Obituary Listing

Jul 14, 2020

Michael Eugene Purcell , 71, of West Lafayette, died, Tuesday, July 14, 2020; surrounded by his loving Family. He was born March 26, 1949, in Lafayette, to the late George D. & Anna L. (Bollock) Purcell. He married, Fay (Mills) Purcell, August 3, 2004, in Lafayette; she survives. Mike was a 1967 graduate of Benton Central High...

Jul 13, 2020

Billy Gene Jones , 82, of Lafayette, died, Monday, July 13, 2020. He was born, August 19, 1937, in Dixon, KY, to the late Ray & Effie (Davis) Jones. His 1st marriage was to Barbara (Cappsin) Jones, in 1955; they later divorced. In 1987 he married, Margaret "Helen" (Foster) Jones; she survives. Billy retired from DeFouw Chevrolet,...

Jul 12, 2020

Dorothy "Dixie" Conner , went to Heaven on Sunday, July 12, in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Dixie was born on September 8, 1924, in Green Hill, Indiana, to J.W. and Ella Wilson Franklin, the seventh of nine children. She had an idyllic childhood with the family owning the town's General store and...

Jul 10, 2020

Caroline Wolfe , 91, of Oxford, died, Friday, July 10, 2020. She was born December 24, 1928, in Oxford, to the late George & Ruby (Laird) Finch. She was a 1946 graduate of Oxford High School. She married, Ralph Edward "Muggs" Wolfe, August 15, 1947, in Oxford; he survives. Caroline was a homemaker & also drove a...

Jul 8, 2020

Dennis K. Brummett , 82, of Pine Village, died, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. He was born, October, 16, 1937, in Lafayette, to the late Wiley Keith & Alta Mae (West) Brummett. He attended Otterbein High School. He married, Tanja (Brown) Brummett, August 5, 2016, in Fowler; after having been together since 2005; she survives. He owned &...

Jul 2, 2020

Wayne M. Senesac , 82, formerly of Fowler, IN, passed away on July 2, 2020 in Lafayette, IN, after months of suffering from dementia. He was born in Lafayette, IN on September 21, 1937 to the late Polet Senesac and Agnes Muller Senesac Turley. Wayne graduated from Fowler High School in 1957. He married Benton County Fair...

Jun 6, 2020

Robert "Bobby" Wesley Turner , 54, of Earl Park, died, Saturday, June 6, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 21, 1965, in Lafayette, to the late Bernard Edward & Beverly Jean (McWilliams) Turner. He was a 1984 graduate of Benton Central High School. He worked at the Boswell Trade Center. Bobby was...

May 28, 2020

Waltraud Jutta "Judy" Schultz Blythe , 93, Delphi-- passed peacefully on May 28, 2020 surrounded by family & friends. Judy had suffered from Alzheimer's for the last 8 years & was currently living with her Granddaughter & family in Boswell.

Judy was born, February 16, 1927, to the late Margareta Frieda Schulz, in Heidelberg Germany....

May 12, 2020

Jason Leroy Whitaker , 23, of Fowler, died, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, as the result of a semi accident. He was born, September 8, 1996, in Lafayette, to Rebecca (Peters) Whitaker Jones & Gary Whitaker. He was a 2015 graduate of Benton Central High School. He married, his high school sweet-heart, Kaylee (Daws) Whitaker, August 4, 2018,...

May 10, 2020

Jeffery Alan Wilkinson , 52 of Lafayette & formerly of Otterbein, died, Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was born December 6, 1967, in Lafayette, to Johnny Wilkinson & the late Linda (Gustus) Wilkinson. He attended Benton Central High School. He married, Brenda Cornett, in 1993, they later divorced. He had served in the National Guard. Jeff had...

May 6, 2020

Clark Andrew Sheets was born sleeping, on May 6, 2020, in Lafayette. Clark is survived by his parents, Kyle & Ashley Sheets, his Maternal Grandparents, Catie Clark Kelley & BJ Kelley, his Paternal Grandmother, Debbie Sheets, as well as, many Aunts, Uncles & Cousins. He is preceded in death by his Paternal Grandfather, Jeff Sheets. He was...

Apr 27, 2020

Donald "Huey" Eberhardt , 61, of Fowler, died, Monday, April 27, 2020; after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born, June 15, 1958, in Lafayette, to the late Roland & Anna Mae (Barker) Eberhardt. He married, Karen (Dalton) Eberhardt, March 31, 1985, in Kentucky; she survives. He was a 1977 graduate of Benton Central High School....

Apr 25, 2020

Edna M. Cackley , 91, of Fowler, died, Saturday, April 25, 2020. She was born, December 7, 1928, in Rockville, IN, to the late Earl & Mary (Branson) DePlanty. She was a 1946 graduate of Rockville High School. She married, Joseph W. Cackley, Sr., November 30, 1951, in Rockville; he died, October 21, 1984. Edna had worked...

Apr 24, 2020

Donald R. Meece , 84, of Ambia, died, Friday, April 24, 2020. He was born, December 25, 1935, in Somerset, KY, to the late Thomas & Mary Lee (Phelps) Meece. He Married, Patricia (Mullikan) Meece, January 15, 1955, in Cincinnati, OH; she survives. He was a 1966, graduate of Baptist Bible College, Springfield, OH. Don was a...

Apr 17, 2020

Mary Joan Best , 85, of Otterbein, died, Friday, April 17, 2020. She was born, July 26, 1934, in Oxford, to the late Clarence & Lillian Hall. She had attended Oxford High School. She married, James A. Best, Sr., March 17, 1951, in Oxford; he died, November 1, 2005. Joan was an avid Chicago Cubs fan &...

Apr 10, 2020

Larry Ray Chaffee , 75, of Boswell, died, Friday, April 10, 2020. He was born, October 2, 1944, in Danville, IL, to the late Raymond & Florence Amanda (Pence) Chaffee. He was a 1963 graduate of Boswell High School.  Larry was the owner of Rafter C Horse and Trailer sales, licensed auctioneer and farmer. He was an...

Mar 31, 2020

On Tuesday March 31st Kerry Smith , Loving Husband and Father, passed away at the age of 60.

Kerry was born on September 4, 1959 to Norman and Rosalie (Remsburg) Smith.  Kerry graduated from Benton Central High School in May of 1977. He worked numerous jobs in the utilities industry before becoming the Superintendent of...

Mar 30, 2020

Cecil Ray , 74, of Otterbein, died, Monday, March 30, 2020. He was born February 10, 1946, in Lynch, KY, to the late Walter & Armenia (Lawson) Ray. He married, Robin (Fletcher) Ray, May 25, 1974, in Warren County; she survives. He had attended Seeger High School. He had worked at General Foods & retired as a...

Mar 28, 2020

Joseph Dale Branham , 49, of Boswell, died, Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born March 3, 1971, in Kansas, to Jim & Lavonna (Willis) Branham. He married, Shevie N. (Schuetz) Branham, October 27, 2001, in Lafayette; she survives. He had been a CDL truck driver & was currently a stay at home Grandpa. He loved singing...

Mar 26, 2020

Master Sergeant Ronald L. Buck was born on October 8, 1933 in Williamsport, Indiana to the late Myron and Alyse (Cottrell) Buck. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Dennis, sisters Sue Ann and Sharron (Charlesworth) and brother-in-law Ron Charlesworth.

He graduated from Otterbein High School in 1951 and from Indiana University in...