Obituaries

Elizabeth "Betty" Brumfield

Elizabeth "Betty" Brumfield

Feb 20, 2020

Elizabeth (Betty) Brumfield, age 86, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday (February 20, 2020). Heaven has gained another angel. She was born on July 10,1933 in Cecilia, Ky to Joe and Gertrude Thompson. Betty was one of eleven children, she worked at Cox's grocery for many years and Golden Rule nursing home. She loved visiting with...

John E. Lahman

John E. Lahman

Feb 18, 2020

John E. Lahman, age 91 of Richmond passed away Tuesday (February 18, 2020). He was born on December 12, 1928 and graduated from Centerville High School. John retired from Transilwrap and had many hobbies including being outdoors, riding bicycles and his unwavering support for IU college basketball. His loving wife Oneida Dooley Lahman passed in 2008, they wed in 1956...

Joseph M. Cox

Joseph M. Cox

Feb 8, 2020

Joseph M. Cox, age 59, of Richmond, died Saturday afternoon (February 8, 2020) at IU Health Methodist Hospital. Joe was born in Richmond on October 21, 1960 to Bud and Billie Cox and had lived here all of his life. He was a graduate of Centerville High School and was employed as a letter carrier for the United States Postal...

Albert E. Withrow

Albert E. Withrow

Feb 6, 2020

Albert Earl Withrow, age 85, of Richmond, Indiana died Thursday evening (February 6, 2020) at Arbor Trace. He was born on July 13, 1934 to Albert E. Sr. and Ora Mae Hageman Withrow in Somerville, Ohio and lived in the Richmond area since 2008. Albert had farmed on the family farm as a dairy farmer where he raised Brown Swiss...

Charlotte Smith

Charlotte Smith

Feb 2, 2020

Charlotte Smith of Richmond, Indiana passed away on Feb 2, 2020.

William R. (Bill) Beard

William R. (Bill) Beard

Jan 12, 2020

William R. (Bill) Beard, 84, of Richmond Indiana, passed away on January 12th at Reid Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born April 17, 1935 in Richmond, Indiana to Walter and Ruth Day Beard, graduated Centerville HS in 1953, and lived in Richmond most of his life. Throughout their marriage, he and his wife Anita lived their faith every...

Helen Stanley

Helen Stanley

Jan 8, 2020

Helen (Robinson) Stanley went home to be with the Lord January 8th, 2020. She was born July 3, 1928 to Lee and Ruth Robinson. Helen worked at Sears and the YMCA. She is preceded in death by her husband of 71 years. Hobert, who died on February 9, 2019. Brothers Silas and Jack Robinson, sister Opal Smith, son Silas and...

Patsy Wuertemberger

Patsy Wuertemberger

Jan 4, 2020

Patsy Wuertemberger, age 91, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday (January 4, 2020) at Reid Hospital. Patsy was born on October 1, 1928 to Wilbur D. and Dorothy Gromer Hartzell in Richmond, Indiana. She was a graduate from Richmond High School. Patsy was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and St. Paul Lutheran Church. Patsy was a former...

Joseph L. Krupa

Joseph L. Krupa

Dec 27, 2019

Joseph L. Krupa, 59, passed away December 27,2019. In life he was a jovial soul who made those around him smile and laugh with abandon. He traveled around the world spreading that infectious smile to anyone he came into contact with. Joe was an adventurer. Whether it was a trip to the nearest state park, national park, national forest, or...

Billy "Rocky" Eugene Griffith

Billy "Rocky" Eugene Griffith

Dec 19, 2019

Billy "Rocky" Eugene Griffith, age 75, passed away on Thursday (December 19, 2019) at Golden Rule Living Center. Rocky was born on March 12, 1944 in Richmond, Indiana. He retired from Johns Manville and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. Rocky married the love of his life, Thresa Fox, on August 2, 1969. Survivors include wife Thresa Griffith;...

Sidney Eugene Barnes

Sidney Eugene Barnes

Dec 17, 2019

Sidney Eugene Barnes age 81 went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2019 unexpectedly with his family by his side. He was born on January 16, 1938 in Blue Ash, Ohio to Sidney and Modena Sears Barnes. Survivors include his wife Sharon Barnes, whom he married August 16, 2010, one brother in-law Scotty Mayse; children Gary Barnes,...

Alberta Ballenger

Alberta Ballenger

Dec 17, 2019

Alberta Ballenger, age 89 passed away Tuesday (December 17, 2019) at Ambassador Healthcare. She was born in Eaton, Ohio on June 14, 1930 to Arnold Hensley and Marie Fitzer Hendrickson. Alberta married the love of her life Wilbur Ballenger in 1951. Wilbur and Alberta were longtime members of First Christian Church until his passing in 2013. She served on the...

Nancy E. Stoddard

Nancy E. Stoddard

Dec 13, 2019

Nancy E. Stoddard, age 90, of Richmond, Indiana passed away on Friday (December 13, 2019) at Reid Hospital. She was born on December 8, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Delos and Ada Robinson York. Nancy loved to work and even got upset when her doctor informed her that she was no longer allowed to work. She was a cook at...

Rebecca Lynn Koorsen

Rebecca Lynn Koorsen

Dec 11, 2019

Rebecca Lynn Koorsen, age 28 died tragically on December 11, 2019 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born in Upland, CA on November 30, 1991 to Mark A. Koorsen and Elizabeth A. Cushman. Rebecca was a loving mother to her three children and she will be greatly missed. Left to cherish her memory are...

Sandra J (Hughes) Hill

Sandra J (Hughes) Hill

Dec 9, 2019

Sandra J. (Hughes) Hill, age 74, passed away on Monday (December 9, 2019) at Reid Hospital. She was born on September 27, 1945 to Martha Hughes-Reeve and William R. Hughes. Sandra passed away with her children, grandchildren and friend by her bedside. Sandra was given a nick name "Cookie" by her dad. Dad always said she was his "cookie monster"....

Jeannette Sorrell

Jeannette Sorrell

Dec 4, 2019

Jeannette "Net-Net" Sorrell, age 68, of Richmond, Indiana passed away on Wednesday (December 4, 2019) at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton, Ohio. Jeannette was born on March 19, 1951 to William Bradley and Lucy Margaret Sparks Sorrell in Dayton, Ohio. Jeannette graduated from Richmond Practical Nursing School, now known as Ivy Tech Community College, in Richmond, Indiana in 1969....

Audrey I Burdsall

Audrey I Burdsall

Nov 28, 2019

Audrey I. Burdsall, age 94 of Richmond passed away Thursday (November 28, 2019) at Forest Park Health Campus. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on January 19, 1925 to Irving and Naomi Barnes Greene. Audrey moved to Preble County at a young age and graduated from Dixon-Israel High School in 1944. She was a resident of Richmond since 1948 when...

David Charles Stewart

David Charles Stewart

Nov 26, 2019

Brett and Craig's dad, David Charles Stewart, age 72 of Lynn, IN died Tuesday (November 26, 2019). David was born in Owensboro, KY to two area schoolteachers, Marion Tracy and Isabel Stewart (later Isabel Cain). David graduated from Richmond High School, Indiana University School of Business and Indiana University School of Law. Before entering law school, David served as a...

William R. "Bill" Hughes Jr.

William R. "Bill" Hughes Jr.

Nov 25, 2019

William R. "Bill" Hughes Jr., age 71, of Richmond, died Monday evening (November 25, 2019) at IU Health in Indianapolis. He was born in Richmond on June 3, 1948 to William R. Sr and Martha Hire Reeve and had lived here all of his life. Bill was a Marine Corp veteran, serving during the Viet Nam War. He had worked...

Sharon Diane Robbins

Sharon Diane Robbins

Nov 20, 2019

Sharon Diane Robbins, age 66, of Richmond, Indiana passed away Wednesday (November 20, 2019). Sharon was born on November 30, 1952 to Dean F. and Ruth Ann Drayer Lester in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from Centerville High school in 1971. During her life she was employed in the healthcare field including 23 years at GYN ltd. She was always the...