Obituaries from May 2008

Mildred Nancy French Elliott Edginton (05/02/08)
Mildred Nancy Frency Elliott Edginton, 87, Deland Fla., died April 1, 2008. Born May 13, 1920, in Greenfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Gary Sr. and Hazel French. She was a WAC in World War II and was a Corporal when she was honorably discharged in 1946, earning her licensed Practical Nursing Degree in 1974 and worked as a nurse at the Clay County Hospital...

Debra L. "Deb" Hicks (05/04/08)
Debra L. "Deb" Hicks, 47, Terre Haute, died at 3:15 p.m., Friday, at Union Hospital, Terre Haute. Born Sept. 27, 1960, in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Rogers) tanner. She was a 1978 graduate of Terre Haute North High School...

Travis James Crague (05/04/08)
Travis James Crague, 26, Brazil, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008. He was born Nov. 20, 1981, in Brazil, to Fred and Kathy Stevens Crague. He was a 2000 graduate of Northview High School and worked for Crown, Greencastle. Travis was a fun loving "adrenaline junkie" who lived his life one day at a time...

Ruth Ann Kidwell (05/04/08)
Ruth Ann Kidwell, 66, Brazil, passed away at 6:15 a.m., May 3, 2008, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born Sept. 10, 1941, in Vermillion County, the daughter of Milton M. Monce and Evelyn L. Jordan Monce. She graduated from Brazil High School. On Nov. 17, 1961, she married Gerald D. Kidwell. He survives...

Stella A. Thomas (05/05/08)
Stella A. Thomas, 100, Greencastle, passed away Sunday morning at Asbury Towers. Born Jan. 28, 1908, in Clay County, in the Pell home just east of Harmony, she was the seventh of eight children born to Oscar E. and Mary Elizabeth (Early) Pell. She grew up in the large brick home built by her grandfather (from materials made and cut from the farm), fondly referred to as "Pell Hill."...

Travis James Crague (05/05/08)
Travis James Crague, 26, Brazil, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008. He was born Nov. 20, 1981, in Brazil, to Fred and Kathy Stevens Crague. He was a 2000 graduate of Northview High School and worked for Crown, Greencastle. Travis was a fun loving "adrenaline junkie" who lived his life one day at a time...

Jeffrey Eugene Snider (05/07/08)
Jeffrey Eugene Snider, 41, Lena, passed away May 5, 2008, following a dirt bike accident. He was born Feb. 15, 1967, in Clay County, to Arthur and Sandra (Schultz) Snider. Jeff was a 1985 graduate of Northview High School. Shortly after high school he was honored with an art scholarship. He gave up his art scholarship to join the United States Army. Following active duty, he joined the Army Reserves and began working at Great Dane...

Woneta H. Stantz (05/11/08)
Woneta H. Stantz, 93, Coal City, passed away May 10, 2008, at her residence. She was born July 4, 1914, in Owen County, the daughter of Ellen (Neiswinger) Young and Aaron Young. On Jan. 27, 1931, she married Paul W. Stantz, who preceded her in death June 23, 1991...

Dorothy N. Jerry (05/11/08)
Dorothy N. Jerry, 90, Brazil, passed away at 11:40 p.m., May 9, 2008, at Cloverleaf Health Care, following an extended illness. She was born in Silver City, Iowa, to Hugh and Verna Hauck Nees, Jan. 11, 1918. Leo Girton, at G and F Coal, employed Dorothy for 27 years as a bookkeeper. She also worked for Wadsworth Furnace as a bookkeeper until retiring in 1986...

Clara Ellen Herbert (05/13/08)
Clara Ellen Herbert, 86, Carbon, died at 5:45 a.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Davis Gardens Healthcare, Terre Haute. She was born June 30, 1921, near Carbon, as the daughter of James A. and Minnie Miller Wells. She graduated from Van Buren High School with the Class of 1939. ...

Wanda Mae Rogers (05/14/08)
Wanda Mae Rogers, 68, Greencastle, passed away at 8:32 p.m., May 13, 2008, following an extended battle with cancer. She was born in Clay City, April 9, 1940, to Marion and Francis Cochran Love. Wanda worked for various nursing homes as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She also worked as a cashier and sales associate for Wal-Mart stores in Greencastle and Brazil. Wanda's greatest source of enjoyment was in spending time with her family...

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