All Obituaries

Orval Lee White, age 85 passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Franciscan St. Francis in Indianapolis. He was a resident of Morgantown. He was born May 24, 1936, in Spearsville, to the late Lawrence Everett and Mary Ellen (Emberton) White. Orval attended Helmsburg High School and later served 9 years with the Army National Guard. He retired in January 2002 from Lathers, where he worked as a carpenter since the age of 16. He also worked as a Foreman for Union 304 in...

Samantha K. ‘Sam’ Stephens-Howard, age 53 passed away all too soon on Thursday morning, May 12, 2022 at her home in Morgantown. She was born September 10, 1968 in Somerset, Kentucky, to her parents, the late James Samuel and Ada (Thompson) Stephens. Sam was a 1986 graduate of Indian Creek High School and went on to study Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management at IUPUC. Sam was employed as the Server Trainer at Wings Etc. in Franklin. Prior to that, she was the Kitchen...

Mabel “Jean” (Weaver) Newkirk, age 83 passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was a current resident of Morristown and former resident of Nashville, Speedway and Franklin. Jean was born on June 16, 1938, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to her parents, the late Alfonso S.  and Nola Mae (Carr) Weaver. Jean retired in 1977 from Arvin`s Automotive in Franklin where she had been employed as a line worker for 11 years. She also worked...

Ophelia Cabrera Sanchez, age 85, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, April 29, 2022 while under hospice care at her daughter’s home in Solsberry, Indiana. She was a resident of Santa Ana, California. Ophelia was born February 16, 1937 in El Modena, California, to her parents, the late Santos and Anastacia R. (Rodriguez) Cabrera. She was a 1955 graduate of El Modena High School in California. Ophelia was a loving homemaker, wife, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, great...

Max Kenneth Hayworth, age 93 passed away on Wednesday morning, April 27, 2022 at his home in Morgantown. He was born July 28, 1928 in Marion County, to his parents, the late Stephen F. and Amelia Katherine (Sims) Hayworth. He attended Morgantown High School and went on to serve in the United States Army as a Private First Class, helping with the incoming wounded soldiers during the Korean War. Max retired after 27 years as a Truck Driver for Amoco Oil Company. Prior to retirement, he was...

Wraythe Logan Parker, age 32 passed away all too soon on Tuesday afternoon, April 26, 2022 at his home in Brown County. He was born June 24, 1989 in Bloomington. Wraythe graduated from Brown County High School and was working as a Line Cook at Out of the Ordinary Restaurant in Nashville. Prior to that, Wraythe was working for F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company, where he was a member of the Iron Worker Union Local 22 in Indianapolis. Wraythe was a fan of all sports, but was a major fan of...

Kimberly J. ‘Kim’ (Phipps) Hendrix, age 61 passed away peacefully on Monday morning, April 25, 2022. She was a resident of Bloomington. Kim was born September 27, 1960 in Bloomington. She was a loving homemaker, mother, grandmother and sister. Kim loved to spend time with her friends and family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed visiting Cascades Park in Bloomington and hanging out with her daughter, Brandy and sister, Deborah, who was her partners in crime and best...

Virginia E. “Ginny” (Wright) Langley Knieper, age 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at IU Health Methodist Hospital, following injuries from an automobile accident.  She was a 30 year resident of Brown County. Ginny was born on February 27, 1938, in Indianapolis, to her parents the late Paul W. and Gladys P. (Warrenfelt) Wright. She was a 1956 graduate of Howe High School in Indianapolis and married her high school sweetheart, James “Jim”...

Donald E. ‘Don’ Smith, age 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, April 20, 2022 at Traditions of Columbus.  He was a resident of Nashville and former resident of Whiteland. Don was born December 10, 1931 in Nashville to his parents, the late Donald Arthur and Dolly “Monzell” (Hoover) Smith. He was a 1951 graduate of Nashville High School and went on to serve as a Corporal with the United States Army during the Korean War. Don retired as a...

Samuel E. Smith, age 85, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at IU Health – Methodist in Indianapolis.  He was a resident of Columbus. Samuel was born January 29, 1937 in Jackson County, to his parents, the late Edison M. and Jane (Worral) Smith. He was a graduate of Floyd Central High School in New Albany and went on to serve with the United States Army. Samuel retired in 1995 as a Supervisor from Cummins Engine Company in Columbus. He enjoyed living in the country and roaming...