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Wendell Lloyd Abbott

Wendell Lloyd Abbott

August 23, 2011

Wendell Lloyd Abbott, 85 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born on Sunday, August 22, 1926 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late Clark C. Abbott and the late Lola L. (Gerber) Abbott. He married Imogene M. McFarland on November 7, 1953 in...

Micah Louise Farmer

Micah Louise Farmer

August 23, 2011

Micah Louise Farmer, 34 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home located in Fort Wayne. She was born on Saturday, September 4, 1976 in Terre Haute, Indiana the daughter of Michael E. Wing and Karen M. (Reynolds) Wing. Micah attended IPFW and Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana...

Marjorie N. (Paris) (Edyvean) Mellott

Marjorie N. (Paris) (Edyvean) Mellott

August 23, 2011

Marjorie N. (Paris) (Edyvean) Mellott, 90 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in the Village of Heritage. She was born on Wednesday, July 20, 1921 in Claremont, New Hampshire the daughter of the late Paul Storer and the late Alice (Rogers) Storer. She was married to George P. Paris and he passed away in...

Alfred W. "Bill" Kettler

Alfred W. "Bill" Kettler

August 20, 2011

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Thomas P. Flynn

Thomas P. Flynn

August 17, 2011

Thomas P. Flynn, 63 years old and a resident of New Haven since 1987, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 in Parkview Hospital following an illness of two months. He was born on Sunday, March 23, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio the son of the late Thomas Flynn and the late Mary (Conlon) Doyle. He married Regina A. Miller on...

Ermil D. Shifferly

Ermil D. Shifferly

August 11, 2011

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Claude & Donna West

Claude & Donna West

August 11, 2011

Claude E. West, 74, and Donna K. West, 71, both of Decatur passed away early Thursday morning, August 11, 2011 at their residence. Claude was born on December 28, 1936 in Bonnieblue, Kentucky to the late Walter West and the late Rose (Parks) West. He was employed at Decatur Casting from 1972 to 1998. Donna was born on September 28,...

Linda L. Ross

Linda L. Ross

August 11, 2011

Linda L. Ross, 64 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2011 in the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Linda was born on Thursday, June 19, 1947 in Shelbyville, Indiana the daughter of the late Charles Glackman and the late Martha (Miller) Glackman. She...

Joan Catherine Davis

Joan Catherine Davis

August 7, 2011

Joan Catherine Davis, 80 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 11:35 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2011 in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on Sunday, May 3, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Joseph Dixon and the late Mary Krick. Joan was a member of the Zion...

J. Ann Mcdougal

J. Ann Mcdougal

August 7, 2011

J. Ann McDougal, 71 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 7:17 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2011 in the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ann was born on Thursday, September 28, 1939 in Monroeville, Indiana the daughter of the late Joseph F. Bowyer and the late Lena M. (Savieo) Bowyer. She married the...

Brock Steven Walker

Brock Steven Walker

August 5, 2011

Brock Steven Walker, of Decatur, Indiana, was stillborn at 5:44 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011 in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Surviving are his parents, Kyle & Mercy (Klarke) Walker of Decatur, Indiana; brothers, Jack & Holt Walker at home; maternal grandmother, Angela R. Klarke of Bluffton, Indiana; and paternal grandparents, Rev. Steven and...

Howard Eugene Hess

Howard Eugene Hess

July 30, 2011

Howard E. Hess, 69 years old of Willshire, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana following an accident at his residence on Friday. He was born on Wednesday, December 31, 1941 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late Robert H. Hess and the late Ida L. (McClish) Hess. He married Judith...

Robert O. Beard

Robert O. Beard

July 29, 2011

Robert O. Beard, 87 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2011 at his residence following an illness of five months. He was born on Wednesday, November 7, 1923 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the son of the late John W. Beard and the late Marie M. (Allmandinger) Beard. He married Rita A. Thor on June 30,...

Helen P. Buchanan

Helen P. Buchanan

July 25, 2011

Helen P. Buchanan, 69 years old of Willshire, Ohio passed away at 5:39 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2011 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur, Indiana. Helen was born on Tuesday, February 3, 1942 in Hyden, Kentucky the daughter of the late Buck Van Over and the late Mary Ann (Sheppard) Van Over. She married J. Alvin Buchanan...

Paul S. Liechty

Paul S. Liechty

July 22, 2011

Paul S. Liechty November 17, 1917 - July 22, 2011

Paul S. Liechty, 93, Berne, passed away on July 22, at Swiss Village. He was the son of the late Albert W. Liechty and Ida(Moser) on November 17, 1917 in Adams County. Paul was a member of the First Mennonite Church where he taught Sunday School and helped in...

Oliver Duane Sprunger

Oliver Duane Sprunger

July 19, 2011

Oliver Duane Sprunger February 12, 1943 - July 19, 2011

O. Duane "Skeezix" Sprunger, 68, Berne passed away Tuesday evening at Adams Memorial Hospital. Duane, born February 12, 1943 was the son of the late Arthur and Leola (Simon) Sprunger. He married Connie (Harshman) Sprunger on March 17, 1969. Skeezix was a member of the West Missionary Church and...

Patricia M. Tinkham

Patricia M. Tinkham

July 18, 2011

Patricia M. Tinkham, 83 years old of Monroe, Indiana, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2011 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur. She was born on Sunday, May 6, 1928 in Decatur, Indiana the daughter of the late Brenton Williams and the late Ethel (Turner) Williams. She married the late Maurice LeRoy Tinkham and he preceded her in...

Rita A. Runyon

Rita A. Runyon

July 17, 2011

Rita A. Runyon, 72 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 1:05 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, 2011 in the Meadowvale Health & Rehabilitation Center located in Bluffton, Indiana. Rita was born on Tuesday, March 14, 1939 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Kenneth H. Runyon and the late Mary Jane (Kunkel) Runyon. Rita was a...

Lewis Painter

Lewis Painter

July 16, 2011

Lewis L. "Boose" Painter, 58 years old of Willshire, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2011 in the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center located in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on Tuesday, April 7, 1953 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Charles L. Painter and Janette (Crites) Painter. He married Gayla J. Marbaugh on November...

Beverly A. Myers

Beverly A. Myers

July 15, 2011

Beverly A. Myers, 64 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011 in the Village of Heritage. She was born on Friday, October 25, 1946 in Paulding, Ohio the daughter of the late Melvin Myers and Wilda I. (Baker) Myers. Beverly was a member of Monroeville United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Monroeville High...

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