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Freeda F. Hensley

Freeda F. Hensley

Mar 30, 2022

Freeda F. Hensley, 99, of Versailles passed away at 12:50am, Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. She was born near Osgood on November 7, 1922, the daughter of Earl and Daisy Jines Cain. She was married to Jay Hensley on September 3, 1940, and he preceded her in death on July 1, 2011. Survivors...

Lawrence L. Grows

Lawrence L. Grows

Mar 24, 2022

Lawrence L. Grows, 81, of Napoleon passed away at 5:50am, Thursday, March 24, 2022 at his home. He was born in Napoleon on May 26, 1940, the son of Kenneth and Sarah Engel Grow. He was married to Patricia V. Owens on June 24, 1966 and his wife of 55 years survives. Other survivors include one son Randy (Kim) Grow...

Patricia M. Thomas

Patricia M. Thomas

Mar 15, 2022

**Patricia M. Thomas**, 86, of Osgood passed away at 2:50pm, Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born near Osgood on July 9, 1935, the daughter of Roy and Grace Stork Landes. She was married to William Thomas on October 5, 1957 and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2002. Survivors...

Craig W. Simon

Craig W. Simon

Mar 8, 2022

**Craig W. Simon,** 40, of Napoleon passed away at 8am, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at his home. He was born in Greensburg on September 21, 1981, and was married to Emily Johannigman on October 19, 2013, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons Maximus and Duke, and his daughter Bailee, all at home; his father Tony (Sandi) Simon of...

James R. Stephen

James R. Stephen

Mar 3, 2022

James R. Stephen, 83, of Versailles passed away at 11am, Thursday, March 3, 2022 at his home. He was born near Alpine in Fayette County, Indiana on July 13, 1938, the son of Paul and Lela Bowen Stephen. He was married to Virginia (Jean) Redmon on December 20, 1957 and she preceded him in death on December 20, 2020. Survivors...

Dorothy T. Craig

Dorothy T. Craig

Mar 3, 2022

Dorothy T. Craig passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of March 3, 2022, close to her family in Centerville, OH. She was born in Versailles, Indiana, on April 14, 1919, to Dova and Harry Thompson. She married Carlos (Barney) Craig on May 1, 1943, and he preceded her in death on January 17, 1978. Dorothy was also preceded...

Cindy Vanosdol

Cindy Vanosdol

Feb 23, 2022

Cindy Vanosdol, 68 of Holton passed away at 1am, Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis. She was born in Seymour on November 13, 1953 the daughter of Duard and Gertrude Roberts Litton. She was married to Wayne Vanosdol on June 12, 1986 and he survives. Other survivors include one son Billy (Gina) Clements of Lexington,...

Eleanor (Ellie) Irvin

Eleanor (Ellie) Irvin

Feb 18, 2022

Eleanor (Ellie) Irvin, 87, of Holton passed away at 10:21pm, Friday, February 18, 2022 at the St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville. She was born in Speedway, Indiana on September 19, 1934 the daughter of Walter and Mary Funkhouser Knittel. She was married to Dale Irvin on June 21, 1969 and he preceded her in death on August 13, 2020....

Tom Heidt

Tom Heidt

Feb 4, 2022

**Tom Heidt**, 73, of Versailles passed away at 1pm, Friday, February 4, 2022 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. He was born in Batesville on July 28, 1948 the son of Malcolm "Cap" and Louise Craig Heidt. He was married to Cindy Moorman on July 4, 1970 and his wife of 51 years survives. Other survivors include two sons...

Genevieve Pickett

Genevieve Pickett

Jan 31, 2022

**Genevieve Pickett**, 100, of Lawrenceburg passed away at 10am, Monday, January 31, 2022 at Shady Nook Health Care Center in Lawrenceburg. She was born near New Marion on October 21, 1921, the daughter of Charles and Clara Matz Meierle. She was married to Lowell Pickett on December 11, 1943 and he preceded her in death on December 29, 1996. Survivors...

Juliana E. Collier

Juliana E. Collier

Jan 29, 2022

Juliana E. Collier, 92, of Versailles passed away at 11:20am, Saturday, January 29, 2022 at the St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville. She was born in Cincinnati on January 17, 1930, the daughter of Clarence and Louella Fuchs Weiler. She was married to Robert Collier on September 4, 1954 and he preceded her in death on July 28, 2021. Survivors...

Donald H. Strimple

Donald H. Strimple

Jan 28, 2022

Donald H. Strimple, 81, of Versailles passed away at 3:30pm, Friday, January 28, 2022 at his home. He was born in Batesville on April 5, 1940, the son of Hoover and Naomi Courtney Strimple. Survivors include two brothers Wayne (Janet) Strimple of Aurora and Rex (Brenda) Strimple of Holton; two sisters Kay (Mike) Wells of South Bend and Mary Lou...

Lamar Smith

Lamar Smith

Jan 27, 2022

Lamar Smith, 82, of Benham passed away at 4:45am, Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. He was born on the farm where he spent his entire life on May 28, 1939, the son of Chauncey and Evelyn Ehlers Smith. He was married to Mary Buchanan on June 19, 2004 and she survives. Other survivors include his step-children...

Carol Jean Benham

Carol Jean Benham

Jan 26, 2022

Carol Jean Benham, 75, of Sellersburg passed away at 6:35pm, Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany. She was born in Seymour on November 28, 1946, the daughter of Robert and Mary Alice Updike Cannon. She was married to Charles Benham on November 29, 1969 and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one son Dusty...

Kevin Asche

Kevin Asche

Jan 24, 2022

**Kevin Asche**, 56, of Columbus passed away at 7:30pm, Monday, January 24, 2022 at the Columbus Regional Hospital. He was born in Greensburg on September 21, 1965 and was married to Michelle Dill on February 14, 2011 and she survives. Other survivors include his step-daughter Serena Hypes; step-granddaughter Shay; one brother Randall Asche of Versailles; one sister Laura Lane Jordan...

Linda L. Walston

Linda L. Walston

Jan 23, 2022

Linda L. Walston, 70, of Rexville passed away at 11:30pm, Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home. She was born in Springboro, Ohio on April 5, 1951, the daughter of J. T. and Barbara Gross McGuire. She was married to John Walston on May 16, 1975 and he survives. Other survivors include two daughters Christina (Mark) Richardson of Osgood and...

Patricia O. (Pat) Lemon

Patricia O. (Pat) Lemon

Jan 23, 2022

**Patricia O. (Pat) Lemon** left this life in Batesville, In. on January 23, 2022, at the age of 91. She was born in Indianapolis on June 29, 1930, the first child of Dr. Noel and Frances (Thomas) Moran. Pat's early childhood was spent in Marion and Bloomington, In., moving to Versailles in 1948, meeting her soon to be husband, and...

Mary Ann Sebree

Mary Ann Sebree

Jan 18, 2022

Mary Ann Sebree, 80, of Rexville passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at her home. She was born near Lawrenceburg on November 13, 1941, the daughter of Jim and Alma Buchanan Richardson. She was married to Curtis Sebree on April 11, 1959, and he preceded her in death on October 11, 2019. Survivors include one daughter Brenda Hayes of...

Joyce Holzhause Wilson

Joyce Holzhause Wilson

Jan 18, 2022

**Joyce Holzhause Wilson**, 95, of Napoleon passed away at 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born on the farm near Napoleon where she spent most of her life on September 25, 1926 the daughter of Clarence and Florence Siebert Holzhause. She was married to Leslie Wilson on March 18, 1949...

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