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Velma B. (Benson)  Fisher

Velma B. (Benson) Fisher

May 27, 2012

Velma B. Fisher, 93, Wabash, passed away at 4:35 pm Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Peabody Health Care Center in North Manchester, IN. She was born in Lagro to the late Garland A. and Bertha B. (Beeks) Benson on September 1, 1918. She married Ross Fisher in April 1972, they enjoyed 40 years together, he survives at Peabody Health Care...

Claude  Lane Jr.

Claude Lane Jr.

May 27, 2012

Claude Lane Jr., 91, LaFontaine, passed away at 9:15 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Rolling Meadows Health Care Center, LaFontaine. He was born on August 29, 1920 to the late Claude Sr. and Bertha Celine (Rolin) Lane in Valley Falls, Kansas. He married Ruby Frances Stair on January 27, 1952, she survives. Claude graduated from LaFontaine High School...

Morgan Vanlandingham

Morgan Vanlandingham

May 22, 2012

Morgan Vanlandingham, formerly of Wabash, 93, passed away at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Norwood Healthcare Center in Huntington, Indiana. He was born to the late Charles E. and Frankie D.  (Purvis) Vanlandingham on August 13, 1918 in Owingsville-Bath County, Kentucky. He married Mary Jane Penrod on April 23, 1946, she preceded him in death on September...

Novadean  (Ridenour)  Hamilton

Novadean (Ridenour) Hamilton

Apr 20, 2012

Novadean Ridenour Hamilton, 72, Richmond, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2012 at Kenwood Health and Rehab in Richmond, Kentucky. She was born in Wabash to the late Millard and Bernice (Anson) Ridenour. She graduated from Linlawn High School in 1958. She married Paul Hamilton in 1966; he passed away in 1983. Novadean had worked in a nursing home...

Richard Grant Click

Richard Grant Click

Apr 20, 2012

Richard Grant Click, 73, rural Wabash, went to be with the Lord at 7:55 a.m. on Friday, April 20, 2012 in his home. He was born to the late Hie H. and Myrtle (Boyd Conn) Click on March 4, 1939 in Martin, Kentucky. He married Aileen Jacobs on July 24, 1959, she survives. He retired from General Tire in Wabash,...

Patricia Ellen (Blair)  Brooks

Patricia Ellen (Blair) Brooks

Apr 18, 2012

Patricia Ellen Brooks, 79, Wabash, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at her home. She was born to the late Joseph  and Grace (McPherson) Blair in Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1933. She married James John Brooks on August 24, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana, he passed away in 1998. She was a homemaker, also she was one of the earlier...

Raymond Rowe

Raymond Rowe

Apr 16, 2012

Raymond Rowe, 90,Wabash, passed away 9:10 a.m. on Monday,  April 16, 2012 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center, in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to the late John and Manilla (Mullins) Rowe on Dec. 20, 1921  in Hellier, Kentucky, he was raised in Pike County, Kentucky. He married Hazel Dollarhide on December 23, 1950 in Pikeville, KY. They have been married...

Deward Hurt

Deward Hurt

Apr 8, 2012

Deward Hurt, 80, Wabash, passed away 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Isaac and Flara (Blevins) Hurt on May 10, 1931 in VanLear, Kentucky. He is survived by his step mother, Liza Hurt of Van Buren, Indiana. He married Wilma J. Ogan on March 25, 1955,...

Dorothy (Nave)  Keiffer

Dorothy (Nave) Keiffer

Apr 8, 2012

Dorothy Keiffer, 92, passed away at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Heritage of Huntington in Huntington, Indiana. She was a resident of the Heritage of Huntington for the last 4 years. She was the wife of the late Alva Allen Keiffer, he passed away May 21, 2011. They were married on October 6, 1940 for 70 years. She...

Beulah M (Quick)  Fleck

Beulah M (Quick) Fleck

Apr 4, 2012

Beulah M. Fleck, 90, Wabash, passed away at 11:15 pm at Wabash County Hospital on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. She was born in Wabash on February 6, 1922 to the late William G. and Mary (Myers) Quick. She graduated from Wabash High School in 1940 and married George H. Fleck, a masonry contractor, in Indianapolis on August 8, 1947. He...

Bernard "Barney" James Bashore

Bernard "Barney" James Bashore

Mar 31, 2012

Bernard "Barney" James Bashore, 58, Wabash, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:59 pm at Wabash  County Hospital. He was born in Wabash on September 6, 1953 to Guy and Edna (Cornell) Bashore Kinley. They preceded him in death. He married Rebecca Whitehead on April 1, 2004. She survives. He graduated from North Miami High School in 1972....

Sherry Lyn (Grizzle)  Cramer

Sherry Lyn (Grizzle) Cramer

Mar 28, 2012

Sherry Lyn (Grizzle) Cramer, 51, rural Wabash, passed away at 8:28 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Dalonica, Georgia on November 26, 1960 to Henry and Hazel (Smith) Grizzle, they survive in Wabash. She graduated from Southwood High School in 1979. She graduated from Fort Wayne Community School of Practical nursing in 1981...

Annabelle R. Pressler

Annabelle R. Pressler

Mar 19, 2012

Annabelle R. Pressler, 98, Wabash, passed away at 10:10 pm on Monday, March 19, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor-East, Wabash. She was born in Wabash on January 18, 1914 to the late Christian Monroe and Elizabeth (Rennaker) Clupper. She grew up in Treaty, graduating from LaFontaine High School in 1932.  She married Eugene L. Pressler on March 23, 1936 in...

Ruthanna "Corki" (Keffaber)  Christle

Ruthanna "Corki" (Keffaber) Christle

Feb 21, 2012

Ruthanna (Corki) Christle died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 9:14 pm at Eddy Village Healthcare Center in Clifton Park, NY. Ruthanna was born on July 7, 1924 in Lagro, In. to the late Harry and Marie (Hippensteel) Keffaber and lived most of her life in Wabash and the surrounding county.  She married Joseph T. Christle on June 14, 1946,...

Richard Roy Kumler

Richard Roy Kumler

Feb 19, 2012

Richard Roy Kumler, 68, LaFontaine, passed away at his daughter's home at 3:10 am on Sunday, February 19, 2012. He was born in Kewanna, IN on August 26, 1943 to the late Loren D. and Lois I. (Tomlinson) Kumler. He married Nancy Jean Walters on September 4, 1966. She passed away in 1995. Richard graduated from Kewanna High School in...

Ray William Faust

Ray William Faust

Feb 18, 2012

Ray William Faust, 84, LaFontaine, passed away 5:20 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to the late Charles and Pearl (Marken) Faust on June 6, 1927 in Wabash County, Indiana, where he grew up on a farm. He attended Lincolnville High School. He married Betty Jean Browne on August...

Doris Jean (Story)  Loy

Doris Jean (Story) Loy

Feb 16, 2012

Doris Jean Loy, 85, rural Wabash, passed away at 8:55 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Millers Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born to the late Lewis V. and Elma I. (Landis) Story on November 3, 1926 in Wabash, Indiana. She was a 1944 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Fredrick H. Loy on August 24,...

Maurice Ray Shelton

Maurice Ray Shelton

Feb 14, 2012

Maurice Ray (Moe) Shelton, 52, Deltona, Florida, passed away at 10:23 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Orlando Regional Trauma Center in Orlando, Florida, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He was born to Ernest and Vera (Parsons) Shelton on October 1, 1959 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, they survive in Lagro, Indiana. His parents moved to Indiana with him...

Gloria Ann (Lawrence)  Allen

Gloria Ann (Lawrence) Allen

Feb 13, 2012

Gloria A. Allen, 78, passed away at Rolling Hills Healthcare Center in New Albany, IN at 1:10 am on Monday, February, 13, 2012. She was born in Wabash on January 4, 1934 to the late George Monroe  and Anna Olive (Reynolds) Lawrence. She married Thomas L. Allen on July 30, 1983. He preceded her in death on August 14, 2009....

Alvin L. Wiley

Alvin L. Wiley

Feb 7, 2012

Alvin L. Wiley, 78, Wabash, passed away at 3:20 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at his home. He was born in Grant County on June 29, 1933 to the late Garl and Opal Forrester Wiley. He was an 1951 graduate of Chester High School. Al served our country in the United States Army from 1954-1956. He married Shelby Hill...

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