All Obituaries

Lana Sue (Messick) Precup, age 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Homeview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin. She was a resident of Trafalgar and former 30 year resident of Lamb Lake. Lana was born February 27, 1944 in Indianapolis, to her parents, the late Walker and Kathleen (Yarling) Messick. She was a 1962 graduate of Highland High School in Anderson and later earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 1966 from Indiana University. Since her...

Mary A. (Benefiel) Cline, age 88 passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, May 30, 2023 at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a resident of North Vernon and a former resident of Brown County. Mary was born September 26, 1934 in Indianapolis to her parents, the late Ernest and Christine Benefiel. She attended Emmerich Manuel High School in Indianapolis. Mary was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She worked in her earlier years as a Peeler Packer for NAPA...

Mary U. (Rich) Pilk, age 76, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, May 29th, 2023 at her home in Brown County. A private family inurnment will take place at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville. Arrangements have been entrusted to Meredith-Clark Funeral Home in Morgantown.

Timothy E. ‘Tim’ Branham, age 64 passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at his home in Gosport. He was a former resident of Martinsville. Tim was born August 11, 1958 in Beech Grove, to his parents James R. ‘Jim’ and Carolyn M. (Roller) Branham. Tim was a 1977 graduate of Southport High School. At the age of 16, he started working as an Environment Service Tech for St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove for 15 years. In 1990, he went to work at Community Hospital South...

Lillian L. (Oetzel) Chaney, passed away peacefully in her 106th year on Thursday morning, May 25, 2023 at Grand Valley Health & Rehabilitation in Martinsville. She was a longtime resident of Morgantown. Lillian was born April 12, 1917 in Alexandria, Kentucky to her parents, the late George R. and Julia F.  (Smith) Oetzel. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. Lillian was preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years, Everett W. Chaney, whom she married on...

Helen ‘Ann’ (Wheeler) Spear, age 81 passed away peacefully on May 24, 2023 at her home in Brown County. Ann was born September 19, 1941 in Crossville, Tennessee, to her parents, the late Samuel B. and Audrey ‘Helen’ (Boles) Wheeler. She attended Noblesville High School. Ann was a loving wife, mother, grandmother & great grandmother. She worked for several years as a Machinist for Mitchell & Scott Machine in Westfield. Ann was a member of the Martinsville...

Linda J. Hildreth, age 73 passed away peacefully on Monday morning, May 22, 2023 at Kindred Hospital in Indianapolis. She was a resident of Morgantown. She was born September 18, 1949 in Franklin, to her parents, the late Ralph A. and Eva Mae (Turner) Hildreth. At the age of six, Linda and her parents moved to Arizona for a short time before her family relocated to Garland, TX where she attended Freeman Elementary School through the 4th grade. Once the family moved back to Indiana, Linda...

Robert G. ‘Rob’ Herrin, age 65 passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, May 17, 2023 at Columbus Regional Hospital. He was a resident of Brown County. Rob was born February 18, 1958 in Noblesville to his parents, the late Gene & Joan Lee (Nickey) Herrin. He was a 1976 graduate of Center Grove High School. Rob was a retired Brick Mason who was known for his custom artistry and stonework talent. He attended the Hoosier Harvest Church in Martinsville and was a former...

Joanne J. (Potts) Frye, age 86 passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, May 9, 2023 at Homeview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin. She was a resident of Morgantown and a former resident of Brown County. Joanne was born September 26, 1936 in Austin, Indiana to her parents, the late Thomas A. and Ella Mae (Stiverson) Potts. She attended Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis and went on to retire in 1987 from Safeway Grocery Store in Texas, where she worked as a...

Beverly A. (Pitman) Bauman - Price, age 83 passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon, May 5, 2023 at the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin. She was a resident of Morgantown. Beverly was born May 20, 1939 in Ellettsville, to her parents, the late Estill and Bannie (Huff) Pitman. She was a 1958 graduate of Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis. Beverly was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was preceded in death on October 10, 1994 by her loving husband of 36 years,...