All Obituaries

Mary J. (Workman) Thompson, age 88 passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 11, 2019 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis.  She was a resident of Trafalgar. Mary was born May 13, 1931 in Ohio, to her parents, the late Clarence and Evelyn Workman. She was a 1949 graduate of Greenwood High School. Mary retired in 1991 from the Johnson County Courthouse Annex as a custodian after 13 years of service. Prior to that, she worked as a cook for Indian Creek Schools from 1967 to...

John Paul Allison II, age 31, passed away all too soon on Saturday evening, December 7, 2019.  He was a resident of Nashville. John was born April 9, 1988 in Franklin. He was a 2006 graduate of Brown County High School. He was employed with Rumpke in Columbus since 2016.  It meant a great deal to him because he was being given a great opportunity to be successful.     John’s reason for being was his son, Jai.  He & his son loved to experience the...

Esta M. (Cooley) Heck, age 91 passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Homeview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin.  She was a resident of Brown County. Esta was born Nov. 23, 1928, in Nashville, to her parents, the late Arthur and Lottie (Harden) Cooley.  She married John B. Heck on May 8, 1971.  He preceded her in death on August 16, 1999 after 28 loving years of marriage. Esta was retired after 25 years of waitressing in local area restaurants. She enjoyed...

Sharon Joyce (Mabry) Crabtree-Matlock, age 79, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, November 26, 2019 at Countryside Meadows in Avon.  She was a resident of Trafalgar. Sharon was born September 12, 1940 in Indianapolis, to her parents, the late Fred and Elise (Curtis) Mabry. She was a 1958 graduate of Union High School. Sharon went on to retire from St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove after 20 years of service as a Secretary in the Nursing Department.  She was a member of...

Tammy Lynn (Miller) Branham, age 48, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, November 19, 2019 at her home in Gosport. She was a former resident of Morgantown. Tammy was born August 31, 1971 in Springfield, Ohio. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for over 15 years at the Kennedy Living Center in Martinsville. Tammy attended the Fellowship Baptist Church in Trafalgar. She enjoyed singing and playing her guitar, drawing & painting with colors, and fishing. She also enjoyed...

Phyllis L. (Kiphart) Cooper, age 86, passed away Monday afternoon, November 18, 2019 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin.  She was a longtime resident of Morgantown. Phyllis was born May 4, 1933, in Johnson County, to her parents, the late Ray and Ruth (McClung) Kiphart.  She was a 1951 graduate of Center Grove High School. Phyllis married John D. Hendricks on July 31, 1954 at the Bluff Creek Christian Church in Greenwood. He preceded her in death on July 5, 1963. She later...

Richard Todd Hamilton, age 58 passed away Monday morning, November 18, 2019 at Franklin Meadows American Senior Community.  He was a resident of Morgantown. Richard was born October 2, 1961 in Martinsville and was a 1980 graduate of Indian Creek High School.  He went on to proudly serve as a Private in the United States Army from 1980 to 1981. Richard enjoyed talking to people, golfing, fishing, camping and spending time with his family.  He was called as an Evangelist for...

Dennis W. Stinson, age 62 passed away Sunday afternoon, November 17, 2019 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was a resident of Nashville. Dennis was born July 19, 1957 in New Castle, to his parents, Arnold “Biggen” and Winnie “Dean” (Frost) Stinson.  He was a 1975 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High School in New Castle. Dennis was a former member of the Stinson Tree Service of Nashville. He was a member of the Belmont Chapel Church in Brown...

Susie M. (Hendley) McClusky, age 83, passed away Thursday morning, November 7, 2019 at Homeview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin.  She was a resident of Franklin and a former resident of North Vernon. Susie was born May 12, 1936, in Tennessee, to her parents, the late Wilbur and Ida Mae (Taylor) Hendley.   She was a retired self-employed Home Health Nurse for more than 25 years. Susie enjoyed visiting and telling stories with her patients, friends and...

Connie S. (Beatty) Dile, age 78, passed away Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019 at Columbus Regional Hospital.  She was a resident of Columbus and a former resident of Franklin. Connie was born May 13, 1941 in Indianapolis, to her parents the late Willard J. and Doris L. (Grindstaff) Beatty.  She was a 1959 graduate of Helmsburg High School. Connie retired in 1996 from the Facilities Department of Northrop Aircraft Corporation in Hawthorne, CA after 19 years of service. She was...