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Mattie Raper

Mattie Raper

Feb 26, 2011

Mattie Raper, 93, of Versailles passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born at Watertown, Tennessee on May 22, 1918 the daughter of Jasper and Attie Taylor Midgett. She was married to Norman Raper and he preceded her in death on May 13, 1987. Survivors include two sons Herbert Raper and...

Laura Mae Bush

Laura Mae Bush

Feb 23, 2011

Laura Mae Bush, 78, of Holton passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. She was born near Holton on October 23, 1932 the daughter of Willard and Helen Pickett Lauber. She was married to Wilford Bush and he preceded her in death on April 4, 2002. Survivors include one daughter Mari Jo (Steven) Butler...

John Leslie Walsh

John Leslie Walsh

Feb 19, 2011

John Leslie Walsh, 89, of Holton passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. He was born near Pierceville on May 4, 1921 the son of John and Alice Stegner Walsh. He was married to Ruth Brower on June 12, 1939 and his wife of 71 years survives. Other survivors include three sons Lloyd (Bernice)...

Joe W. Day

Joe W. Day

Feb 13, 2011

Joe W. Day, 73, of Versailles passed away Sunday, February 13, 2011 at his home. He was born at Barwick in Breathitt County, Kentucky on October 12, 1937 the son of Kelly and Erasta Stidham Day. He was married to Peggy Sackett on July 12, 1996 and she survives. Other survivors include two sons Darrell Day of Indianapolis and Dennis...

Roger L. Finney

Roger L. Finney

Feb 12, 2011

Roger L. Finney, 71, of Holton passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg. He was born at Covington, Kentucky on June 28, 1939 the son of Tom and Dorothy Quick Finney. He was married to Cathy Kuhlmeier on March 26, 1983 and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter Ellen Finney (David) Pickett of...

Earnest F. Brison

Earnest F. Brison

Feb 5, 2011

Earnest F. Brison, 68, of Delaware passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. He was born at Jeffersonville on July 11, 1942 the son of George and Helen Hostettler Brison. He was married to Mary Noel on April 9, 1968 and she survives. Other survivors include four sons John (Chrissy) Brison of Benham,...

Vivian E. Matz

Vivian E. Matz

Feb 5, 2011

Vivian E. Matz, 93, of Napoleon passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born near Napoleon on September 2, 1917 the daughter of Louis and Ella Harlemert Bultman. She was married to William Matz on January , 1940 and he preceded her in death on October 26, 1987. Survivors include one daughter...

Berton A. Naylor

Berton A. Naylor

Feb 3, 2011

Berton A. Naylor, 77, of Holton passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the Decatur Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. He was born at Milan on February 21, 1933 the son of Howard and Alice Brown Naylor. He was married to Elizabeth Harshman on June 8, 1957 and she survives. Other survivors include one son David (Christy Donoghue) Naylor of Westport;...

Lois M. Roth

Lois M. Roth

Feb 3, 2011

Lois M. Roth, 86, of Butlerville passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 at her home. She was born at Commiskey on April 18, 1924 the daughter of Valentine and Myrtle Donnell Trapp. She was married to Allen Roth on March 13, 1941 and he preceded her in death on July 12, 1994. Survivors include two sons Curtis (Joyce) Roth and...

Joan R. Calender

Joan R. Calender

Jan 28, 2011

Joan R. Calender, 71, of Elrod passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg. She was born at Benham on December 19, 1939 the daughter of John and Grace Sedam Patton. She was married to Joseph "J.B." Calender on November 27, 1958 and he survives. Other survivors include one daughter Jeanna Barnett of Cincinnati; grandchildren...

Joseph (J. B.) Calender

Joseph (J. B.) Calender

Jan 28, 2011

Joseph (J. B.) Calender, 84, of Elrod passed away at 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 24 at his home. He was born near Versailles on February 25, 1940, the son of Luther and Anna Eckler Calender. He was married to Joan Patton on November 27, 1958 and she preceded him in death on January 28, 2011. Survivors include one daughter Jeanna...

Floyd Riggs

Floyd Riggs

Jan 27, 2011

Floyd Riggs, 77, of Rexville passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Mercy South Hospital in Fairfield. He was born in Cleves, Ohio on May 11, 1933 the son of William and Gladys Riggs. He was married to Rita Lierer on August 30, 1952 and she survives. Other survivors include one son Floyd D. (Linda) Riggs of Batesville; one...

Margaret H. Kelly

Margaret H. Kelly

Jan 22, 2011

Margaret H. Kelly, 70, of Holton passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. She was born in Cincinnati on August 4, 1940 the daughter of Ben and Elizabeth Zengerling Wenker. She was married to Dr. Joseph Kelly on June 8, 1968 and he survives. Other survivors include three brothers Don (Susan) Wenker and...

Glenn E. Swingle

Glenn E. Swingle

Jan 20, 2011

Glenn E. Swingle, 74, of Versailles passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville. He was born at Batesville on July 2, 1936 the son of Harry and Viola Barth Swingle. He was married to Nancy Carson Howard on May 28, 1983 and she survives. Other survivors include three step-sons Gale (Sandy) Howard and Johnny...

Dale Benham

Dale Benham

Jan 18, 2011

**Dale Benham**, 73, of Osgood passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. He was born near Osgood on August 22, 1937 the son of Chauncey and Ruth Powers Benham. He was married to Bonnie Holman on February 3, 1957 and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter Beverly Tebbe of Vevay; four sons...

Naomi Strimple

Naomi Strimple

Jan 17, 2011

Naomi Strimple, 95, of Osgood passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville. She was born near Versailles on January 11, 1916 the daughter of Harrison and Mabel Warfield Courtaney. She was married to Hoover Strimple on February 15, 1936 and he preceded her in death on May 23, 1992. Survivors include two daughters Kay...

Marie A. Jessee

Marie A. Jessee

Jan 15, 2011

Marie A. Jessee, 52, of Osgood passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at her home. She was born in Cincinnati on August 17, 1958 the daughter of John and Dorothy Houck Voll and was raised by her aunt Theresa Sartin. Survivors include her companion Bruce Bates; four sons George Jessee II of Willis, Texas, John Jessee of Sunman, Josh Jessee...

Rosella Holzer

Rosella Holzer

Jan 10, 2011

**Rosella Holzer**, 91, of Versailles passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at her home. She was born in Indianapolis on January 29, 1919 the daughter of Joseph and Josephine Glaub Meister. She was married to Cletus Holzer on May 25, 1940 and he preceded her in death on June 6, 2008. Survivors include three sons J. Cletus (Kathi) Holzer of...

Melody G. Arney

Melody G. Arney

Jan 7, 2011

Melody G. Arney, 60, of Versailles passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. She was born at Madison on November 23, 1950 the daughter of Gayle and Joan Daily Geisler. She was married to Jim Arney on April 17, 1971 and he survives. Other survivors include her mother Mrs. Joan Geisler of Versailles; two...

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