzzi, 98, formerly of Fountain City, passed away on Tuesday, March 1 in Bismarck, North Dakota. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 3, 1917 to Francis and Mary Daniels Odorfer. She and her husband, Thomas D. Leuzzi, retired to Fountain City from New York in 1977. While living here, they were members of St....
Mike Jackson
Feb 27, 2016
Mike Lee Jackson, 73, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, February 27 at the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born on July 3, 1942, in Richmond, Indiana, to Ben and Agnes Rollins Jackson. He was a graduate of Webster High School and served in the US Navy. He had worked as a trainer of racing horses. Mr....
Jean Saylor
Feb 9, 2016
Jean Saylor, 86, of Lynn, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 9, at Arbor Trace of Richmond. Mrs. Saylor was born on November 19, 1929 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky to Robert Isaac and Gladys Mullins Abney. She had lived in the Lynn area since 1951. She taught in a one-room schoolhouse prior to entering a career in nursing. She...
Susan "Sue" Cones
Feb 3, 2016
Susan Fay “Sue†Cones, 51, of New Paris, formerly of Fountain City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, at her residence. She was born on September 6, 1964 in Richmond to Douglas and Edith Lybarger Nichols. Sue grew up in Fountain City and was a 1982 graduate of Northeastern High School. She married Paul Cones on October 10,...
Robert "Bob" Corbett
Feb 2, 2016
Robert J. “Bob†Corbett, USMC (Ret.), of the Webster community, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 2, at Reid Health in Richmond. He was born on July 17, 1928 in Detroit Michigan. Mr. Corbett made a career serving his country in the United States Marine Corps from the end of World War Two through the Korean War, Vietnam...
Mary Hartman
Jan 28, 2016
Mary L. (Kelsay) Hartman, 98, of Richmond, died Thursday, January 28, at Friends Fellowship Community. She was born March 20, 1917, in Anderson, Ind., a daughter of the late Guy H. and Cassie (Wiltsie) Kelsay. Mrs. Hartman studied at Earlham College and graduated from Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia. She worked as a home extension agent in Clarion and...
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