ROBERT ALLEN
Robert Lee Allen, 75, 400 E. George St., died in infancy. Three brothers, Junior, Billy and Kenny Allen are also deceased. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gill Chapel, with Larry Stoll officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at the funeral home.
(Dec. 17, 2002)

Cecile E. Gress
Cecile E. Gress, 84, 2007 E. Nat'l Hwy., died April 17, 1964, Leslie C. Hornaday, whom she married Nov. 21, 1964 and died Nov. 13, 1998; one step granddaughter; one sister; and two brothers. The funeral service is at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gill Chapel with the Revs. Wayne Preusz and Walter Robert Preusz officiating. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial is in Haysville Cemetery, Haysville.
(April 4, 2003)

Meredith Batchelor
Meredith Lyle Batchleor, 88, of Washington, died at 3:45 a.m. Saturday at Bloomington Hospital. Born April 30, 1930, in Loogootee, he was the son of Harry and Sarah (Kidwell) Cissell and a member of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church and the American Legion Post 18. He was a Korean War Army veteran. He is survived by wife Joan Cissell; sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Linda Cissell and Kelan and Darla Cissell; daughters and sons-in-law Lisa North and Danny Kidd, Christina and Kevin Pauley and Grace Cissell, all of Bloomington; brother Lester Cissell, Florida; sisters, Milma Cissell, Mary Cissell, Jean Padgett and Shirley Wilson, all of Loogootee; and seven grandchildren. He is preceeded in death by one sister and grandson Brandon Cissell. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Bloomington, with Fr. Michael Fritsch officiating. Burial will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, with military graveside rites conducted by the Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Deremiah-Frye Mortuary, Greene and Harrell Chapel and 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church.
(Aug. 16, 2003)

Thelma L. Ashby
Thelma L. Ashby, 82, formerly of Otwell, Cemetery in Jasper. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service and the chapel.
(Sept. 27, 2003)

HERMAN HORTON
Herman H. Horton, 88, 915 N.E. Fifth St., died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at Jasper Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church. Burial will be in South Martin Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at Brocksmith Funeral Home, 300 Church St., Loogootee. Visitation will also be from noon until the service hour at the church on Friday. She was died at 8:57 a.m. Tuesday in the Jasper Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Holy Family Catholic Church with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery, Jasper. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Becher-Kluesner downtown chapel in Jasper. A prayer vigil service will be by the Holy Family Parish members at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. He was died at 10:45 a.m. Friday. Private Family services will be conducted with the Rev. Dean Stuckey officiating. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Gill Chapel. He was died at 3 this morning at the Martin County Health Care and Rehab Center in Loogootee. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Brocksmith Funeral Home. Rosary will be at 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at his residence. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gill Chapel. Pastor James Payton will officiate with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and after 10 a.m. Sunday. He was died at 1:17 p.m. Wednesday at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gill Chapel. The Rev. David Harker will officiate with interment in Bethel Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. He was died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday at Amber Manor Nursing Home, Petersburg. A graveside memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Augusta Cemetery, Augusta, with Pastor Steve Frederick officiating. Born on April 11, 1927, in Pike County, he was the son of Claude Luttrull and Allie (Beadles) Luttrull McDaniels. A World War II veteran, he was a painter for 20 years and worked for Texas Gas. He is survived by two daughters, Debra Hortow of Jacksonville, Ark. and Barbara Fischer; one sister, Janet McDaniels of Petersburg; and two grandchildren.
(Aug. 3, 2002)

Raymond 'Tiny' Paugh
Raymond "Tiny" Paugh, 85, 414 E. Hefron St., died at 9:25 a.m. Monday at his residence. He had been ill for 13 months and seriously ill for one month. Born May 3, 1948, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Charles Albert and Clarkie E. (Lambert) Wald. Educated in Clinton, Maryland schools, he was a member of First Baptist Church. He had worked for a transit company in Annapolis, Md., and at Aristokraft and Kimball, Jasper, as a saw operator. He is survived by his wife, Julia E. (Phillips) Wald, whom he married Dec. 17, 1979; daughters, Megan Wald of Washington, Margaret Wald and Paula Wald, both of LaPlata, Md., Debra Wald of Hughesville, Md.; stepdaughter, Jennifer Jones of Washington; son, Charles Wald, Jr. of St. Mary's, Md.; three sisters, Debra Hill of Clinton, Md., Elsie Mattingly and Theresa Wald, both of Hollywood, Md.; and 14 grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Ed Lee Mortuary, with Rev. Clifford Welch officiating. Burial will be in Sugarland Memory Gardens. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of service Friday at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to Megan Wald's Education Fund.
(June 23, 2003)

Mickey Brosman
PETERSBURG -- Mickey Brosman, 66, died Saturday. Born in 1943 in Washington, she was the daughter of Harold and Mary Ruth Massie. With a B. from Northeast Missouri University and a MS in Education, she was a reading specialist for several years in Indianapolis public schools. A tireless volunteer, she devoted much time to Meals on Wheels, organized by her late mother-in-law, Marjorie Jacobs. She was a president of the Sunnyside Guild, former chairperson of Town Hall Series, former co-president of the Indianapolis Chapter of National Council for Jewish Women, first woman co-chairman of the Jewish Welfare Federation Annual Drive, board member of the Jewish Community Center, former Docent chairman of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and former Docent Search Program chairperson. She and her husband of 27 years, Stephen Jacobs, co-founded and endowed the Jacobs Home, a residence for developmentally disabled adults. She served as a board member of the Jacobs Home and was a former board member of the Jewish Feration of Greater Indianapolis. She is survived by her husband, her parents, daughter and son-in-law Melissa and Peter Wenzler, step-daughter and her husband Ben and Lisa (Jacobs) Deremiah, sister Sandy Olin, niece Jill Olin, daughter-in-law Amanda Martillas and 10 grandchildren, Emily and Stephanie Deremiah, Charlotte, Aaron, Ben and Conrad Jacobs, and Henry, James and Meredith Wenzler. The funeral was held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. Burial was in Indianapolis Hebrew Cemetery North. Rather than flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Sharon Jacobs Fund c/o the Jacobs Home, 4141 E. 62nd St., Indianapolis. 46220 or Indiana Unversity Foundation Cancer Research Fund, 535 Barnhill Dr., Room 473, Indianapolis 46202. Arrangements are being made by Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Meridian Hills Mortuary.
(Sept. 27, 2003)

Doris Lane
PETERSBURG -- Doris Gayle Lane, 65, died at 7:55 p.m. Monday at Washington Nursing Center. Born Feb. 24, 1914, in Collinsville, Ill., he was the son of John and Gertrude (Monroe) Wachter. A member of First Baptist Church, he had been a brakeman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He was a 50-year member of Glendale Masonic Lodge No. 460, member of Washington Conservation Club and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He was a leader of youth programs at Aikman Creek Baptist Church for many years and was chairman of the Leadership Training Program of Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Jim Kriewall, Ft. Collins, Colo.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Roy Lee and Nyla Wachter of Washington, and Kenneth W. and Wanda Wachter of Elsmere, Ky.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. His wife, Ruth Marie (Smothers) Wachter, whom he married Oct. 2, 1938, died at 6 a.m. Monday at Eastgate Manor Nursing Home. Born April 7, 1914, in Martin County, he was the son of Alex and Agnes Myrtle (Bussinger) Cone. He attended Montgomery and Bruce, S.D. schools. He retired from B & O Railroad and was a member of St. Simon's Church. He lived and worked in North Vernon, Ind., from 1950 to 1975. He is survived by his wife, Mary Eva (Carrico) Cone, whom he married Dec. 29, 1938; two sons, Ronald Joseph Cone of Seymour and James Kenneth Cone of Pensacola, Fla.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by one sister, Helen Loughmiller, and one brother, Keith Sidney Cone. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Simon's Church, with Fr. David Martin as the celebrant. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ed Lee Mortuary, with a wake service at 4:30 p.m.
(Aug. 18, 2003)

Marjorie H. Tolbert
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. -- Marjorie H. Tolbert, 86, formerly of Glezen and Monroe City, died at 8:35 p.m. Friday at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, Jasper. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial following in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ireland. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper. A Rosary will be prayed at 4 p.m. Monday by members of St. Mary's Parish, and a memorial service will be at 7 p.m. by members of the Jasper Moose Lodge.
(Dec. 19, 2003)

Christine I. Monts
FRANKLIN, N.H. -- Christine I. Monts, 74, former Washington resident, died at 9:50 p.m. Sunday at Norton Hospital, Louisville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Queen-Lee Funeral Home, Shoals. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
(Aug. 17, 2003)

LELA SMITH
LOOGOOTEE - Lela Divine Smith, 74, 923 N. Line St., died Friday. Born April 25, 1911, in Sullivan, she was the daughter of Hardy McClellen and Armina Elizabeth (Nesbitt) Raines. A Sullivan High School graduate, she worked at the Indiana University Alumni Office for over 35 years. She was a member of the Highland Village Church of Christ, Bloomington. She is survived by one daughter, Beverly (Shields) Pascual of Downers Grove, Ill.; two sons, Charles Robert Walden of Fort Myers, Fla., and Bryan A. Walden of Washington; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, Mason Walden, died in 1975. One brother and three sisters are also deceased. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Allen Funeral Home, Bloomington, with Bro. James Harris officiating. Burial will be in Chambersville Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
(Oct. 18, 2002)