All Obituaries

Mary E. (Frye) Taynor, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 19, 2019 at the IU Health West Hospital in Avon. She was a resident of Indianapolis for almost 50 years. Mary was born October 9, 1925, in Bartholomew County to the late John and Mamie (Anderson) Frye.  She graduated from Helmsburg High School and later married James T. Taynor on September 27, 1945 in Franklin.  He preceded her in death on November 13, 1992 after 47 loving years of marriage. Mary was a loving...

Wm. ‘Cecil’ Giles Jr., age 64 passed away all too soon on Thursday morning, August 15, 2019 after a two year courageous battle with Glioblastoma cancer.  He was a resident of Nineveh. Cecil was born December 16, 1954 in Franklin and was the 4th out of 11 children to the late William Cecil and Bertha (Burton) Giles Sr. He was a 1973 graduate of Indian Creek High School where he excelled in both baseball and basketball. Cecil played pitcher and infielder on two sectional...

Mary Juanita (Whitworth) Thompson, age 85, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2019 at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis.  She was a resident of Morgantown. Juanita was born May 9, 1934, in Lamar, Arkansas, to the late Guy and Eva Leona (Chesser) Whitworth.  She retired in 1986 as a Machine Operator with Arvin Automotive in Franklin after more than ten years of service. Juanita was a 58 year and loyal member of the Morgantown General Assembly & Church of the...

Floyd W. Ford, age 97, passed away Monday morning, August 12, 2019 at Aperion Care of Spencer. He was a resident of Greenwood and a former resident of Martinsville. Floyd was born November 30, 1921 in Nashville, to his parents, the late Arnold S. and Zetta M. (Hutchison) Ford.  He attended Trafalgar High School and went on to marry Eva L. (Schrougham) on August 2, 1941 in Nashville. She preceded him in death on October 1, 2016 after 75 devoted years of marriage. Floyd was also...

Mary L. ‘Mare' (Agan) Poehler, age 76, passed away Thursday morning, August 8, 2019 at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis. She was a resident of Morgantown. Mare was born December 29, 1942, in Indianapolis, to her parents, the late Kent E. and Esther Mary Catherine (Meyer) Agan. Mare was a 1961 graduate of Manuel High School in Indianapolis. She retired from Dr. George Ostheimer's office where she worked as an Administrative Assistant for more than 30 years in Martinsville. Mare loved her...

Thomas S. ‘Tom' Stropes, age 49, passed away all too soon on Sunday evening, July 28, 2019 at his home in Bargersville. Tom was born June 25, 1970, in Franklin to his parents, Kim and Carolyn Sue (Aldrich) Stropes. He was a 1989 graduate of Franklin High School and went on to receive a degree in plumbing from Mechanical Skills Plumbing School in Indianapolis Tom worked as a plumber with CMP Trades Inc. in Trafalgar for the past 4 years and prior to that he was employed by Kellie Plumbing...

Anna L. (Baker) Bailey, age 64, passed away all too soon on Saturday morning, July 27, 2019 at her home in Brown County. She was born February 24, 1955 in Indianapolis, to her parents, the late Edgar and Nina (Spears) Baker. Anna married Dwayne D. Bailey Sr. on April 22, 1978 in Indianapolis. He lovingly survives after 41 devoted years of marriage. Anna is also survived by her children, Amber (John) Baker of Brown County and Dwayne (Leah) Bailey Jr. of Morgantown; siblings, Jacquelin...

John L. Hickey, age 91 passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday morning, July 22, 2019 at his home in Morgantown. He was born February 13, 1928, in Morgantown, to the late William "Earl" and Dorothy D. (David) Hickey. He was a 1946 graduate of Morgantown High School and went on to serve in the United States Army as a Sergeant 1st Class during the Korean War. After his service, John married Suzanne Strode on February 27, 1955 in Morgantown. She lovingly survives after 64...

Melvin "Swifty" E. Swift, age 64 passed away Saturday evening, July 20, 2019 at The Waters of New Castle. He was a resident of Martinsville. Melvin was born November 23, 1954, in Franklin to his parents, the late Paul E. and Ruth Mae (Moore) Swift. He was a 1972 graduate of Whiteland High School. Melvin enjoyed fishing, hunting and going to the race track in Paragon and Brownstown. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He is survived by many family and friends. ...

Maxine L. (Grdolnik) Russell, age 83, passed away on Thursday afternoon, July 18, 2019 at her home in Brown County. Maxine was born December 29, 1935, in Beech Grove, to her parents, the late Max L. and Mary Nelle (Voltz) Grdolnik. She attended Beech Grove High School and went on to marry Donald R. Russell on August 2, 1952 in Beech Grove. He lovingly survives after 66 devoted years of marriage. Maxine is also survived by her sons, Steve (Robin) Russell of Martinsville, Michael (Tia)...