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Lucille M. Adams

Lucille M. Adams

Sep 6, 2013

Lucille M. Adams, 93, of Cross Plains passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Dillsboro Manor. She was born near Canaan in Jefferson County on November 15, 1919 the daughter of Joseph and Jesse Brooks Risk. On May 14, 1938 she was married to Floyd Roscoe Eades and in 1958 she was married to James L. Adams, both preceding...

Marilyn A. Adams

Marilyn A. Adams

Aug 27, 2013

Marilyn A. Adams, 76, of North Vernon passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at the Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. She was born in Indianapolis on July 17, 1937 the daughter of Clarence and Rhoda Baker Dilk. She was married to Grover Adams in 1978 and he preceded her in death on October 3, 1991. Survivors include one...

Ruth Sparks

Ruth Sparks

Aug 23, 2013

Ruth Sparks, 91, of Osgood passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born at Walnut Ridge, Tennessee on July 4, 1922 the daughter of Gus and Mittie Reaves McCarroll. She was married to Edward Sparks on September 4, 1940 and he preceded her in death on March 15, 1991. Survivors include...

Irene Kocher

Irene Kocher

Aug 23, 2013

Irene Kocher, 76, of Indianapolis passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at her home. She was born at Darfork in Perry County, Kentucky on December 12, 1936 the daughter of John and Kizzie Engle Watts. She was married to Richard Kocher on April 16, 1960 and he survives. Other survivors include one brother Jim (Mary Lou) Watts of Versailles. She...

Lin Oatman Townsend

Lin Oatman Townsend

Aug 17, 2013

Lin Oatman Townsend, Daughter of Ruth & Ernie Oatman of Versailles, passed away on Aug. 17, 2013 in California. A visitation will be held at 10:00 AM followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Versailles Baptist Church with internment to follow in Cliff Hills Cemetery next to her parents. Her death was a...

Gertie Francis

Gertie Francis

Aug 12, 2013

**Gertie Francis, 83, of Osgood** passed away Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born near Shelbyville on August 14, 1929 the daughter of Benjamin and Geneva Rich Dunbar. She was married to Hubert (Huck) Francis on July 18, 1948 and he survives. Other survivors include four daughters Gail (John) Bosley of Raleigh,...

Grover W. Fletcher

Grover W. Fletcher

Aug 8, 2013

Grover W. Fletcher, 73, of Versailles passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. He was born in Cincinnati on October 24, 1939 the son of George and Elsie Deir Fletcher. He was married to Joyce Campbell on February 4, 1955 and she survives. Other survivors include two sons David (Tonya) Fletcher of Lawrenceburg...

Clarence William English

Clarence William English

Aug 6, 2013

**Clarence William English,** 87 years and 8 months, was born December 27, 1925 in Miamisburg, Ohio. He died August 6, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. at his home near Holton, after battling brain cancer for several months. He was the son of John Henry English and Rachel Ann (Miller) English, both deceased. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Margaret (Sizemore)...

Truly L. Draut

Truly L. Draut

Jul 27, 2013

Truly L. Draut, 94, of Benham passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. She was born near Delaware on October 4, 1918 the daughter of Fred and Margaret Michel Schmidt. She was married to Jennings Draut on June 9, 1945 and he preceded her in death on June 13, 2007. Survivors include nieces and nephews. She...

Faron Smith

Faron Smith

Jul 22, 2013

Faron Smith, 40, of Madison passed away on July 22, 2013. He was born in Manitoba, Canada on April 21, 1973. Survivors include his father Lloyd Smith of Versailles, his mother Tina (Kim) Brinson of Versailles, step-mother Peggy Smith of Madison, brother Luke Smith, step-brothers Aaron Costin, and Josh Simm, step-sister Carrie Costin; grandparents Robert and Esther Smith, and Leola...

James Kirby Brooks

James Kirby Brooks

Jul 16, 2013

James Kirby Brooks, 83, of Versailles passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Woodland Hills in Lawrenceburg. He was born in Jefferson County near Canaan on December 13, 1929 the son of James and Ethel Miller Brooks. Survivors include one daughter Jackie Meadows of Greensburg; two sisters, Elizabeth (Robert) Whitham of Madison and Elsie Freudenstein of Charlotte, North Carolina. He...

Jack Lee Mote

Jack Lee Mote

Jul 11, 2013

Jack Lee Mote, 57, of Versailles, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Columbus Regional Hospital. He was born in Seymour, Indiana on July 28, 1955 the son of Frank Mote and Gertrude Roberts Allee. Survivors include one daughter Alina (Clint) Sarringhaus of Napoleon, 10 grandchildren; Joseph, Tristen, Grayson, Logan, Kylie, Ayden, Audrey, Elliott, Cy and Camdyn; two brothers Gayle...

Caroline C. Mccarty

Caroline C. Mccarty

Jul 1, 2013

Caroline C. McCarty, 65, of Versailles passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. She was born in the Tanglewood Community near Versailles on October 6, 1947 the daughter of Lee and Mary Ann Firth Strubbe. She was married to Jack McCarty on March 25, 1970 and he survives. Other survivors include three sons Brian (Mary) McCarty,...

Rea Carroll

Rea Carroll

Jun 18, 2013

**Rea Carroll**, 92, of Osgood passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. He was born in the Tanglewood Community near Versailles on July 9, 1920, the son of Orval and Audra Rea Carroll. He was married to Henrietta Moeller on October 25, 1947 and his wife of 65 years survives. Other survivors include...

Naomi Baker

Naomi Baker

Jun 18, 2013

**Naomi Baker**, 82, of Versailles passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. She was born near Versailles on August 2, 1930 the daughter of William and Lillian Aikins Thomas. She was married to Hiram Baker on November 8, 1952 and he preceded her in death on October 19, 2010. Survivors include one son Ken (Kim) Baker...

Estill King

Estill King

Jun 12, 2013

Estill King, Jr., 83, of Dabney passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon. He was born at Combs in Perry County, Kentucky on January 9, 1930 the son of Estill Sr. and Eunice Fletcher King. He was married to Norma Sizemore on November 25, 1953 and she survives. Other survivors include four...

Hubert L. Jackson

Hubert L. Jackson

Jun 3, 2013

Hubert L. Jackson, 82, of Versailles passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at his home. He was born near Versailles on November 13, 1930 the son of Marshall and Estella Fox Jackson. He was married to Eva Fern Ricketts at the Tanglewood Baptist Church on October 21, 1950 and she survives. Other survivors include three granddaughters Dawn (Steve) Powaga of...

C. Raymond Geisler

C. Raymond Geisler

Jun 3, 2013

C. Raymond Geisler, 85, of Correct passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at his home. He was born near Madison on August 9, 1927 the son of Freddie and Helen Day Geisler. He was married to Esther Werner on September 18, 1948 and she survives. Other survivors include one son John (Lisa) Geisler of Benham; one daughter Melissa (Steve) Spencer...

Victor Fred Henry Schwanholt

Victor Fred Henry Schwanholt

Jun 2, 2013

**Victor Fred Henry Schwanholt**, 91, of Versailles passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. He was born near Cross Plains on July 22, 1921 the son of John and Alma Steingruber Schwanholt. He was married to Virginia Sedam on August 30, 1947 and she preceded him in death on March 2, 1990. Survivors include...

Virginia Collins

Virginia Collins

May 30, 2013

Virginia Collins, 83, of Madison formerly of Versailles passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. She was born at Parnell, Kentucky on February 2, 1930 the daughter of Powers and Leslie McGuire. She was married to Jesse Mains and he precedes her in death. Survivors include one son Danny (Betty) Mains of Versailles; two...

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