All Obituaries

Dale Wayne Barnes, 76, of Ridgeville, IN passed away peacefully, at this residence, Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022, with family by his side. He was born August 25, 1945, the son of Roy and Mary E. (Jessup) Barnes. He was a lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was a 1963 graduate of Ridgeville High School. He was married to his childhood sweetheart in 1964, Joan S. (Huffman). Dale completed welding courses at Hobart Welding School in Troy Ohio. He worked 34 years as a journeyman welder...

Carl H. Pfeiffer, 86, of Elwood, IN, formerly of Lynn, IN, passed away Thursday evening, May 19, 2022, at Elwood Healthcare of Elwood, IN. He was born August 24, 1935 in Warren County, Ohio, the son of Carl and Elizabeth H. (Joerger) Pfeiffer. He was a 1953 graduate of Wayne Township School in Butler County, OH. Carl, a lifelong farmer, also retired in 1999 as a Wire Strander for Beldon Wire and Cable of Richmond, IN. He was a member of the Arba Friends Church of Arba, IN. He leaves to...

Russell Lee Calhoun, 84, of Parker City, IN passed away Saturday evening, April 16, 2022, at his residence, with his family by his side. He was born August 20, 1937, in Muncie, IN, the son of Howard and Mary (Russell) Calhoun. He was a 1955 graduate of Parker High School. He honorably served in the US Navy. He was a member of the Navy’s Blue Jacket Choir, singing to dedicate O’Hare Airfield of Chicago, IL and the United Nations Building of New York City, NY.  Russell, a...

Ellen Susan Elder, 88, of Albany, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, at Muncie Estates, formerly known as Elmcroft, Muncie, IN. She was born August 13, 1933, in Winchester, IN the daughter of Roy H and Julia Marie (Sexton) Ball. She was a 1951 graduate of Winchester High School. Sue most recently practiced her art as a seamstress at Rivars Custom Show Apparel, retiring in 2002, after 15 years. She was a member of Farmland Friends Church. She leaves to cherish her memory two sons,...

Sharon Elaine Timmerman, 73, Lynn, IN passed away Sunday evening, April 10, 2022, with family by her side, after a battle with cancer. She was born August 18, 1948, in Union City, IN, the daughter of Arthur and Mary (Martin) Smock. She was a 1970 graduate of Ball State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree for Teaching and in 1988 her Master of Arts.   Prior to her retirement, Sharon was a Special Education teacher with Connersville High School,...

Richard Lee Phillips, 87, of Muncie, IN passed away March 18, 2022. He was born January 14, 1935, in Winchester, IN, the son of Howard and Helen (Stuck) Phillips. Richard retired as a highly skilled finish carpenter in 2000 after 31 years with United Home Supply. He enjoyed spending his leisure time practicing his art of woodworking and watching motorsports. He will be most remembered for the love he shared with his family, friends, neighbors, and his dog Rowdy. He leaves to cherish his...

Bennie Carl Jones, 74, of Winchester, IN, passed away early Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Reid Health and Hospital of Richmond, IN. He was born September 21, 1947 in Monticello, KY, the son of Fred and Virginia (Walker) Jones. He was a 1965 graduate of Wayne County High School, Monticello, KY. He honorably served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Bennie retired in 2010 as a skid-loader operator for Mendenhall Lumber, Union City, IN. He was a member of the Union City VFW #7804 and...

Joy D. Foreman, 82, of Farmland, IN passed away peacefully at her residence of Farmland, IN, with family by her side, March 8, 2022. She was born December 20, 1939, in Union City, IN the daughter of Francis and Mary (Gower) Karn. Joy retired in 1981, after more than 10 years with Anchor Hocking Glass of Winchester, IN. She and her husband were former owners and operators, for 10 years, of House of Flavors of Winchester, IN. She and her husband also farmed for many years.  She enjoyed...

Daniel David Fraga, Sr. went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s campus hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.He was born to Thomas Patrick Fraga Sr. and Danielle Hope (Lambert) Fraga Burke on November 15, 1963. He was a 1982 graduate of Wapahani High School.  Daniel worked as an electrician for the IBEW Local 855 union, for over 25 years, until his health forced his retirement. After retiring he worked part time at the Randolph County Jail...

Ginny (Mills) Lumpkin of Modoc, Indiana, passed away Thursday evening, February 17, 2022 at her residence, with family by her side. She was the daughter of Keith “Dugan” and Evanna (Grove) Mills. She was raised in Farmland, IN, and a lifelong resident of Randolph County. Ginny and her husband, Roger Lumpkin, raised their three children on their farm north of Economy. Roger and Ginny had a loving relationship and were married for 50 years. Ginny graduated from Monroe Central High...