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Martha Marie Wright Fitch
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
Martha Marie Wright Fitch, 78, Center Point, passed away Sunday August 30, 2015 at her home in Center Point, Indiana with her family be her side. Martha was born on April 22, 1937 in Evansville, Indiana to the late Marion and Frances (Pribble) Dome. Mrs. Fitch graduated from Brazil High School. Martha married Charles "Bill" Wright on May 25, 1955, he passed away in 1986. She later married Willis D. Fitch on April 22, 2009. She is preceded in death by her brother, Ray. H. Dome...
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Dr. Forrest R. Buell
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
Dr. Forrest R. Buell, 87, of Clay City, passed away on August 31, 2015 at Westminister Village Rehab and Health Center, in Terre Haute, with his family by his side. Dr. Buell was born July 25, 1928 in Bowling Green, to the late Wilmer and Etta (Huber) Buell. ...
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Janis Marie (Miller) Allee
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
Janis Marie (Miller) Allee, 55, of Brazil, passed away unexpectedly on August 29, 2015 at her home. Janis was born February 24, 1960 in Brazil, the daughter of the late Joseph and Lois (Bennett) Miller. She worked at the Clay County Health Center and Clay County Hospital in housekeeping. Janis loved shopping but her greatest joy was spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. She attended First Baptist Church in Brazil...
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Patricia Kathryn Dodge
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
Patricia Kathryn Dodge, 90, Poland, passed away at home surrounded by her four daughters on September 1, 2015. Patricia was born June 3, 1925 in St.Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Leo and Lillian (Sempel) Kennedy. After graduating from Holy Cross High School and attending college, she went to work for her father as a book keeper at the Nehi Bottling Company in Bemidji, Minnesota. ...
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Carolyn June (Tabor) Pierce
(Obituary ~ 09/03/15)
Carolyn June (Tabor) Pierce, 75, lifelong resident of Brazil, Indiana passed away unexpectedly September 2, 2015. She was born July 4, 1940, in Brazil, the daughter of Hanford and Mary Ellen (McIndoo) Tabor. Carolyn graduated from Brazil High School and retired from Indiana State University after 25 years of service...
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Betty Mae (Crabb) Martin
(Obituary ~ 09/07/15)
Betty Mae (Crabb) Martin, 86, of Brazil, Indiana passed away September 5, 2015 at Southwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. Betty was born March 2, 1929, in Brazil, Indiana the daughter of William "Van" and Clara Elizabeth (Greenwall) Crabb. She married John R. "Pete" Martin who preceded her in death in 1975...
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Curtis Lee Lanham
(Obituary ~ 09/07/15)
Curtis Lee Lanham, 54, of Brazil, Indiana, passed away, September 4, 2015 at his home, with his wife by his side, following a courageous battle with cancer. Curt was born March 17, 1961, in Clay County, Indiana the son of Billy and Mary Katherine (Bass) Lanham. Curt graduated from Van Buren High School in 1979. Curt lived in Georgia for several years where he worked as a boilermaker. After returning to Indiana he married Zara Zander and worked as a welder...
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Dawn Ann Fulks
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Dawn Ann Fulks, 51, of Brazil, passed away unexpectedly, September 8, 2015 at St. Vincent Clay Hospital due to an apparent heart attack. She was born June 27, 1964, in Clay County, Indiana the daughter of G. Don Kidwell and Ruth Ann (Monce) Kidwell...
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Wayne W. Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Wayne W. Hoffman, 65 of Terre Haute, died unexpectedly at his home September 8, 2015. He was born February 23, 1950 in Clay County, the son of Harold and Betty Knust Hoffman. He graduated from Brazil High School, Class of 1968. He worked for J.I. Case for over 18 years until their closing. He later worked for Terminex, retiring in 2008. He was a past member of the Sons of the American Legion, Rosedale Post...
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Randy Russel Bailiff
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Randy Russel Bailiff, 58, Houston, Texas, passed away Sunday July 26, 2015 in Houston, Texas. He was born on April 24, 1957, in Bay City, Michigan to the late Russ and Mary Jane Bailiff. Randy worked as a collision repair technician. He enjoyed working on cars, engines, telling jokes and researching family history...
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Wayne W. Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 09/10/15)
Wayne W. Hoffman, 65 of Terre Haute, died unexpectedly at his home September 8, 2015. He was born February 23, 1950 in Clay County, the son of Harold and Betty Knust Hoffman. He graduated from Brazil High School, Class of 1968. He worked for J.I. Case for over 18 years until their closing. He later worked for Terminex, retiring in 2008. He was a past member of the Sons of the American Legion, Rosedale Post...
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Wilma Katherine Kirchner
(Obituary ~ 09/10/15)
Wilma Katherine Kirchner, passed away on September 8, 2015 at the Cloverleaf Healthcare Facility with her son at her side. She had been a resident there since April. Mrs. Kirchner was born on April 12, 1920 to Opal (Brown) and Carl E. Winckie. She lived in Clay County most of her 95 years...
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Phyllis Maxine (Evans) Eldridge
(Obituary ~ 09/10/15)
Phyllis Maxine (Evans) Eldridge, 90, of Knightsville, Indiana went home to be with the Lord, September 9, 2015 at Exceptional Living Center following an extended illness. She was born August 13, 1925, in Brazil, Indiana the daughter of Charles Melvin and Ruth Annabelle (Raab) Evans. ...
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Jack A. McKee
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Jack A. McKee, 86 of Jasonville, formerly of Coalmont, passed away September 10, 2015 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. He was a resident there for several years due to failing health. Jack was born in Clay City, the son of Thomas Allen McKee and Frankie Mathis McKee. He worked for over 45 years for the Clay City Pottery, retiring in 1997...
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Frances L. James
(Obituary ~ 09/13/15)
Frances L. James, 86, of Brazil, passed away at Cloverleaf Health Care, September 11, 2015 following a brief illness. She was born November 21, 1928, the daughter of Raymond and Lena Edith (Youngblood) Boyce. Frances graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1946. She married William James August 30, 1947; he preceded her in death in 2006. Together they raised 5 children: William, Tom, Ronald, Wilma and Norma...
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George Harlan Stearley
(Obituary ~ 09/13/15)
George Harlan Stearley, age 95 of Sidney and formerly of Lima, died at 11:37 p.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at The Pavilion Health Facility in Sidney. He was born June 17, 1920 in Washington Township, Clay County, Indiana; to the late John and Bertha Brown Stearley. On June 30, 1946 he married Charlotte V. Bowles, who survives in Sidney...
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Jerry H. Detamore
(Obituary ~ 09/13/15)
Jerry H. Detamore, 78, of Brazil, Indiana and formerly of Muskegon, Michigan passed away at home with his family by his side September 13, 2015. Jerry was born November 8, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan the son of William Harold and Mary Josephine (Rice) Detamore. After graduating from high school he enrolled into the Brotherhood at Holy Cross at Notre Dame. He served as a Brother for more than 20 years where he worked as a cook, barber and nurse...
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Donald R. Clerk
(Obituary ~ 09/13/15)
Donald R. Clerk, 82, of Brazil, passed away at St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Brazil, Indiana, with his family by his side, in September 12, 2015 following a brief illness. Don was born May 19, 1933, in Sullivan, Indiana the son of Hugh and Beulah (Pinkston) Clerk. He graduated from Sullivan High School with the class of 1951 and attended Indiana State University for 2 years...
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Phyllis Elaine (Parsons) Fipps
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
Phyllis Elaine (Parsons) Fipps, age 78, died Sunday, September 6, 2015, in Fort Mohave, AZ of breathing problems. Phyllis was born at Clay County Hospital on November 5, 1936, to Ray Edison Parsons and Vera Pauline (Ames) Parsons of Carbon, IN. She attended Van Buren Twp. School all 12 years and graduated as co-valedictorian with the class of 1954...
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Laura Belle Boyce
(Obituary ~ 09/16/15)
Laura Belle Boyce, 95, Brazil, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at her home in Brazil surrounded by her living son and her pups. She was born on July 11, 1920 in Cuzco, Indiana to the late Benjamin and Ella Collins. Laura graduated from Cuzco High School in 1937 and later married Grover Boyce, they were married for 49 years. ...
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Long time columnist passes away
(Obituary ~ 09/20/15)
Long-time columnist for The Brazil Times passed away Saturday. Edythe M. Mitchell, 90, passed away, Saturday, September 19, 2015 at St. Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil. She was born on June 7, 1925 in Vigo County, Indiana to Carl and Lula (Rader) Eckard. Edythe graduated from Staunton High School in 1943 and later married Delbert Mitchell...
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Marion "Maynard" R. Nichols
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
Marion "Maynard" R. Nichols, 63, of Brazil, passed away at Union Hospital, September 21, 2015 following complications of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Maynard was born March 14, 1952, in Brazil, Indiana the son of Sherman and Iona (Easter) Nichols. He graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1971 and then Brasosport Junior College in Lake Jackson, Texas. ...
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Dane Stephen Coltharp
(Obituary ~ 09/23/15)
Dane Stephen Coltharp, 26 of Brazil, passed away at his home September 18, 2015. He was born March 20, 1989, the son of Diana Bucholz and Douglas Coltharp. He graduated from Northview High School, Class of 2008. He had worked as a welder at Lawson's Welding, and was currently working for Townsend Tree Service...
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Barbara Ann Kuhn
(Obituary ~ 09/23/15)
Barbara Ann Kuhn, 88, of Brazil, Indiana and formerly of Rosedale died at 2:50 am Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Exceptional Living Center in Brazil. She was a homemaker and retired from the switchboard and print shop at Union Hospital in Terre Haute with 17 years of service...
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Bobby Nance
(Obituary ~ 09/24/15)
Bobby Nance, 82, of Brazil, passed away September 22, 2015 at Union Hospital. Bob was born May 20, 1933 in Frankfort, IN, the son of the late Robert and Marie (Kumpf) Nance. He graduated from Staunton High School in 1951. He was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War. ...
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Nancy Lee Black
(Obituary ~ 09/27/15)
Nancy Lee Black, 76, Brazil, passed away Tuesday September 22, 2015 at St. Luke Hospital in Tempe, Arizona with her family at her side. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 16, 1939 to the late Charles and Viola (Kimberly) Padgett. Nancy married Oscar Black on August 6, 1966 in Coalmont, Indiana. She was a member of the Church of Christ...
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Ronald Eugene Graham
(Obituary ~ 09/27/15)
Ronald Eugene Graham, 68, of Brazil, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015, at Methodist Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 2, 1946, in Lebanon, IN to Russell E. and Florence Pearl (Lewis) Graham. He married Carol Spencer on August 8, 1980...
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VaDonna Marie Pell
(Obituary ~ 09/27/15)
VaDonna Marie Pell, 98 of Carbon, IN, passed away September 25, 2015 at the home of her daughter with her family present. She was born December 15, 1916 in Williams, Iowa, the daughter of Glen Willis Bryan and Dorothy Elizabeth Hofmann Bryan. At birth, she weighed only 2 and one half pounds. But, she was born with grit and determination and God had a plan for her life...
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Goldie May Malone
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
Danville -- Goldie May Malone, 87, of Danville passed away at 11:00 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville. She was born on November 21, 1927 in Brazil, IN to Raymond and Mary (Williams) Rogers. She married Charles M. Malone in Terre Haute, IN. He preceded her in death on April 28, 2002...
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Harold D. "Deak" Deakins
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
Harold D. "Deak" Deakins,of Staunton died at Union Hospital Sunday September 27, 2015. He was born September 8, 1933 in Staunton to Herbert and Ruffeen Deakins. Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Janice Deakins; one step-daughter, Amy Dierdorff of Brazil; one step-son, Jason Dierdorff and wife Michelle of Avon; two step-grandsons, Zachary and Jacob Dierdorff of Avon; two special nephews, Jack Deakins and Mike Deakins, and extended cousins, family and friends...
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Donald Byron Garvin MD
(Obituary ~ 09/29/15)
Donald Byron Garvin MD., 86, of Kannapolis, North Carolina, passed away quietly in his sleep on September 27, 2015 after a long illness. Donald was born Nov. 29, 1929 in Terre Haute, IN to the late James W. and Inez Andrews Garvin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sisters; Mrs. Joe (Marian) G. Conrad, Betty Garvin, Becky Orman and a half-brother Bob Garvin...
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Thomas Michael "Tommy Michael" Lance
(Obituary ~ 09/29/15)
Thomas Michael "Tommy Michael" Lance, 61, of Brazil, passed away September 28, 2015. Tom was born December 15, 1954 the son of Max and Esther (Walker) Lance. He graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1973 and later at the Allen Institute of Technology. ...
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