Miscellaneous Washington County, Indiana Obituaries (2005)
SUE (GARVEY) CHAPMAN, Hammond, died Saturday, February 5, at VA Medical Center in Louisville. He was a member of Lanesville United Methodist Church, a retired Air Force veteran, and a trust officer for the old Citizens Fidelity Bank in Louisville. He is survived by six sons, Steven Kidder of Fort Collins, Col., Thomas Hester of Oconomowoc, Wis., James Hester of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Terence Hester of Louisville, and Dale and Joseph Kidder, both of Corydon; two daughters, Sharon Fulk of Spencer, and Debbie Grimes of Fort Wayne; a brother, Frank Kidder of Portersville, Cal.; 19 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services were held on Wednesday, February 9, at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon. Burial with military rites followed in Louisville Memorial Gardens-West. NOLENA ROTHROCK BOWLES, 93, Milltown, Cemetery in Depauw. MILES K. PICKERILL, 75, New Albany, Cemetery in Pekin. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association. FORREST E. "PUNK" HEISHMAN, 69, Corydon, Cemetery near Corydon. MILDRED A. RANEY, 92, Henryville, died Sunday, February 6, at Clark Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Leota, a retired truck driver for Mason-Dixon, a member of Teamsters Local No. 89, a lifetime member of VFW in Jeffersonville, of the American Legion No. 35 in Jeffersonville, American Legion No. 335 in Charlestown, of the Masonic Lodge No. 572 in Scottsburg, Shrine in Indianapolis, the FOP, and was a Kentucky Colonel. He was also a veteran of World War II, a member of Merills Marauders, and received both the purple heart and the bronze star. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Hayes Richey of Jeffersonville; a son, Scott Richey; three daughters, Donna Elder of Charlestown, Marsha Davis of Jeffersonville, and Carla Lozier of Greenville; a brother, Marvin L. Richey of Austin; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a very close family friend, Robin Bomar of Jeffersonville. Services were held on Wednesday, February 9, at Scott Funeral Home’s North Chapel, with burial in Bethel Baptist Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Kosair Charities. DR. CLARK WILFRED WERNER, 84, veterinarian of Charlestown, , died Wednesday, February 9, at his home. He was a native of Clay County, Kentucky, a member of Flat Creek Church of the Brethren in Flat Creek, Ky., and attended the Fellowship Baptist Church in Hardinsburg. He served in the U.S. Navy and fought in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a retired employee of Cissell Manufacturing Company in Louisville, and was a self-employed farmer. He is survived by his wife, Doshia Mae Griffitts Sizemore; five children, Lola Tincher of Martinsville, Larry Sizemore of Salem, Wilma Voyles of Salem, William Fred Sizemore of Paoli, and Terry Sizemore of Hardinsburg; four brothers, Roland Collett of Richmond, Butler Sizemore of Milltown, Elmer Ray Sizemore of Palmyra, and Oliver Sizemore of Salem; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services were held on Friday, February 11, at Fellowship Baptist Church in Hardinsburg. Weathers Funeral Home in Salem was in charge of arrangements. IRENE LEGG, 74, Salem, formerly of Louisville, died Wednesday, February 9, at Washington County Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Lily, Ky., a homemaker, and a member of Mount Hebron Church. She is survived by two sons; Daniel H. Gill of Seymour, and Scott G. Gill of Salem; two daughters, Sue Corey and Debbi Hayes, both of Salem; two sisters, Ruby Gill of Danville, Ind., and Alma Snow of Noblesville; 13 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services were held on Friday, February 11, at Mount Hebron Church, Brother Rodney Sweeney officiating, with burial in Old Rush Creek Cemetery. Hughes-Taylor Funeral Homes in Salem was in charge of arrangements. DANNY R. REED, 59, Clarksville, died Wednesday, February 9, at Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was retired from General Auto Company in New Albany, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of United Methodist Church in Fredericksburg. He is survived by his wife, the former Louise Zink; a son, Wayne Byerley of Hardinsburg; a brother, Brenton Dale Byerley of Crandall; two sisters, Thelma Taylor and Gayle Deputy, both of Crandall; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services were held on Saturday, February 12, at Love Funeral Home in Palmyra, with burial in Horners Chapel Cemetery. GLEN I. FLEENOR, 76, Hardinsburg, died on Wednesday, February 9. A homemaker, she was died on Sunday, February 6, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was Cemetery near Austin following full military honors. MILDRED A. RANEY, 92, Henryville, born in Louisville and was a retired bookkeeper for the old Sefton Company in Clarksville. She was a former member of the Christian Church and was a member of Clark County Post 181, Fraternal Order of Police ladies’ auxiliary. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne McReynolds of Henryville; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter. The funeral service was conducted on Friday, February 11, at R.D. Pyke Funeral service in Henryville. The Rev. Barry DeWitt officiated. A private burial service was planned at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Louisville. KELSO "KELLY" LEE HALL, 73, Shreveport, La., Cemetery Association. MARY L. FRYFOGLE, 73, Scottsburg, died on Wednesday, January 26, at Adena Hospital in Chillicothe. A retired cabinet maker and millwright who was Cemetery near Austin. V.C. SIZEMORE, 59, Austin, born in Perry County, Ky. Survivors include his wife, Veneta Loy Sizemore; his mother, Polly White Baker of Krypton, Ky.; five brothers, Charlie Baker of Busy, Ky., Allen Baker, Doug Baker and Michael Baker, all of Hazard, Ky., and Marvin Baker of Buckhorn, Ky.; three sisters, Wanda Williams of Ezel, Ky., Darlene Baker of Hazard and Lillie Mae Stidham of Krypton; and a stepbrother, Paul Baker of Krypton. The funeral was conducted on Wednesday, February 2, at the Buchanan Funeral Home in Austin. Cremation was requested. WILLIE WOODROW SMITH, 85, Clarksville, Cemetery in Mooresville. CATHERINE R. ALLEN, 76, Georgetown, Cemetery in Georgetown. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the WHAS Crusade for Children, or to Georgetown Christian Church. LOIS C. BISHOP, 79, New Albany, Cemetery in Seymour. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, Hospice & Palliative Care of Southern Indiana, or to the American Cancer Society. FRANKIE JEAN ROE, 58, Pekin, died Friday, February 11. Cremation was chosen, and Kraft Funeral Service in New Albany was in charge of arrangements. OSCAR VOELKER, 85, Lanesville, Cemetery in Lanesville. Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon was in charge of arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, or to the Alzheimer’s Association. RAMONA H. GOFF, 73, New Albany, Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the American Alzheimer’s Association, or to the Memory Rhodes Alzheimer’s Unit. |