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Morris K. Dine
Goldpoint Road resident Morris K. Dine died Wednesday morning, February 24, 1999, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was 78.
Mr. Dine was born April 22, 1920, in Brown County to John Wesley and Elva Alice Hunt Dine.
He and Dorothy Ann Ellett were married February 21, 1944, in Morgantown. She survives.
He had attended the old Morgantown High School.
Mr. Dine had worked as a forklift operator at Allison Division of General Motors in Indianapolis for 32 years, retiring in 1982.
He was a member of the Spearsville Church of Christ, where he served as an elder, deacon and trustee. Mr. Dine was also a member of United Auto Workers Local 933.
Mr. Dine was a fixture at northern Brown County's Hickory Ridge Senior Citizens Center. He helped found the Hamblen Township Civic League and was active in the construction of the Hickory Ridge Community Center on Hornettown Road. Mr. Dine earned the Older Hoosier of the Year award by Brown County's senior citizens in 1995.
He had delivered meals to homebound seniors.
Mr. Dine often played the fiddle with other family members in a band. They had performed at the Indiana State Fair for many years.
He was a United States Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Dine and his wife had operated a quilting business from a small frame building on Twin Lakes Road that served people from all over. He operated the quilting machine while his wife prepared them for quilting.
He came from a family of gold panners and had been cited in an article published by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey.
Other survivors include three sons, Kenneth Dine and Donald Dine, both of Brown County and John Dine of Bloomington; two daughters, Elva Lou Summers of Hornettown Road and Lisa Dine of Brown County; 11 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Herman Dine of Goldpoint Road; and a sister, Arvella Kibler of Edinburgh.
Mr. Dine was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter Dine and Arthur Dine; and five sisters, Mary Richhart, Maude Richhart, Edith Bailey, Thelma Eby and Elsie Dine.
The Reverend Raymond Freetage conducted a service Saturday afternoon, February 27, at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home in Morgantown.
Burial was in Brown County's Spearsville Church of Christ Cemetery.
Barbara Fieldhouse
Nineveh area resident Barbara A. Fieldhouse died Monday, February 22, 1999, at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. She was 59.
Mrs. Fieldhouse was born May 11, 1939, in Hammond to John Fasko and Rowena Ryan Flasko. Her mother survives in Lansing, Illinois.
She and Jan R. Fieldhouse were in Lansing, Illinois. He survives.
Mrs. Fieldhouse had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper at Coldwell Banker/R&S Realty's Brown County office for two years.
She was a member of Hoosier Harvest Church in Martinsville.
Other survivors include three daughters, Joanne E. Herrington of Trafalgar and Janna R. Fyffe and Jene Givens, both of Indianapolis; two sisters, Trudy Gerbis of Phoenix, Arizona and Ginger Chiappina of Lansing, Illinois; and six grandchildren.
Pastor Chris Page led a service Friday, February 26, at Hoosier Harvest Church in Morgan County.
Burial was in Johnson County's Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Forest Lawn-Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Home's State Road 135 Chapel in Greenwood was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Doug Leiva
Brown County High School graduate Doug Leiva died Thursday, February 25, 1999, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was 22.
Mr. Leiva had lived on Jackson Township's Fruitdale Road.
He was born September 26, 1976, in Guatemala to Oscar Leiva and Lina Gracely Figueroa Leiva. His parents survive in Brown County.
Mr. Leiva had been a student at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, where he also served as a teaching assistant.
For two years, he attended Ball State University in Muncie and IUPUI's Columbus campus.
Mr. Leiva was a member of Ball State's fencing club. He was also active with Indiana University's fencing club in Bloomington.
He received a black belt in Tae Kwon Do in 1990.
Mr. Leiva was graduated from the local high school in 1994.
He was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.
Other survivors include a brother, Dorian Leiva of Brown County; a sister, Domenica Leiva of Brown County; his fiancee, Cindy Jaynes of Poland; and his paternal grandparents, Oscar Leiva of Chicago, Illinois and Alicia Del Pinal of Boston, Massachusetts.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Juan Figueroa and Victoria Perez De Figueroa.
The Reverend Ron Maxwell conducted a service Sunday, February 28, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church on State Road 135 North.
Burial was in Nashville's Greenlawn Cemetery.
William Michener
Nashville resident William J. Michener died Monday evening, February 22, 1999, at his home on Dawn Lane after a long illness. He was 68.
Mr. Michener was born March 16, 1930, in Shelby County to Oakle and Elva Hixon Michener.
He was married to Marilyn Clough. She survives in Brown County.
Mr. Michener was graduated from Franklin Community High School in 1949.
He had worked as a farmer and truck driver for Mount Trucking in Columbus before retiring in 1996.
Mr. Michener was a member of the Morgantown Baptist Church and sang in the church's choir.
In the mid-1800s, his great-grandparents, Timothy and Lucinda Hixon, lived in the pioneer buildings on display at Spring Mill State Park near Mitchell.
Other survivors include a son, Michael Michener of Franklin; a daughter, Beth Ann Russell of Franklin; a step-daughter, Cynthia Silvers of Claremont, New Hampshire; three step-sons, Bill Wright of Korea, Andrew Wright of Beavercreek, Ohio and Jim Wright of Nashville; and 13 grandchildren.
Mr. Michener was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Michener and Lowell Michener.
The Reverend Ed Pearson and Reverend Dan Smith conducted a service Saturday, February 27, at the Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home on State Road 135 North.
Burial was in Nashville's Greenlawn Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgantown Baptist Church building fund, or the American Heart Association.
William Monroe
William Robert Monroe, the step-father of Nineveh area resident Judith Orff, died Wednesday, February 24, 1999, at his Lebanon home. He was 83.
Mr. Monroe was born December 29, 1915, in Indianapolis to Robert and Willy Monroe.
He first married Sara May Clegg. She died in March 1980. He then married Charlotte Hoover. She survives.
Mr. Monroe had worked as a letter carrier for the Brightwood Branch of the Indianapolis Post Office for 25 years before retiring in 1973.
Mr. Monroe was a United States Army veteran of World War II, seeing action in five battle in France.
A member of Lebanon's Pentecostal Church and Disabled American Veterans, Mr. Monroe served as commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1990.
Other survivors include four sons, Don Monroe of Gosport, William C. Monroe of Martinsville and Michael E. Monroe and Vaughn P. Monroe, both of Indianapolis; another step-daughter, Pam Gregory; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
The Reverend Ollie Wilson conducted a service Saturday, February 27, at Russell and Hitch Funeral Home in Lebanon.
Burial was at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Phyllis Phipps
Phyllis Ann Phipps, the mother of Morgantown resident Charles R. Phipps, died Tuesday morning, February 23, 1999, at her home in Columbus. She was 73.
Mrs. Phipps was born December 10, 1925, in Union City to John and Lucretia McFarland Kantner.
She and Charles Richard Phipps were married April 8, 1950. He died February 21, 1979.
She was graduated from St. Vincent School of Nursing.
Mrs. Phipps had worked as a registered nurse at Columbus Health and Rehabilitation Center and as a home health care provider before retiring.
She was a member of North Christian Church in Bartholomew County and Tri Kappa sorority.
Other survivors include three grandchildren, Charles W. Phipps, Richard L. Phipps and Molly L. Phipps, all of Morgantown; a brother, Jack Kantner of Noblesville; and two sisters, Margaret Lyons of Union City and Martha Young of Kansas City, Kansas.
The Reverend David A. Shirey led a service Saturday, February 27, at Barkes, Inlow and Weaver Funeral Home in Columbus.
Interment will be at a later date at Garland Brook Mausoleum in Columbus.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Orpha Samuels
Brown County native Orpha Samuels died Monday, February 22, 1999, at Costal Community Hospital in Santa Ana, California. A resident of that city, she was 93.
Mrs. Samuels was born September 16, 1905, in Brown County to Charles and Bessie Murphy Walker.
She and Oscar Samuels were married September 16, 1925, in Nashville. He died in 1984.
Mrs. Samuels attended Brown County schools.
She was a homemaker and a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Carlisle of California and Thurlene Polowski of Florida; a son, Jack Samuels of Indiana; three sisters, Garnet Gamber of Indianapolis, Marjorie Applegate of Edinburgh and Ruby Haines of Mount Auburn; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Samuels was preceded in death by four brothers; and three sisters.
The Reverend John Elliott led a service Friday, February 26, at Flinn and Maguire Funeral Home in Franklin.
Burial was in that city's Greenlawn Cemetery.
Vera Waldschmidt
Freeman Ridge Road resident Vera F. Waldschmidt died Tuesday, February 23, 1999, at Bloomington Hospital. She was 76.
Miss. Waldschmidt was born November 3, 1922, in Chicago Heights, Illinois to August F. Waldschmidt and Vera Helen Geudtner.
She had worked as a registered nurse, having attended Northwestern University and Evanston, Illinois Hospital School of Nursing.
Miss Waldschmidt had served as director of health services for Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago until 1985, when she retired.
She was a member of the St. Paul Community Church in Homewood, Illinois and the Brown County Art Gallery Foundation, Brown County Art Guild and Brown County Historical Society.
Miss Waldschmidt was a life member of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Survivors include a sister, Doris M. Waldschmidt of Nashville; a brother, Frederick G. Waldschmidt of Homewood, Illinois; four nieces; three nephews; and six grand-nieces and nephews.
Calvin C.H. Bremer conducted a service Monday, March 1, at Tews Funeral Home in Homewood, Illinois.
Burial was in that community's Homewood Memorial Gardens.
Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home on State Road 135 North was in charge of local arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Brown County Humane Society, American Cancer Society, or the Glenwood School for Boys, 18700 South Halsted, Glenwood, Illinois 60425-1397.
Iva C. Wall
Iva C. Fletcher Wall died Saturday, February 27, 1999, at St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Beech Grove. A resident of Indianapolis, she was 88.
Mrs. Wall left survivors in Brown County.
She was born June 20, 1910, in Mt. Salem, Kentucky to Joseph F. and Birtha Austin Fletcher.
She was married to Claud V. Wall. He preceded her in death.
Mrs. Wall was a homemaker.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Earl W. Wall and Vernon L. Wall, both of Nashville; a daughter, Pattie L. Goodman of Indianapolis; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and two half-sisters, Ruth Meyers of Cincinnati, Ohio and Mary Wade of Detroit, Michigan.
A service was conducted Tuesday morning, March 2, at G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home in Indianapolis.
Burial was in Johnson County's Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Evelyn Allison
Brown County native Evelyn M. Allison died Saturday morning, March 6, 1999, at Colonial Oaks Health Care Center in Marion. A resident of that city, she was 84.
Mrs. Allison was born October 19, 1914, in Brown County's Hamblen Township to Charles C. and Nellie Groves Campbell.
She and Marcus D. Allison were married November 6, 1937. He died November 29, 1991.
Mrs. Allison was graduated from Helmsburg High School in 1933.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Allison was a member of Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Marion.
She had lived in Grant County since 1940.
Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie White of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Byron C. Campbell of Columbus and James P. Campbell of Hope; a sister, Mary Ruth Miller of Columbus; two granddaughters, Pamela Fieldler and Erika Nowak, both of Indianapolis; and a great-grandson, Charles Nowak of Indianapolis.
Mrs. Allison was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Orville Campbell and Donald D. Campbell.
The Reverend Tim Apt and Reverend Dean Jones conducted a service Tuesday, March 9, at Unity Missionary Baptist Church.
Burial was at Grant Memorial Park in Marion.
Needham-Storey Funeral Service in Marion was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana, 850 North Meridian Street, Suite 203, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1108.
Faye Carmichael
Former Brown County resident Faye Juanita Carmichael died Wednesday afternoon, March 3, 1999, at Hilton Head Health Center in Hilton Head, South Carolina. A resident of Bloomington, she was 73.
Mrs. Carmichael was born June 15, 1925, in Nowata, Oklahoma to Dennis Taylor and Ada Fultz.
She was married to Chet Carmichael. He preceded her in death.
Mrs. Carmichael had worked in the accounting department at Full-O-Pep Appliance in Bloomington.
She attended Sherwood Oaks Christian Church. Mrs. Carmichael had been a member of the Bloomington Country Club and was active in women's golf activities.
Survivors include two sons, James Hammond and John Hammond, both of Hilton Head, South Carolina; and 10 grandchildren.
The Reverend Hurschell Joslin led a service Sunday, March 7, at the Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home on State Road 135 North.
Burial was in Van Buren Township's Christiansburg Ceme-tery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Ben E. Cobb
Ben E. Cobb died Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. A resident of that city, he was 70.
He left survivors in Brown County.
Mr. Cobb was born April 22, 1928, in Nineveh to Walter and Myrtle Coffman Cobb.
His wife, Faye Houston Cobb, survives in Mississippi.
Mr. Cobb had worked as a truck driver for 30 years.
He was a member of the Nineveh Christian Church.
Mr. Cobb was a United States Navy veteran of World War II.
Other survivors include two sons, Joe Cobb of Nashville and Ricky Cobb of Indianapolis; three daughters, Judy Isley of Helmsburg, Janice Barger of Franklin and Benita Cobb of Indianapolis; a step-son, Randy Kizer of Batesville, Mississippi; a sister, Elva Graham of Nineveh; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
A service was conducted Friday, March 5, at Wills Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville, Mississippi.
Burial was in that community's Forrest Memorial Park.
