Stories from Monday, January 30, 2012

Ernest L. Jackson, 73, Terre Haute, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in his residence with his family by his side. Ernie was born April 27, 1938 in Cory, Ind., to Clarence D. and Martha Jewel (Modesitt) Jackson. He married Marsha E. (Ames) Jackson on May 4, 1962, and was a loving and devoted husband for 50 years...

Officials from the Brazil Water Department have been working since 10:30 a.m., to fix a broken water line near United States 40 in front of Kroger. Water Superintendent Jake Raubach said the line was hit accidentally. "It's an 8-inch line that runs north and south coming off of Highway 40," Raubach said. "There were some guys doing some soil samples and they hit it. Now we're in the process of putting in a couple line stops."...

Florence Wheeler, 86, Columbia, Ky., formerly of Brazil, Ind., passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 29, 2012, at 8:15 a.m., at her home after several weeks of illness. She was born May 1, 1925, in Poland, Ind., the daughter of the late John Pete and Flo Etta Veach Deardorff. She is the widow of Earon Wheeler of Adair County, Ky., who preceded her in death on Aug. 12, 2004...