All Obituaries

Margoria Helen ‘Margie’ (Copas) Cooper, age 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday        afternoon, January 22, 2020 at her home in Nashville. Margie was born to Adolphis 'Doc' and Mildred (White) Copas in their country home in Mud Lick, Kentucky on March 22, 1940, where she lived until the age of ten when she moved to Indiana.  The Copas family moved between Indiana and Kentucky a number of times.  She was a 1958 graduate...

Linda D. (Graham) Million, age 70 passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, January 20, 2020 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis.  She was a resident of Franklin. Linda was born July 5, 1949 in Columbus to her parents, Albert Gene and Rose (Dalessandro) Graham. She was a 1967 graduate of Edinburgh High School. Linda was a homemaker and worked in Human Resources for Musicland during the 1990’s. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, William R....

Duane O. Cline, age 85, passed away on Saturday morning, January 18, 2020 at Springhurst Health in Greenfield. He was a resident of Greenfield. He was born December 29, 1934, in Scottsville, Kentucky to the late R.C. Carlie and Myrtle (Basham) Cline. Duane married Mary Benefiel on July 3, 1954 in Indianapolis.  She survives after 65 loving and devoted years of marriage. Duane retired as a fork lift driver for Allied Grocers in Indianapolis after 26 years of service. He enjoyed...

Max Eugene Knapp, age 84, passed away Sunday evening, January 12, 2020 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin.  He was a longtime resident of Trafalgar. Max was born June 28, 1935 in Edinburgh, to his parents, the late Arnold D. and Helen E. (Graves) Knapp. He attended Franklin Schools and went on to serve with the Indiana National Guard for ten years. Max retired from Tousley-Bixler Construction Company as a Heavy Equipment Operator for more than 25 years. After retirement, he...

Jeffrey B. ‘Jeff’ McCammack, age 60 passed away Saturday morning, January 11, 2020 at his home in Martinsville. Jeff was born July 3, 1959 in Indianapolis. He was a 1977 graduate of Mooresville High School and has been the owner and operator of McCammack Tile Inc. for the last 25 years.                 Jeff was a member of and a former board member of The National Tile Contractor Association. During his career, Jeff was one of eighteen...

Carolyn D. (Parrish) Rund, age 77, passed away all too soon on Thursday afternoon, December 26, 2019 at IU Health - Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was a resident of Trafalgar. Carolyn was born February 9, 1942 in Eminence, to her parents, the late Samuel and Zora (Donaldson) Parrish.  She was a 1960 graduate of Eminence High School.       At the age of 77, Carolyn was still employed at the Amtrak Maintenance Facility in Beech Grove where...

Donald E. Hamilton, age 82, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, December 15, 2019 at the IU Health & Hospice House in Bloomington.  He was a resident of Unionville. Don was born March 4, 1937 in Fitch, Kentucky, to his parents, the late Mosa and Cora (Masters) Hamilton. He retired in 1982 from the Chrysler Automotive in New Castle where he worked as a Blacksmith for 18 years. Later, Don worked in the parts department for Master-Halco in Indianapolis, retiring full time in...

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...