Obituaries

William F. Rhodes

William F. Rhodes

Mar 27, 2012

William F. Rhodes, age 70, of Richmond, died Tuesday afternoon (March 27, 2012) at his residence. He was born in Greenville, Ohio on July 11, 1941 to George F. and Accle L. Rhodes and had lived here for the past 16 years. He was a retired diesel mechanic and a former member of the Marine Corp League in Richmond and...

Joann Whittington Mitchell

Joann Whittington Mitchell

Mar 27, 2012

JoAnn (Whittington) Mitchell was born to Herbert and Mary Truitt on October 2, 1925 in West Alexandria, Ohio. The family moved to Richmond in 1927 where they remained. JoAnn attended Fairview, Hibberd and Richmond High School as a member of the Class of 43. After graduation, she worked until "D" Day during World War II at the Metal Specialty gauging...

Betty F. Kaler

Betty F. Kaler

Mar 22, 2012

Betty F. Kaler, age 90, formerly of Richmond, died Thursday morning (March 22, 2012) at the Mulberry Health and Retirement Community in Mulberry, Indiana. She was born in Indianapolis on March 28, 1921 to Raymond and Ruby Edwards Galbreath and had lived in Richmond most of her adult life before moving to West Lafayette, Indiana. She was a graduate of...

Earl E. Stolle

Earl E. Stolle

Mar 21, 2012

Earl E. Stolle, age 90, of Richmond, died Wednesday (March 21, 2012). He was born in Richmond on March 21, 1922 to Joseph F. and Mary Reckers Stolle and had lived here all of his life. He was a 1940 graduate of Richmond High School and was a retired 44 ½ year employee of Belden. Earl was an Army-Air Force...

Michael Allen Sekse

Michael Allen Sekse

Mar 19, 2012

Michael Allen Sekse, age 48, of Richmond, Indiana passed away tragically on Monday March 19th, 2012. Mike was born January 19th, 1964 in Richmond, IN to Ellen and Floyd Sekse. Mike was a life-long resident of Richmond, IN. He will be missed terribly by his friends and family. He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd G. Sekse, and...

Paul J. Thomas

Paul J. Thomas

Mar 17, 2012

Paul J. Thomas, age 91, of Richmond, died Saturday afternoon (March 17, 2012) at his residence. He was born in Wayne County on October 23, 1920 to James and Hazel Thomas. He attended Test Junior High School and Morton High School and served in the Army Combat Engineers in the South Pacific during World War II. He worked for DeBolt...

Ruth Roll

Ruth Roll

Mar 16, 2012

Ruth Roll, age 82, of Richmond, died Friday afternoon (March 16, 2012) at Reid Hospital. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Bertha and Roscoe Johnson, on March 15, 1930. She married Myron Joe Roll in November of 1948. Together they raised five children on their family farm just north of Richmond. After her children were grown, Ruth...

Joan E. Liebert

Joan E. Liebert

Mar 7, 2012

"I am at peace"…..Our dear wife and mother, Joan Emma Pugh Liebert, laid down her body, left this world, and began her new life peacefully on March 7, 2012. Selfless caring and concern for others was her passion and the hallmark of her life. She was born in Florida on August 27, 1932 to Oscar and her beloved mother, Ruth...

Dale E. Winters

Dale E. Winters

Mar 6, 2012

Dale E. Winters, age 76, of Richmond, died Tuesday morning (March 6, 2012) at Reid Hospital. He was born in Wayne County of June 17, 1935 to Harry A. "Al" and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Winters and had lived here all of his life. He attended Kitchel school and served in the Indiana National Guard. He worked in construction but his...

Jeannine Smelser

Jeannine Smelser

Mar 3, 2012

Jeannine Smelser, age 82, of Richmond, died Saturday morning (March 3, 2012) at Friends Fellowship Community. She was born in Richmond on June 10, 1929 to Thomas and Thelma Thomas Keal and had lived here all of her life. She was a 1947 graduate of Richmond High School and served on her class reunion committee and as a member of...

Fred Moore

Fred Moore

Feb 27, 2012

Fred Moore, age 81, of Richmond, went home to be with the Lord on Monday morning (February 27, 2012) at Reid Hospital. He was born in Bond, Kentucky on March 13, 1930 to Lee and Mary King Moore and had lived most of his adult life in the Richmond area. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War...

Brandon L. Taggart

Brandon L. Taggart

Feb 19, 2012

Brandon L. Taggart, age 21, of New Paris, Ohio, died Sunday morning (February 19, 2012) at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Richmond on July 17, 1990 and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 2009 graduate of National Trail High School and was employed by Petro Stopping Center. His father, Jeffrey A....

Mona Jean Pierson

Mona Jean Pierson

Feb 19, 2012

Mona Jean Pierson, age 61, of Richmond, died Sunday morning (February 19, 2012) at Reid Hospital. She was born in Richmond on December 13, 1950 to Ralph and June Elaine Heath Pierson and had lived in Indianapolis, where she owned and operated her own cleaning business, before moving back here 7 years ago. Survivors include her mother - June Elaine...

James A. Weiss

James A. Weiss

Feb 17, 2012

James A. "Spider" Weiss, age 66, of Eaton, Ohio, died Friday (February 17, 2012) at his residence. He was born in Richmond on October 13, 1945 to Allen Leo and Mary Rose Todd Weiss and had lived in the Richmond area most of his life before moving to Eaton a few years ago. He was a 1964 graduate of Richmond...

Martha J. Morgan

Martha J. Morgan

Feb 17, 2012

Martha J. Morgan, age 88, of New Paris, Ohio, died on Friday afternoon (February 17, 2012) at her residence. She was born in Richmond on April 24, 1923 to Peter and Ruby Parker Doherty and had lived here all of her life. She was a retired employee of Alcoa (Silgan) and a member of Saint Mary Church. Her husband, Allan...

Eloise Staley

Eloise Staley

Feb 12, 2012

Eloise Demaris (Adkins) Staley, age 92, went peacefully to heaven on February 12, 2012. She was born on May 2, 1919 in Wayne County, West Virginia to Boyd Franklin Adkins and Euna (Gilkerson) Adkins. On September 2, 1939 Eloise married Donald (Don) Perry Staley and in 1942 they moved to Indiana, first living on a farm near Blountsville before moving...

Betty Stubbs

Betty Stubbs

Feb 11, 2012

Betty Stubbs, age 81, of Richmond, died Saturday morning (February 11, 2012) at Reid Hospital. She was born in Greens Fork on March 16, 1930 to Raymond and Jeanette Merkamp Weiss and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a graduate of Geens Fork High School and was a retired employee of the former Second National...

Flo Webb

Flo Webb

Feb 8, 2012

Flo Webb, age 95, formerly of Kokomo, passed away on Wednesday (February 8, 2012) at Reid Hospital. Flo was born in 1916 to Benjamin H. and Emma Swing. She was married to Charles T. Webb who died in 1994. She lived in Arbor Trace in Richmond to live near her youngest daughter, Dixie Miller. A memorial service will be held...

Charles R. Sasher

Charles R. Sasher

Feb 7, 2012

Charles R. "Dick" Sasher, age 85, of Richmond, died Tuesday evening (February 7, 2012) at Golden Livng Center - Richmond. He was born in Richmond on January 10, 1927 to Charles and Pansy Poston Sasher and had lived here all of his life. Dick was a graduate of Richmond High School and was a veteran of World War II and...

Margaret A. Senese

Margaret A. Senese

Feb 6, 2012

Margaret A. Senese, age 93, of Richmond, died Monday morning (February 6, 2012) at Rose Bud Village. She was born in Richmond on July 24, 1918 to Steve and Julia Schmidt Swartzkopf and had lived here all of her life. She was a graduate of Morton High School and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was a...