Edward Lee Tobias
Jan 26, 2021
Edward Lee Tobias, 76, of Mitchell, IN, died at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at his home. He was born on March 29, 1944 in Greensburg, IN to the late Johnny & Catherine (Young) Tobias. Edward worked with the Carnival and loved to share stories of his experiences and travels. He was a member of the 1st Church...
Joseph E. Smart Jr.
Jan 18, 2021
Joseph E. Smart, Jr., age 100, of Vallonia and formerly of Louisville, KY, died at 7:20 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2021 at his home. Joseph was born on August 21, 1920 in Louisville, KY to the late Joseph E. Smart Sr. & Marguerite P. Portman. On January 17, 1959 in Louisville, KY he married Mae "Darlaine" Piatt and she preceded...
Betty Brewer
Dec 16, 2020
Betty Brewer, 86, of Vallonia, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Silver Oaks Health Campus, Columbus, IN. She was born on September 30, 1934 in Warrington, England to the late Thomas & Martha Towers Baguley. On August 1, 1952, in Warrington, England, she married Harold "Lloyd" Brewer and he preceded her in death on May 9, 2011. Betty...
Shirley J Rawlins
Dec 1, 2020
Shirley J. Rawlins, 83, of Seymour, died at 4:21 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Seymour Crossing. She was born on October 12, 1937 in Seymour, IN to the late Robert & Maud Collins Abner. Shirley was homemaker and lived a very simple life. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her daughters, Donna (Walter) Bowman of...
Harlan James Helwig
Nov 23, 2020
Harlan James Helwig, 92, of Waymansville, Indiana passed away at 10:20 p.m. Monday, November 23, 2020, at the Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Harlan was born on July 15, 1928 to the late Arthur & Emma Sager Helwig. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Waymansville, Indiana. He married Mary Polley Helwig on July 3, 1949 in Waymansville....
Vivian B. Bowers
Nov 12, 2020
Vivian B. Bowers, 103, of Vallonia died at 4:40 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Schneck Medical Center. She was born in Medora on June 29, 1917 to the late John Westley Shelton & Grace Elizabeth Hamilton Shelton. On November 7, 1936, in Brownstown she married Leonard O. Bowers and he preceded her in death on May 12, 1989....
Crystal Spence Singer
Nov 10, 2020
Crystal Spence Singer, 93, formerly of Salem, IN, died on November 10, 2020 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. She was born in Jackson County, IN on July 26, 1927 to the late Orville & Ada Coker Spence. Crystal married Malcolm Keith Singer on December 7, 1947 in Medora, IN and he preceded her in death on February 18, 2007. She was...
Jane Parker Johnson
Nov 5, 2020
Jane Parker Johnson, 87, of Chesterfield, MO, passed away peacefully at her home, with her family by her side, on Thursday, November 5, 2020. She had been aging with Dementia for several years and was cared for by her loving husband. Jane was born in Somerset, KY on July 19, 1933 to the late John Murphy & Marie Faulkner Parker....
William Joseph Drees Sr
Oct 25, 2020
William Joseph Drees, Sr. 70, of Medora, died unexpectedly at 11:58 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 9, 1950 in Louisville, KY to the late William E. Drees & Dorothy Mae Wheeler Drees. He received his high school diploma from AHRENS trade school, attended Spencerian College, and was a graduate of Class #36...
Ida Hettie (Hazzard) Stahl
Oct 20, 2020
Ida Hettie (Hazzard) Stahl, 86, of Vallonia, passed away at 11:33 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Covered Bridge Health Campus. She was born on July 17, 1934 in Vallonia to the late William & Cleta (Alexander) Hazzard. Ida was a life-long resident of Vallonia, a 1952 graduate of the Vallonia High School, and a proud four year...
Darrell R. "Cooley" Singer
Oct 15, 2020
Darrell R. "Cooley" Singer, 80, of Brownstown died at 5:14 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at the Schneck Medical Center after a short illness with cancer. Cooley was born in Vallonia on June 21, 1940 to the late Marshall Vance Singer Sr. and Hulda Mae Bowers Singer. He married Barbara Joan Robbins on June 15, 1969 in Seymour, IN...
Larry J Johnson
Oct 15, 2020
Larry Joe Johnson, 84, of Seymour, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at the Covered Bridge Health Campus, Seymour. Larry was born on October 3, 1936 to the late Oris Glen Sr. & Delores Mae Slade Johnson. He was a member of the Vallonia Christian Church, the Masonic Lodge and the Vallonia Lions Club. He...
Earl G. Root
Oct 11, 2020
Earl G. Root, age 76, of Medora, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, surrounded by his family. He retired from Jackson County Highway Department. He loved spending time with his family, and grandchildren. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, and being outdoors fishing. Born on June 10, 1944 in Kentucky, he was the son of Delbert...
Russell S. Graham
Oct 7, 2020
Russell S. Graham, 85, of Vallonia, died Wednesday morning, October 7, 2020 at his home. He was born on November 23, 1934 in Bloomfield, IN to the late Russell Graham Sr. & Mary Margaret "Peggy" O'Neil Graham Brown. On July 3, 1977, he married Joan Clark Graham and she survives in Vallonia. Russell was a member of a Methodist Church...
Tony Ray "Bubba" Cochrane
Sep 17, 2020
Tony Ray "Bubba" Cochrane, 58, of Vallonia, died at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 3, 1962 to the late Tom & Luetta June Polly Cochrane. He attended Medora High School. On August 10, 1996, at the Medora Methodist Church, he married Tina Spence Morris Cochrane and she survives in Vallonia....
Janice May Robinson
Sep 16, 2020
Janice May Robinson, 75, of Vallonia died at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2020 at the Covered Bridge, Seymour. She was born on November 16, 1944 in Clearspring, IN to the late James T. Deckard & Helen Elkins Deckard. She married Larry Robinson on March 30, 1971 and he survives in Vallonia. Janice was a member of the Vallonia...
Jerry Lee Bowers
Sep 15, 2020
Jerry Lee "Big Moose" Bowers, 82, of Vallonia, died at 2:16 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at the Seymour Crossing. He had been ill for 5 years. Jerry was born on January 17, 1938 in Jackson County to Leonard Bowers & Vivian Shelton Bowers. He was a graduate of Vallonia High School. He married Carolyn Sue Hibbard Bowers and...
Ronald Mark Wright
Sep 8, 2020
Ronald Mark Wright, 83, of Battle Ground, IN, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 in West Lafayette, IN. He had been ill for 6 months. Ronald was born on September 24, 1936 in a log cabin in Vallonia, IN to the late Preston Mark Wright & Wylda Wyona Crockett Wright. On February 15, 1958, he married Marilyn Sue Johnson at...
Patricia Jean Perry England
Sep 4, 2020
Patricia Jean Perry England, 75, of Seymour, died at 12:45 a.m. on Friday, September 4, 2020 at her home. She was born on December 18, 1944 to the late Willie Perry & Betty Scarlett Perry Adams. She was married to John Edgar England, Sr. and he preceded her in death on June 10, 1969. Patricia was a member of the...
Michael Irvin Allman
Aug 10, 2020
Michael Irvin Allman, 71, of Vallonia, died at 10:13 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born on November 8, 1948 to the late Irvin & Kathleen Ratcliff Allman and was raised by his grandparents, Frank & Bessie Ratcliff. He was an Army Veteran. Michael worked for Rust Construction as an excavator and drove...
