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Rita J Lonsberry Sears

Rita J Lonsberry Sears

Sep 9, 2019

Rita J. Lonsberry Sears, 70, of Vallonia, died at 4:14 a.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Rita was of the Christian Faith. She worked for General Motors for over 30 years. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren travelling and attending many baseball, basketball and volleyball games. Rita was born on September...

Elizabeth Ann Payne

Elizabeth Ann Payne

Aug 29, 2019

Elizabeth Payne, 84, of Brownstown and formerly of Washington County, IN, died at 6:20 a.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the Hoosier Christian Village. She had been ill for 2 ½ years. She was a member of the Full Gospel Outreach Church of Salem. Elizabeth graduated from Salem High School. She lived and worked with her parents on their...

Ivan L. Vititoe

Ivan L. Vititoe

Aug 8, 2019

Ivan L. Vititoe, 89, of Seymour, died unexpectedly at 3:15 a.m. Thursday, August 8, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1930 in West Virginia to the late Arie & Lucy Vititoe. He married his first wife, Edith G. Gillinwater Vititoe and she preceded in death. Together they had 6 children, Roger Vititoe of Camby, IN, Mike...

Howard James Stewart

Howard James Stewart

Aug 5, 2019

Howard James Stewart, 74, of Salem and formerly of Brownstown, died at 5:15 a.m. Monday, August 5, 2019 at his home. He had been ill for 3 years. Howard was a graduate of Clearspring High School, was a member of Highland Baptist Church in Salem, and retired from REMC as an Operations Manager after 43 years of employment. He also...

Darlene C (Holt) Shelton

Darlene C (Holt) Shelton

Jul 10, 2019

Darlene C. (Holt) Shelton, 72, of Brownstown, passed away at 9:33 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Schneck Medical Center. She was a graduate of Seymour High School and then went to the Indiana Institute for Med Tech & Medical Assistant school in Indianapolis. She started working at Jackson County Schneck Hospital in 1966 in the Physical Therapy Department...

Geraldine Ault Tobias Boling

Geraldine Ault Tobias Boling

Jun 13, 2019

Geraldine Ault Tobias Boling, 67, of Mitchell, died at 10:00 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2019 at her home. She was a member of the Church of God in Mitchell. She formerly worked at Ault Sawmill and had been a manager of the Budget Inn in Cave City, KY. Geraldine loved her animals and enjoyed fishing and fast cars. She was...

Wayne L Burcham

Wayne L Burcham

Jun 13, 2019

Wayne L. Burcham, 63, of Vallonia, died at 8:16 p.m. on June 13, 2019 at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. He had been ill for about a year. Wayne was a member of the Driftwood Christian Church and a life-long self-employed farmer and self-taught mechanic. He was a 1973 graduate of Brownstown Central High School where he was very active in...

Georgia Lavien Luttrell

Georgia Lavien Luttrell

May 31, 2019

Georgia LaVien Luttrell, 91, passed away at the Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour at 9:55 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2019. She was formerly of Tipton, IN and was a graduate of Tipton High School. She attended the First of Baptist Church of Tipton and First Baptist Church of Elwood and later became a member of Vallonia Christian Church. Georgia...

Judy E Wheeler

Judy E Wheeler

May 24, 2019

Judy E. Wheeler, 70, of Brownstown, died at 3:08 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She had been ill for about 2 weeks. She had worked for the Medora Plastic Factory. Judy enjoyed painting, drawing, wood-working, & putting together puzzles. She was a wonderful caregiver. Judy was born on June 26, 1948 in Jackson County,...

Jerry Wayne Rice

Jerry Wayne Rice

Apr 25, 2019

Jerry Wayne Rice, 76, of Seymour, died on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the VA Hospital in Louisville, KY. He had been seriously ill for 2 years. He was a graduate of Vallonia High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball. Jerry was an honorably discharged veteran of the Air Force. He was a member of the Vallonia United Methodist Church....

Irene Cole

Irene Cole

Apr 24, 2019

Irene Cole, 92, of Seymour, died at 1:18 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Covered Bridge Health Campus. She was a graduate of Vallonia High School and a member of Vallonia Christian Church. Irene was once employed with RCA in Bloomington. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting, reading and putting puzzles together. She was born on January 12, 1927 in...

Jerry Shelton

Jerry Shelton

Apr 21, 2019

Jerry Shelton, 81, of Freetown, died at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Covered Bridge Health Campus, Seymour. He was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. Jerry was a member of the Freetown Church of Christ. He was born on July 23, 1937 to the late Charles Eli Shelton & Mary Elizabeth Fleenor Shelton. Survivors include...

Lamar Jennings Anderson

Lamar Jennings Anderson

Apr 21, 2019

Lamar Jennings Anderson, 61, of Vallonia, died unexpectedly at 9:34 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2019. He was an Army Veteran serving from 1976-1980 and stationed in Ft. Knox, KY. Lamar was of the Baptist faith. He drove a truck for Premier One. He enjoyed yard work, talking about his days in the Army and loved tinkering with CB radios. Lamar...

Geneva Pearl Boling Jackson

Geneva Pearl Boling Jackson

Apr 12, 2019

Geneva Pearl Boling Jackson, 104, died at 9:54 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2019 at her granddaughter, Tammy Williams, home in Vallonia. She had been ill for about 2 years. She was member of the Haleysburg Church of the Nazarene. She was retired from Panasote (Canfields). Geneva enjoyed sewing, gardening and cooking. Her grandchildren say she made the absolute best...

Richard Dale Keithley

Richard Dale Keithley

Apr 11, 2019

Richard Dale Keithley, 74, of Vallonia, died at 11:05 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. He served in the Army during Vietnam. Richard was of the Christian faith. He was an auto mechanic and a retail salesman in auto parts. He was a member of the Spurs & Wheels Saddle Club and had a love...

Carolyn Louise Shoemaker

Carolyn Louise Shoemaker

Apr 9, 2019

Carolyn Louise Shoemaker, 77, of Vallonia, died at 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Lutheran Community Home. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Vallonia. She was actively involved in the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and also served as a board member and County Women's Leader for Jackson County Farm Bureau, Inc. Carolyn had been a...

Hazel Marie (Tompkins) Toppe

Hazel Marie (Tompkins) Toppe

Mar 20, 2019

Hazel Marie (Tompkins) Toppe, 81, of Brownstown died at 1:37 p.m. March 20, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She had been ill for 1 year. She attended Vallonia Christian Church. Hazel was a retired Cashier from Wal-Mart where she worked for over 20 years. She had also been a cashier for Marianne's Restaurant in Scottsburg and a cook at...

Janet Eileen Benge

Janet Eileen Benge

Mar 16, 2019

Janet Eileen Benge, 82, of Vallonia died at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at IU Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. She had been ill for 2 months. Janet was a member of the Uniontown Baptist Church. She was a Special Education Teacher at Vallonia and Brownstown Central Schools. Janet was an avid reader and was a former owner in The...

David Lewis Sims Ii

David Lewis Sims Ii

Mar 15, 2019

David Lewis Sims II, 58, of Medora, died unexpectedly at 5:15 a.m. on March 15, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was of the Pentecostal faith. He had worked for Administar in Indianapolis and then with Aisin in Seymour. David loved the Indianapolis Colts and enjoyed watching the races. He was born on September 13, 1960 in Indianapolis...

Virginia Brewer

Virginia Brewer

Mar 4, 2019

Virginia Brewer, 95, of Brownstown, died at 11:31 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019 at her home. She had been ill for 2 weeks. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. She was a graduate of Watervliet High School where she was a Drum Majorette. Virginia was the secretary at Brewers Sales and Service and a waitress at the...

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